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In some cases the implementation of the rules on additional remuneration has had an unintended effect. It is because in some Member States the total remuneration of researchers is often extremely dependant on salary complements financed from externally-funded projects.Before the change in the Model Grant Agreements, all bonuses paid on top of the basic salary qualified as additional remuneration and as such were subject to more stringent conditions for funding and an annual cap of €8000 per person.

After the modification, however, only the part of the bonuses that (together with the basic salary) exceeds what the person would receive for work in national projects, qualifies as additional remuneration. This change, in most cases, will significantly increase the amount of eligible costs in low income member states, thus helping to improve their capacity to attract top researchers with more competitive salaries.

More information is available on: http://ec.europa.eu/research/press/2017/pdf/270217_memo_en.pdf