ERC Proof of Concept Grant

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European Research Council funding instrument research funding scheme

The ERC Proof of Concept Grant is a European Research Council funding scheme that helps previous ERC grant holders explore the commercial or societal innovation potential of their research results.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ERC Proof of Concept Grant canonical	3
ERC Grant for probabilistic verification research	1
ERC Proof of Concept Grant under Horizon 2020	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T380301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Context triple: [European Research Council, grantProgram, ERC Proof of Concept Grant]

A. QED Proof-of-Concept Program
The QED Proof-of-Concept Program is a commercialization initiative that helps academic researchers advance promising life science and healthcare technologies toward market readiness through funding, mentorship, and industry partnerships.
B. Small Business Innovation Research program
The Small Business Innovation Research program is a U.S. government initiative that provides competitive funding to small businesses for research and development with strong commercialization potential.
C. Basic Research Challenge program
The Basic Research Challenge program is a U.S. Office of Naval Research initiative that funds high-risk, high-reward multidisciplinary basic science projects to advance naval-relevant technologies and knowledge.
D. Launch Lane accelerator
Launch Lane accelerator is a startup acceleration program run by the University City Science Center that supports early-stage companies with mentorship, resources, and growth support.
E. Genesis Block
The Genesis Block is the inaugural block of the Bitcoin blockchain, created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 and serving as the foundation of the entire Bitcoin network.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Target entity description: The ERC Proof of Concept Grant is a European Research Council funding scheme that helps previous ERC grant holders explore the commercial or societal innovation potential of their research results.

A. QED Proof-of-Concept Program
The QED Proof-of-Concept Program is a commercialization initiative that helps academic researchers advance promising life science and healthcare technologies toward market readiness through funding, mentorship, and industry partnerships.
B. Small Business Innovation Research program
The Small Business Innovation Research program is a U.S. government initiative that provides competitive funding to small businesses for research and development with strong commercialization potential.
C. Basic Research Challenge program
The Basic Research Challenge program is a U.S. Office of Naval Research initiative that funds high-risk, high-reward multidisciplinary basic science projects to advance naval-relevant technologies and knowledge.
D. Launch Lane accelerator
Launch Lane accelerator is a startup acceleration program run by the University City Science Center that supports early-stage companies with mentorship, resources, and growth support.
E. Genesis Block
The Genesis Block is the inaugural block of the Bitcoin blockchain, created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 and serving as the foundation of the entire Bitcoin network.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Research Council funding instrument ⓘ research funding scheme ⓘ
administeredBy	European Research Council ⓘ
aimsTo	explore commercial potential of ERC-funded research results ⓘ explore societal innovation potential of ERC-funded research results ⓘ
beneficiaries	principal investigators of ERC projects ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
eligibleApplicants	previous ERC grant holders ⓘ
evaluationCriteria	innovation potential ⓘ intellectual property position ⓘ potential for societal or economic impact ⓘ quality of proof of concept plan ⓘ
focusesOn	feasibility assessment ⓘ innovation readiness ⓘ valorisation of research results ⓘ
fundingBody	European Commission ⓘ
fundingType	non-repayable grant ⓘ
geographicalScope	ERC member and associated countries ⓘ
linkedTo	ERC Advanced Grant ⓘ ERC Consolidator Grant ⓘ ERC Starting Grant ⓘ ERC Synergy Grant ⓘ
partOf	Horizon Europe ⓘ linked to: Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation
policyObjective	enhancing impact of frontier research ⓘ strengthening European innovation ecosystem ⓘ supporting knowledge transfer ⓘ
predecessor	ERC Proof of Concept Grant under Horizon 2020 ⓘ linked to: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
requires	existing ERC-funded project results ⓘ
scope	all scientific disciplines ⓘ
selectionMethod	competitive evaluation ⓘ
supports	business plan development ⓘ innovation-oriented projects ⓘ intellectual property management ⓘ market analysis ⓘ proof of concept activities ⓘ technology transfer ⓘ
targetOutcome	bridging gap between research and early commercialization ⓘ facilitating uptake of ERC research results ⓘ supporting licensing opportunities ⓘ supporting spin-off or start-up creation ⓘ
timeframe	short-term follow-up to ERC research projects ⓘ
website	https://erc.europa.eu ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Research Council → grantProgram → ERC Proof of Concept Grant ⓘ

European Research Council → hasPart → ERC Proof of Concept Grant ⓘ

subject linked to: ERC

ERC Proof of Concept Grant → predecessor → ERC Proof of Concept Grant under Horizon 2020 ⓘ

linked to: ERC Proof of Concept Grant

ERC Synergy Grant → relatedTo → ERC Proof of Concept Grant ⓘ

Joost-Pieter Katoen → awardReceived → ERC Grant for probabilistic verification research ⓘ