European Research Council
Guidance Notes
for preparing the Grant Agreement
ERC Grant Schemes (Starting Grant – Advanced Grant)
24 July 2008
The Guide is published by the ERC on http://erc.europa.eu
It can also be downloaded from the CORDIS page on http://cordis.europa.eu )
This guidance1 is provided for information purposes and easing cooperation. These notes do
not replace legal sources but aim at assisting participants who are invited for preparation of
the Grant Agreement following the evaluation of their proposal. It outlines the information and
procedures in the granting process.
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made of these guidance notes.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY OF CHANGES COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION: ..................................... 3
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INVITATION TO PREPARE THE GRANT AGREEMENT ............................................................. 4
3. CONTENT OF THE PREPARATION PROCESS ............................................................................... 7
3.1. What documents are needed during preparation of the Grant Agreement? ............................................. 7
3.2. Scientific/Technical preparation ............................................................................................................ 10
3.3. Financial and legal preparation .............................................................................................................. 11
4. COMPLETION OF THE PREPARATION PROCESS AND FURTHER STEPS .......................... 12
4.1. Grant agreement signature ....................................................................................................................