How to complete a consortium agreement

The Consortium Agreement (CA) is a mandatory contract defining roles and responsibilities in addition to establishing the framework for collaboration in Eurostars projects.  

The format of the Consortium Agreement is up to the consortium itself. However, it must identify the project number/name/acronym, all participants, describe how Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) will be handled, and include the signatures of all the partners involved.  

Core recommended sections cover project implementation, management structure, finances, confidentiality clauses, data protection rules, publication terms, liability, termination, amendments, governing law, dispute resolution, and signatures.  

The main partner must upload the signed CA within six weeks, or the Eurostars label/funding is withdrawn. 

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Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.

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