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30 June 2022

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Is it possible to discount a few weeks in which the applicant was not physically in the country of the host organisation, and was not registered there as a student or an employee, in order to satisfy the mobility rule?

Yes. For eligibility purposes, weeks outside the host country are taken into account. The most important thing is to clearly indicate it in the ...

1 June 2022

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The instructions explicitly say not to encode any other Work Packages. What should be done in case that some deliverables are blocking submission because, as the pop-up menu says, they MUST be associated to a Work package?

To get rid of the warning message blocking the submission, applicants should link the deliverables with WP1.

1 June 2022

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For a resubmission in Global Fellowships, can the outgoing host be the same if the European organisation (beneficiary) changes?

An official resubmission is a proposal with the same host organisation and researcher. Since the host institution for both GF and EF would be ...

1 June 2022

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How long after starting a fellowship can a researcher go on maternity leave?

There are no limitations as to when the researcher can go on maternity leave during the fellowship. An issue might be the employment contract. ...

1 June 2022

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Can the start date of a fellowship be extended beyond the typical REA timeframe (without losing the grant) if a maternity leave is the reason for the delayed start date?

It is possible to postpone the actual start date without losing the grant. The initial start date in the contract cannot be further away ...

1 June 2022

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What are the recommendations for fellows who want to apply to the PF-2022 call to go to UK? Can they apply for an EF in UK?

The UK can continue to participate in Horizon Europe in line with the EC Q&A published earlier this year. “The General Annexes of the ...

1 June 2022

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Are one or two days per week of home office from across the border allowed during the project?

It depends on the practice of the host. Most places are likely to be fine with an arrangement that a person works from home ...

1 June 2022

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An orange alert appears in the online submission portal: ‘Call requires at least 1 Associated Partner Organisation’. What should be done in case the applicant will not go on a secondment, so there will be no associated partner in their project?

Orange exclamation marks are only warnings and they are not blocking issues. This warning can be ignored and the registration process can go ahead.

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 ...

FAQ Category: Postdoctoral Fellowships

Is it possible to discount a few weeks in which the applicant was not physically in the country of the host organisation, and was not registered there as a student or an employee, in order to satisfy the mobility rule?

The instructions explicitly say not to encode any other Work Packages. What should be done in case that some deliverables are blocking submission because, as the pop-up menu says, they MUST be associated to a Work package?

For a resubmission in Global Fellowships, can the outgoing host be the same if the European organisation (beneficiary) changes?

How long after starting a fellowship can a researcher go on maternity leave?

Can the start date of a fellowship be extended beyond the typical REA timeframe (without losing the grant) if a maternity leave is the reason for the delayed start date?

What are the recommendations for fellows who want to apply to the PF-2022 call to go to UK? Can they apply for an EF in UK?

Are one or two days per week of home office from across the border allowed during the project?

An orange alert appears in the online submission portal: ‘Call requires at least 1 Associated Partner Organisation’. What should be done in case the applicant will not go on a secondment, so there will be no associated partner in their project?

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?

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