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Erasmus Project Reports (Interim and Final) : Katia DE SOUSA, Project Adviser Guido DI FIORE, Financial Coordinator
Erasmus Project Reports (Interim and Final) : Katia DE SOUSA, Project Adviser Guido DI FIORE, Financial Coordinator
*For projects with other eligibility periods, please consult your grant agreement
Reporting period
Projects selected in 2011
CONTRACTUAL DATES
*For projects with other eligibility periods, please consult your grant agreement
Structure of the reports
• Submission to the Agency: report must reach the Agency not later than the
date appearing on the contract
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Are results/outcomes available
Objectives, results, products ●
Are they in accordance with aims as in original application
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Are all partners involved
Partnership ●
Do all of them contribute to the project
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Are there any changes in partnership
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Mechanisms used for effective monitoring
Project management ●
Are decision making and problem solving adequate
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Internal communication strategy (video conferencing, etc..)
Financial management ●
Are expenditures in line with project’s activities
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How evaluation strategy is being implemented (internal & and external)
Evaluation and QA ●
How recommendations of the PR and monitoring have been implemented
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What is the quality of dissemination activities do they start from the beginning
Dissemination ●
How the issue of exploitation of project’s results is addressed
Common strengths and weaknesses
Weaknesses:
1. Needs analysis not prominent;
2. over ambitious work
programmes; 3. underestimated
accreditation; 4. Impact too vague;
5. inability to get rid of “project
speak” in web and dissemination
information; 6. Standard and
loosely targeted dissemination
activities ; 7. Staff costs cat. 1
Strengths:
1. balanced leadership of work
packages; 2. partners used
according to their competences;
3. clear added value (countries
languages, curricula, cross
sector cooperation); 4. specific
and tangible progress indicators;
5. in some cases well developed
and targeted web-site
Impact of scoring – Final report
Final Assessment
Corresponding reduction in eligible staff costs
Grade Rating within the final Community contribution
10 0%
Very Good
9
8
Good
7
6
Acceptable
5
4 25%
Weak
3 50%
2 75%
Very Weak
1 85%
A second expert opinion will be asked before reducing the eligible staff costs.
Progress report and 2nd pre-financing (1)
Projects lasting up to 18 months:
Example:
• The beneficiaries shall keep at the Agency’s disposal all original documents (or, in
exceptional and duly justified cases, certified copies of original documents), accounting
and tax records relating to the agreement for a period of 5 years from the date of
payment of the balance/debit note
• The beneficiaries agree that the Agency or the Commission may have an audit of the
use made of the grant carried out either directly by its own staff or by any other outside
body authorised to do so on its behalf
• The beneficiaries undertakes to allow Agency or the Commission the appropriate right
of access to sites and premises where the action is carried out and to all information
Checks and audits (2)
• Dated
CONTACTS
María Luisa GARCIA MINGUEZ (coordination)
EACEA-ERA-MULTILATERAL@ec.europa.eu
Gilles GERVAIS, Natalia RIESGO, Alba PRIETO GONZALEZ, Misia COGHLAN,
Mireia FABREGA-IGLESIAS, José MATOS MARTINS, Magalie SOENENS