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30 June 2022

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What is the current status of UK in Horizon Europe? (as of 2 June 2022)

UK is to be considered as an Associated Country to Horizon Europe in the frame of PF and DN calls. For PF: a fellow ...

30 June 2022

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Does “Partner Organisations” mean “participating organisations” in general?

“Partner Organisations” means both type of partners: associated or implementing.

30 June 2022

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Since an implementing partner might have a bigger role than an associated partner, as they might recruit researchers, why do associated partners appear under Part A of the submission system and implementing partners do not?

Implementing partners have a bigger role, however, this was harmonised among the MSCA actions and associated partners are supposed to appear in part A ...

30 June 2022

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Does it still comply with the rule of being an implementing partner if organisation employs the researcher but does not receive any financial support from the beneficiary?

Taking the Work programme (WP) wording as reference: “Implementing partners means third parties receiving financial support from the beneficiary and implementing the MSCA COFUND ...

30 June 2022

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Is it possible that an Associated Partner also contributes with budget to the project?

Yes, of course. The letter of commitment must state if Associated Partners contribute financially and how much is this contribution; however Associated partners cannot ...

30 June 2022

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Since there are options “Associated partners” and “Partners” in the list of participants in part A of the proposal, should the applicant include associated partners in their proposal?

Yes, as indicated in the GfA (page 9) https://rea.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-10/MSCA%20COFUND%202021%20-%20Guide%20for%20Applicants.docx.pdf: Associated partners known at the proposal stage must be included under the participants section in ...

30 June 2022

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Is all the information requested in Part A of the COFUND application form required for associated partners? (Role of Participating Organisations, List of publications, Projects, etc.)

The applicant shall only fill out this section if relevant, otherwise it can be left blank. There is already a table to be completed ...

30 June 2022

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Can implementing/ associated partners provide the co-financing for а proposal, or does this have to come from the coordinator/ beneficiary?

Both implementing partners and associated partners can provide co-financing. The money for the implementing partners can come from the coordinator, whereas the money for ...

30 June 2022

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An SME from an EU Member State wants to join a standard DN and since they can’t award PhD degrees, they want to enrol the candidate in a University in a Third Country. Is it possible?

Researchers must be enrolled in a doctoral programme leading to the award of a doctoral degree in at least one EU Member State or ...

30 June 2022

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Are “Reference identifier” and ”Type of identifier” related to a separate/ additional database ID and does it relate to Part B?

The reference identifier in the researchers table in part A of the proposal corresponds to a unique code that a researcher can use to ...

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What is the current status of UK in Horizon Europe? (as of 2 June 2022)

Does “Partner Organisations” mean “participating organisations” in general?

Since an implementing partner might have a bigger role than an associated partner, as they might recruit researchers, why do associated partners appear under Part A of the submission system and implementing partners do not?

Does it still comply with the rule of being an implementing partner if organisation employs the researcher but does not receive any financial support from the beneficiary?

Is it possible that an Associated Partner also contributes with budget to the project?

Since there are options “Associated partners” and “Partners” in the list of participants in part A of the proposal, should the applicant include associated partners in their proposal?

Is all the information requested in Part A of the COFUND application form required for associated partners? (Role of Participating Organisations, List of publications, Projects, etc.)

Can implementing/ associated partners provide the co-financing for а proposal, or does this have to come from the coordinator/ beneficiary?

An SME from an EU Member State wants to join a standard DN and since they can’t award PhD degrees, they want to enrol the candidate in a University in a Third Country. Is it possible?

Are “Reference identifier” and ”Type of identifier” related to a separate/ additional database ID and does it relate to Part B?

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