The continuous strong exchange rate is forcing us to revise our policy on Marie Curie projects (more precisely Innovative Training Networks and Individual Fellowships).
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.
Applicable to Work programmes 2018-2020 – IF call deadline September 2020
(Given the exceptional circumstances and because of the fluctuation of the exchange rate, the amount of the CERN matching funds may need to be revise during the summer)
| Fellows position level |
% of CERN matching funds |
Amount of CERN matching funds for 1 year | Amount of CERN matching funds for 2 years | Amount of CERN matching funds for 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zf2 | 22% | 24'892.56 CHF | 49'785.12 CHF | 74'677.68 CHF |
| Zf3 | 25% | 29'820.00 CHF | 59'640.00 CHF | 89'460.00 CHF |
| Zf4 | 28% | 34'886.72 CHF | 69'733.44 CHF | 104'600.16 CHF |
| Zg5 | 30% | 38'548.80 CHF | 77'097.60 CHF | 115'646.40 CHF |
Applicable to Work programmes 2018-2020 only: Calls of 2018 and 2019
| Fellows position level |
% of CERN matching funds |
Amount of CERN matching funds for 1 year | Amount of CERN matching funds for 2 years | Amount of CERN matching funds for 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zff0 (ITN only) | 10% | 7'147.20 CHF | 14'294.40 CHF | 21'441.60 CHF |
| Zf2 | 20% | 22'447.20 CHF | 44'894.40 CHF | 67'341.60 CHF |
| Zf3 | 20% | 23'666.40 CHF | 47'332.80 CHF | 70'999.20 CHF |
| Zf4 | 25% | 30'882.00 CHF | 61'764.00 CHF | 92'646.00 CHF |
| Zg5 | 30% | 38'239.20 CHF | 76'478.40 CHF | 114'717.60 CHF |
The matching funds can come from the fellowship budget or as a GET fellow.
This does not apply to FP7 (on-going) projects.
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.
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