H2020 ERC GAs ERC Grant Agreement (StG, CoG, AdG, SyG)(*) ERC PoC Gran Agreement (*) ERC LOW-VALUE Grant Agreement Model Grant Agreement (CSAs)(*) *Mono and Multi-Beneficiary 1
H2020 ERC GAs Main specificities Preamble: identification of the Principal Investigator (PI) Preamble: Annex II estimated budget for the action Article 7,1 on the 'guidance of the PI' Articles 20 and 21 on 'Reporting' and 'Payment' Articles on IPR (reference to ERC funding, ERC Logo, PI Open Access) 2
H2020 ERC GAs Main specificities Article 32 Working conditions for the PI(s) and their teams Article 41,3 on 'Internal Arrangements' Article 50 on 'Termination' Article 56a on 'Portability' 3
Novelties compared to IDEAS The ERC Grant Agreement does not provide for direct obligations of the PI, only for rights The direct obligations for the PI are now only included in the Supplementary Agreement The Supplementary Agreement is not a model but a template Electronic signature Annotated model GA under preparation 4
Article 7.1 on the 'guidance of the PI' The action tasks are performed under the guidance of the PI 5
Articles 20 and 21 on 'Reporting' and 'Payment' The ERC actions require two different reporting periods: scientific (30 months) and financial (18 months) Option on pre-financing payment 6
Articles on IPR (ERC funding, ERC Logo, PI) Referral to 'funding from the European Research Council' Referral to the 'ERC Logo' IPR provisions for the PI Open Acess 7
Article 32 - Working conditions for the PI(s) and their teams Obligations of the beneficiaries vis-à-vis the PI(s) and team(s) (i.e. commit to the principles set out in the Commission Recommendation on the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers) Obligations of the PI in the Supplementary Agreement 8
Article 41.3 - 'Internal Arrangements' Obligation of the beneficiaries to have internal arrangements Synergy Option 9
Article 50 on 'Termination' Obligation of the beneficiaries to terminate with the agreement of the PI Power of the Agency to terminate in case of: a) no scientific or technological relevance; b) no breakthrough potential; c) PI no longer able to work under the action 10
Article 56a - 'Portability' Right of portability of the PI expressly mentioned Request of portability as amendment request Portability if objectives of the action remain achievable Transfer of equipment subject to national law 11
H2020 ERC GAs THANK YOU 12