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European Research Council
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Biology, Computer Science and Engineering research grant from European Research Council
Closed on Thursday, Sep 17
€150,000
About
ERC-2026-PoC call funding ERC grantees to explore the innovation potential of their frontier research; a lump sum of EUR 150,000 for a period of 18 months, with one application per Principal Investigator per call.
Eligibility
Career stage: Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
Institution applies
Only qualifying current or recent ERC frontier-grant principal investigators.
Reviewed Sep 24, 2026. Check the funder’s full conditions before applying.
Principal Investigators holding an active ERC frontier research grant (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy) or whose main grant ended after 1 January 2025.
Topics
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Source: erc.europa.eu