PF: What are the steps in case the beneficiary wants to terminate the Postdoctoral Fellowship during the fellow’s probation period?

The beneficiary should follow the internal labour rules as well as national / regional laws. The Project Officer will guide the beneficiary on how to proceed. However, the termination of the fellow’s contract will also put an end to the Grant Agreement, and the beneficiary will have to restore the remaining funding to the European Commission.

COFUND: What happens if a researcher’s contract ends before the end of the initial due date?

The MSCA Choose Europe for Science beneficiary cannot be held responsible if a fellow wants to end the employment contract before the actual due date. For example, a Choose Europe for Science fellowship that is terminated in order to commence an ERC Starting Grant following support from the host organisation will not be penalised. Please note that for all cases of early termination of a fellowship, REA will conduct checks to confirm that the beneficiary took all measures to implement the principles set out in the European Charter for Researchers.

PF: Is it possible to terminate a Postdoctoral Fellowship before the planned end date?

Early termination of the Grant Agreement is possible. You can check here (p. 18, #37).

The host institution needs to put in place an amendment to terminate the grant. The amounts corresponding to unspent person months will have to be returned to the European Commission. The funding corresponding to person months already implemented does not have to be returned.

Link to IT How To (step 2).