PF: Is it possible to have a non-academic placement in DG MARE?

The non-academic placement host must be encoded as an Associated Partner, and the Commission cannot be an Associated Partner to its own grant agreements.

Within the Commission, the only department that can participate in Horizon Europe Work Programmes actions is the JRC. This is pursuant to a specific exception in the Horizon Europe Regulation (see Article 22(8)) and the modalities set out in Annex B of the General Annexes). Without a specific exception, other Commission departments including Directorates General cannot participate (e.g., because they are not legal entities within the scope of the rules for participation).