Standard Application Form - HE MSCA PF - Part B（Part B-1与Part B-2）- Drafting Instructions - Version 3.1

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Instructions for drafting Part B of the Horizon Europe Standard Application Form for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (HE MSCA PF) Postdoctoral Fellowships. The guidance explains how independent experts will assess the proposal, and requires applicants to address award criteria using the provided template headings and tables. It specifies the single-stage submission context and details Part B-1 page limits, formatting rules, tagging requirements, and submission file structure, including the unrestricted Part B-2 content and PDF constraints.

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Instructions for Drafting Part B of the Proposal

Part B-1 (Page limit)

Part B-2 (No page limit)

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Horizon Europe Programme Standard Application Form Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Postdoctoral Fellowships (HE MSCA PF) Instructions, please remove Project proposal – Technical description (Part B) Version 3.1 28 March 2024 Note National Contact Points (NCPs) have been set up across Europe and beyond by the national governments to provide information and personalised support to Horizon Europe applicants in their native language. The mission of the NCPs is to raise awareness, inform and advise on Horizon Europe funding opportunities as well as to support potential applicants in the preparation, submission and follow-up of the grant applications. For details on the NCP in your country, please consult the HYPERLINK "http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html" National Contact Points page. Instructions, please remove Instructions for Drafting Part B of the Proposal Part B of the proposal contains the details of the proposed MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship as well as the required supporting information. It will be used by the independent experts to undertake their assessment of the proposal. We therefore advise applicants to address each of the award criteria as outlined in the relevant sections, using both descriptive text and the tables provided. Please note that the explanatory notes included in the part B proposal template serve to explain the award criteria without being exhaustive. To draft a proposal, applicants should also consult the current version of the MSCA Work Programme. Applicants must structure their MSCA-2024-PF proposal according to the headings indicated in the Part B proposal template. Please note that this call will be a single-stage proposal submission and evaluation procedure. At the end of this document you can see the structure of the actual proposal that you need to submit, please remove all instruction pages that are watermarked. Applicants must ensure that their proposals conform to this layout and to the instructions given. Please be aware that proposals will be evaluated as they were submitted, rather than on their potential if certain changes were to be made. This means that only proposals that successfully address all the required aspects will have a chance of being funded. Applicants must submit Part B of their proposal as two separate files: part B-1 with a page limit applied, and part B-2 without a page limit. Instructions, please remove Part B-1 Page limit: Sections 1, 2 and 3 together should not be longer than 10 pages. All tables, figures, references and any other element pertaining to these sections must be included as an integral part of these sections and are thus counted towards this page limit. The page limit for this part of the proposal will be applied automatically; therefore, you must remove these instruction pages before submitting. Do not add a cover page or a table of contents. If you attempt to upload a proposal longer than the specified page limit before the deadline, you will receive an automatic warning and will be advised to shorten and re-upload the proposal. After the deadline, excess pages (in over-long proposals) will be automatically made invisible, and therefore will not be taken into consideration by the experts. Note that experts will be instructed to ignore hyperlinks to information that is specifically designed to expand the proposal, thus circumventing the page limit. The following formatting conditions apply: The page size is A4, and all margins (top, bottom, left, right) should be at least 15 mm (not including any footers or headers). The reference font for the body text of proposals is Times New Roman (Windows platforms), Times/Times New Roman (Apple platforms) or Nimbus Roman No. 9 L (Linux distributions). The use of a different font for the body text is not advised and is subject to the cumulative conditions that the font is legible and that its use does not significantly shorten the representation of t

FAQs

What is the purpose of Part B in the HE MSCA PF proposal?

Part B provides details of the proposed MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship and required supporting information for assessment by independent experts.

What are the page limit requirements for Part B-1?

Sections 1, 2, and 3 together must not exceed 10 pages, and all related tables, figures, references, and other elements count toward the limit.

How should Part B be submitted in separate files?

Applicants must submit Part B as two separate files: Part B-1 with a page limit and Part B-2 without a page limit.

What submission format is required for the Parts in the system?

The submission system requires both Parts in PDF format (Adobe version 3 or higher, with embedded fonts); otherwise the proposal cannot be submitted.

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