The Workshop will include specially prepared materials including: presentations and workbooks ready for printing. These workshops will be conducted by experienced Finance Helpdesk Staff.

Sample Agenda:

H2020 Introduction

·          Free H2020 Book

·          What is a Framework Program?

·          Brussels Language

Process Overview

·          Invitation for Negotiations

·          Letter of Invitation

·          Negotiation Mandate

·          Evaluation Summary Report

·          Ethical Review Report

·          Classified Information Procedures

·          Maximum financial EC contribution

·          Reserve List

·          Approval Process

·          Vital Points to Watch

Negotiations with the Commission

·          Beneficiaries

·          Coordinator

·          Project Officer

·          Mandates

·          Grant Agreement Structure

·          Grant Agreement Annexes

·          Grant Agreement Starting Dates

Negotiation on Annex 1

·          Annex 1 / Technical Annex / Description of Work / Description of Action

·          Evaluation Summary Report (ESR)

·          Technical negotiations

·          Reporting periods

·          Prefinancing

·          Structure of Annex 1

·          Financial & Legal negotiations

·          Subcontracting

·          Third-party

·          Management Issues

·          Certificate on Statement costs

·          Man rate

·          Number of productive months

·          Non-labour costs

·          Clustering/Concertation

·          Security Aspect Letter

·          Completion

Negotiation Facility Tool

·          Participants Portal

·          NEF2

·          Grant Preparation Forms (GPFs)

·          Structure

·          Walkthrough

·          GPF - what is required?

·          Unique Registration Facility (URF)

·          LEAR

·          Effort Distribution

Collective Responsibility

·          Technical Collective Responsibility

·          Financial Collective Responsibility

·          Guarantee Mechanism

Financial Viability and Capability of the Coordinator

·          Ex Ante Checks

·          Financial viability

·          Capability

·          SMEs

Consortium Agreement

·          Consortium Agreement Checklist

·          Technical provisions

·          Commercial provisions

·          Organisational provisions

·          Financial provisions

·          Legal provisions

·          Veto Rights

·          Protecting your interest

Negotiation Check-list

·          Prior to Negotiation Meeting

·          At Meeting

·          Final Submission

Role of the Coordinator

·          Responsibilities

Completing negotiations

·          Finalising process

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