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ProgrammesThis information webinar on the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant is organised by the National Contact Points (NCPs) for ERC at NCP Flanders and NCP-FNRS to inform researchers wishing to apply with a Belgian host institution and staff members of Belgian host institutions.
This funding is exclusively available to researchers (Principal Investigators or PIs) having received an ERC main grant (i.e Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy) that is ongoing or has ended less than 12 months before the 1st of January of the year that gives its name to the call. For the 2026 call, only PIs in an ongoing ERC main project or whose grant has ended on or after the 1st of January 2025 are eligible to apply.
The ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2026 call is expected to open on 13 November 2025 with a first deadline for application (or cut-off date) on 17 March 2026 and a second one on 17 September 2026. The provisional details can be found in the ERC work programme 2026. The call will be published on the European Commission Funding and Tender Portal.
Participation to the webinar is free but restricted to researchers wishing to apply with a Belgian host institution, or staff members of Belgian host institutions. Registration is required.
The registration form of the webinar, which is available also via this webpage.
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The RUSTICA project obtained funding under Horizon 2020, more in particular under the topic ‘Closing nutrient cycles’. RUSTICA focuses on demonstration and implementation of circular bio-based nutrient valorisation chains, focusing on waste from the fruit and vegetable agro-food system. The project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2024. It will use a strong multi-actor approach to co-create both socio-economic and technological knowledge in four case study regions in Europe and one in Colombia. The Flanders-based company DRANCO is one of the project partners and acts as technical project manager for the entire project. DRANCO participates in the project to develop its own technologies, to network and to help make the transition to a more circular based economy.
