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ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Funds existing ERC grant holders in testing the commercial or societal potential of already-funded research through a fixed EUR 150,000 top-up grant.

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The ERC Proof of Concept Grant is a follow-on funding scheme for people who already hold one of the European Research Council's four main frontier-research grants (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, or Synergy). It funds extra work — not originally planned under the main grant — to test whether ideas from that ERC-funded research have real commercial or societal potential. Every award is a fixed EU…

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Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 30 Jul 2026Source: erc.europa.eu