- Funding agency:
- NGO
- Status:
- open
- Location:
- Ireland, UK
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Proof of Concept Grant
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Location:
EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity type:
Development Institution
Status:
Open
Budget:
EUR 60,000,000
Award ceiling:
EUR 150,000
Award floor:
N/A
Sector:
Research & Innovation
Languages:
English
Eligible applicants:
Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible applicant countries:
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:
Nov 12, 2026
Summary
Objectives
- Purpose: The call supports ERC main grant holders to test the commercial and social innovation potential of rese...
- Eligible applicants: Principal Investigators with an ongoing ERC main frontier research grant, or whose ERC main grant ends on or after 1 January 2026.
- Eligible host institution: A legal entity established in a Member State or Associated Country must host the PI for at least...
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Description
Proof of Concept Grant TOPIC ID: ERC-2027-POC Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call: Call for proposals for ERC Proof of Concept (ERC-2027-POC) Type of action: HORIZON-ERC-POC HORIZON ERC Proof of C
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About the Funding Agency
Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets.
The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.
Mission areas
5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. The board and assembly help specify, design and implement the specific missions which will launch under Horizon Europe in 2021.
- Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation
- Cancer
- Climate-neutral and smart cities
- Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
- Soil health and food
About the Sectors
Research & Innovation
Focuses on collecting data, generating new knowledge, and applying it to develop improved methods, technologies, products, and solutions across sectors.
Key areas:
- Scientific research, studies, and investigations
- Innovation programs and applied R&D initiatives
- Technology development
- Space-related research and exploration themes
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