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Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How Financial Flexibility Works
01.07.2025
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Martin Laprovitera
Lump Sum: A New Approach to Project Financials The lump sum model in Horizon Europe EIC projects offers a fundamental change in how project finances are managed. Rather than reimbursing actual costs, funding is based on fixed lump sums tied...
Amendments in lump sum projects
16.06.2025
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Khrystyna Vadaturska
You have been awarded a lump sum grant – lucky you, no need to report actual costs or keep detailed financial records. This means less paperwork and more time to focus on the technical implementation of the project. You planned...
Ownership Control Assessment (OCA) in Horizon Europe
16.04.2025
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Eva Nyirfa
As one prepares for the signature of a Horizon Europe Grant Agreement, multiple processes run in parallel. Before a grant applicant is cleared for funding, they must demonstrate meeting the eligibility conditions through these processes. The compliance with the different...
‘Dominant influence’ in SME status verification
15.04.2025
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Evangelia Tsiftsi
SME status verification For the participation in some specific Horizon Europe projects, it is necessary to prove that your company qualifies as a small and medium enterprise (SME) according to the definition established by EC Recommendation 2003/361/EC. Therefore, the SME...
Annotated Grant Agreement 2.0: what’s new in 2025?
01.04.2025
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Alicja Grzegorzek
As happened in 2023, this April 1st 2025 we again had the pleasure of welcoming a new version of the Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) on April Fool’s Day. After six 1.X versions (and more than half of the Horizon Europe...
EIC Lump Sum Projects: Smooth or Lumpy?
19.03.2025
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Alicja Grzegorzek
4 Key Things to Keep in Mind with the Lump Sum Scheme Have you recently received the great news of being one of the SMEs awarded with an EIC Accelerator grant? Congratulations for making it in such a competitive programme...