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The list of FAQs, which contains questions for the current Framework Programme (Horizon Europe), is updated with questions taken from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Q&A Blog. Make sure that you visit the blog for the latest FAQs on MSCA.
For MSCA FAQs pertaining to the previous Framework Programme (Horizon 2020) visit the old blog which the project will also update on a regular basis.
COFUND
There is a template for the budget structure with listed categories on p. 9 of the project proposal template. The budget will depend on the proposed research training programme.
There is no minimum or maximum requirement. It all depends on the research training programme being proposed; the evaluators will then assess the feasibility and credibility of the proposed budget.
The number of researchers is not equal to person months. There is a certain number of researchers, then a researcher will have a fellowship with a certain duration. The duration of the individual fellowship multiplied by the number of researchers will give the number of person months. Example: the duration is 48 months and there are 21 researchers, we multiply and have a total of 1008 person months, and this number multiplied by the unit cost which is 2800 euros in the case of the Doctoral programme gives an EU contribution of 2,8 million euro.
Yes. Researchers recruited by implementing partners shall be included in the number of researchers recruited by the beneficiary.
Yes, the applicant can leave it blank or use if relevant.
Doctoral Networks
For calls with deadlines in 2022 and beyond, once a project proposal is selected for funding following evaluations, consortium partners concerned by the eligibility criterion will have until Grant Agreement signature to confirm they have a GEP in place.
For calls with deadlines in 2022 and beyond, once a project proposal is selected for funding following evaluations, consortium partners concerned by the eligibility criterion will have until Grant Agreement signature to confirm they have a GEP in place.
This is mainly for statistics purposes.
The maximum amount for DN is up to 1 page. For PF it is up to ½ page. This is a maximum that is indicated and not expected.
For DN it applies to the proposal as a whole.
For PF, as of 2022, proposals involving the same beneficiary and individual researcher submitted to the previous call of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships under Horizon Europe and having received a score of less than 70% must not be resubmitted the following year.
MSCA & Citizens (Night)
The deadlines and procedures are set out in the evaluation result letter. For more information on complaints about proposal rejection: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities/display/OM/Complaints+about+proposal+rejection.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The legal status that the EC has assigned to the organisation during the validation process has to be checked on the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal.
In addition, please note that non-academic placements can only take place in EU MS or HE AC, as clarified on p. 11 of the MSCA PF 2022 Guide for applicants.
Applicants can download the editable proposal templates by starting submission – it is not necessary to register the proposal, immediately at first step there is a button ’Download Part B templates’.
In the actual Part A of the European Fellowship proposal, there is no confusion. The PDF template has the Global Fellowship version of the budget table. In the submission system, European Fellowship applicants have the correct version.
This is an institutional decision of the organisation where the supervisor is meant to be recruited by the time the project starts: if it is possible for them to have somebody not employed acting as staff in a European project.
If the answer is yes, then the applicant should go ahead with that institution, they can include the information on the institution’s infrastructure and capacities.
If the answer is no, then the applicant should include information on the institution where the supervisor is recruited at present. In that case, if a change of host has to be asked for, it should happen at GAP stage.
Having in mind that the supervisor is the official contact for the beneficiary in the project proposal, another solution is that the applicant includes someone else as the main contact/ supervisor, for example head of the lab/ institute, and list the other one as co-supervisor. From the point of view of a reviewer, the fact that the actual supervisor is not yet employed by the organisation is a potential risk. It would make the proposal stronger, if the employment contract were already signed (with a future start date), or there would be something else in place to ensure that the person is employed by the start date of the project at the latest.
Yes, PACS is considered as an equivalent status to a marriage in France.
Staff Exchanges
This is mainly for statistics purposes.
‘Associated partners’ are entities which participate in the action, but do not sign the grant agreement, without the right to charge costs or claim contributions. They contribute to the implementation of the action, for instance hosting secondments.
Linked third parties can be added as Associated partners linked to a Beneficiary. The type of link and involvement and activities of such entities must be clearly described in the proposal, Part B, and it will be assessed as part of the evaluation.
In the current text of the Work Programme no letter of commitment is required for Associated partners linked to a beneficiary.
There are 3 possible links: [Same group] if the legal entity is under the same direct or indirect control as another legal entity; [Controls] if a legal entity directly or indirectly controls another legal entity; or [Is controlled by] if a legal entity is directly or indirectly controlled by another legal entity.