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The impact of parental leave on personnel cost calculations

27.09.2023 | 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...

How to deal with currency issues in Horizon Europe projects

22.09.2023 | Lucie Pacho Aljanati
The project budget presented in your proposal is in euro. The EC grant is also in euro. For beneficiaries in the euro area, everything is straightforward. However, if you are in a non-euro area member country, you may find the...

The meaning of Exploitation in Horizon Europe Projects

31.08.2023 | Isabell Tributsch
Exploitation in the context of Horizon Europe projects refers to the utilization of project results for further research, commercial, societal, or political purposes. This is important because a project’s ultimate success is defined by effective exploitation. This article explores the...

Impact assessment during the reporting phase

30.08.2023 | Isabell Tributsch
Impact assessment plays a crucial role in evaluating the outcomes and scientific, economic, and societal impact of your Horizon Europe project. In this article, we will delve into the significance of impact assessment during the reporting phase of the project....

How to prepare for progress meetings in your project

31.07.2023 | Agata Mendrek
Attending progress meetings is an obligation in some HE projects, especially ones funded under EIC Accelerator program. What are these meetings about, how many are there, should I go to Brussels, or will “Brussels” visit me, what do I need...

Reporting in EIC Accelerator projects

17.07.2023 | Christopher Morgan
Congratulations! You’ve finally made it through the rigorous application process, fulfilled the administrative obligations and now your grant agreement (GA) is signed. If you take a look through it, you’ll notice that article 21 of the GA states that “The...

Maximum declarable Day-equivalents in Horizon Europe

14.07.2023 | Lucie Pacho Aljanati
If you have a Horizon Europe grant, avoiding errors in declaring personnel costs should be a high priority. To calculate personnel costs, you need to understand two basic concepts: ‘Day-equivalents’ and ’Daily rate’. Let’s focus first on the concept of...

The Complicated World of Daily Rates in Horizon Europe

14.07.2023 | Ewa Ciochoń
Horizon Europe has made significant changes in the calculation of personnel costs compared to Horizon 2020. The reason behind this was to simplify reporting requirements and reduce administrative burdens. However, one may question whether these modifications truly resulted in an...

Do not forget about the Certificate on Financial Statements in your Horizon Europe project!

24.04.2023 | Alicja Baryła
Have you ever heard of the Certificate on Financial Statements (CFS)? If you are a Horizon Europe grant beneficiary, you should definitely be familiar with it! What is the CFS? The Certificate on Financial Statement is an obligatory audit document...

How to calculate personnel costs in Horizon Europe

19.12.2022 | Ewa Ciochoń
Companies often struggle with calculating personnel costs, mainly due to the very specific Horizon Europe rules and formulas that need to be applied when declaring personnel costs in a HE – funded project. Consequently, it is also the most common...
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