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If we have around 10 different recruiting centers, should we include them as beneficiaries or subcontractors?

Answer: 
Including them as a beneficiary is always the preferred option. However, subcontracting is also possible. This has to be decided individually for each project. The document “Frequently Asked Questions” concerning the Horizon 2020 societal challenge “Health, demographic change and wellbeing” says: Every clinical center can be a beneficiary, and the Commission will not oppose or discourage a large number of beneficiaries for this purpose. Alternative ways to include and reimburse such clinical centers are: (i) As third parties providing in-kind contributions against payment (Art. 11 of the grant agreement). A requirement for this is a written agreement between the beneficiary and the third party prior to the start of the work. These third parties need to document their costs in the same way as beneficiaries (actual costs or unit costs). Wherever possible, third parties should be listed in section B4.2 of the full proposal. (ii) As subcontractors (Art. 13 of the grant agreement). In this case, the beneficiary needs to ensure that it complies with the obligation to ensure the best value for money and institutional rules for subcontracting and if the beneficiary is a public body, with national and EU legislation on public procurement. Subcontractors would not usually be named in a proposal given the necessity to undertake the processes required to ensure compliance with the conditions described above. If however such processes have been undertaken in advance, subcontractors may be named in a proposal. (iii) Another option, to participate as ‘linked beneficiary’, is limited to entities that fulfil the specific conditions of Art. 14 of the grant agreement on ‘affiliated entities and third parties with a legal link to a beneficiary’. As these conditions are rather specific, the use of this option is likely to be limited. Mens Eyeglasses