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Which decision is actually due?

Choose the situation, then check the award, employer and cash dates together. The result is a planning route, not a funder eligibility ruling or an employment contract.

Project facts

Decision now Award status Expected legal employer Role Work country Funding period starts Funding period ends Cash available by employer funding deadline Planning currency: GBP; cleared funds available to this employer by the deadline below Next payroll funding need Planning assumption, including employer costs; not a provider quote Employer cleared-funds deadline When the employer must have funding, which may be before payday Next payroll date Next expected award receipt Decision deadline

Worked fictional example · hire against an award

Bridge the payroll cash gap; confirm who employs the researcher

The approved, signed award covers a proposed November 2026–October 2027 project, but the model has £4,000 in cleared funds by the assumed employer funding deadline of 30 November, also the assumed payday, against a £7,000 payroll need. The expected 15 December receipt arrives 15 days after that funding deadline. The modelled shortfall is £3,000 (£7,000 − £4,000). That £7,000 is a fictional planning assumption, not an award eligibility finding or a Teamed fee.

By 27 October, ask the grant holder's finance team who can authorise and fund a £3,000 bridge in cleared funds by the assumed 30 November employer deadline; do not treat the expected receipt as cash in the bank.
Confirm whether the host institution, your own entity or a permitted external employer will sign and administer this Portugal employment arrangement.
Check the signed award and funder conditions for this role, location, cost category and period before issuing employment terms.

What changes the result: If at least £7,000 in cleared cash reaches the employer by its funding deadline and the employer, funding period and award conditions are confirmed, move to the employment-route comparison. If no bridge is authorised, revise the start and payroll plan before committing to the hire.

All entries stay in this browser session; this file sends no form and stores no answers. Add any provider deposit, service fee or other upfront cash to the funding need when relevant. Enter only cash available by the employer funding deadline; an expected receipt is not counted automatically. Use the actual award agreement, payment schedule, employment proposal and provider quote for a real decision.