Nine UK-based ERC Principal Investigators (PIs) have been successful in their applications to the final deadline of the 2022 Proof of Concept (PoC) call. A total of 90 successful applications have been announced for this round after 234 proposals were submitted, with a success rate of 38%.
PoC is a €150,000 top-up funding for ERC PIs whose frontier research may have generated radically
new ideas that drive innovation, business inventiveness and/or tackle societal
challenges. This scheme aims at facilitating the exploration of
the commercial and social innovation
potential of ERC-funded research.
The 2022 PoC call (ERC-2022-PoC2) has concluded. It was an unusual call because it had four deadlines rather than the usual three per year. This was because the ERC 2021 Work Programme was truncated due to the delayed launch of Horizon Europe, so the gap in funding opportunities was addressed in the following Work Programme. These latest results bring the total number of grantees who received this innovation top-up funding from PoC calls in the 2022 Work Programme up to 366.
More information about the previous results from this call is available on the UKRO portal:
- ERC 2022-PoC1 Proof of Concept Results
- ERC 2022-PoC2 Proof of Concept First Deadline Results
- ERC 2022-PoC2 Proof of Concept Second Deadline Results
Horizon Europe Guarantee
ERC-2022-POC2 is covered by UKRI’s Horizon Europe Guarantee and, as we reported recently, successful applicants have specific guidance to apply. There are no submission deadlines set by the Guarantee, all eligible applicants from any of the deadlines listed above can apply to the existing Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme’s call which is currently open. Guidance on how to apply and who to contact for support is also available on the UKRI website.
Proof of Concept 2023 calls
UK-based researchers are eligible to apply for the 2023 Proof of Concept call, providing they fulfil all of the call’s eligibility requirements, as set out in the EC Q&A on UK participation. Deadlines for submission are scheduled for 24 January, 20 April and 14 September 2023
In our capacity as National Contact Point for the ERC, we organised an information webinar for the 2023 PoC call. The recording and presentation are available here.