The continuous strong exchange rate and the new framework Programme Horizon Europe are obliging us to revise our policy on Marie Curie projects (more precisely Doctoral Networks (DN) and Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) ).
For these projects, the EC pays a living and a mobility allowance (i.e. the salary of the researcher), which is a fixed amount in EUR. The researchers are recruited at CERN under a fellowship contract in accordance with CERN’s salary grid; the salary is higher than the EC contribution.
The departments will now need to contribute to the Marie Curie fellows’ salary, In addition to the usual “EU funded” codes, we will ask the departments to open a “CERN-funded” budget code; the salary will be then distributed for the full duration of the fellowship between these 2 codes according to the exact percentage.
|
Action |
Grade |
Work programme |
CERN matching funds applied |
Applied CERN Contribution |
CERN Contribution |
Applied CERN Contribution |
CERN Contribution |
| ITN | Zff0 | 2018-2020 | 10% | CHF 7,203.60 | 6,548.73 € | CHF 14,407.20 | CHF 21,610.80 |
| DN | Zff0 | Horizon Europe | 3% | CHF 2,356.32 | 2,142.11 € | CHF 4,712.64 | CHF 7,068.96 |
| DN | Zh.e0 | Horizon Europe | 6% | CHF 4,199.76 | 4,199.76 € | CHF 8,399.52 | CHF 12,599.28 |
| IF | Zf2 | 2018-2020 | 21% | CHF 23,761.08 | 21,600.98 € | CHF 47,522.16 | |
| PF | Zf2 | Horizon Europe | 13% | CHF 15,117.98 | 13,743.62 € | CHF 30,235.97 | |
| PF | Zh.f1 | Horizon Europe | 13% | CHF 13,650.00 | 13,650.00 € | CHF 26,930.88 | |
| IF | Zf3 | 2018-2021 | 25% | CHF 29,820.00 | 27,109.09 € | CHF 59,640.00 | |
| PF | Zf3 | Horizon Europe | 18% | CHF 21,285.98 | 19,350.89 € | CHF 42,571.97 | |
| PF | Zh.f2 | Horizon Europe | 18% | CHF 19,980.00 | 19,980.00 € | CHF 39,960.00 | |
| IF | Zf4 | 2018-2021 | 28% | CHF 34,866.72 | 31,697.02 € | CHF 69,733.44 | |
| PF | Zf4 | Horizon Europe | 21% | CHF 26,565.98 | 24,150.89 € | CHF 53,131.97 | |
| IF | Zg5 | 2018-2021 | 30% | CHF 38,548.80 | 35,044.36 € | CHF 77,097.60 | |
| PF | Zg5 | Horizon Europe | 24% | CHF 30,537.98 | 27,761.80 € | CHF 61,075.97 |
ITN - Innovative Training Networks
DN - Doctoral Networks
IF - Individual Fellowship
PF - Postdoctoral Fellowship
The matching funds can come from the fellowship budget or as a GET fellow.
On the other hand, our procedure on overheads will apply back on Marie Curie projects, with 30% going back to the department as for any other EU project (the money can be used to decrease the department’s share).
In order to help the Department Heads to approve a proposal. Marie Curie projects are identified in the “type of project” section of our EDH Submission of EU project form.