Events in Physics
NB applicants must have already received ERC frontier resarch funding.
The European Commission Horizon 2020: ERC invites proposals for its ERC-2017-PoC call for proof of concept grants. These aim to maximise the value of ERC-funded research by funding further work to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects, and bring them to a pre-demonstration stage where potential commercialisation or societal opportunities have been identified. Innovations may be commercialised through licences to a new or existing company, or through a venture-funded start-up, and may also feed into ventures aimed at addressing social and environmental goals, including by social entrepreneurs and the voluntary and not-for-profit sectors. Applications can be made in any field of research, with an emphasis on the frontiers of science, scholarship and engineering.
Principal investigators who have already received an ERC frontier research grant may apply. Applicants may be of any nationality who intend to carry out the funded activities in any EU member state or associated country, where they are engaged with a host institution for the duration of the project. Host institutions may be any type of legal entity, including international European interest organisations.
Grants are worth up to €150,000 each over 18 months, but should normally be completed within 12 months. The total budget for this call is €20 million, to be shared equally between the three evaluation rounds.