1 - Introduction

Frontier research often generates unexpected or new opportunities for commercial or societal application. The ERC Proof of Concept Grants aim to maximise the value of the excellent research that the ERC funds, by funding further work (i.e. activities which were not scheduled to be funded by the original ERC frontier research grant) to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects.

2 - Scope

The ERC Proof of Concept Grants aim to maximise the value of the excellent research that the ERC funds, by funding further work (i.e. activities which were not scheduled to be funded by the original ERC frontier research grant) to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects. Proof of Concept Grants are therefore on offer only to Principal Investigators whose proposals draw substantially on their ERC funded

research.

3 - Eligibility

All Principal Investigators in an ERC frontier research project, that is either on going or has ended less than 12 months before the opening date of this call, are eligible to participate and apply for an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. 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.

4 - Budget

The financial contribution will be up to a maximum of EUR 150 000.

5 - Duration

The ERC expects that normally, proof of concept projects should be completed within 12 months. However, to allow for those projects that require

more preparation time, projects will be signed for 18 months.

6 - Deadline

* VHIR deadline is 26/01/2015

* The official deadline is 05/02/2015

7 - More information

More information can be found at: LINK