FAQ Categories 4-Cost Eligibility

29. Regarding “short-term expert visits and on-site or virtual training” – The visits and lectures can be held only by the professors from the institutions within the consortium? Or may one invite also professors from other prestigious institutions that are not in the consortium?

2015-07-30T13:16:35+01:00By WIDERA Team|4-Cost Eligibility|

Invitation of professors from other institutions is considered as subcontracting and is therefore only allowed if it is on a small scale and if the expertise cannot be provided by the internationally-leading (advanced) partners.

30. Cost of experiments performed at third party laboratories. Is it possible to get financing for experiments that should be performed in specialized laboratories?

2015-07-30T13:15:50+01:00By WIDERA Team|4-Cost Eligibility|

Costs for research activities are not eligible.

31. If a researcher from the coordinating institution in the Widening Country stays for a month or two at the internationally-leading (advanced) partner institution, is it possible to cover the cost for the researchers from both institutions?

2015-07-30T13:15:23+01:00By WIDERA Team|4-Cost Eligibility|

Costs for the exchange are eligible as long as they are not for research activities both for the coordinator as well as for the internationally-leading (advanced) partner. This means clearly that travel and subsistence costs for these researchers (posted for a period to a partner institution will be eligible for reimbursement). However, it must be [...]

32. In case several beneficiaries organise jointly seminars and summer schools, is it possible to get financing for all beneficiaries that would be involved in the organization of the event?

2015-07-30T13:14:24+01:00By WIDERA Team|4-Cost Eligibility|

Yes, this is possible. However, it must be ensured that there is no double funding. This means that the same costs cannot be financed twice by the EU budget. However it must be ensured that there is no double funding. This means that the same costs cannot be financed twice by the EU budget. Each [...]

33. The Work Programme specifies that “twinning activities will not provide support to infrastructure and equipment.” In this context, can one still purchase supplies / software / database subscriptions / PCs / laptops? Does this mean that use of existing infrastructure or equipment cannot be supported even where normal accounting practices are to charge these to an individual project?

2015-07-30T13:10:52+01:00By WIDERA Team|4-Cost Eligibility|

Costs for consumables as well as software related to the training and subscription fees to online services, may be eligible, however this does not apply to equipment (PCs, or laptops) or infrastructure. No consumables will be reimbursed for research activities.