ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) 2025: Results Published
At the end of January, the results of the second cut-off date of the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Call 2025 were published. A total of 136 projects were selected for funding.
At the end of January, the results of the second cut-off date of the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Call 2025 were published. A total of 136 projects were selected for funding.
At the end of January, the results of the second cut-off date of the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Call 2025 were published. A total of 136 projects were selected for funding. In the PoC Call 2025, a total of 300 out of the 879 evaluated applications were therefore approved for funding, corresponding to a total budget of 45 million euros. According to the work programme 2025, 200 projects with a total volume of 30 million euros were originally planned.
The funded principal investigators (PIs) are based at institutions in 23 EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. The highest number of projects were selected in Germany (51), followed by Spain (42), Italy (33) and the United Kingdom (31).
Further information on the results, as well as a list of the funded projects, is available in the ERC n Projekte können Sie der Press release. An additional Press release highlights selected PoC projects.