Simplified version of Horizon Europe grant agreements is on the way

A simplified explanation of the thickets of legal details in Horizon Europe grant agreements will be released in stages across the second half of the year, with the first set coming out in July.

The simplified version of the model grant agreement, the legal document setting out the terms and conditions of EU grants, is expected to be essential resource for applicants who struggle to understand legal language.

The first part will explain the most important details of the grant process, such as calculating personnel costs, security, protecting intellectual property rights and clauses on confidentiality.

“We are currently working to have them finalised, hopefully, still this year,” said Simona Maria Staicu, legal officer at the Commission, during the Commission's flagship event, R&I Days.

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UPDATE 28 July 2021

A “pre-draft” of the simplified version of the Horizon Europe model grant agreement, the legal document setting out the terms and conditions of EU grants has been published by the European Commission. Full article