ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2026

Grant Fully funded

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) Portugal 2026

Information

The ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2026 provide five fully funded grants of €150,000 each to researchers developing ERC frontier research projects in Portugal to explore potential for innovation and societal impact. The awards cover projects that originated from ERC grants in various typologies (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, and Synergy) and support potential continuities with European Innovation funding instruments.

Benefits

Funding for research activities and potential pathways to innovation/commercialization.

Eligibility

Researchers developing ERC frontier research activities in Portugal were selected for these PoC grants.

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Opportunity Details

TypeGrant

FundingFully funded

OrganiserFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

LocationPortugal

Open toResearchers based in Portugal are eligible to be considered for these PoC grants.

Open to all subjects Environment / Climate Biology / Life Sciences

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) opportunities

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2025 Proof of Concept Grants 2025 (ERC PoC) - Portugal
Deadline September 18, 2025

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