FAQs - Legal and Financial Participation Questions
Q: How do the indirect costs work for the ERC?
A: The ERC grant agreement foresees a flat-rate financing for indirect costs. The indirect costs are equal to 20% of the direct eligible costs (minus subcontracting costs and costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used in the premises of the beneficiary). This applies to any type of host organisation (known as a beneficiary), whatever costing method this beneficiary is subject to for other European Research (FP7) projects. This means also that no beneficiary will be asked to prove that it spent this 20%, this is a flat-rate that will simply be applied to the direct costs claimed.