Horizon Europe Programme

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Postdoctoral Fellowships (HE MSCA PF)

Application form (Part A)

Project proposal – Technical description (Part B)

Version 1.1
5 May 2022
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1.1 05.05.2022  Updated definitions: artificial intelligence, critical risks. Alignment

of wording of title 1.2 with the wording of the work programme.

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Application form (Part A)
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1 General information Show

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2 Participants Show

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How to fill in the forms

The form must be filled in for each proposal using the templates available in the submission system. Some data fields in the form are
pre-filled based on the steps in the submission wizard.

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1 - General information ?
Fields marked * are mandatory to fill.

Topic Type of Action

Call Type of Model Grant Agreement

Acronym

The title should be no longer than 200 characters (with spaces) and should be understandable to the non-
Proposal title

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specialist in your field.

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Note that for technical reasons, the following characters are not accepted in the Proposal Title and will be
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Scientific Area

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Please select up to 5 descriptors (and at least 3) that best characterise the subject of your proposal, in descending order of relevance.

Descriptor 1
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Free keywords Enter any words you think give extra detail of the scope of your proposal (max 200 characters with spaces).
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Please choose the scientific area and descriptors carefully, and in order of importance, since this will guide the REA in the selection of experts for
proposal evaluation and the allocation of proposals to experts.
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Abstract * ?
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Remaining characters 2000

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Has this proposal (or a very similar one) been submitted in the past 2 years in response to a call for
proposals under any EU programme, including the current call? * Yes No ?

Please give the proposal reference or contract number. Add

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Declarations ?
Field(s) marked * are mandatory to fill.

1) We declare to have the explicit consent of all applicants on their participation and on the content of this proposal. *

2) We confirm that the information contained in this proposal is correct and complete and that none of the project
activities have started before the proposal was submitted (unless explicitly authorised in the call conditions).

3) We declare:

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- to be fully compliant with the eligibility criteria set out in the call

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- not to be subject to any exclusion grounds under the EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046
- to have the financial and operational capacity to carry out the proposed project.

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4) We acknowledge that all communication will be made through the Funding & Tenders Portal
electronic exchange system and that access and use of this system is subject to the Funding & Tenders Portal Terms
and Conditions.

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5) We have read, understood and accepted the Funding & Tenders Portal Terms & Conditions and
Privacy Statement that set out the conditions of use of the Portal and the scope, purposes, retention periods, etc. for
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the processing of personal data of all data subjects whose data we communicate for the purpose of the application,
evaluation, award and subsequent management of our grant, prizes and contracts (including financial transactions and
audits).
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6) We declare that the proposal complies with ethical principles (including the highest standards of research integrity
as set out in the ALLEA European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, as well as applicable international and
national law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on
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Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols. Appropriate procedures, policies and structures are in place to foster
responsible research practices, to prevent questionable research practices and research misconduct, and to handle
allegations of breaches of the principles and standards in the Code of Conduct.
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7) We declare that the proposal has an exclusive focus on civil applications (activities intended to be used in military
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application or aiming to serve military purposes cannot be funded). If the project involves dual-use items in the sense
of Regulation 428/2009, or other items for which authorisation is required, we confirm that we will comply with the
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applicable regulatory framework (e.g. obtain export/import licences before these items are used).

8) We confirm that the activities proposed do not

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- aim at human cloning for reproductive purposes;

- intend to modify the genetic heritage of human beings which could make such changes heritable
(with the exception of research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads, which may be financed), or
- intend to create human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem
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cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer.

- lead to the destruction of human embryos (for example, for obtaining stem cells)
These activities are excluded from funding.
9) We confirm that for activities carried out outside the Union, the same activities would have been allowed in at least
one EU Member State.
The coordinator is only responsible for the information relating to their own organisation. Each applicant remains responsible for the information declared for
their organisation. If the proposal is retained for EU funding, they will all be required to sign a declaration of honour.
False statements or incorrect information may lead to administrative sanctions under the EU Financial Regulation.

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2 - Participants

List of participating organisations

# Participating Organisation Legal Name Country Action

1 Show Participant's Details

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Acronym Acronym is mandatory
Short name

Organisation data ?

PIC Legal name

Short name:

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Address

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Secondary or Higher education establishment ...... unknown

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SME Data ?
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Based on the below details from the Participant Registry the organisation is unknown (small- and medium-sized enterprise) for the call.

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SME self-assessment ........................................... unknown

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Short name

Departments carrying out the proposed work Add a Department ?

Department 1

Department name Name of the department/institute carrying out the work. not applicable

Same as proposing organisation's address

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Street Please enter street name and number.

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Town Please enter the name of the town.

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Postcode Area code.

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Links with other participants

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Proposal ID
Acronym Acronym is mandatory
Short name

Supervisor
This will be the person the EU services will contact concerning this proposal (e.g. for additional information, invitation to hearings, sending of
evaluation results, convocation to start grant preparation). The data in blue is read-only. Details (name, first name and e-mail) of Main Contact
persons should be edited in the step "Participants" of the submission wizard.

Title Gender Woman Man Non Binary

First name* Last name*

E-Mail*

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Position in org. Please indicate the position of the person.

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Same as organisation
Department Name of the department/institute carrying out the work.
name

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Same as proposing organisation's address

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Street Please enter street name and number.

Town Please enter the name of the town.

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Website Please enter website

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Phone +xxx xxxxxxxxx Phone 2 +xxx xxxxxxxxx

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Proposal ID
Acronym Acronym is mandatory
Short name

Researcher

The name and e-mail of the Researcher and Supervisor are read-only in the administrative form, only additional details can be edited
here. To give access rights and contact details of contact persons, please go back to Participant’s page of the submission wizard and
save the changes.

Last Name* Last Name at Birth

First Name(s)*
Gender* Woman Man Non binary

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Title Country of residence*

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Nationality* Nationality 2

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Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY) Country of Birth*

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Place of Birth

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Current organisation name

Current Department/Faculty/Institute/
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Laboratory name

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Postcode/Cedex Town
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Phone +xxx xxxxxxxxx Country

Phone2 / Mobile +xxx xxxxxxxxx

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E-Mail*

ORCID If you have a ORCID number please enter it here (e.g. 9999-9999-9999-999X. where 9 represents numbers and X represents numbers up to 10)

The maximum length of the identifier is 11 characters (ZZZ-9999-2010) and the

Researcher ID minimum length is 9 characters (A-1001-2010).

Other ID Please enter the type of ID here Please enter the identifier number here

Qualifications ?
Doctorate Date of (expected) award Select the exact date
(DD/MM/YYYY)

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Short name

With respect to the maximum of 8 years measured from the date of award of the doctoral degree, I am entitled to request an extension of the
eligibility window, (indicate number of days) [see the applicable Work Programme and the Guide for Applicants for applicable extensions]:

Reason Number of Days

Maternity leave (548 days per child born after PhD or exact duration)

Paternity leave (exact duration)

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Professional experience outside research

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Career break

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National service

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Long-term sick leave (periods longer than 30 days)

Programme)

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Experience in research in third countries (for nationals or long-term residents who wish to reintegrate see Work

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Place of activity/place of residence (previous 5 years - most recent one first)

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during the last 5 years up until the deadline for the submission of the proposal.
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Please fill in this section without gaps. Short stays (as defined in the Guide for Applicants) shall not be listed in this box.
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Role of participating organisation in the project ?

Project management

Communication, dissemination and engagement

Provision of research and technology infrastructure

Co-definition of research and market needs

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Civil society representative

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IPR management incl. technology transfer
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Public procurer of results

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Finance provider (public or private)

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Education and training

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Other
If yes, please specify: (Maximum number of characters allowed: 50)
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Short name

List of up to 5 publications, widely-used datasets, software, goods, services, or any other achievements relevant to the call content.

Type of achievement Short description (Max 500 characters) Add

List of up to 5 most relevant previous projects or activities, connected to the subject of this proposal.

Name of Project or Activity Short description (Max 500 characters) Add

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Description of any significant infrastructure and/or any major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work.
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Gender Equality Plan ?

Does the organization have a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) covering the elements listed below? Yes No

Minimum requirements (building blocks) for a GEP

Public GEP: formal document published on the institution’s website and signed by the top management, addressing the following
issues:
- Dedicated resources: commitment of human resources and gender expertise to implement it.
- Data collection and monitoring: sex/gender disaggregated data on personnel and students and annual reporting

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based on indicators.

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- Training: Awareness raising/trainings on gender equality and unconscious gender biases for staff and
decision-makers.

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- Minimum areas to be covered and addressed via concrete measures and targets:
o work-life balance and organisational culture;

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o gender balance in leadership and decision-making;
o gender equality in recruitment and career progression;
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o integration of the gender dimension into research and teaching content;
o measures against gender-based violence including sexual harassment.
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3 - Budget

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Is the Researcher eligible for family allowance?* Yes No

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Duration of fellowship Country in which return phase will take place

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Contributions for recruited researchers Institutional contributions
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Research, training Management Total
Coefficient Months Living Mobility Family
and networking and indirect
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costs costs

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4 - Ethics & security

Ethics Issues Table ?

1. Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Human Embryos Page

Does this activity involve Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs)?

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Yes No

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Does this activity involve the use of human embryos? Yes No

2. Humans Page

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Does this activity involve human participants? Yes No

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Does this activity involve interventions (physical also including imaging technology,
Yes No
behavioural treatments, etc.) on the study participants?

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Does this activity involve conducting a clinical study as defined by the Clinical Trial Regulation
(EU 536/2014)? (using pharmaceuticals, biologicals, radiopharmaceuticals, or advanced
therapy medicinal products)
Yes No

3. Human Cells / Tissues (not covered by section 1) Page

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Does this activity involve the use of human cells or tissues? Yes No
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4. Personal Data Page

Does this activity involve processing of personal data? Yes No

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Does this activity involve further processing of previously collected personal data (including
Yes No
use of preexisting data sets or sources, merging existing data sets)?
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Is it planned to export personal data from the EU to non-EU countries? Specify the type of
Yes No
personal data and countries involved
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Is it planned to import personal data from non-EU countries into the EU or from a non-EU Yes No
country to another non-EU country? Specify the type of personal data and countries involved
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Does this activity involve the processing of personal data related to criminal convictions or
offences? Yes No
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5. Animals Page

Does this activity involve animals? Yes No

6. Non-EU Countries Page

Will some of the activities be carried out in non-EU countries? Yes No

In case non-UE countries are involved, do the activities undertaken in these countries raise
Yes No
potential ethics issues?
It is planned to use local resources (e.g. animal and/or human tissue samples, genetic material,
live animals, human remains, materials of historical value, endangered fauna or flora samples, Yes No
etc.)?
Is it planned to import any material (other than data) from non-EU countries into the EU or
Yes No
from a non-EU country to another non-EU country? For data imports, see section 4.
Is it planned to export any material (other than data) from the EU to non-EU countries? For
Yes No
data exports, see section 4.

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Does this activity involve low and/or lower middle income countries, (if yes, detail the benefit-
sharing actions planned in the self-assessment) Yes No

Could the situation in the country put the individuals taking part in the activity at risk? Yes No

7. Environment, Health and Safety Page

Does this activity involve the use of substances or processes that may cause harm to the
environment, to animals or plants.(during the implementation of the activity or further to the Yes No
use of the results, as a possible impact) ?
Does this activity deal with endangered fauna and/or flora / protected areas? Yes No
Does this activity involve the use of substances or processes that may cause harm to humans,
including those performing the activity.(during the implementation of the activity or further Yes No

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to the use of the results, as a possible impact) ?

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8. Artificial Intelligence Page
Does this activity involve the development, deployment and/or use of Artificial Intelligence? (if
Yes No

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yes, detail in the self-assessment whether that could raise ethical concerns related to human
rights and values and detail how this will be addressed).

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9. Other Ethics Issues Page

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Are there any other ethics issues that should be taken into consideration? Yes No

I confirm that I have taken into account all ethics issues above and that, if any ethics issues apply, I will complete the
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ethics self-assessment as described in the guidelines How to Complete your Ethics Self-Assessment
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Ethics Self-Assessment ?

Ethical dimension of the objectives, methodology and likely impact

Explain in detail the identified issues in relation to:
- objectives of the activities (e.g. study of vulnerable populations, etc.)
- methodology (e.g. clinical trials, involvement of children, protection of personal data, etc.)
- the potential impact of the activities (e.g. environmental damage, stigmatisation of particular social
groups, political or financial adverse consequences, misuse, etc.)

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Compliance with ethical principles and relevant legislations

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Describe how the issue(s) identified in the ethics issues table above will be addressed in order to adhere to the ethical principles and
what will be done to ensure that the activities are compliant with the EU/national legal and ethical requirements of the country or
countries where the tasks are to be carried out. It is reminded that for activities performed in a non-EU countries, they should also be
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Security issues table ?

1. EU Classified Information (EUCI)2 Page

Does this activity involve information and/or materials requiring protection against
Yes No
unauthorised disclosure (EUCI)?
Does this activity involve non-EU countries? Yes No

2. Misuse Page

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Does this activity have the potential for misuse of results? Yes No

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3. Other Security Issues Page

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Does this activity involve information and/or materials subject to national security restrictions?
Yes No
If yes, please specify: (Maximum number of characters allowed: 1000)

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Are there any other security issues that should be taken into consideration?
Yes No
If yes, please specify: (Maximum number of characters allowed: 1000)

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2According to the Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information, “European Union
classified information (EUCI) means any information or material designated by an EU security classification, the unauthorised disclosure of which could cause varying
degrees of prejudice to the interests of the European Union or of one or more of the Member States”.
3Classified background information is information that is already classified by a country and/or international organisation and/or the EU and is going to be used by the
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project. In this case, the project must have in advance the authorisation from the originator of the classified information, which is the entity (EU institution, EU Member
State, third state or international organisation) under whose authority the classified information has been generated.
4EU classified foreground information is information (documents/deliverables/materials) planned to be generated by the project and that needs to be protected from
unauthorised disclosure. The originator of the EUCI generated by the project is the European Commission.
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5 - Other questions
Information on the Researcher (future fellow)

1. Were you in the last 3 years in compulsory national service? Yes No

2. Did you spend time, in the last 3 years, on procedures for obtaining refugee status (according to the
1951 Geneva Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol) in a Member State or Associated Country to Yes No
Horizon Europe?

3. Are you a national of a Member State or Associated Country? Yes No

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4. Is there a secondment envisaged in Part B of this proposal? Yes No

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- outgoing phase of a Global Fellowship
- optional six-months placement in the non-academic sector
- short visits or field work
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Yes No
5. Is the proposal eligible for funding under the Euratom Research and Training Programme (ERTP)? Please
see the Guide for Applicants for this call and https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/
funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/euratom-research-and-
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training-programme_en for more information.

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Answer "Yes" only if all three conditions below are fulfilled:

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- The proposal's research area is covered by the ERTP

- The host organisation (and, if applicable, the Associated Partner for the additional Placement period) is/
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- The researcher is a national or a long-term resident of a Member State or Associated Country to the ERTP

6. For communication purposes only, the European Commission REA asks for permission to publish the Yes No
name of the researcher (future fellow) should the proposal be retained for funding.
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Does the researcher (future fellow) give this permission?

7. Some national and regional public research funding authorities run schemes to fund MSCA applicants
that score highly in the MSCA evaluation but which cannot be funded by the MSCA due to their limited
budget. In case this proposal could not be selected for funding by the MSCA, do the researcher and
supervisor consent to the European Commission disclosing to such authorities the results of its evaluation Yes No
(score and ranking range) together with their names and contact details, non-confidential proposal title
and abstract, proposal acronym, and host organisation?

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Show Error The red 'Show Error' button indicates an error due to a missing or incorrect value related to the call eligibility criteria. The submission of the
proposal will be blocked unless that specific field is corrected!

Show Warning The yellow 'Show Warning' button indicates a warning due to a missing or incorrect value related to the call eligibility criteria. The submission
of the proposal will not be blocked (proposal will be submitted with the missing or incorrect value).

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Project proposal – Technical description (Part B)
Call: insert call identifier] — [insert call name]

EU Grants: Application form (HE MSCA PF): V1.1 – 05.05.2022

Instructions for Drafting Part B of the Proposal

Part B of the proposal contains the details of the proposed MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship as
well as the required supporting information. It will be used by the independent experts to
undertake their assessment of the proposal. We therefore advise applicants to address each of
the award criteria as outlined in the relevant sections, using both descriptive text and the
tables provided. Please note that the explanatory notes included in the part B proposal
template serve to explain the award criteria without being exhaustive. To draft a proposal,
applicants should also consult the current version of the MSCA Work Programme.

Applicants must structure their MSCA-2022-PF proposal according to the headings

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indicated in the Part B proposal template.

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Please note that this call will be a single-stage proposal submission and evaluation procedure.
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submit, please remove all instruction pages that are watermarked. Applicants must ensure that
their proposals conform to this layout and to the instructions given.

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Please be aware that proposals will be evaluated as they were submitted, rather than on their
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potential if certain changes were to be made. This means that only proposals that successfully
address all the required aspects will have a chance of being funded.

Applicants must submit Part B of their proposal as two separate files: part B-1 with a
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page limit applied, and part B-2 without a page limit.

Part B-1
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Page limit: Sections 1, 2 and 3 together should not be longer than 10 pages. All tables,
figures, references and any other element pertaining to these sections must be included as an
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integral part of these sections and are thus counted towards this page limit. The page limit for
this part of the proposal will be applied automatically; therefore, you must remove these
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instruction pages before submitting. Do not add a cover page or a table of contents.
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If you attempt to upload a proposal longer than the specified page limit before the deadline,
you will receive an automatic warning and will be advised to shorten and re-upload the
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proposal. After the deadline, excess pages (in over-long proposals) will be automatically
made invisible, and therefore will not be taken into consideration by the experts. Note that
experts will be instructed to ignore hyperlinks to information that is specifically designed to
expand the proposal, thus circumventing the page limit.
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The following formatting conditions apply:

• The page size is A4, and all margins (top, bottom, left, right) should be at least 15 mm
(not including any footers or headers).
• The reference font for the body text of proposals is Times New Roman (Windows
platforms), Times/Times New Roman (Apple platforms) or Nimbus Roman No. 9 L
(Linux distributions).
• The use of a different font for the body text is not advised and is subject to the
cumulative conditions that the font is legible and that its use does not significantly
shorten the representation of the proposal in number of pages compared to using the
reference font (for example with a view to bypassing the page limit).

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EU Grants: Application form (HE MSCA PF): V1.1 – 05.05.2022

• The minimum font size allowed is 11 points. Standard character spacing and a
minimum of single line spacing is to be used.
• Text elements other than the body text, such as tables, headers, foot/end notes,
captions, formulas, etc. may deviate, but must be legible and not be less than 8 points.
• Tables are only to be used for illustrating the core text of the proposal; they cannot be
used to contain the core text itself.

Part B-2
Part B-2, for which you will find a template at the end of this document does not have a page
limit. It must comprise the CV of the researcher, the capacity of the participating
organisation(s) and the commitment letter(s) of the associated partner(s) if applicable (only
for Global Fellowships outgoing hosts and all proposals with a non-academic placement

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Definitions

DEFINITIONS
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Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to systems that display intelligent
behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with
some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals.
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AI-based systems can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual

world (e.g. voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines,
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Artificial speech and face recognition systems) or AI can be embedded in

Intelligence 1 hardware devices (e.g. advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or
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Internet of Things applications)

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If you plan to make use of Artificial Intelligence in your project,

the evaluators will evaluate the technical robustness of the
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proposed system under the appropriate criterion

A critical risk is a plausible event or issue that could have a high

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adverse impact on the ability of the project to achieve its objectives.

Level of likelihood to occur (Low/medium/high): The likelihood is
Critical risk the estimated probability that the risk will materialise even after
taking account of the mitigating measures put in place.
Level of severity (Low/medium/high): The relative seriousness of the
risk and the significance of its effect.

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Definition from the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence,
https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/system/files/ged/ai_hleg_definition_of_ai_18_december_1.pdf

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A report that is sent to the Commission or Agency providing

information to ensure effective monitoring of the project. There are
Deliverable
different types of deliverables (e.g. a report on specific activities or
results, data management plans, ethics or security requirements).

Wider long term effects on society (including the environment), the

economy and science, enabled by the outcomes of R&I investments
(long term). Impacts generally occur some time after the end of the
project. For this call Impacts refers to subsection 2.3
Impacts
Example: The deployment of the advanced forecasting system enables
each airport to increase maximum passenger capacity by 15% and

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passenger average throughput by 10%, leading to a 28% reduction in
infrastructure expansion costs.

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Control points in the project that help to chart progress. Milestones

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may correspond to the achievement of a key result, allowing the next
phase of the work to begin. They may also be needed at intermediary

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points so that, if problems have arisen, corrective measures can be
Milestone
taken. A milestone may be a critical decision point in the project
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where, for example, the consortium must decide which of several
technologies to adopt for further development. The achievement of a
milestone should be verifiable.
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The goals of the work performed within the project, in terms of its
research and innovation content. This will be translated into the
Objectives
project’s results. These may range from tackling specific research
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questions, demonstrating the feasibility of an innovation, sharing

knowledge among stakeholders on specific issues. The nature of the
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objectives will depend on the type of action, and the scope of the
topic.
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The expected effects, over the medium term, of projects supported

under a given topic. The results of a project should contribute to these
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outcomes, fostered in particular by the dissemination and exploitation

measures. This may include the uptake, diffusion, deployment, and/or
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Outcomes use of the project’s results by direct target groups. Outcomes

generally occur during or shortly after the end of the project.
Example: 9 European airports adopt the advanced forecasting system
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demonstrated during the project.

Results generated by the action to which access can be given in the

form of scientific publications, data or other engineered outcomes and
Research output processes such as software, algorithms, protocols and electronic
notebooks.

What is generated during the project implementation. This may

include, for example, know-how, innovative solutions, algorithms,
Results proof of feasibility, new business models, policy recommendations,
guidelines, prototypes, demonstrators, databases and datasets, trained
researchers, new infrastructures, networks, etc. Most project results

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(inventions, scientific works, etc.) are ‘Intellectual Property’, which

may, if appropriate, be protected by formal ‘Intellectual Property
Rights’.
Example: Successful large-scale demonstrator: trial with 3 airports of
an advanced forecasting system for proactive airport passenger flow
management.

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Part B-1

1. Excellence

1.1 Quality and pertinence of the project’s research and innovation objectives (and the
extent to which they are ambitious, and go beyond the state of the art)

At a minimum, address the following aspects:

• Describe the quality and pertinence of the R&I objectives; are the objectives
measurable and verifiable? Are they realistically achievable?

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• Describe how your project goes beyond the state-of-the-art, and the extent to which

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the proposed work is ambitious.

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1.2 Soundness of the proposed methodology (including interdisciplinary approaches,

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consideration of the gender dimension and other diversity aspects if relevant for the
research project, and the quality of open science practices)

At a minimum, address the following aspects:

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• Overall methodology: Describe and explain the overall methodology, including the
concepts, models and assumptions that underpin your work. Explain how this will
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enable you to deliver your project’s objectives. Refer to any important challenges you
may have identified in the chosen methodology and how you intend to overcome
them.
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• Integration of methods and disciplines to pursue the objectives: Explain how expertise
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and methods from different disciplines will be brought together and integrated in
pursuit of your objectives. If you consider that an inter-disciplinary 2 approach is
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unnecessary in the context of the proposed work, please provide a justification.

• Gender dimension and other diversity aspects: Describe how the gender dimension
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and other diversity aspects are taken into account in the project’s research and
innovation content. If you do not consider such a gender dimension to be relevant in
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your project, please provide a justification.

Remember that that this question relates to the content of the planned
research and innovation activities, and not to gender balance in the teams
in charge of carrying out the project.
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Sex, gender and diversity analysis refers to biological characteristics and

social/cultural factors respectively. For guidance on methods of sex /
gender analysis and the issues to be taken into account, please refer to this
page.

• Open science practices: Describe how appropriate open science practices are
implemented as an integral part of the proposed methodology. Show how the choice
of practices and their implementation is adapted to the nature of your work in a way

2 Interdisciplinarity means the integration of information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts or
theories from two or more scientific disciplines.
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that will increase the chances of the project delivering on its objectives [e.g. up to 1/2
page, including research data management]. If you believe that none of these
practices are appropriate for your project, please provide a justification here.

Open science is an approach based on open cooperative work and systematic sharing
of knowledge and tools as early and widely as possible in the process. Open science
practices include early and open sharing of research (for example through pre-
registration, registered reports, pre-prints, or crowd-sourcing); research output
management; measures to ensure reproducibility of research outputs; providing open
access to research outputs (such as publications, data, software, models, algorithms,
and workflows); participation in open peer-review; and involving all relevant
knowledge actors including citizens, civil society and end users in the co-creation of

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R&I agendas and contents (such as citizen science).

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• Research data management and management of other research outputs: Applicants
generating/collecting data and/or other research outputs (except for publications)
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during the project must explain how the data will be managed in line with the FAIR
principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
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For guidance on open science practices and research data management, please refer
to the relevant section of the HE Programme Guide on the Funding & Tenders Portal.
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1.3 Quality of the supervision, training and of the two-way transfer of knowledge
between the researcher and the host
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• Describe the qualifications and experience of the supervisor(s). Provide information

regarding the supervisors' level of experience on the research topic proposed and their
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track record of work, including main international collaborations, as well as the level
of experience in supervising/training, especially at advanced level (i.e. PhD and
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postdoctoral researchers).
• Planned training activities for the researcher (scientific aspects,
management/organisation, horizontal and key transferrable skills...).
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• For European Fellowships: two-way transfer of knowledge between the researcher

and host organisation.
• For Global Fellowships: three-way transfer of knowledge between the researcher,
host organisation, and associated partner for outgoing phase.
• Rationale and added-value of the non-academic placement (if applicable).

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Supervision
Employers and/or funders should ensure that a person is clearly identified to whom
researchers can refer for the performance of their professional duties, and should inform the
researchers accordingly.
Such arrangements should clearly define that the proposed supervisors are sufficiently expert
in supervising research, have the time, knowledge, experience, expertise and commitment to
be able to offer the postdoctoral researcher appropriate support and provide for the necessary
progress and review procedures, as well as the necessary feedback mechanisms.

Supervision is one of the crucial elements of successful research. Guiding,

supporting, directing, advising and mentoring are key factors for a researcher to

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pursue his/her career path. In this context, all MSCA-funded projects are encouraged

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competences and skills

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2. Impact

2.1 Credibility of the measures to enhance the career perspectives and employability of
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the researcher and contribution to his/her skills development

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At a minimum, address the following aspects:

• Expected skill development of the researcher.
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career perspectives inside and/or outside academia.
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2.2 Suitability and quality of the measures to maximise expected outcomes and impacts,
as set out in the dissemination and exploitation plan, including communication activities

At a minimum, address the following aspects:

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• Plan for the dissemination and exploitation activities, including communication

activities: 4 Describe the planned measures to maximize the impact of your project by
providing a first version of your ‘plan for the dissemination and exploitation including
communication activities’. Describe the dissemination, exploitation measures that are
planned, and the target group(s) addressed (e.g. scientific community, end users,
financial actors, public at large). Regarding communication measures and public
engagement strategy, the aim is to inform and reach out to society and show the

3 While the MSCA Guidelines on Supervision are non-binding, funded-projects are strongly encouraged to take them into

account.
4 In case your proposal is selected for funding, a more detailed Dissemination and Exploitation plan will need to be provided

as a mandatory project deliverable during project implementation

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activities performed, and the use and the benefits the project will have for citizens.
Activities must be strategically planned, with clear objectives, start at the outset and
continue through the lifetime of the project. The description of the communication
activities needs to state the main messages as well as the tools and channels that will
be used to reach out to each of the chosen target groups.
• Strategy for the management of intellectual property, foreseen protection measures: if
relevant, discuss the strategy for the management of intellectual property, foreseen
protection measures, such as patents, design rights, copyright, trade secrets, etc., and
how these would be used to support exploitation.

All measures should be proportionate to the scale of the project, and should contain
concrete actions to be implemented both during and after the end of the project.

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difference in terms of impact, beyond the immediate scope and duration of the

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Be specific, referring to the effects of your project, and not R&I in general in this
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- Expected scientific impact(s): e.g. contributing to specific scientific advances,
across and within disciplines, creating new knowledge, reinforcing scientific
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equipment and instruments, computing systems (i.e. research infrastructures);
- Expected economic/technological impact(s): e.g. bringing new products, services,
business processes to the market, increasing efficiency, decreasing costs,
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increasing profits, contributing to standards’ setting, etc.

- Expected societal impact(s): e.g. decreasing CO2 emissions, decreasing
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avoidable mortality, improving policies and decision-making, raising consumer

awareness.
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and direct contribution. Avoid describing very tenuous links to wider impacts.
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the expected outcomes and impacts, should the project be successful. Provide
quantified estimates where possible and meaningful. ‘Magnitude’ refers to how
widespread the outcomes and impacts are likely to be. For example, in terms of the
size of the target group, or the proportion of that group, that should benefit over time;
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‘Importance’ refers to the value of those benefits. For example, number of additional
healthy life years; efficiency savings in energy supply.

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3. Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation

3.1 Quality and effectiveness of the work plan, assessment of risks and appropriateness
of the effort assigned to work packages

At a minimum, address the following aspects:

• Brief presentation of the overall structure of the work plan, including deliverables and
milestones.
• Timing of the different work packages and their components;
• Mechanisms in place to assess and mitigate risks (of research and/or administrative
nature).

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major deliverables, milestones, secondments, placements. This Gantt chart counts towards the
10-page limit.

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start of the action (Month 1).

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• Hosting arrangements, including integration in the team/institution and support
services available to the researcher.
• Quality and capacity of the participating organisations, including infrastructure,
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logistics and facilities should be outlined in Part B-2 Section 5 (“Capacity of the
Participating Organisations”).
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Associated partners linked to a beneficiary 5

If applicable, outline here the involvement of any 'associated partners linked to a beneficiary'
(in particular, the name of the entity, the type of link with the beneficiary and the tasks to be
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carried out).
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5 See the definitions section of the MSCA Work Programme for further information.

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Part B2 (no overall page limit applied)

4. CV of the researcher (indicative length: 5 pages)

Any information provided in Parts A and B of the proposal should be fully consistent.
Always mention full dates (using format: dd/mm/yyyy). The CV should include the standard
academic and research record. Any research career gaps and/or unconventional paths should
be clearly explained.

At a minimum, the CV should contain:

a) The name of the researcher;
b) Professional experience (most recent first, with exact dates in format dd/mm/yyyy);
c) Education, including PhD award date (most recent first, with exact dates in format:

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• Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, peer-reviewed conference
proceedings, and/or monographs (they are expected to be open access either

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published or through repositories) and other outputs such as data, software, algorithms
significant for your research path (they are expected to be open access in appropriate
repositories to the extent possible; they should be accompanied by a very short
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qualitative assessment of their scientific significance and not by the Journal Impact
Factor);
• Invited presentations to internationally established conferences and/or international
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advanced schools;
• Organisation of international conferences, including membership in the steering
and/or programme committee;
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• Research expeditions led by the researcher;

• Granted patent(s);
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• Examples of participation in industrial innovation;

• Prizes and Awards;
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• Other items of interest.

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Applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis before the call deadline but
who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree must clearly indicate the date of
the successful PhD defence (“viva”). Researchers having their last thesis defence after the
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call deadline will be automatically declared ineligible for this call.

5. Capacity of the Participating Organisation(s)

Please provide an overview list of all participating organisations (the beneficiary and, where
applicable, all associated partners) using template table 5.1 below, and more detailed
information for each of the participating organisations (using a separate table for each
organisation) using template table 5.2 below.

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Any inter-relationship between the participating organisation(s) or individuals and other

entities/persons appearing (e.g. family ties, shared premises or facilities, joint ownership,
financial interest, overlapping staff or directors, etc.) must be declared in the proposal.

Applicants should provide additional information regarding the administrative/legal relations

between the department carrying out the work as described in the table below, and the
entity/entities mentioned in Part A of the proposal (i.e. linked to the given Participant
Identification Code – PIC).

Should the proposal be shortlisted for funding, all participating organisations will have to be
registered with the European Commission’s Participant Register Services. Therefore where
this information is already known, please provide in Table 5.1 the (draft or validated) nine

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digit Participant Identification Code (PIC) for the beneficiary and, where applicable, each
associated partner.

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5.1 Template table: Overview of Participating Organisations

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Organisation PIC Legal Entity Academic Country Name of
role Short Name organisation Supervisor

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(optional)
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5.2 Template table: Capacity of the Participating Organisations

Please complete a separate table for each participating organisation. For the beneficiary, this
table should be maximum 1 page in length; for each associated partner, the table should be
maximum ½ page in length.

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Choose one of:

 Beneficiary (compulsory)
 Associated partner linked to a beneficiary (if applicable)
 Associated partner for outgoing phase (compulsory for GF only)
 Associated partner for secondment (optional)
 Associated partner for non-academic placement (optional)

[Full name + Legal Entity Short Name + Country]

General description
Role and profile of supervisor

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partner linked to a beneficiary and describe the
nature of the link in the corresponding table.
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Previous and current involvement in EU- Indicate up to 5 relevant EU, national or
funded research and training international research and training actions/projects
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programmes/actions/projects in which the institution/department has previously

participated and/or is currently participating.
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6. Additional ethics information

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Additional information that could not be included in Part A of the proposal (if needed).
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7. Additional information on security screening

Additional information on security aspects that could not be included in Part A of the
proposal (if needed).

8. Letter(s) of commitment from associated partners (only for hosts of

outgoing phase of Global Fellowships or non-academic placement)

Use this section to add scanned copies of the letter(s) of commitment, if applicable.

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Minimum requirements:
• With heading or stamp from the institution;
• Up-to-date document, i.e. not dated prior to the call publication;
• Demonstrating the will to actively participate in the (identified) proposal;
• Explanation of the precise role.

Any additional information the organisation deems useful can be added in the letter.

Note that the expert evaluators will be instructed to disregard the contribution of any
associated partners for which no such evidence of commitment is submitted.

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enough assurance of their commitment in the project (e.g. no signature, wrong proposal
references, outdated letter…), the experts may penalise the proposal on these aspects under
the implementation evaluation criterion.

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a letter of commitment will render the proposal inadmissible and the proposal will not be
evaluated.
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I undersigned [title, first name and surname], in my quality of [role in the organisation]
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in [name of the organisation] commit to set up all necessary provisions to participate as

associated partner in the proposal [proposal number and/or acronym] submitted to the
call HE-MSCA-PF-2022, should the proposal be funded.
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On behalf of [name of the organisation], I also confirm that we will participate and
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contribute to the research, innovation and training activities as planned in this project. In
particular, [name of the organisation] will be involved in [free field for any additional
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information that the participating organisation wishes to indicate in order to describe its
role and contribution to the project].
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I hereby declare that I am entitled to commit into this process the entity I represent.
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Name, Date, Signature

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