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Here our team discusses the arcane world of EU funding. Things you didn’t know you need to know. Be prepared.
The impact of parental leave on personnel cost calculations
27.09.2023
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Lucie Pacho Aljanati
When calculating the personnel costs in your Horizon Europe project, you may have one of your employees on parental leave. Does this change the personnel cost calculations? Basic rules to calculate personnel costs The formula to calculate personnel costs seems...
Are IPR protection costs eligible in Horizon Europe?
17.08.2022
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Lucie Pacho Aljanati
A frequent question companies have is whether IPR costs can be charged to a HE project. What about fees to register a trademark? Are patent fees eligible? Many questions arise regarding IPR costs. And this is natural, because research projects...
How to prove you are an SME
15.03.2022
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Mélanie de Fays
Horizon Europe, the EU’s innovation programme from 2021 to 2027, was established by the European Innovation Council (EIC) with a €10 billion budget. The EIC supports companies (mainly start-ups and SMEs) with grants and equity for groundbreaking innovations at different...
H2020 project extension: is time on your side?
16.07.2021
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Anna Szathmáry
Your project duration is established at the proposal stage and confirmed during the Grant preparation before the project starts. Every task and work package has an established lifetime with deliverables to submit at the end to document the progress. However, research projects...
Can an affiliated company participate in my H2020 project?
06.07.2021
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Karolina Czaharyńska
Yes, your affiliated company can be involved in the project as a linked third party. However, in order to keep in line with H2020 rules, a few principles need to be kept in mind. First, what is a linked third...
Do not forget about the Certificate on Financial Statements in your H2020 project!
21.05.2021
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Alicja Baryła
Have you ever heard of the Certificate on Financial Statements (CFS)? If you are a H2020 grant beneficiary, you should definitely be familiar with it! What is the CFS? The Certificate on Financial Statement is an obligatory audit document for...
EC Audit in H2020 project – how to survive?
12.04.2021
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Anna Szathmáry
Ready, steady, go – Its EC audit time! All right, so this is a topic that nobody likes to think about. Some say it is like preparing for a PhD exam, others say it is like a difficult job interview....
Reporting in H2020 projects for SMEI and EIC Accelerator
22.03.2021
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Mélanie de Fays
As stated in article 20 of your Grant Agreement (GA), for reporting in H2020 projects both technical and financial reports are mandatory. What do these entail and when should they be done? Let’s dig into specifics. When to report your...
The Financial Statement in H2020 project – and what is behind it
04.02.2021
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Anna Szathmáry
Cost justification (Financial Statement) is a crucial part of EU project management, generally performed by dedicated staff that know every detail of your grant’s applicable financial rules. To be honest, for investigators and technical staff this task is a huge...
Are you getting the “best value for money” in H2020 project?
17.09.2018
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Ewa Ciochoń
One of the primary conditions for cost eligibility in Horizon 2020 is that your suppliers be chosen in compliance with the “best value for money” rule. What does it mean? To start, it does not necessarily mean the supplier with the...