The Commission has decided (decision from 15.01.2024)  to authorise the use of unit costs for personnel costs for actions under Horizon Europe and Euratom, which remains entirely optional. Beneficiaries can try it and, if not convinced, revert back to using actual costs for personnel (taking into account some restrictions). Beneficiaries interested in personnel unit costs can calculate an indicative daily rate for their organisation using a Wizard, accessible on the dedicated page of Personnel Unit Cost on the Funding & Tenders Portal. One single daily rate for personnel is agreed upfront with the beneficiary. It applies to all their staff working in a project. Reporting will be simplified because it is limited to the number of days worked. Link to the webinar (no prior registration is required) for this webinar organized by the European Commission DG R&I. Link to the you tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlPgh2-mzuI 

  ADRA, the AI, Data and Robotics Association, alongside the European Commission and Ideal-ist the network of National Contact Points for ICT research, cordially invite you to participate to an information day and brokerage event featuring pre-arranged Face2Face meetings. This event aims to inform potential applicants about the upcoming funding opportunities of the amended 2024 Horizon Europe Cluster 4 'Digital, Industry and Space' Work Programme (coming soon), the recently opened Digital Europe programme and the EIC accelerator. These events give the participants the opportunity to network with others in order to identify possible collaborations and business cases, to facilitate the setup of Horizon Europe and DEP project consortia and for companies to learn about the accelerator. Open to all but will be of special interest to representatives from companies, universities, and research institutes worldwide passionate about Digital innovation and seeking collaborative opportunities. Why should you join? Stay updated with the latest from the European Commission. Forge strong partnerships for Digital initiatives under Horizon Europe and Digital Europe. Seamlessly form project consortia for upcoming calls. Engage in insightful discussions on Digital at an international level. Expand your network and foster collaborations globally. Showcase your research, technologies, and expertise. More info and Registeration via: https://ai-data-robotics-2024.b2match.io/  

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Presidency Conference 2024 will explore the multiple pathways of researchers' careers. It is organised under the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union in cooperation with the European Commission. This two-day event will take place on 18 and 19 April 2024 in Mons/Bergen, at the Wallonia Conference Center. What can you expect? The conference features keynotes, policy discussions and parallel sessions aimed at facilitating discussions among researchers, employers in different sectors, policy makers, stakeholders and anyone interested in the topic of researchers’ careers (conference agenda). Inspire us with your achievements, needs, insights and experience! Networking: Get in contact with researchers, universities, research institutions and research infrastructures, businesses, industry, SMEs, public administration, civil society organisations and other socio-economic actors from across Europe. MSCA Awards and poster session: 15 nominated MSCA researchers or alumni will pitch their research topic, innovative project, social initiative, product, service or idea in front of a jury. The call for MSCA Awards will open in February. More information on how to participate will follow. Information on the previous editions MSCA Awards at MSCA 2023 Conference and MSCA Falling Walls Lab at MSCA 2022 Conference. 20 posters (or another medium) will be displayed during the whole conference. On the first day of the conference, participants will be given the opportunity to present their posters during the breaks. The call for applications for the poster session is open until 15 March 2024. More information is available here. On the second day the winners of both competitions will be announced.  Social and cultural activities: Included in the conference is a networking dinner and guided visit to the Mundaneum (Thursday), an optional guided tour to the Auguste Rodin exhibition (Friday afternoon) and a museum pass which gives free access to cultural hot spots in Mons until Sunday (21 April). This event, co-created by the Walloon Region, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Flemish Government (EWI) and BELSPO in partnership with the European Commission, is a unique opportunity to contribute to the European Research Area (ERA) together. For all information on the event and to stay up to date, please visit the event website. Registration for the conference is open. There is an early bird discount on hotel bookings (details under 'practical').    #MSCA2024BE Conference poster