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Operating Model Grant Agreement V1.0 published
Annotated HE Model Grant Agreement (AGA) has been published
Which pitfalls should I avoid in using the electronic proposal submission system?
How are management and indirect costs distributed between the beneficiaries in a Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) project?
What is the long-term leave allowance in the Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN)?
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Operating Model Grant Agreement V1.0 published
On the 1st June 2021 the first version of the Horizon Europe Operating Model Grant Agreement was published.
To download, please click here.
Annotated HE Model Grant Agreement (AGA) has been published
On the 23rd of July 2021 the Commission published a version of the Horizon Europe Annotated Model Grant Agreement (AGA).
Please Note that this version has been called a "PreDraft Version" so things are liable to change.
To download please click here.
Q: Which pitfalls should I avoid in using the electronic proposal submission system?*
A:
· SUBMIT a (next to) final version of your proposal SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE!
· AVOID editing (your part of) the proposal with MORE THAN ONE USER from your organisation at the same time!
· DO NOT edit the proposal in MORE THAN ONE BROWSER TAB/WINDOW at the same time!
· SAVE your changes FREQUENTLY! No data is saved until you click on SAVE.
· DO NOT USE file names containing SPECIAL CHARACTERS for files you upload. Only alphanumerical characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _ (underscore), - (dash), . (dot) or space are allowed.
· DO NOT ENCRYPT or DIGITALLY SIGN your PDF files.
· DOUBLE-CHECK AFTER UPLOAD of files whether they can be opened without problems.
Q: How are management and indirect costs distributed between the beneficiaries in a Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) project?*
A: In an MSCA SE, management and indirect costs refer to a unit cost of €1,000 per implemented person-month that is to be used towards the management of the action.
Their eligibility is linked to the eligibility of the seconded researchers declared by each beneficiary.
This amount may be re-distributed among the consortium. For example, the consortium may agree in the Consortium Agreement that all beneficiaries will contribute to the costs that the coordinator incurs for the management of the whole action and consequently allocate a higher percentage to the coordinator.
It is highly advisable that the proposed beneficiaries address the distribution of these costs before submitting their proposal and subsequently address this issue in the Consortium Agreement, which is deemed to be concluded prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
Q: What is the long-term leave allowance in the Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN)?
A: In an MSCA DN, the long-term leave allowance includes personnel costs incurred by the beneficiaries but not reimbursed by the social security or other sources, in case of researchers’ leave longer than 30 consecutive days, including maternity, paternity, and parental, sick or special leave. See also the MSCA Work Programme.
The information will be added in the Mobility declaration and the request will be assessed by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) project officer. If necessary, an amendment has to be implemented to increase the maximum grant amount and/or extend the duration.
The long-term leave allowance shall be calculated as follows:
{(long-term leave allowance (i.e. living allowance + mobility allowance))
x (% of long-term leave allowance incurred by the beneficiary (=costs incurred by the beneficiary/long-term leave allowance))
x (number of months)}
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*Taken from the EU FAQs
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