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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.
Verification of SME status in the EIC Accelerator
09.10.2023
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Eva Nyirfa
Building an Innovative Europe through the enhancement of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) is one of the three main pillars of Horizon Europe’s structure. The European Innovation Council is responsible for leading this subdomain of the programme aimed at...
Impact evaluation in Horizon Europe projects
29.08.2023
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Mélanie de Fays
If you’ve never heard of the impact evaluation in Horizon Europe then keep reading. With great power comes great responsibility, right? Well, securing a Horizon Europe Grant means getting funds but also complying with a series of obligations. Among those...
Financial capacity assessment in Horizon Europe: what to expect?
10.08.2023
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Javier Garcia Dominguez
Horizon Europe grants cannot be taken for granted. Receiving a grant preparation invitation letter marks an exciting moment as it means your proposal has been selected for funding after a highly competitive process. But before you receive the funds, your...
Confidentiality and data security in HE projects
27.07.2023
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Eva Nyirfa
Confidentiality refers to limiting the scope of audience to specific types or pieces of information – its purpose is to protect data from being misused. Misuse of data can have various consequences in terms of security, reputation and compromising implementation,...
The Legal Entity Validation process in Horizon Europe
25.07.2023
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Eva Nyirfa
What is the purpose of the procedure? After being selected for Horizon Europe funding, and before the Grant Agreement is prepared, companies are required to complete several steps to support the screening efforts of the European agencies involved in the...
Ethics review of your EIC Accelerator project
27.06.2023
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Isabell Tributsch
Every proposal being considered for funding is assessed in regard to its ethical aspects. If the assessment concludes that ethical aspects have not been addressed sufficiently in the proposal stage, ethics requirements will be added to the project as contractual...
What you need to remember when your H2020 project is over
26.06.2023
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Aleksandra Ślepak
Congratulations! You have just received the last payment and successfully closed your H2020 project. Does this mean that you can forget the grant obligations? Not really. Certain provisions of your Grant Agreement continue after the project ends. Here are some...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ambiguous: A Closer Look at the New AGA
05.05.2023
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Alicja Grzegorzek Carrascosa
Horizon Europe’s Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) has gained weight, jumping from 185 pages to a hefty 328. But can we rely on the extra pages to simplify the trickiest rules? Let’s investigate three promising and three potentially thorny outcomes. 1st...
Partner or coordinator – what are your responsibilities in the consortium?
18.04.2023
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Alicja Baryła
In Horizon Europe, when you decide to prepare a proposal together with other entities, you must assign specific roles to each party before submitting the application. In practice, this means deciding who will coordinate the consortium and who will have...
What is the Description of the Action (DoA)?
29.03.2023
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Isabell Tributsch
The Grant Agreement is the funding agreement signed between the European Commission and the Beneficiary. It contractually regulates the implementation of the project and specifies important provisions such as criteria for the eligibility of costs, reporting, payments, and deadlines. The...