An audit (Certificate on the Financial Statements, CFS) is the confirmation that all of the costs and revenues accounted for correspond with the requirements of the Grant Agreement.

An audit is only carried out over and above direct project costs of € 325,000 per partner and only at the end of the project.

Under Horizon 2020, a European Commission audit may be carried out up to two years after the final payment.

 More information on European Commission audits.

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In addition to responsible handling of entrusted personal data, it is also important to keep an eye on the protection of one's own data.

For example, when using search engines to prevent profiles from being created based on search queries, you can use alternative search engines such as startpage or DuckDuckGo. The first example provides Google search results, but interposes itself so that Google does not know who made the query. The second example is another search engine that also provides good search results.

When opening a web page, technologies that monitor and track page visitors are often used. Here you can block a large part with so-called add-ons like Ghostery or Disconnect. To get an idea of what happens in the background when you visit a website, you can install "Lightbeam" for the Firefox web browser. This and much more information can also be found on the external website "Privacy Officer Info".

Find more information on the website of the European Commission

Data Protection Officer of the OVGU: Rita Freudenberg, Tel. 0391 67 52499

Preparing and submitting the application are two separate steps that are both done electronically in the Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal. The link for submitting your application can be found in the Participant Portal under the relevant Call → Topic → Submission Service.

The portal leads you through the individual steps for preparing your application. Section A of the application is entered directly. Applicants are advised to download the stored template for Section B of the application. The scope of Section B depends on whether the application and evaluation process contains a single stage or two stages.

When Section B is complete it can be uploaded by the coordinator. The application is only submitted when the coordinator presses the "Submit" button. The application may be revised any number of times and resubmitted via the "Submit a proposal" function. The previous current version will be overwritten each time.

The EU has published an Online Manual that provides useful information regarding the planning of projects.

Information from the EU on Associated Countries on HORIZONT Europe: Link

Unteraufträge sind in der Antragstellung detailliert zu erläutern und zu begründen. Sie stellen eine festgelegte Projektaufgabe „Action task“, die nicht von den anderen Projektteilnehmern selbst durchgeführt werden können, dar.

• Indirekte Kosten können für Unteraufträge nicht angerechnet werden.
• Unteraufträge zwischen Projektpartnern sind nicht zulässig.

Unteraufträge können maximal bis zur Summe von 60.000€ mit einkalkuliert werden. Darüber hinausgehende Summen sind möglich, falls sie zur Erreichung der Projektziele zwingend erforderlich sind, sind jedoch gesondert und besonders zu begründen.Indirekte Kosten können für Unteraufträge nicht angerechnet werden.