Working with the European Union

Horizon 2020 is the seven-year European Union R&D program that funds most EU-funded research at UC, the largest American university recipient of European Union (EU) sponsored research. The European Commission is the executive EU institution that administers the Horizon 2020 program. Most EU-funded projects arrive at UC indirectly, through multi-party agreements managed at European-based research universities and institutions.

Legal Entity Appointed Representative and Participant Identification Code 

When negotiating EU agreements, UC negotiators will be required to provide Legal Entity Appointment Representative (LEAR) and Participant Identification Code (PIC) information. The ten UC campuses share one validated LEAR and one PIC.

  • UC's LEAR is Melissa Waver.  
  • UC's PIC is 999467340.

Please do not request a LEAR and PIC for your campus. The European Commission has requested that UC maintain one LEAR and one PIC for the entire University.

EuropeAid ID and Legal Entity File ID

Infrequently, UC may be asked to participate in programs supported by the European Commission's International Cooperation and Development department. Funding through this department require EuropeAid and Legal Entity File (LEF) IDs.

  • UC's EuropeAid ID is US-2014-GOX-0904104032.
  • UC's LEF ID is 6000325786.

Financial management

The European Commission (EC) requires that financial reports be reviewed and submitted electronically by a designated financial signatory in the European Commission Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal (formerly the Participant Portal) with a FSIGN account. 

You will usually be prompted to obtain an account and submit a Form C in the Participant Portal by the European-based partner that awarded a project to UC. Once you have your FSIGN account, that partner will need to affiliate your FSIGN account with the specific project that requires a Form C submission.

 Contact Melissa Waver at Melissa.Waver@ucop.edu if you need an FSIGN account.