Comments for Meeus - a self-help resource for the FP7 user community

Comment on p.management sources by anonuk

anonuk — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:47:25 +0000

I’d also suggest the ECPMA - European Community Project Managers Association. There are a lot of members with FP6 and now FP7 experience working at some of the largest EU research institutions.

Comment on payment of post doctoral fellowship in Erc project by anonuk

anonuk — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:44:57 +0000

This should be allowed, as per your understanding. ERC long wanted to avoid consortium style projects, but this is the reality. This would be a subcontract, but was this mentioned in the original proposal? If not it will need to be discussed with the project officer - there is a multi-beneficiary form of agreement. If work will be done outside the PIs institution and you want to provide reimbursement for this, it has to follow the FP7 procedures.

Comment on Consortium Agreement for FP7 Marie Curie ITN by anonuk

anonuk — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:37:06 +0000

I’d get in touch with some FP7 ITNs that are running (FP7 projects database) and ask what they used. They might also advise on issues that arose.

Comment on Bank charges eligible costs? by anonuk

anonuk — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:35:35 +0000

There is no list of ineligible costs, but the principles of the eligible costs in FP7, and experience of previous Framework Programmes, indicate that bank charges are not accepted. These costs could be avoided, paying on schedule or by taking into account wider liquidity/bank account issues. The auditors may view this as an excessive cost. I don’t see that the RTD Performer should share this cost.

Comment on p.management sources by Nicola.Dorigo

Nicola.Dorigo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:27:20 +0000

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Comment on p.management sources by Strategic Intelligence

Strategic Intelligence — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:18:24 +0000

Dear,

I would be very interested in discussing the possibilities offered by your institution. Would there any email adress you mail leave to discuss the issue ?

Kind regards

Comment on p.management sources by waterloo7

waterloo7 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:35:07 +0000

If you still need support from an experienced project manager, please let me know. I am currently active on a large integrated project and am ready to supply services for EC project proposals and project implementation.

dmuntz@skynet .be

Comment on p.management sources by seanmccarthy

seanmccarthy — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:35:50 +0000

You can find a list of organisations and individuals who offer research management services for Framework 7 projects on http://www.hyperion.ie/researchmanagers.htm
This is a list - not a recommendation.

Comment on Kick-off meeting preparation by Johanna B.

Johanna B. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:38:48 +0000

Thanks a lot for your completed answer.

Comment on VAT Question by fp7discussion

fp7discussion — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:50:31 +0000

I suggest you adopt a very practical, pragmatic approach. Where VAT is visible on an invoice, the Commission will not want to reimburse it. Where no VAT is visible, assume that the Commission will reimburse the full amount of the invoice (i.e. if it doesn’t say “VAT”, then there is no VAT).
The Commission’s refusal to reimburse VAT is especially irritating for organisations that are not registered for VAT and hence cannot reclaim VAT through their tax returns.
The Commission’s argument why it does not reimburse VAT is that it is outside of the scope of VAT by virtue of a protocol to the Treaty of Rome. But this is really a non-argument. The protocol simply says that the Commission is outside of the scope of VAT. That is no reason not to reimburse VAT within the Framwork Programme or other EU programmes. It is a voluntary choice by the Commission, not an obligation.