Please use the My Projects page of the Funding and Tendering Portal to prepare your grant by entering the required data and signing your grant agreement online. This data will also be available in PDF format. The coordinator`s task is to transform the project proposal into a new document called ”Description of Actions” (DoA), which becomes the Technical Annex (Annex 1) of the Grant Agreement. The structure and content of the DoA do not differ significantly from the proposal and it is divided into 2 parts: Most of the provisions of the GA cannot be changed. However, individual details may be agreed individually with the European Commission/funding agency during the grant preparation phase, such as . B start of the project and the amount of pre-financing. You will receive email notifications about all the steps you need to take for the preparation of the grant. More information can be found in the list of all notices related to grants and their recipients. This process summarizes the most important steps to complete the signing of your grant agreement: if the consortium has decided not to sign its grant during the grant preparation phase, it can initiate the termination process via the GRANT MANAGEMENT IT tool. Read the detailed screens and descriptions in the on termination before signing the grant.

The MGA also contains ”standard rules” that can be changed by the consortium in the Consortium Agreement (CA). In particular, project partners may amend the provisions applicable to intellectual property. . In particular, the consortium agreement should specify: Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs): IMI, Clean Sky 2, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 (FCH), Bio-industries (BBI), EPoSS, ECSEL, Shift2Rail, SESAR Article 185 Initiatives: AAL, EUREKA-Eurostars, EMRP, EDCTP, Bonus The MGA also contains various options and special provisions that do not apply to all projects. The options applicable to the respective project are printed in italics in the GA. 5. Annex 5 – Model certificate on horizon 2020`s annual accounts shall contain a general model financial assistance agreement (general GMA) for research and innovation actions (RIA), innovation actions (IA) and coordination and support measures (CSAs), as well as specific templates for financial assistance agreements for specific types of projects such as the ERC, the CSIA and the SME Instrument. Differences from the general MGA are indicated at the beginning of the respective GA. For more information on how to add CERN-specific legal data to the Participant Portal, see the GA Mandatory Options for CERN section of the grant agreement preparation procedure.

The FFG has prepared a comparative document highlighting the differences between the model grant agreements for the different initiatives and the general MGA H2020. The document and other information can be found under ”Downloads” (see below). For most H2020 projects, the consortium must prepare and sign a consortium agreement. While the grant agreement defines the rights and obligations related to the project, the beneficiaries (signatories to the grant agreement) on the one hand and the EC on the other hand, the consortium agreement regulates the rights and obligations between the beneficiaries themselves with regard to the implementation of the project. For more information, see the DESCA H2020 Consortium Agreement Template. Once the funding proposal has been selected, the project coordinator will receive the summary evaluation report and will be invited to prepare the grant agreement. The grant agreement is signed between the coordinator and the EC and is deemed to have entered into force on the day of the last signature (that of the EC Director responsible for the programme). The other project participants sign membership forms to join the grant agreement.

For more information, see the H2020 annotated grant templates. All this is done electronically via the participant portal. You will also find more information on the notification procedure for the termination of beneficiaries or how to apply for termination of the grant agreement. Normally, the EC prescribes a tight timetable for the signing of the grant agreement, and it is therefore very important that all CERN departments concerned are directly involved or are fully informed of the preparation of the grant agreement and related documents. If you have any questions about Joint Technology Initiatives or Article 185 initiatives, please contact the relevant thematic NCPs. .