ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) grants, worth €150,000 each, can be used for example to explore business opportunities, prepare patent applications or verify the practical viability of scientific concepts. This final injection of €8.25 million pushes the total number of ERC Proof of Concept funded projects for 2020 to 166.
The 166 Proof of Concept grants awarded in 2020 went to researchers working in 21 countries: Austria (3), Belgium (8), Switzerland (8), Cyprus (1), Germany (23), Greece (1), Spain (12), Finland (1), France (15), Ireland (1), Israel (11), Italy (17), Luxembourg (2), Netherlands (17), Norway (1), Poland (1), Portugal (2), Sweden (8), Slovenia (1), Turkey (3), and the United Kingdom (30).
See a list of recipients for the third round of the 2020 PoC grants here.