Portugal capta mais 3 bolsas Proof of Concept do ERC

The three national ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) grants, each worth 150,000 euros, support ERC grantees at early stages of commercialisation or societal application of frontier research results. PoC projects aim to transfer knowledge and introduce direction to fundamental research and early-stage innovation, and are restricted to ERC grant holders with active or recently completed projects.

Funding to support knowledge transfer, early market introduction, and potential societal impact of research results.

Restricted to ERC grant holders in Portugal with active or recently completed ERC projects aiming to advance towards market or societal impact.

Submit proposals to the ERC PoC competition according to the ERC work program timelines (March and September 2026).