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Standard Application Form 
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - 
Co-funding of regional, national and 
international programmes (HE MSCA COFUND)

Project proposal – Technical description (Part B1) 

Version 2.3
29 September 2023

HISTORY OF CHANGES	
Version	Publication date	Changes	
1.0	12.10.2021	•	Initial version	
2.0	11.07.2022	•	Consolidation, formatting and layout changes. Tags added	
2.1	08.09.2022	•	Added instructions on Artificial intelligence	
2.2	07.10.2022	•	Few wording changes in section 3	
2.3	29.09.2023	•	Updated for 2023 call	

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Instructions for Drafting Part B of the Proposal 

Part B of the proposal contains the details of the proposed research and training programmes along with the practical arrangements planned to implement them. They will be used by the independent experts to undertake their assessment. We would 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 proposal according to the headings indicated in the Part B proposal template. 
Please note that this call will be a single-stage proposal submission and evaluation procedure. An RTF (rich text format) version of the submission template can be downloaded from the Electronic Submission Service. Applicants must ensure that their proposals conform to this layout and to the instructions given. 

Note: For the 2023 call, applicants must submit Part B of their proposal as two separate documents: 

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Document 1 (part B1): must comprise the Start Page, Table of Contents, the General Description of the Programme/Information on the Beneficiary, and then Part B sections 1-3. The maximum total length for this document is 34 pages. The Start Page must consist of 1 whole page. The General Description of the Programme/Information on the Beneficiary must consist of a maximum of 2 pages. The Table of Contents must consist of 1 whole page. If two whole pages are not used for this section, the remaining space must be left blank: section 1 must start on page 5 of the document. Of the maximum 30 pages applied to sections 1, 2 and 3, applicants are free to decide on the allocation of pages between the sections. However, the overall page limit will be strictly applied and applicants must keep the proposal within the limits. The Expert evaluators will disregard any excess pages above the 34 page limit, since all pages in excess will automatically be blanked out once the application is submitted.

Document 2 (part B2): must consist of Part B sections 4-6. No overall page limit will be applied to this document, but applicants should respect the instructions given per section (e.g. in section 5, a maximum of  half a page per associated/implementing partner).

Note that applicants will not be able to submit their proposals in the submission system unless both documents 1 and 2 are provided. 

Size limit of the documents: Please note that the maximum size for each document is 10 MB. The upload of any documents above this size limit will fail in the submission system. Applicants are reminded to test the system in advance, and avoid submitting their proposal at the last minute.

The minimum font size allowed for the main text is 11 points. Standard character spacing and a minimum of single line spacing has to be used. 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 bypass the page limit). As an indication, such a layout should lead to a maximum of between 5,000 and 6,000 possible characters per page (including spaces).
For the tables, the font size chosen must be clearly legible by the expert evaluators. The minimum font size is therefore 9 points. Tables should not be used to circumvent the minimum font size indicated for the main text. Literature references should be listed in footnotes, font size 8. All footnotes will count towards the page limit.
Please note that the experts will be instructed to ignore hyperlinks to information that is specifically designed to expand the proposal, thus circumventing the page limit.
Please make sure that both documents comprising Part B of the proposal carry as a header to each page the proposal acronym and the implementation mode applied to (i.e. Doctoral or Postdoctoral). All pages should also be numbered in a single series on the footer of the page to prevent errors during handling. It is recommended to apply the following numbering format: "Part B - Page X of Y".
For both documents comprising Part B of the proposal, applicants must use exclusively PDF (“Portable Document Format”, compatible with Adobe version 3 or higher, with embedded fonts). Other file formats will not be accepted by the Electronic Submission Services of the Commission.
Applicants are instructed to name their part B1 and B2 as follows:
Proposal Number-Acronym-Part B1.pdf / Proposal Number-Acronym-Part B2.pdf

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DEFINITIONS 	
Deliverable	A report that is sent to the Commission or Agency providing information to ensure effective monitoring of the project. There are different types of deliverables (e.g. a report on specific activities or results, data management plans, ethics or security requirements). 	
 Impacts	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. 
Example: The deployment of the advanced forecasting system enables each airport to increase maximum passenger capacity by 15% and passenger average throughput by 10%, leading to a 28% reduction in infrastructure expansion costs.	
Milestone	Control points in the project that help to chart progress. Milestones 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 points so that, if problems have arisen, corrective measures can be taken. A milestone may be a critical decision point in the project where, for example, the consortium must decide which of several technologies to adopt for further development. The achievement of a milestone should be verifiable.	
Objectives	The goals of the work performed within the project, in terms of its research and innovation content. This will be translated into the project’s results. These may range from tackling specific research questions, demonstrating the feasibility of an innovation, sharing knowledge among stakeholders on specific issues. The nature of the objectives will depend on the type of action, and the sco
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pe of the topic.	
Outcomes

	The expected effects, over the medium term, of projects supported under a given topic.  The results of a project should contribute to these outcomes, fostered in particular by the dissemination and exploitation measures. This may include the uptake, diffusion, deployment, and/or 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 demonstrated during the project.	
Pathway to impact 	Logical steps towards the achievement of the expected impacts of the project over time, in particular beyond the duration of a project. A pathway begins with the projects’ results, to their dissemination, exploitation and communication, contributing to the expected outcomes in the work programme, and ultimately to the wider scientific, economic and societal impacts of the work programme destination. 	
Research output	Results generated by the action to which access can be given in the form of scientific publications, data or other engineered outcomes and processes such as software, algorithms, protocols and electronic notebooks.	
Results	What is generated during the project implementation. This may include, for example, know-how, innovative solutions, algorithms, proof of feasibility, new business models, policy recommendations, guidelines, prototypes, demonstrators, databases and datasets, trained researchers, new infrastructures, networks, etc. Most project results (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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MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS

Co-funding of regional, national and 
international programmes (COFUND)
Call: HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND-2023

PART B1

“PROPOSAL ACRONYM”

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This proposal is to be evaluated as:

[Doctoral]   [Postdoctoral]  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (max. 1 page)
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME (max. 2 pages including the information on the beneficiary below, not evaluated)

INFORMATION ON THE BENEFICIARY 

Name of Beneficiary	Beneficiary Short Name
	Academic (tick)	Non-academic (tick)	Country	Dept./
Division /
Laboratory	

Beneficiary Legal Name:	Country:	
General Description	Short description of the activities relevant to the action	
Role and Commitment of key persons (including supervisors)	Including names, title and the intended extent of involvement in the action (in percentage of full-time employment) of the key scientific staff who will be involved in the research, training and supervision	
Key Research Facilities, Infrastructure and Equipment	Outline the key facilities and infrastructure available and demonstrate that each team has sufficient capacity to host and/or offer a suitable environment for supervising the research and training of the recruited researchers	
Status of Research Premises	Please explain the status of the beneficiary's research facilities – i.e. are they owned by the beneficiary or rented by it? Are its research premises wholly independent from other implementing and/or associated partners in the consortium (if applicable)?	
Previous Involvement in Research and Training Programmes, including H2020 COFUND	Detail any relevant EU, national or international research and training actions/projects in which the beneficiary has previously participated. Please clearly mention any previous involvement in H2020 COFUND funded project(s), including project(s) acronym and reference number.	
Current Involvement in Research and Training Programmes, including H2020 COFUND	Detail any relevant EU, nat
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ional or international research and training actions/projects in which the beneficiary is currently participating. Please clearly mention any current involvement in ongoing COFUND funded project(s), including project(s) acronym and reference number.	

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1.	Excellence #@REL-EVA-RE@# (starting on p.5)

1.1	Quality and novelty of the selection / recruitment process for the researchers (transparency, composition and organisation of selection committees, evaluation criteria, equal opportunities, the gender dimension and other diversity aspects) and quality and attractiveness of the appointment conditions, including competitiveness of the salary for the standards of the hosting countries

 The following sections of the European Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers refer specifically to recruitment and selection:
Recruitment
Employers and/or funders should establish recruitment procedures which are open, efficient, transparent, supportive and internationally comparable, as well as tailored to the type of positions advertised.
Advertisements should give a broad description of knowledge and competencies required, and should not be so specialised as to discourage suitable applicants. Employers should include a description of the working conditions and entitlements, including career development prospects. Moreover, the time allowed between the advertisement of the vacancy or the call 
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for applications and the deadline for reply should be realistic.
Selection
Selection committees should bring together diverse expertise and competences and should have an adequate gender balance and, where appropriate and feasible, include members from different sectors (academic and non-academic), and disciplines, including from other countries and with relevant experience to assess the candidate. Whenever possible, a wide range of selection practices should be used, such as external expert assessment and face-to-face interviews. Members of selection panels should be adequately trained.
Required sub-headings:
•	Demonstrate the transparency of the selection process of the researchers 
•	Dissemination of the calls in appropriate ways;
•	Information provided to the candidates (e.g. conditions of the fellowship, host institution, evaluation process, results, review/appeal, etc.);
•	Eligibility criteria and application requirements;
•	Gender dimension and other diversity aspects: Describe how the gender dimension and other diversity aspects are taken into account in the project’s selection and recruitment process. If you do not consider such a gender dimension to be relevant in the case of your project, please provide a justification.  

	Remember that that this question relates to the content of the planned research training programme, and not to gender balance in the teams in charge of carrying out the project.

	If you plan to use, develop and/or deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based systems and/or techniques you must demonstrate their technical robustness. AI-based systems or techniques should be, or be developed to become: 
•	technically robust, accurate and reproducible, and able to deal with and inform about possible failures, inaccuracies and errors, proportionate to the assessed risk they pose 
•	socially robust, in that they duly consider the context and environment in which they operate 
•	reliable and function as intended, minimizing unintentional and unexpected harm, preventing unacceptable harm and safeguarding the physical and mental integrity of humans 
	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 https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/gendered-innovations-2-2020-nov-24_en  

•	Any other relevant point.

•	Describe the organisation of the selection process
•	Composition of committees involved in the different stages of the process (i.e. eligibility check, evaluation, selection, appeal);
•	Selection of experts;
•	Fellows/Researchers’ selection workflow and powers entrusted to the different actors;
•	Any other relevant point.

•	List the Evaluation Criteria
•	Criteria/sub-criteria for the selection of researchers;
•	Any other relevant point (scoring, thresholds, etc.).

•	Ensure equal opportunities
•	Equal opportunities should be understood in its widest sense. While it is not possible for an applicant to describe fully its potential actions, its equal opportunity policies and those of its partner organisations should be summarised. The independent experts will be asked to scrutinise how these provide equality of opportunity to the researchers, equality of treatment during the selection process and equality of support, during their fellowships, to the successful researchers.

•	Appointment conditions of researchers
•	Amounts that will be provided for the benefit of the researcher (e.g. living, mobility, travel and family allowances) and for the organisation that is hosting the researcher (contribution to research, training and networking costs, indirect costs) (Table 1.1a)
•	Working conditions, institutional administrative support, and available services/facilities;
•	Employment conditions, including statutory working practices, social security coverage and social benefits;
•	Compare the proposed working conditions  through the programme with the regional and/or national and/or sectoral ones;
•	Any other relevant point.

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Table 1.1 a:	Amounts provided to researchers and hosting organisations 
The following table (or similar) should be used to detail the financial aspects of the programme. Please note that the amounts for the living allowance and for the mobility allowance must be specified individually:
Cost categories	EU contribution
(EUR/person-month)	Total cost = EU contribution + own resources
(EUR/person-month) 	
COFUND allowance	2 800 (for Doctoral)*
3 980 (for Postdoctoral)*	***	
Mobility allowance**	N/A	***	
Family allowance**	N/A		
Travel allowance**	N/A		
Research costs**	N/A		
Other (training, etc.) **	N/A		
Management costs **	N/A		
Indirect costs**	N/A		
Number of fellows 		
Number of fellow months		
Total amount			
*Choose the applicable rate, and delete the other. 
** If applicable, delete otherwise. Other lines can be included for categories not shown in the template above.
*** The monthly gross remuneration, i.e. salaries, social security contributions, taxes and other costs or compulsory deductions under national legislation linked to in the remuneration, and the mobility costs for the benefit of the researchers must be: not lower than EUR 2800 for Doctoral fellows and not lower than EUR 3980 for Postdoctoral fellows.
1.2	Quality and novelty of the research options offered by the programme in terms of science, interdisciplinarity, inter-sectorality and level of transnational mobility. Quality of open science practices. 
Required sub-headings:
•	Describe the research options offer by the programme
•	Excellence of the research programme;
•	Quality of the research options in terms of interdisciplinary research options, inter-sectorality (mobility between the academic and non-academic sector) and international networking;
•	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 are adapted to the nature of the research training programme, in a way that will increase the chances of the project delivering on its objectives. 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 preregistration, 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 R&I agendas and contents (such as citizen science).

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 Please note that this question does not refer to outreach actions that may be planned as part of communication, dissemination and exploitation activities. These aspects should instead be described below under ‘Impact’. 
•	Research data management and management of other research outputs
Applicants generating/collecting data and/or other research outputs (except for publications) during the project must provide maximum 1 page on how the data will be managed in line with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), addressing the following (the description should be specific to your project): 
•	Types of data/research outputs/research outputs (e.g. experimental, observational, images, text, numerical) and their estimated size; if applicable, combination with, and provenance of, existing data. 
•	Findability of data/research outputs: Types of persistent and unique identifiers (e.g. digital object identifiers) and trusted repositories that will be used. 
•	Accessibility of data/research outputs: IPR considerations and timeline for open access (if open access not provided, explain why); provisions for access to restricted data for verification purposes. 
•	Interoperability of data/research outputs: Standards, formats and vocabularies for data and metadata. 
•	Reusability of data/research outputs: Licenses for data sharing and re-use (e.g. Creative Commons, Open Data Commons); availability of tools/software/models for data generation and validation/interpretation /re-use. 
•	Curation and storage/preservation costs; person/team responsible for data management and quality assurance. 
	Proposals selected for funding under Horizon Europe will need to develop a detailed data management plan (DMP) for making their data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) as a deliverable at mid-term and revised towards the end of a project’s lifetime. 
	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.

•	Any other relevant point.

1.3	Quality, novelty and pertinence of the research training programme (including transferable skills, inter/multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral and gender as well as other diversity aspects)
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•	Overview and content structure of the doctoral or postdoctoral training programme, including network-wide training events and complementarity with those programmes offered locally at the participating organisations. (please include table 1.3a)

•	Role of non-academic sector in the training programme (if applicable)
•	Training on research skills within the appropriate discipline(s) and/or to gain new skills;
•	Support and/or additional training in non-research oriented transferable skills (i.e. grant writing, project management, IPR, entrepreneurship, training for job interviews)

Table 1.3 a	Main Network-Wide Training Events, Conferences and Contribution of the Beneficiary/ Partners 

Main Training Events & Conferences	ECTS 
(if any)	Lead Institution	Action Month (estimated)	
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2					
3					
4					

1.4	Quality, novelty and pertinence of the supervision, career guidance and career development arrangements 

Required sub-headings:
•	Describe the supervision arrangements
•	Qualifications and supervision experience of supervisors: quality and experience of supervisors should be described (especially for Doctoral Programmes), as well as how progress of the fellows will be monitored and their career development promoted and guided throughout the duration of the fellowship
•	Describe how the potential and future career perspectives of selected researchers will be enhanced;
•	Any other relevant point

 The following section of the European Charter for Researchers refers specifically to supervision:

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 research doctoral candidate 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 pursue his/her career path. In this context, all MSCA-funded projects are encouraged to follow the recommendations outlined in the Guidelines for MSCA supervision.

2.	Impact #@IMP-ACT-IA@#  
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2.1	Strengthening human resources good practices at institutional, regional, national or international level, in particular through aligning the practices of participating organisations with the principles set out by the EU for human resources development in research an innovation

•	Outline how the proposed programme will impact on strengthening research human resources at the institutional, regional, national or international level;
•	Describe how the programme will contribute to the implementation of principles set out by the EU for the human resources development in R&I (such as Charter and Code , or the Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training for Doctoral Programmes) at the participating organisations;
•	Any other relevant point.

2.2	Credibility of the proposed measures to enhance the career perspectives and employability of researchers and contribution to their skills development 

In this section, please explain the impact of the research and training on the fellows' careers. 

2.3		Suitability and quality of the measures to maximise expected outcomes and impacts, as set out in the dissemination and exploitation plan, including communication activities

Required sub-headings: 
•	Plan for the dissemination and exploitation activities, including communication activities: 
Describe the planned measures to maximise the impact of your project by providing a first version of your ‘plan for the dissemination and exploitation including communication activities’. Regarding communication measures and public engagement strategy, the aim is to inform and reach out to society and show the 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.

 In case your proposal is selected for funding, a more detailed plan will need to be provided as a mandatory project deliverable submitted at mid-term stage with an update towards the end of the project.
•	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. 
 If your project is selected, we encourage you to have a  consortium agreement to manage (amongst other things) the ownership and access to key knowledge (IPR, research data etc.). Where relevant, these will allow you, collectively and individually, to pursue market opportunities arising from the project. 
 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, e.g. standardisation activities. Your plan should give due consideration to the possible follow-up of your project, once it is finished. In the justification, explain why each measure chosen is best suited to reach the target group addressed. Where relevant, describe the measures for a plausible path to commercialise the innovations. 
Concrete plans for sections 2.3 must be included in the corresponding implementation tables.

 Note that the following sections of the European Charter for Researchers refer specifically to public engagement and dissemination:

Dissemination, Exploitation of Results #@COM-DIS-VIS-CDV@#
All researchers should ensure, in compliance with their contractual arrangements, that the results of their research are disseminated and exploited, e.g. communicated, transferred into other research settings or, if appropriate, commercialised. Senior researchers, in particular, are expected to take a lead in ensuring that research is fruitful and that results are either exploited commercially or made accessible to the public (or both) whenever the opportunity arises. 

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Public Engagement
Researchers should ensure that their research activities are made known to society at large in such a way that they can be understood by non-specialists, thereby improving the public's understanding of science. Direct engagement with the public will help researchers to better understand public interest in priorities for science and technology and also the public's concerns. 
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	You can also refer to the Communicating EU research and innovation guidance for project participants as well as to the "communication" section of the Online Manual.

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

Describe the management plan of the programme and the resources.

Required sub-headings:
•	Work Packages description (please include table 3.1a);
•	List of major deliverables (please include table 3.1b, including the awarding of doctoral degrees;
•	Include a timeline or Gantt Chart giving an overview of at least the:
•	Expected start and end date of the action (number of months);
•	Opening/Closing date of the call(s);
•	Number of fellowships offered per call;
•	Evaluation timeline;
•	Expected/planned start/end date of the researchers’ appointments.
•	List of major milestones (please include table 3.1c); 
•	List of critical risks for implementation (please include table 3.1d)

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Note – The following work packages and pre-filled deliverables are mandatory, and constitute a minimum requirement (if necessary you may enhance these deliverables by adding additional ones).
Due date: The schedule should indicate the number of months elapsed from the start of the action (Month 1).

Table  3.1 a		Description of Work Packages 

WP Number 	1	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Management 
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Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of  the Beneficiary  / Associated or Implementing partners
(possibly broken down into tasks), indicating lead participant and role of other participating organisations	
Description of Deliverables
(brief description and month of delivery)
…

WP Number 	2	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Dissemination of the Programme and its Calls	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
(possibly broken down into tasks), indicating lead participant and role of other participating organisations	
Description of Deliverables
D 2.1 Report/s on communication and dissemination activities 
D 2.2 Inform for each call the Project Officer by sending the link to the Euraxess website where the Call has been published
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(brief description and month of delivery)	
WP Number 	3	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Evaluation and Selection	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
(possibly broken down into tasks), indicating lead participant and role of other participating organisations	
Description of Deliverables
D 3.1 Report for each call on evaluation and selection 
…

(brief description and month of delivery)	
WP Number 	4	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Training and Career Development	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
(possibly broken down into tasks), indicating lead participant and role of other participating organisations	
D 4.1 Report on training & career development after the end of each reporting period 
…
(brief description and month of delivery)	
WP Number 	5	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Ethics	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
(possibly broken down into tasks), indicating lead participant and role of other participating organisations	
D 5.1 Report for each call on ethics issues 
…

Table 3.1 b		Deliverables List 

 The deliverables should be divided into management, dissemination of the programme and its calls, evaluation and selection, training and career development and ethics deliverables. The number of deliverables in a given Work Package must be reasonable and commensurate with the Work Package content. Note that during implementation, the submission of the deliverables to the REA will be a contractual obligation.

 Note that, if the proposal is successful, several mandatory deliverables will be added during the Grant Agreement preparation such as the  progress report, due at month 13; the career development plan, the data management plan, etc. (full list in the MSCA Work Programme – Definitions section, paragraph 1.6).

Deliverable Number	Deliverable Title	WP No.	Type	
Dissemination Level
	Due Date	

						

						

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Table 3.1 c		 Milestones List

Milestone number	Milestone name	Related work package(s)	Due date (in month)	Means of verification	

					

KEY
Due date
Measured in months from the project start date (month 1)

Means of verification 
Show how you will confirm that the milestone has been attained. Refer to indicators if appropriate. For example: Publication of the Call - The call will be published via all outlined dissemination channels.	

Table 3.1d	Critical risks for implementation #@RSK-MGT-RM@#

•	A critical risk is a plausible event or issue that could have a high adverse impact on the ability of the project to achieve its objectives. 
The likelihood (low/medium/high) is the estimated probability that the risk will materialise even after taking account of the mitigating measures put in place.
The severity (low/medium/high) is the realative seriousness of the risk and tge significance ot its effect.

Description of risk  (indicate level of (i) likelihood, and (ii) severity: Low/Medium/High)	Work package(s) involved	Proposed risk-mitigation measures	

			

			
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3.2	Quality and capacity of the host institution(s) and participating organisations (where appropriate), including hosting arrangements and extent to which they bring together the necessary expertise to successfully implement the research training programme.

Required sub-headings:

•	Appropriateness of the infrastructure and capacity of each participating organisation, as outlined in Section 5 (Participating Organisations), in light of the tasks allocated to them in the research training programme;
•	Support offered to the candidates/researchers during the application/recruitment/implementation by the host/participating organisations;
•	If applicable, Consortium composition and exploitation of participating organisations' complementarities: explain the compatibility and coherence between the tasks attributed to the  beneficiary/implementing partner/associated partner in the research training programme, including in light of their experience; Show how this includes expertise in social sciences and humanities, open science practices, and gender aspects of R&I, as appropriate. 
•	Commitment of the beneficiary and implementing/associated partners to the programme – if applicable (for associated/implementing partners, please see also sections 5 and 6). The role of associated/implementing partners and their active contribution to the research training programme should be described. A letter of commitment shall also be provided for implementing and associated partners in section 6 and must follow the template (included within the PDF file, but outside the page limit).
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MAX 30 pages (Sections 1-3)

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MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS

Co-funding of regional, national and 
international programmes (COFUND)
Call: HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND-2023

PART B1

“PROPOSAL ACRONYM”

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This proposal is to be evaluated as:

[Doctoral]   [Postdoctoral]  
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Proposal Template Part B (without instructions)

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MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS

Co-funding of regional, national and 
international programmes (COFUND)
Call: HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND-2023

PART B1

“PROPOSAL ACRONYM”

This proposal is to be evaluated as:

[Doctoral]   [Postdoctoral]  
[delete as appropriate]

TABLE OF CONTENTS (max. 1 page)
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME (max. 2 pages including the information on the beneficiary below, not evaluated)

INFORMATION ON THE BENEFICIARY 

Name of Beneficiary	Beneficiary Short Name
	Academic (tick)	Non-academic (tick)	Country	Dept./
Division /
Laboratory	

Beneficiary Legal Name:	Country:	
General Description		
Role and Commitment of key persons (including supervisors)		
Key Research Facilities, Infrastructure and Equipment		
Status of Research Premises		
Previous Involvement in Research and Training Programmes, including H2020 COFUND		
Current Involvement in Research and Training Programmes, including H2020 COFUND		

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1.	Excellence #@REL-EVA-RE@# (starting on p.5) 

1.1	Quality and novelty of the selection / recruitment process for the researchers (transparency, composition and organisation of selection committees, evaluation criteria, equal opportunities, the gender dimension and other diversity aspects) and quality and attractiveness of the appointment conditions, including competitiveness of the salary for the standards of the hosting countries

Required sub-headings:
•	Demonstrate the transparency of the selection process of the researchers 
•	Dissemination of the calls in appropriate ways;
•	Information provided to the candidates 
•	Eligibility criteria and application requirements;
•	Gender dimension and other diversity aspects
•	Any other relevant point.

•	Describe the organisation of the selection process
•	Composition of committees involved in the different stages of the process ;
•	Selection of experts;
•	Fellows/Researchers’ selection workflow and powers entrusted to the different actors;
•	Any other relevant point.

•	List the Evaluation Criteria
•	Criteria/sub-criteria for the selection of researchers;
•	Any other relevant point.

•	Ensure equal opportunities

•	Appointment conditions of researchers
•	Amounts that will be provided for the benefit of the researcher and for the organisation that is hosting the researcher (Table 1.1a)
•	Working conditions, institutional administrative support, and available services/facilities;
•	Employment conditions, including statutory working practices, social security coverage and social benefits;
•	Compare the proposed working conditions  through the programme with the regional and/or national and/or sectoral ones;
•	Any other relevant point.

Table 1.1 a:	Amounts provided to researchers and hosting organisations 
Cost categories	EU contribution
(EUR/person-month)	Total cost = EU contribution + own resources
(EUR/person-month) 	
COFUND allowance	2 800 (for Doctoral)
3 980 (for Postdoctoral)		
Mobility allowance			
Family allowance			
Travel allowance			
Research costs			
Other (training, etc.) 			
Management costs 			
Indirect costs			
Number of fellows 		
Number of fellow months		
Total amount			

1.2	Quality and novelty of the research options offered by the programme in terms of science, interdisciplinarity, inter-sectorality and level of transnational mobility. Quality of open science practices. 
Required sub-headings:
•	Describe the research options offer by the programme
•	Excellence of the research programme;
•	Quality of the research options in terms of interdisciplinary research options, inter-sectorality and international networking;
•	Open science practices 

•	Research data management and management of other research outputs
•	How the data will be managed in line with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)
•	Any other relevant point.

1.3	Quality, novelty and pertinence of the research training programme (including transferable skills, inter/multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral and gender as well as other diversity aspects)
Required sub-headings: 
•	Overview and content structure of the doctoral or postdoctoral training programme (please include table 1.3a)

•	Role of non-academic sector in the training programme (if applicable)

Table 1.3 a	Main Network-Wide Training Events, Conferences and Contribution of the Beneficiary/ Partners 

	
Main Training Events & Conferences	ECTS 
(if any)	Lead Institution	Action Month (estimated)	
1					
2					
3					
4					

1.4	Quality, novelty and pertinence of the supervision, career guidance and career development arrangements 

Required sub-headings:
•	Describe the supervision arrangements
•	Qualifications and supervision experience of supervisors
•	Enhancement on potential and future career perspectives of selected researchers; 
•	Any other relevant point

2.	Impact #@IMP-ACT-IA@# 

2.1	Strengthening human resources good practices at institutional, regional, national or international level, in particular through aligning the practices of participating organisations with the principles set out by the EU for human resources development in research an innovation

•	Impact of the proposed programme on strengthening research human resources at the institutional, regional, national or international level;
•	Contribution of the programme  to the implementation of principles set out by the EU for the human resources development in R&I at the participating organisations;
•	Any other relevant point.

2.2	Credibility of the proposed measures to enhance the career perspectives and employability of researchers and contribution to their skills development 

Impact of the research and training on the fellows' careers. 

2.3		Suitability and quality of the measures to maximise expected outcomes and impacts, as set out in the dissemination and exploitation plan, including communication activities #@COM-DIS-VIS-CDV@#

Required sub-headings: 
•	Plan for the dissemination and exploitation activities, including communication activities

•	Strategy for the management of intellectual property, foreseen protection measures. 

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3.	Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation #@QUA-LIT-QL@# #@WRK-PLA-WP@#  #@CON-SOR-CS@# #@PRJ-MGT-PM@#

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

Describe the management plan of the programme and the resources.
Required sub-headings:
•	Work Packages description (please include table 3.1a);
•	List of major deliverables (please include table 3.1b, including the awarding of doctoral degrees);
•	Include a timeline or Gantt Chart 
•	List of major milestones (please include table 3.1c); 
•	List of critical risks for implementation (please include table 3.1d)

#§CON-SOR-CS§# #§PRJ-MGT-PM§#

Table  3.1 a		Description of Work Packages 

WP Number 	1	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Management 	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of  the Beneficiary  / Associated or Implementing partners
	
Description of Deliverables

…

WP Number 	2	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Dissemination of the Programme and its Calls	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
	
Description of Deliverables
D 2.1 Report/s on communication and dissemination activities 
D 2.2 Inform for each call the Project Officer by sending the link to the Euraxess website where the Call has been published
…

WP Number 	3	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Evaluation and Selection	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
	
Description of Deliverables
D 3.1 Report for each call on evaluation and selection 
…

WP Number 	4	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Training and Career Development	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
	
D 4.1 Report on training & career development after the end of each reporting period 
…
	
WP Number 	5	Start Month – End Month	
WP Title 	Ethics	
Objectives 	
Description of Work and Role of the Beneficiary / Associated or Implementing partners
	
D 5.1 Report for each call on ethics issues 
…

Table 3.1 b		Deliverables List 

Deliverable Number	Deliverable Title	WP No.	Type	
Dissemination Level
	Due Date	

						

						

Table 3.1 c		 Milestones List

Milestone number	Milestone name	Related work package(s)	Due date (in month)	Means of verification	

					

KEY
Due date

Means of verification 

Table 3.1d	Critical risks for implementation #@RSK-MGT-RM@#

Description of risk  (indicate level of (i) likelihood, and (ii) severity: Low/Medium/High)	Work package(s) involved	Proposed risk-mitigation measures	

			

			
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3.2	Quality and capacity of the host institution(s) and participating organisations (where appropriate), including hosting arrangements and extent to which they bring together the necessary expertise to successfully implement the research training programme.

Required sub-headings:

•	Appropriateness of the infrastructure and capacity of each participating organisation, as outlined in Section 5 (Participating Organisations), in light of the tasks allocated to them in the research training programme;
•	Support offered to the candidates/researchers during the application/recruitment/implementation by the host/participating organisations;
•	If applicable, consortium composition and exploitation of participating organisations' complementarities 
•	Commitment of the beneficiary and implementing/associated partners to the programme – if applicable 
#§QUA-LIT-QL§# #§WRK-PLA-WP§#
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MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS

Co-funding of regional, national and 
international programmes (COFUND)
Call: HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND-2023

PART B1

“PROPOSAL ACRONYM”

This proposal is to be evaluated as:

[Doctoral]   [Postdoctoral]  
			        [delete as appropriate]