     
How to
Negotiate and Administer Framework 7 Grant Agreements
The aim of this half-day course is to train research
managers and administrators how to negotiate and administer Framework 7 Grant
Agreements. The course is based on presenters experiences in over 50 Framework
projects.
Course Contents
Module
1: From the Proposal to the Final Payment
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The
Phases of a Framework 7 Grant Agreements |
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Websites
for Research Managers and Administrators
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The
Potential Problems in Framework Projects |
Module
2:
The Consortium
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The
Players in Framework Projects |
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Roles
of the Partners in the Consortium
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Potential
Conflicts in a Consortium
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The
Consortium Agreement
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Module
3: How to Work with the
European Commission
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The
Players in Framework Programmes
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Who's
Who in the EU?
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The
European Commission
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The
Project (Scientific) Officer
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Module
4: Negotiating
the Grant Agreement
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Negotiating
Framework 7 Grant Agreements |
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The
Grant Preparation Forms
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Potential
Problems during Negotiation |
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Calculating
the Budget to Work Ratio
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Module 5: Model Grant
Agreement
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The
Framework 7 Model Grant Agreement
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The Core Grant Agreement |
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List of Special Clauses |
Module 6:
Contractual Deadlines in Framework 7 Projects
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Contractual
Deadlines in Framework 7 Grant Agreements |
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Deadlines
for the Periodic Reports and Claims
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The
Payments (Advance, Interim and Final)
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Deadlines
for Deliverables
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Deadlines
for Project Reviews
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Module 8: Claims in
Framework 7
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How
to Submit a Claim
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How
Claims are processed by the European Commission
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Module
9: The Financial Audit
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The
Role of the Financial Audit
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The
Players in the Financial Audit
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The
European Court of Auditors
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How
an Audit Operates
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Common
issues in Financial Audits
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ANNEXES
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ANNEX
1: Key Documents used in Framework 7 (Tables of Content) |
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ANNEX
2: Framework 7 Core Grant Agreement |
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ANNEX 3: Webpages used in
the course |
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