After winning a Starting or Consolidator Grant, group leaders will be eligible to apply for Proof of Concept Grants, which provide a further $ 150,000 over 18 months to pursue promising commercial or
societal benefits emerging from an ERC project.
The new framework now
emerging will succeed to the degree to which it prioritizes agreements that promise near - term economic, geopolitical, and environmental
benefits to political economies around the world, while simultaneously reducing climate forcings, developing clean and affordable energy technologies, and improving
societal resilience to climate impacts.