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Meetings, Grants and Research Initiatives
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FAQ: 2026 EAPP Collaborative Research Grants
Would it be possible for Co-Applicants 3 and 4 to be the PhD supervisor(s) of the Principal Applicant and/or senior researchers?
Yes, under Scheme A, Co-Applicants No. 3 and 4 may be senior researchers and may also be current or former PhD supervisors of the Main Applicant. The restriction concerning supervision applies specifically to Co-Applicant No. 2, who cannot be the Main Applicant’s current or former MSc or PhD supervisor.
I previously participated as Project Member No. 3 in an EAPP-funded collaborative research grant. Am I eligible to apply in the current call as a Main Applicant or project member, or does the exclusion of past awardees apply to all members of previously funded projects regardless of their role?
The call specifies that “Past awardees of the EAPP collaborative research grants are not eligible to apply as Main Applicants or Co-Applicant No. 2”. Here we further detail this requirement. For the 2026 Edition, only PIs of past grants are considered ineligible, whereas additional members of funded projects can apply as Main or Co-Applicants.
What if the Main Applicant’s institution requires overhead costs to be deducted from the grant? Can the Co-Applicant’s institution administer the grant funds instead?
Yes. The call does not require that the Recipient Institution should also be the Main Applicant’s institution. A Co-Applicant’s institution may therefore receive and administer the funds, provided that it is willing to act as the Recipient Institution and confirms that no overheads or indirect costs will be charged to the grant. The Main Applicant would remain responsible for the scientific implementation of the project and the required reporting.
Are researchers holding honorary research appointments, such as an Honorary Research Fellowship following completion of a postdoctoral position, eligible to apply as the Main Applicant for an EAPP Collaborative Research Grant?
The call it states: “For the purposes of this call, an ECR is either a PhD student or a non-tenured researcher within 5 years of the award of their PhD degree, i.e., whose PhD has not been awarded earlier than 10 November 2021; the five-year eligibility window may be extended in case of any documented career breaks for reasons like family care, health, or others.” We cannot know the details of any position, particularly what it exactly means to be an Honorary Research Fellow, but if it corresponds to a permanent employment status (i.e., a tenured position) in academia, then you are not eligible; otherwise, you are eligible.
Under Funding Scheme B, can the Main Applicant and Co-Applicant be based in the same country, provided that both are early-career researchers?
Yes.
Is ethical approval required at the time of application? I assume it is sufficient to obtain ethical approval before data collection begins.
Formal ethical approval is not required at the application stage, and evidence of approval is not among the required application documents. However, applicants must describe any relevant ethical issues and explain how they will be addressed. Where ethical approval is required, it must be obtained before the relevant research activities, including data collection, begin.
Can the Main Applicant and Applicant No. 3 or 4 be from the same university?
Yes. The requirement to be based in a different country—or in a geographically, linguistically, or culturally distinct research context within the same country—applies only to Co-Applicant No. 2 in relation to the Main Applicant. Co-Applicants No. 3 and 4 may therefore be based at the same university as the Main Applicant. Under Funding Scheme B, they must nevertheless meet the definition of an ECR.
Is it possible to include payment for a programmer in the eligible costs?
Yes, provided that the programmer’s work is a direct, necessary, and adequately justified project expense and it can be included under “research assistance”.
Are eligible costs allowed to cover the acquisition of books to help researchers learn more about the research topic?
Books may be purchased when they are directly relevant to the proposed research and their acquisition is adequately justified in the application. They may, for example, be included under “consumables.”
Can a small salary for researchers be included in eligible costs? I assume that it is not possible.
The grant does not provide for salaries, salary supplements or honoraria for the Main Applicant or Co-Applicants, who are expected to participate in the project as part of their existing academic or research positions. This does not prevent the grant from covering research assistance or payments to other personnel or external service providers engaged to perform specific project tasks.
What is meant by “other collaborative activities” in the eligible costs?
This category covers meetings and joint working activities involving members of the project team. Eligible expenses may include reasonable travel, visa, accommodation and subsistence costs associated with such meetings, as well as similar expenses necessary to support collaboration within the team. It does not cover the organization of conferences or workshops, or conference attendance unrelated to the team’s project activities.
What if the Main Applicant’s institution requires overhead costs to be deducted from the grant? Can the Co-Applicant’s institution administer the grant funds instead?
Yes. The call does not require that the Recipient Institution should also be the Main Applicant’s institution. A Co-Applicant’s institution may therefore receive and administer the funds, provided that it is willing to act as the Recipient Institution and confirms that no overheads or indirect costs will be charged to the grant. The Main Applicant would remain responsible for the scientific implementation of the project and the required reporting.