Horizon Europe offers beneficiaries the option to utilize personnel unit costs, streamlining and minimizing errors in cost declaration for staff in projects. This entails establishing a single predetermined daily rate for personnel, applicable across all staff involved in the project. By adopting this approach, discrepancies in daily rates are eliminated, ensuring beneficiaries are aware of […] The post How to report personnel unit costs in Horizon Europe? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
The Certificate on the Financial Statement (CFS) after an audit must be issued by a qualified auditor. The auditor has to use the template of the European Commission. The template consists of the “Terms of Reference” (model for the agreement between the beneficiary/affiliated entity and the auditing firm) and the model for the certificate itself. […] The post Who can issue a Certificate on the Financial Statement (CFS) after an audit? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
Cross-KIC projects aim at jointly driving strategic topics to promote European innovation while fostering collaboration and taking advantage of synergies within the EIT ecosystem. Cross-KIC activities refer to collaborative initiatives between the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The EIT has established several KICs, each focused on […] The post What are Cross-KIC activities? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
In total, 9 KICs (Knowledge and Innovation Communities) have been created by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology) since its creation in 2010. A KIC is a network of universities, research institutions, and companies that work together to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in a specific area or field. The KICs (Knowledge and Innovation […] The post How many KICs (Knowledge and Innovation Communities) have been created by the EIT? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
For some programmes, the European Commission is using lump sums funding in Horizon Europe. The European Commission gives the beneficiary a fixed amount of grant and the project is only evaluated at performance level, not from a financial point of view. This allows beneficiaries to reduce administration and financial errors. Lump sums make the programme […] The post What are lump sums funding in Horizon Europe? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
To get the legal validation of your entity in the Funding & Tenders Portal, you have to submit various legal documents. This will be done by the Central Validation Service within the European Research Executive Agency for all EU services using the Portal. The submission of the legal documents has to be done after creating […] The post How to get the legal validation of my entity in the Funding & Tenders Portal? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
One logo is necessary when communication in Horizon 2020: the EU flag. A small text “Funded by the European Union” is also necessary. This is stated in Art. 29.4 of the Annotated Model Grant Agreement of Horizon 2020. 29.4 Information on EU funding — Obligation and right to use the EU emblem Unless the [Commission][Agency] […] The post What is the logo of Horizon 2020? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
Audits are mandatory in Horizon Europe for entities that receive more than 430.000€ of grant from the EU. If successful, this audit delivers the entity a Certificate on the Financial Statement (CFS) required by the EU. The CFS audit is performed by and external independent auditor. If requested by the EU, even the entity received […] The post How do audits work in Horizon Europe? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
The Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in Horizon Europe is a mandatory document for public bodies, higher education establishments, and research organisations. Only organisations from EU Member States or Associated countries are subjected to this obligation. It is recommended for private-for-profit entities, non-governmental organisations, and civil society organisations. A GEP is a set of commitments and […] The post What is the Gender Equality Plan in Horizon Europe? appeared first on EU Funds.| EU Funds
You can find the PIC number of any registered organization on the Funding & Tenders portal in the SEDIA database.| EU Funds
EU Funds explains simply all you need to know about the management of European grants including Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, MSCA, ERC, etc.| EU Funds
Indirect costs in Horizon Europe are calculated as a flat-rate of 25% of the eligible direct costs. Internal invoices can have higher indirect costs.| EU Funds