Pregled razpisa

Call for proposals for ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2025-POC)

Kratica razpisa/topic identifier: ERC-2025-POC
Zanimivo za IJS: neposredno
IJS področje razpisa: fizika, kemija, biokemija, materiali in okolje, jedrska tehnika, avtomatika, informacijske tehnologije

Povezava na razpis: ERC-2025-POC
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The ERC Proof of Concept Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research and are therefore available only to Principal Investigators whose proposals draw substantially on their ERC funded research.

Open science is a core principle of the ERC. The ERC is committed to the principle of open access to the published output of research, including in particular, peer-reviewed articles and monographs. It also supports the basic principle of open access to research data and data-related products such as computer code, algorithms, software, workflows, protocols or any other forms of research output. The ERC considers that providing free online access to all these materials can be the most effective way of ensuring that the results of the research it funds can be accessed, read and used as the basis for further advancement.

Under Horizon Europe, beneficiaries of ERC grants must ensure immediate open access to all peer-reviewed scientific publications relating to their results as set out in the Model Grant Agreement used for ERC actions. Open access has to be provided with full re-use rights. Beneficiaries must ensure that they or the authors retain sufficient intellectual property rights to comply with their open access requirements. Publishing costs can be considered as eligible costs provided that the publishing venue (e.g. journal, book) is fully open access.

In addition, beneficiaries of ERC grants funded under this ERC Work Programme 2025 will be covered by the provisions on research data management as set out in the Model Grant Agreement used for ERC actions. In particular, whenever a project generates research data, beneficiaries are required to manage it in line with the principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability as described by the FAIR principles initiative, and establish a data management plan within the first six months of project implementation. Open access to research data should be ensured under the principle as open as possible, as closed as necessary. These provisions are designed to facilitate access, re-use and preservation of the research data generated during the ERC funded research work.

Eligible Principal Investigator:

Principal Investigators in an ongoing ERC main grant, or Principal Investigators in an ERC main grant that has ended after 1 January 2024, are eligible to apply, subject to any restrictions provided in Annex 3 to this ERC Work Programme 2025 . Principal Investigators may submit only one proposal under this Work Programme Proof of Concept call. If an applicant submits also a proposal at the next cut-off date within the same year, only the first admissible and eligible proposal will be considered.

A Principal Investigator whose proposal was rejected on the grounds of a breach of research integrity in the calls for proposals under Work Programmes 2023 or 2024 may not submit a proposal to the ERC-2025-PoC call.

Synergy Grant Principal Investigators are eligible to apply to the Proof of Concept call only with the written consent of all Principal Investigators in the same Synergy Grant project. Principal Investigators in the same Synergy Grant project can each submit one Proof of Concept application under this Work Programme.

Eligible Host Institution:

The host institution (Applicant Legal Entity) must engage the Principal Investigator for at least the duration of the Proof of Concept project, as defined in the grant agreement, and must be established in a Member State or an Associated Country as a legal entity created under applicable national law (see also \”Eligible countries below).

To be eligible, legal entities from a Member State or Associated Country that are public bodies, research organisations, or higher education institutions (including private research organisations and private higher education institutions) must have a gender equality plan or an equivalent strategic document in place for the duration of the project. The gender equality plan or equivalent must fulfil the mandatory requirements listed in Annex 5 to this ERC Work Programme 2025

Profile of the ERC Proof of Concept Eligible Principal Investigator

All Principal Investigators in one of the main grants are eligible to participate and apply for an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. Principal Investigators in an ongoing main grant or in a main grant that has ended after 1 January 2024 are eligible to apply. For further information please see the ERC Work Programme 2025.

Eligible Countries:
The conditions specific to the ERC are described in the ERC Work Programme 2025 , under the heading Admissibility and Eligibility criteria and in Annex 3. An overview is provided below:

The ERC actions are open to researchers of any nationality who intend to conduct their research activity in any Member State or Associated Country. Principal Investigators may be of any age and nationality and may reside in any country in the world at the time of the application.

Datum odprtja prijav: 13/11/2024
Rok za prijavo: 18/09/2025
Komentar::

multiple cut-off
13 March 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time
18 September 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time

Program financiranja: EU Horizon
Vir/steber financiranja:
Funding mechanisms/Prednostna naložba:
Vrednost razpisa:

30 000 000 EUR

Size of ERC Proof of Concept Grants: The financial contribution will be awarded as a lump sum of EUR 150 000 for a period of 18 months. The ERC expects that normally proof of concept activities should be completed within 12 months. However, to allow for those projects that require more preparation time, the grant agreements will be signed for 18 months. Extensions of the duration of proof of concept projects may be granted only exceptionally.

The lump sum will cover the beneficiaries direct and indirect eligible costs for the project: if the project is implemented properly the amounts will be paid regardless of the costs actually incurred. The lump sum has been designed to cover the beneficiaries personnel costs, subcontracting, purchase costs, other cost categories and indirect costs.

Kontaktna e-pošta: erc-poc-applicants@ec.europa.eu

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