Location:
EU 27
Contracting Authority:
Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)
Contracting Authority Type:
Development Institution
Status:
Awarded
Budget:
EUR 60,000,000
Award ceiling:
150,000
Award floor:
N/A
Sector:
Research & Innovation
Eligible applicants:
Government / Public Bodies, Academic Institutions, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)
Eligible nationalities:
EU 27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, South Korea, Tunisia, Türkiye, UK, Ukraine
Date posted:
Jan 20, 2026
Quick Summary
Objectives: ERC Proof of Concept Grants (ERC-2026-POC) fund short 18‑month proof‑of‑concept activities to explore...
Eligibility criteria: Principal Investigator: Must be the PI of an ERC main frontier research grant that is ongoing or ends on/after 1 January 2025; only one PoC submission per PI under this Work Programme; PIs excluded for prior research‑integrity breaches (Work Programmes 2024/2025). Synergy Grant PIs may apply only with written consent of all co‑PIs; a Synergy project may yield up to six PoC awards, other projects up to three. Host institution (applicant legal entity): Must be established as a legal...