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...
Read MoreBelow all articles published so far about the Administration of EU Funds. If you are missing something, contact us!
How to find the PIC number of an organization?
You can find the PIC number of any registered organization on the Funding & Tenders portal here. This database is the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area (SEDIA) and allows you to find through its name the PIC number. You may...
Read MoreHow to create a EU login?
A EU login is the official account necessary to register yourself to access digitally institutions of the European Union. It is simple and easy to create a EU login. Follow these 6 steps. Go to the official EU website to...
Read MoreDo I have to pay taxes after receiving a EU grant?
If an entity has to pay taxes after receiving a EU grant depends on the situation of the company and the country of origin. European subsidies such as Horizon Europe funds make up a component of the taxable income of...
Read MoreCreate Your Customised Horizon Europe Time Sheet for Free!
This form is to create a customised time sheet for the Horizon Europe programme. The calculations are made following the Horizon Europe rules with a maximum of 215 days per week working full time. Holidays cannot be chosen, they are...
Read MoreCreate Your 2022 Customised Horizon Europe Time Sheet for Free!
This form is to create a customised time sheet for the Horizon Europe programme for the year 2022. Start and end date of the time sheet have to be between 01.01.2022 and 31.12.2022.If you wish to create a customised time...
Read MoreCreate Your 2021 Customised Horizon Europe Time Sheet for Free!
This form is to create a customised time sheet for the Horizon Europe programme for the year 2021. Start and end date of the time sheet have to be between 01.01.2021 and 31.12.2021. If you wish to create a customised...
Read MoreWhat is the Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP)?
The Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) is the phase that starts once you receive the evaluation summary report (ESR) from the European Commission that states that your proposal has been funded. Now, jointly with the European Commission, the coordinator of the...
Read MoreHow to recover your entity’s access on the Funding & Tenders Portal
To recover your entity’s access on the Funding & Tenders Portal, you have to add a new LEAR (Legal Entity Appointed Representative). Only the LEAR has the rights to access your entity’s data and recover the access. This happens when...
Read MoreWhat is the difference between a grant and a tender?
The difference between a grant and a tender is that a grant is a financial contribution to your activities that your entity is pursuing. Grants are normally co-funded meaning that a part of the costs will be borne by your...
Read MoreCan several persons work on the same proposal on the Funding & Tenders Portal?
Yes, several persons can work together on the same proposal on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Once logged in with your account on the Funding & Tenders Portal, go to My Proposals. Select the proposal for which you want to...
Read MoreHow to be notified by a new call on the Funding & Tenders Portal?
To be notified when a new call is launched in the Funding & Tenders Portal, you need to subscribe to the RSS feed of the page of the portal. To subscribe to the RSS feed, there are two different ways....
Read MoreHow to get a PIC number on the Funding & Tenders Portal?
To get a PIC (Participant Identification Code) number on the Funding & Tenders Portal of the European Commission, you first have to register on the Portal and create an EU Login. It is a 9-digit number that serves as a...
Read MoreWhat is a LEAR (Legal Entity Appointed Representative)?
A LEAR is a Legal Entity Appointed Representative. This is a person appointed by its legal representative (CEO, Rector, Director General) to manage the legal and financial information about the organisation (i.e. change address), manage access rights of persons in...
Read MoreHow to change your organisation’s address in the Funding & Tenders Portal?
To change your organisation’s address in the Funding & Tenders Portal, you have to go to the Funding & Tenders Portal and login with the email address and password of your organisation’s account. The account should be the one of...
Read MoreDoes de minimis aid affect participation in EU projects?
De minimis aid State aid and the de minimis aid criteria only apply to ‘state resources’ whereas resources centrally managed by EU institutions do not constitute state resources. Centrally managed programmes by the European Commission or its Agencies, such as...
Read MoreHow to report budget shifts in EU projects?
Important budget shifts in EU projects should be reported to the coordinator and the coordinator should report it to the funding authority (i.e. European Commission) and request an amendment of the Grant Agreement. As a general rule, important budget shifts...
Read MoreWhat is the Funding & Tenders Portal of the European Commission?
The Funding & Tenders Portal of the European Commission is the central shop window for EU funding and the procurement actions for all European bodies. If you are interested in getting a grant from the EU or offering your products...
Read MoreHow to change the bank account in a grant agreement?
To change a bank account in a grant agreement (Life, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, etc.), you have to submit a new financial identification form. The financial identification form is the official document provided by the European Union (EU) to be...
Read MoreWhat is the difference between communication and dissemination?
In European research and innovation projects, especially Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020, the dissemination and communication of results is mandatory. According to article 17 of the Horizon Europe grant agreement and article 29.1 of the Horizon 2020 grant agreement, each...
Read MoreWhat are the main steps of a EU project?
The main steps of an EU project depend on the call and on the program. Some calls have rather long and complex processes whereas other shorter. In this case we will take the example of a Horizon Europe project, as...
Read MoreWhat are the different kinds of EU grant participants?
Depending on the programme and type of action, there are different kinds of EU grant participants. Entities can participate in various roles: as coordinator, beneficiaries, affiliated entities, associated partners, in-kind contributors, subcontractors or recipients of financial support to third parties....
Read More