{"id":45764,"date":"2026-08-17T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/?p=45764"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:16:55","slug":"horizon-europe-lump-sum-funding-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/de\/horizon-europe-lump-sum-funding-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How It Works and What Changes for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45764\" class=\"elementor elementor-45764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24342530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24342530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8f3b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8f3b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lump sum funding is usually introduced with a single sentence: you report on what you delivered instead of what you spent. That is accurate, and it is also the reason so many consortia are caught out by it.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The sentence describes what happens after the grant is signed. It says nothing about what happens before \u2014 where lump sum demands more preparation, not less \u2014 or about the way payment actually works, which changes how a work plan should be structured. With around half of the 2026\u20132027 call budget delivered this way, this is no longer a niche mechanism to learn about when it comes up. This guide explains it end to end. This shift is one of the most consequential of the<a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/horizon-europe-2026-2027-work-programme-changes\/\"> 2026\u201327 work programme changes<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>What lump sum funding actually is<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-45771\" src=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lump_sum_funding_infographic_web-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lump_sum_funding_infographic_web-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lump_sum_funding_infographic_web-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lump_sum_funding_infographic_web-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lump_sum_funding_infographic_web.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Under a lump sum grant, a fixed amount is set per beneficiary and per work package in the grant agreement. When a work package is completed, the corresponding share is paid. There is no reporting of actual costs incurred, and the granting authority does not carry out financial checks or audits of the resources used.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two points deserve emphasis because they are consistently misread.<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li value=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Payment depends on completion of the activities, not on the success of the results. A work package that was carried out as described but produced a negative scientific result is still completed. This is not a performance-based instrument.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The amount is fixed once signed. If the work costs more than estimated, the difference is absorbed by the beneficiary. If it costs less, the amount does not shrink. The estimate you submit is the number you live with.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The two types, and which one you will actually meet<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><table width=\"624\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\"><thead><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Type<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"228\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>How the amount is set<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"244\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>What you have to do<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Type 1 (top-down)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"228\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The total lump sum is fixed by the granting authority in the call itself. Your requested budget must add up to that figure.<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"244\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Propose a split of the lump sum across work packages, and describe the effort and resources each beneficiary commits for that amount<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Type 2 (bottom-up)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"228\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">You define the amount yourself in the proposal, based on cost estimations.<\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"244\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Complete a detailed budget table with cost estimations broken down by beneficiary, work package and cost category<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>In practice, most Horizon Europe topics using lump sum use the bottom-up variant. That means the detailed budget table is the part of the process you should plan for.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The part nobody warns you about: the detailed budget table<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For bottom-up lump sums, a detailed budget table must be submitted as a mandatory annex to Part B of the proposal. It is an Excel file downloaded from the submission system, and it requires cost estimations for every beneficiary and affiliated entity, broken down by work package and by cost category. The Commission&#8217;s own guidance note, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/guidance\/ls-funding-what-do-i-need-to-know_he_en.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>&#8222;Lump sum funding: what do I need to know?&#8220;<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, walks through how it is filled in.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Three things follow from this, and together they overturn the idea that lump sum means less work:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ol><li value=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">All cost categories still exist, and the same eligibility rules apply. A cost estimation can be included only if that same cost would have been eligible in an actual-cost grant. You are not escaping the cost rules; you are applying them in advance instead of afterwards.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The estimations must be a genuine approximation of real costs, consistent with your organisation&#8217;s normal practices, reasonable and not excessive. Evaluators assess whether the budget is realistic, and an implausible estimate can lower your score or lead to an adjustment at grant preparation.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Everything has to be settled before submission. In an actual-cost grant, a budget can absorb a degree of imprecision because reality is reported later. Here there is no later.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The practical consequence for planning: budget work moves forward in the proposal timeline, and it takes longer than teams expect, particularly with many partners and a long work package list. The file is functional but heavily protected, and iterating it while keeping Part B consistent is slow.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>One useful compensation: lump sum proposals are generally allowed additional pages relative to the standard template limit, in recognition of the extra budget justification. Check the specific template for your topic rather than assuming a number, since page limits changed with the 2026\u20132027 templates.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>How payment actually works<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><table width=\"624\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\"><thead><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"147\">\u00a0<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Actual cost grant<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"219\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Lump sum grant<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Basis of payment<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Eligible costs incurred and reported<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Completion of work packages<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Pre-financing<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes, after the grant agreement is signed<\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes, the same<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Interim payments<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Reimbursement of reported costs for the period<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The lump sum shares of work packages declared completed in that period<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Partial delivery<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Costs incurred are still reimbursed if eligible<\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A work package not fully completed generally does not release its share in that period<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Financial reporting<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Detailed cost reporting per category<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">None<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Audits of actual costs<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Changing the plan<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"220\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some flexibility within the budget<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"219\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Moving amounts between work packages or partners requires an amendment<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There is one important relief valve. At the final reporting period, partial completion of a work package can be accepted, releasing a proportionate share rather than nothing. It is an exception applied case by case, not a routine mechanism, and it should not be built into a plan.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Work package design becomes a financial decision<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is the single most useful thing to understand about lump sum, and it is where good consortia separate themselves from careless ones.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Because payment is released per completed work package, the shape of your work plan determines your cash flow. A small number of large, long work packages concentrates money at a few distant points and creates a real risk that one delayed task holds up a substantial payment. Many smaller work packages with clean, verifiable completion criteria spread the risk and keep money moving. This makes <a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/how-to-build-horizon-europe-consortium\/\">consortium and work plan design<\/a> part of the financial logic of the proposal.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #2e5496;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Splitting long horizontal work packages<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Project management, <a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/eu-project-dissemination-exploitation-coordinator-guide\/\">communication, dissemination and exploitation typically run<\/a> across the whole project. As a single work package, such a stream cannot be declared complete until the final period \u2014 which parks a meaningful share of the budget at the very end.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These horizontal work packages can be split across reporting periods into several sequential work packages: management for period one, management for period two, and so on. It is a legitimate, widely used structure, and it converts a late lump payment into a series of regular ones. For partners whose main role is horizontal \u2014 which includes dissemination and exploitation partners \u2014 this materially changes the cash flow of the project.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #2e5496;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Writing completion criteria you can actually evidence<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Completion is assessed against the activities described in the project description annexed to the grant agreement. Vague descriptions produce arguments at reporting time. Describe activities in terms that can be demonstrated as done, and align deliverables and milestones so that the evidence of completion falls naturally out of the work rather than having to be constructed afterwards.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>What genuinely gets easier<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No timesheets tied to grant financial reporting, and no cost reconciliation at each period.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No financial audit of the grant&#8217;s actual costs.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Periodic reporting focuses on technical delivery, which is the conversation partners can actually have.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Disproportionate benefit for small partners, SMEs and first-time participants, whose administrative capacity is the real constraint on participation.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fewer disputes about cost eligibility during the project, because eligibility was settled at proposal stage.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Where consortia get caught<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Underestimating the budget to look competitive. There is no correction mechanism afterwards, and the shortfall is absorbed by the partner who underbid.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Building three enormous work packages because it looked tidy in the work plan, then discovering the payment profile.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Leaving management and dissemination as single project-long work packages, stranding budget at the end.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Treating the budget table as an administrative formality to be completed the week before the deadline.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Writing activity descriptions too loosely to evidence completion, then negotiating at the review.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Assuming flexibility that is not there. Shifting amounts between work packages or partners requires a formal amendment, not an internal agreement.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Forgetting that partners still need internal cost records for their own accounting and national obligations, even though the Commission will not ask for them.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Is lump sum better for you?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><table width=\"624\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\"><thead><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Organisation type<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"418\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>How lump sum tends to work out<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>SMEs and startups<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"418\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Generally favourable. The administrative saving is large relative to capacity, and the fixed amount is easier to plan against. The exposure is underestimating effort. For the broader funding landscape, see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/eu-funding-for-startups-where-to-start\/\">EU funding for startups<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Universities and research organisations<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"418\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mixed. Established cost-accounting systems already handle actual-cost reporting, so the saving is smaller, while fixed amounts sit awkwardly with variable staff costs and long recruitment timelines.<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>First-time participants<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"418\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Favourable. Removing financial reporting removes the part of EU participation newcomers most often struggle with.<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Horizontal and support partners<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"418\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Favourable if work packages are split sensibly; poor if their contribution sits in one project-long work package.<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Coordinators<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"418\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">More work at proposal stage, less during implementation \u2014 but more responsibility for a plan that cannot easily be corrected later.<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>A practical checklist<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><ol start=\"4\"><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Confirm early whether the topic uses lump sum and which type, because it changes your proposal timeline.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Download the budget table at the start of preparation, not at the end.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Estimate costs as if you were going to report them \u2014 same categories, same eligibility rules, same internal rates.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Design work packages around payment as well as around logic. Discrete, verifiable, sensibly sized.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Split long horizontal work packages across reporting periods.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Write activity descriptions that can be evidenced as completed.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Check that Part B and the budget table say the same thing after every iteration. They drift.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Discuss cash flow with partners explicitly, including what happens if a payment is delayed by another partner&#8217;s slippage.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>How Nexuswelt supports consortia on this<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Nexuswelt works with consortia on the parts of a lump sum proposal that carry the most risk downstream: work package structure, positioning, and the design of communication, dissemination and exploitation activity so that it is deliverable and evidenceable rather than aspirational \u2014 which under lump sum is a financial question, not only a quality one. More on the firm is on the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Nexuswelt about page<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Frequently asked questions<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f8f7de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40f8f7de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f1f176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"12f1f176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3170\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3170\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is lump sum funding in Horizon Europe? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3170\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c7cb07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36c7cb07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3170\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b360c5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b360c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db55fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db55fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lump sum funding is a grant model where a fixed amount is set per beneficiary and per work package in the grant agreement, and payment is released when a work package is completed. There is no reporting of actual costs and no financial audit of the resources used.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3171\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3171\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does lump sum payment depend on project results being successful? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3171\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17960a63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17960a63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3171\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ec60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22ec60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480603b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"480603b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No. Payment depends on the completion of the activities described, not on whether the results were successful. A work package carried out as described is completed even if the scientific outcome was negative.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3172\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3172\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I still need a detailed budget in a lump sum proposal? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3172\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df725e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7df725e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3172\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4933e4fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4933e4fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c61702b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c61702b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes, and in most cases more of one. For bottom-up lump sums a detailed budget table must be submitted as a mandatory annex to Part B, with cost estimations per beneficiary, per work package and per cost category. The same eligibility rules as actual-cost grants apply to those estimations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3173\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3173\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What happens if a work package is not completed on time? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3173\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5184c79c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5184c79c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3173\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ed42d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9ed42d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6942d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c6942d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Generally the lump sum share for that work package is not released in that reporting period. At the final reporting period, partial completion may be accepted on a case-by-case basis, releasing a proportionate share, but this is an exception rather than a planning assumption.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3174\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3174\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I move budget between work packages during a lump sum project? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3174\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e22950 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e22950\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3174\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9e9e2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e9e9e2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb10346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb10346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not informally. Changing the distribution of lump sum shares between work packages or between partners requires a formal amendment to the grant agreement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3175\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3175\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are there audits in lump sum grants? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3175\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d39f5b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d39f5b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3175\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd7ba06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd7ba06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f166eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f166eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There are no financial audits of actual costs, because actual costs are not reported. Technical implementation is still reviewed, and partners still need internal cost records for their own accounting and national obligations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3176\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3176\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How should work packages be structured in a lump sum project? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3176\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bde808 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47bde808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3176\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e013ce6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e013ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e5475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61e5475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As discrete, verifiable units with completion criteria that can be evidenced. Long horizontal work packages such as management or dissemination can and usually should be split across reporting periods, so that payment is released regularly rather than concentrated at the end.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3177\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3177\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is lump sum better for SMEs than actual-cost funding? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3177\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657772f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"657772f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3177\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa17177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aa17177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c62633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c62633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Usually, yes. 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The trade-off is that an underestimated budget cannot be corrected later, so accuracy at proposal stage matters more.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7187b20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7187b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244afc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244afc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Sources<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/guidance\/ls-funding-what-do-i-need-to-know_he_en.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>European Commission \u2014 Lump sum funding: what do I need to know? (guidance note)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/horizoneuropencpportal.eu\/lump-sum\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Horizon Europe NCP Portal \u2014 lump sum funding resources<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/portal\/screen\/programmes\/horizon\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>EU Funding &amp; Tenders Portal \u2014 Horizon Europe programme page<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/funding\/funding-opportunities\/funding-programmes-and-open-calls\/horizon-europe_en\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Horizon Europe \u2014 official research and innovation portal<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2026-2027\/wp-1-general-introduction_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026\u20132027 \u2014 general introduction<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lump sum funding is usually introduced with a single sentence: you report on what you delivered instead of what you spent. 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