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19 May 2022

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What is the difference between the ‘Number of person months (employment)’ and ‘Number of person months (Fellowship)’ in Part A of the COFUND proposal template?

The number of researchers is not equal to person months. There is a certain number of researchers, then a researcher will have a fellowship ...

19 May 2022

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Should the researchers recruited by the implementing partners (if any) appear in the number of researchers recruited by the Beneficiary in Part A?

Yes. Researchers recruited by implementing partners shall be included in the number of researchers recruited by the beneficiary.

19 May 2022

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Can the list of previous publications, projects, infrastructure be left blank if any of those sections are not relevant?

Yes, the applicant can leave it blank or use if relevant.

19 May 2022

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If an applicant is submitting a COFUND proposal, which builds on a previously successful COFUND, would this be considered as a “very similar” proposal for the purpose of ticking the box in Part A?

If it is a continuation – yes, otherwise no. The number of the project should be given. Even if the applicant mentions that a ...

19 May 2022

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When defining areas/ topics for COFUND how specific should the project be?

It depends very much on the research training programme. There could be research training programmes which are very specific and others very broad, for ...

19 May 2022

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Can legal entities based in Third Countries, as Associated Partners, be like implementing partners with own funding and supplement the COFUND with own recruited researchers?

Implementing partners can recruit researchers if they are in the list of countries eligible to receive EU funding. If not, they can contribute to ...

19 May 2022

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Should an entity whose role is only to provide funding (e.g. regional authority) be included in the project as an associated partner?

It depends on the role of the organisation. Normally the associated partner is hosting/ providing a secondment and/ or training, moreover, an associated partner ...

19 May 2022

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How are evaluators going to evaluate the impact criterion? Do the applicants need to provide some kind of validation mechanism?

When talking about impact, this is prospective, it is in the future, assuming that the project is successful and that it achieves everything that ...

19 May 2022

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Are there any examples or guidance regarding possible impacts in projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities areas?

There are different scientific panels and proposals are ranked within their scientific panel. Proposals in some panels are more STEM-oriented and would have a ...

19 May 2022

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Are there examples of linked associated partners and the added benefit for them to participate in an MSCA action when they are not able to claim costs?

The first thing to note is, that even though they cannot directly claim costs, it does not mean that they cannot indirectly receive some ...

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What is the difference between the ‘Number of person months (employment)’ and ‘Number of person months (Fellowship)’ in Part A of the COFUND proposal template?

Should the researchers recruited by the implementing partners (if any) appear in the number of researchers recruited by the Beneficiary in Part A?

Can the list of previous publications, projects, infrastructure be left blank if any of those sections are not relevant?

If an applicant is submitting a COFUND proposal, which builds on a previously successful COFUND, would this be considered as a “very similar” proposal for the purpose of ticking the box in Part A?

When defining areas/ topics for COFUND how specific should the project be?

Can legal entities based in Third Countries, as Associated Partners, be like implementing partners with own funding and supplement the COFUND with own recruited researchers?

Should an entity whose role is only to provide funding (e.g. regional authority) be included in the project as an associated partner?

How are evaluators going to evaluate the impact criterion? Do the applicants need to provide some kind of validation mechanism?

Are there any examples or guidance regarding possible impacts in projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities areas?

Are there examples of linked associated partners and the added benefit for them to participate in an MSCA action when they are not able to claim costs?

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