Grant Agreement

The Grant Agreement is the contract between the European Research Executive Agency (REA), who administrates the project on behalf of the European Commission, and the beneficiary.

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The grant agreement consists of the core agreement, the general legal and financial provisions as well as annexes such as the project description (application) and the estimated project budget.

The Grant Agreement enters into force as soon as the REA and the beneficiary electronically sign the agreement in the Funding & Tenders Portal. Unless there is a specific agreement between the REA and the beneficiary, the project will start the month following the signing of the Grant Agreement.

Model Grant Agreements are provided by the European Commission:

Model Grant Agreement – Unit Grants (PDF)
Model Grant Agreement Lump Sum Grants (PDF)