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

Sample Agenda:

FP7 Introduction

·          Free FP7 Book

·          What is a Framework Program?

·          Location of Participating Organisations (including Third Countries, ICPCs)

·          Brussels' Language

Marie Curie Overview

·          Host Actions v Individual Actions

·          MC Budgets

·          Timetable for call publications and deadlines

·          Experienced Researchers and Early Stage Researchers

·          Concept of Panels

·          Transnational Mobility Requirements

·          Important Resources

Introduction to Individual Actions

·          Eligible Host Organisations

·          Overview of Individual Fellowships (IEF, IOF, IIF)

·          ERC Vs Marie Curie Individual Fellowships

·          Training Activities

Overviews of Intra-European Fellowships (IEF), International Incoming Fellowships (IIF), International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

·          Objectives of each fellowship

·          Transnational rules

·          Funding rules

·          Differences between fellowship grants

·          Reintegration phase for IIF and IOF

Fellowship Financials (IEF, IIF, IOF)

·          Cost categories for current Work program and preceding Work Programs

·          Differences in financial rules applied to different Work Programs

·          Researcher Eligible Costs: Living Allowance, Mobility Allowance, Research Expenses, Expenses for re-integration phase

·          Host Institution Eligible Costs: Management and overhead eligible costs 

·          Budget Examples

·          Summary slides of eligible costs for the individual fellowships

·          Budget Examples

·          Pre-financing

·          Reporting (when and how)

Career Integration Grants (CIG)

·          Objectives (used to be ERG, IRG)

·          Financial issues (Eligible Costs, claiming costs)

·          Pre-financing

·          Summary slides of eligible costs for CIG

·          Reporting (when and how)

GA, Employment Agreement, Submission Process

·          Overview of Grant Agreement and Annexes

·          Researcher stays away from Host Institution

·          Key aspects of Host-Researcher Agreement

·          Maternity/Paternity Leave

·          Amendments to the Grant Agreements

Industry–academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

·          Why IAPP?

·          Overview

·          Who can apply?

·          What does funding Cover

·          Staff Secondments

·          Recruitments

·          Nationality and Mobility Rules

·          Networking Activities

·          Third Country Funding

·          Examples of funded IAPPs

·          Financials

o         Cost categories for current Work program and preceding Work Programs

o         Differences in financial rules applied to different Work Programs

o         Researcher Eligible Costs: Living Allowance, Mobility Allowance, Research and Training Expenses

o         Host Institution Eligible Costs: Management, Overheads

o         Other Eligible Costs

o         Budget Exercises

o         Summary slides of eligible costs for IAPP

·          Pre-financing

·          Reporting (when and how)

Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN)

·          Why ITN?

·          Overview

·          Who can apply?

·          What does funding Cover

·          Full Network Partners and Associated Partners

·          Training Activities

·          Networking Activities

·          Nationality and Mobility Rules

·          Supervisory Board

·          Secondments between Grant Agreement Beneficiaries

·          Examples of funded IAPPs

·          Financials

o         Cost categories for current Work program and preceding Work Programs

o         Differences in financial rules applied to different Work Programs

o         Researcher Eligible Costs: Living Allowance, Mobility Allowance, Research and Training Expenses

o         Host Institution Eligible Costs: Management, Overheads

o         Tuition Fees

o         Budget Exercises

o         Summary slides of eligible costs for IAPP

·          Pre-financing

·          Reporting (when and how)

COFUND

·          Why ITN?

·          Overview

·          Who can apply?

·          What does funding Cover

·          Calculation of Fellowship Costs

·          Examples of Funded COFUND Grants

Int. Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

·          Why IRSES?

·          Overview

·          Who can apply?

·          Eligible third countries

·          What does funding Cover

Researchers’ NIGHT

·          Overview

·          Who can Apply

Financials, Consortium Agreement, Role of Coordinator

·          Guarantee Mechanism

·          Certificate of Financial Statement

·          EU Audits

·          What will the auditor check?

·          Timesheets; Timesheet example

·          Filling in Form C

·          Consortium Agreement

·          Role of the Coordinator

Project Reporting

·          Progress Reporting, Periodic Reporting, Final Reporting

·          Report Sections: Publishable Summary, Project Objectives for the Period, Work Progress and Achievements, Resources Status Tables (IAPP, ITN), Dissemination, Project Management

·          Final Report tables (Dissemination Activities, Exploitable Foreground)

EURAXESS

·          Advertising and searching for Marie Curie Grant positions

·          Information and Customised assistance for researchers moving countries (e.g. accommodation, day care and schooling, taxation visas etc)

·          European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers

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