PF: Are the Seal of Excellence projects automatically considered for ERA Fellowships?

Seal of Excellence projects are not automatically considered for ERA Fellowships.

PF: What happens with the Seal of Excellence for projects on the reserve list?

The Seal of Excellence will be awarded according to the 2021-2022 MSCA WP, p.92: Seals of Excellence will be awarded to applications with a total score equal to or higher than 85%, but which cannot be funded due to lack of budget available to the call.

PF: When will the Seal of Excellence of the 2021 MSCA PF Call be delivered to candidates?

The Seal of Excellence will be sent to the applicants after the redress window is closed (end of April for 2021 call).

Exception for the 9 Ukrainian researchers: fast track process (SoE will be sent as soon as possible).