Mobility

Staff Exchange (SE) project supports exchange of researchers
Mobility is EU to Third Country and Third Country to EU
No mobility from EU to EU or Third Country to Third Country
Exchanged researchers can be: PhD students, postdocs, computer staff, academic staff
Exchanges have to last for a minimum of one month before any funding is released from the project
After one month payment is pro rata
An exchange can be undertaken in a number of visits, which, when added together most last for a minimum of one month
Maximum duration of exchanges for individual over 48 months: 12 months

SPONSORING

Worked Example

Sergio Contreras (DIPC)) visits Catolica for 2 months
His flight, accommodation and food cost 3750 euro
Sergio receives a payment from the project of 2x2300 = 4600 euro
Research, Training and Networking Costs of 2x1105 = 2210 euro are generated (these would normally go to Catolica)

The Solidarity Fund receives 2x185 euro
Management costs of 2x500 euro can be split between DIPC and 2x500 euro goes to the Network Coordinators.

Payments are triggered once an exchange exceeds a duration of one month - so no payment if you are not staying for at least one month
Staff member/researcher costs:
- 2300 euro per full month – paid after visit, need to provide evidence of expenditure (travel, transport, visa costs, accommodation, subsistence) then any balance to be paid to staff member
- researcher is paid this amount, regardless of the actual costs
Research, training and networking costs:
- 1105 euro per full month control of this money is with the “host” 185 euro to “solidarity fund”, as per Consortium Agreement
Management costs:
- 500 euro to host
- 500 euro to Network Coordinators, as per Consortium Agreement
Be careful with research and management costs because these are based on the number of secondment months that actually take place.
If the mobility targets are not reached, we do not have access to the full project budget.

This money is released by the exchange of researchers
This money goes to the node hosting the visit
There is no restriction on EU/Third Country mobility for this money
This could be used to fund short visits e.g. staff attending a workshop
This could be used to put on workshops, buy equipment etc.
To use all this money we need to hit the requested number of researcher exchanges.
This could also be used to support exchanges involving Mexico, China and Brazil, alongside the solidarity fund.