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General information about a possible "no-deal"-Brexit can be found here.
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The Brexit has been postponed to 31 October 2019 the latest. In case of an earlier ratification of a withdrawal agreement, the Brexit takes effect on the first day of the month following the ratification. If there is no withdrawal agreement ratified until 22 May 2019, the UK has to hold European elections (23 to 26 May 2019) or otherwise has to leave on 1 June 2019.
- I am a Principal Investigator of an ERC Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grant at an institution in the UK ...
In order to receive an ERC Starting, Consolidator or Advanced Grant, the main host institution/principal beneficiary which employs/engages the ERC Grantee (Principal Investigator, PI) must be based in an EU-Member State/Associated Country.
In the possible event of a "no-deal"-Brexit, projects where the PI is employed by a British principal beneficiary organisation would no longer be eligible for funding by the ERC as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect.
In order to continue to receive ERC funding, the PI concerned would have to transfer his/her grant to another principal beneficiary host institution based in an EU-Member State/Associated Country with the consent of the ERC (European Commission). - I am a team member (not Principal Investigator) of an ERC Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grant at an institution in the UK ...
Team members of a project may also be employed by institutions located outside EU-Member States/Associated Countries, i.e. in third countries.
A possible "no-deal"-Brexit will not result in a loss of eligibility for team members working at British institutions if the main host institution of the relevant Principal Investigator (PI) is located in an EU-Member State/Associated Country.
If the relevant PI is employed by a British institution and the UK becomes a third country, however, the project and thus also the team members’ work on the project would no longer be eligible for ERC funding as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect.
In order to continue to receive ERC funding, the PI concerned would have to transfer his/her grant to another principal beneficiary host institution based in an EU-Member State/Associated Country with the consent of the ERC (European Commission). - I am a Principal Investigator or Corresponding Principal Investigator of a Synergy Grant at an institution in the UK ...
ERC Synergy Grants support projects carried out by small groups of two to four Principal Investigators (PI) and their teams. According to the new ERC Work Programme 2019, one of the host institutions may be located in a third country, with the exception of the Corresponding Host Institution (principal beneficiary), which employs the Corresponding PI. If this requirement is no longer met due to the UK’s third country status in a possible "no-deal" scenario, the project would no longer be eligible for ERC funding as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect. This would apply for example to Synergy Grants with one PI based in the USA and one PI based in the UK; or to Synergy Grants where the Corresponding PI is employed by a British institution.
In order to continue to receive ERC funding, the PI concerned would have to relocate to another host institution based in an EU-Member State/Associated Country with the consent of the ERC (European Commission).
It is still not clear what the situation will be for Synergy Grants which have been granted funding under the ERC Work Programme 2018 or under the 7th Framework Programme, where none of the PIs were allowed to work at a host institution in a third country. If the new rules specified in the ERC Work Programme 2019 are not applied retroactively in these cases, it may be assumed that Synergy Grants with a PI employed by a UK organisation will no longer be eligible for funding as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect due to the UK’s status as a third country. - I am a team member (not Principal Investigator) of a Synergy Grant at an institution in the UK ...
Team members of ERC projects may also be employed by institutions located outside EU-Member States/Associated Countries, i.e. in third countries.
A possible "no-deal"-Brexit would not result in a loss of eligibility for team members working at British institutions if the host institution(s) of the relevant two to four Principal Investigators (PI) is/are located in an EU-Member State/Associated Country.
If the host institution of one of the PIs is located in the UK, however, this would presumably lead to a loss of eligibility for the project (and the team members’ work on the project) as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect under the following circumstances:- Synergy Grants funded under the ERC Work Programme 2019: According to the new ERC Work Programme 2019, one of the host institutions may be located in a third country, with the exception of the Corresponding Host Institution (principal beneficiary), which employs the Corresponding PI. If this requirement is no longer met due to the UK’s third country status in a possible "no-deal" scenario, the project would no longer be eligible for ERC funding as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect. This would apply for example to Synergy Grants with one PI based in the USA and one PI based in the UK; or to Synergy Grants where the Corresponding PI is employed by a British institution.
- Synergy Grants funded under the ERC Work Programmes 2012, 2013 or 2018: These Work Programmes provided funding only for Synergy Grants where all PIs were employed by host institutions located in an EU-Member State/Associated Country. If the new rules specified in the ERC Work Programme 2019 are not applied to these projects retroactively, it may be assumed that projects with a PI employed by a UK organisation will no longer be eligible for funding as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect due to the UK’s status as a third country.
- I am a Principal Investigator of an ERC Proof of Concept Grant at an institution in the UK ...
In order to receive a Proof of Concept Grant, the main host institution/principal beneficiary which employs/engages the ERC Grantee (Principal Investigator, PI) must be located in an EU-Member State/Associated Country.
In the possible event of a "no-deal"-Brexit, projects where the PI is employed by a principal beneficiary organisation in the UK would no longer be eligible for funding by the ERC as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect.
In order to continue to receive ERC funding, the PI concerned would have to transfer his/her (mono-beneficiary) grant to another principal beneficiary host institution based in an EU-Member State/Associated Country with the consent of the ERC (European Commission). However, Proof of Concept Grants are generally not intended to be transferred to another institution. In justified exceptional cases, however, it is possible for mono-beneficiaries (projects with only one host institution) to transfer a Proof of Concept Grant funded under the ERC Work Programme 2019 (Lump Sum Pilot) to another host institution. - I am a team member (not Principal Investigator) of a Proof of Concept Grant at an institution in the UK ...
Team members of an ERC Proof of Concept Grants may also be employed by institutions located outside EU-Member States/Associated Countries, i.e. in third countries.
A possible "no-deal"-Brexit would not result in a loss of eligibility for team members working at British institutions if the main host institution of the relevant Principal Investigator (PI) is located in an EU-Member State/Associated Country.
If the relevant PI is employed by a British institution and the UK becomes a third country, however, the project and thus also the team members’ work on the project would no longer be eligible for ERC funding as from the date UK's withdrawal takes effect.
In order to continue to receive ERC funding, the PI concerned would have to transfer his/her (mono-beneficiary) grant to another principal beneficiary host institution based in an EU-Member State/Associated Country with the consent of the ERC (European Commission). However, Proof of Concept Grants are generally not intended to be transferred to another institution. In justified exceptional cases, however, it is possible for mono-beneficiaries (projects with only one host institution) to transfer a Proof of Concept Grant funded under the ERC Work Programme 2019 (Lump Sum Pilot) to another host institution.
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