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The model fixes a lump-sum share per work package, with payments tied to completion of activities rather than successful outcomes. It supports beneficiaries with limited experience by reducing cost reporting complexity and shifting emphasis toward scientific-technical project content. 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Little scope for further simplification  \n• Lump sums remove the obligation to report actual costs and resources  \n• Easier to use for beneficiaries with limited experience  \nFocus on content  \nLess focus on financial management and more focus on the scientific-technical content of projects  \nOpportunity for the Global Health EDCTP3 to integrate the overall European Commission Research Family strategy, and pilot model for simplification in a pilot to learn from its programme specificities  \nExtended pilot WP 2026  \nExtended Piloted for two Coordination and Supported Action (CSA) three (3) topics :  \n• HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-SERP-01-SingleStage:Training networks for sustained capacity building related to ethics, regulatory and pharmacovigilance  \n• HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-DIGIT-02-SingleStage:Enhancing Integrated Research and Healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa Through Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence in SSA  \n• HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-KHUB-01-IBA:Expansion and consolidation of the EDCTP Knowledge Hub  \nBasic principles  \nLump sum evaluation and grant agreement follow the standard approach ( similar to actual costs grants) with the same:  \n• Evaluation criteria  \n• Pre-financing and payment scheme  \n• Reporting periods and technical reporting, though focusing on completion of work packages  \nOne lump sum share is fixed in the grant agreement for each work package:  \n• Work package completed  PAYMENT  \n• Payments do not depend on a successful outcome, but on the completion of activities  \n• Work packages can be modified through amendments (e.g. to take into account new scientific developments)  \n• No intention and no basis for judging the performance of lump sum grants more strictly than the performance of other grants  \nTwo lump sum options  \nType 1  \nLump sum fixed in the call for proposal  \nType 2  \nYou define the lump sum in your proposal  \nUsed for (3) CSA topics in WP 2026  \nWriting a lump sum proposal  \nImpact on writing lump sum in stage 2 (full proposal) . 3 CSA topic calls are single stage  \nTo write a lump sum proposal  \n•  \n•  \n•  \nTo define and justify the lump sum  \n•   \nDetailed budget table (Excel file)  \nHow to fill in the lump sum budget table  \nprovided in Funding & Tenders portal.  \nBest practices for lump-sum grants  \n11 Feb 2026:Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? How  \nto write a proposal?  \nProject design – work packages  \nWork package distribution  \nAs many as needed, but not more than what is manageable  \nA work package (WP) is a major subdivision of the work plan of your project  \n• A single activity is not a WP  \n• A single task is not a WP  \n• A % of progress is not a WP (e.g. 50 % of the tests)  \n• A lapse of time is generally not a WP (e.g. activities of year 1)  \nWork packages with a long duration may be split along the reporting periods (e.g. , Coordination and Management, Dissemination and Exploitation, etc. ) . In this way, the relevant activities can be paid at the end of the reporting period  \nEvaluation of a lump sum proposal  \nEvaluation of lump sum occurs at stage 2 (full proposal) . 3 CSA topic calls are single-stage  \n• Your proposal will be evaluated by independent experts against the standard evaluation criteria: excellence, impact, and implementation. The cost estimations will be assessed against the proposed activities under the implementation criterion.  \n• Experts will:  \n• ensure that the cost estimations are reasonable and non-excessive (including with checking the budget estimate on the basis of relevant statistical data)  \n• evaluate whether the proposed resources and the spli","cbCaiqRiePMDICTo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqRiePMDICTo","pdf",1744401,25,"English","# Why do we use lump sum funding?\n## Focus on content\n## Extended pilot WP 2026\n# Basic principles\n## Lump sum evaluation and grant agreement\n## Two lump sum options\n# Writing a lump sum proposal\n## Impact on stage 2\n## How to define and justify the lump sum\n# Best practices for lump-sum grants\n## Project design – work packages\n# Evaluation of a lump sum proposal\n# Grant agreement preparation\n# Budget allocation","[{\"question\":\"Why use lump sum funding instead of reimbursement of actual costs?\",\"answer\":\"Lump sums remove the obligation to report actual costs and resources, reducing simplification effort. 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