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31 August 2022
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A researcher who has an Individual Fellowship which is ending in 4 months has found an attractive job offer and is thinking of terminating the fellowship in order not to lose the new job. Is this legally acceptable by the EC?

Yes, it is possible to terminate the fellowship earlier than planned, especially if the fellow has found an attractive job offer. The host institution ...
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31 August 2022
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In the absence of timesheets, do the same kind of declarations (‘EU grants declaration on exclusive work for the action’) have to be submitted at each reporting period under Horizon Europe as under Horizon 2020?

Timesheets and declarations are not requested in MSCA projects (contrary to other Horizon Europe actions based on actual costs). To prove that the researcher ...
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31 August 2022
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Under the Postdoctoral Fellowships, the Doctoral Networks and COFUND actions, should fellows working half-time under MSCA projects fill in timesheets?

Fellows need documentation in the form of a contract that shows the 50% commitment or something similar since MSCA does not typically operate with ...
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31 August 2022
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Could the institution hosting the outgoing phase apply its own taxation method?

Yes. Such an additional contract in the US can be for example to ensure equivalent benefits and social security coverage. Below is an example ...
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31 August 2022
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Can the institution hosting the outgoing phase only receive the living allowances corresponding to their country coefficient through a financial transfer from the institution of the return phase, as it is the only institution entitled to receive the EU money?

Yes, there has to be a transfer of money from the institution of the return phase to the partner hosting the outgoing phase. Partnership ...
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31 August 2022
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What is the concrete arrangement in case of an employment contract with the host of the outgoing phase in a Global Fellowship? Does the employment contract with the institution of the return phase start only when the fellow actually starts the return phase?

No. The researcher should be recruited by the institution of the return phase (the European beneficiary) under an employment contract that covers the entire ...
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31 August 2022
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Is it possible to change the Third country host of a Postdoctoral Global Fellowship after signing the Grant Agreement – either the supervisor or the organisation?

It may be possible if the challenges are insurmountable. Firstly, the fellow and the beneficiary should of course try to solve the issues and ...
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31 August 2022
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When a fellow informs about the change of situation, either being newly entitled to the family allowance, or, on the contrary, no longer, from when should the allowance be given or stopped?

The change would be implemented from the time the allowance is or is no longer eligible according to the documentation. So if the divorce ...
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31 August 2022
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What happens if a researcher gets divorced and has no kids? Does this mean that the researcher is no longer entitled to receive the Family Allowance?

Yes, if the situation of the researcher changes, the Family Allowance can become ineligible. If the relationship is no longer bound through marriage/ other ...
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1 August 2022
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If a researcher starts a project as ESR and then obtains a PhD, is it possible for them to visit another institution as ER?

The researcher is eligible to participate, the change of status does not affect their eligibility.
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