COFUND: How can applicants include implementing partners in project implementation of COFUND?

Implementing partners are legal entities which receive financial contribution via the beneficiary and can employ the researchers.

Including implementing partners in project implementationdepends on the structure of the research training programme, for instance there could be one single beneficiary which does everything (recruits, provides training, etc.), or there could be a horizontal structure where the beneficiary works together with implementing partners (which in this case would also be recruiting the researchers besides the beneficiary).

Since the implementing partners are not known at the GAP stage the data related to these participants will be available only during the implementation of the project. The beneficiary is requested to provide the information on the recruiting organisation (if it is unknown at the GAP stage) in a mobility declaration via the Continuous Reporting module in the Participant Portal. Mobility declarations are supposed to be submitted by the beneficiary within 20 days from the start date of the fellowship and will be verified by the end of each reporting period. Afterwards, the information will be in principle visible in the dashboard.