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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Individual Fellowships
Information Webinar
30 June 2020
Isabelle Spühler, PhD
The Swiss NCPs:
Isabelle Spühler & Sibylla Martinelli, Euresearch
Swiss National Contact Points for the MSCA
MSCA NCPs worldwide
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/ncp
Status of CH
Horizon 2020
No restriction on participation
for Swiss Researchers or Host Institutions!
Goal of today’s Webinar
How to write a competitive proposal?
What makes a good host and how to find them?
What makes a good proposal - an overview of the
evaluation criteria
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Individual Fellowships are
all about Mobility & Career
Development!
Individual, transnational
fellowships
IFs are awarded to the best and most promising
researchers
European Fellowship
For fellows coming to or moving within Europe
(12-24 months)
European Fellowship
Standard,
Career Restart (CAR), Reintegration (RI),
Society/Enterprise (S&E)
Global Fellowship
For fellows from Europe going to Third countries
(12-24 months) and returning (12 months)
Feel free to watch our webinar!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ga4OJpxuU
What makes a good host
and how to find them?
Eligible Host Institutions
located in EU MS / AC
Institutions must be active in research and training
in academic or non-academic sector!
Mobility Rule!
Not more than 12 months in the 3 years
before call deadline
Not more than 36 months in the 5 years
before call deadline
or
Benefits for researchers
AND institutions
Project: Research,
Innovation, Training
Researcher/Career
Institution/Supervision
The ‘Magic Triangle’
Secondments
Only possible in EU MS/AC
Single period or several shorter periods
At one or more partner organisations
1-6 months
What makes a good
proposal - an overview of
the evaluation criteria
Familiarize yourself with the
most important documents
Guide for Applicants IF 2020
& Work Programme 2018-2020
Proposal Preparation
Who does what?
-Summary of research idea [researcher or host]
-Discussion [researcher and supervisor]
-Proposal writing [researcher]
-Feedback [supervisor]
-Feedback [NCP]
-Submission [researcher and supervisor]
Proposal Content
Part A, Part B-1, Part B-2
Proposal – Part A
General Information, administrative data of
participating organisation, budget, ethics,
declarations related to eligibility and personal data
Proposal – Part B1
The heart of the IF proposal (max. 10 pages):
Section 1 - Excellence
Section 2 - Impact
Section 3 - Implementation
Proposal – Part B2
Section 4 - CV (max. 5 pages)
Section 5 - Capacity of particip. Organisations
Section 6 - Ethical aspects
Section 7 - Letter of commitment (only GF)
Evaluation of proposals by
independent experts
Organized by the Research Executive Agency (REA)
Proposals evaluated in one step by at least three
experts
IF Award Criteria
30%
20%
50%
Excellence:
5 Pages
Impact:
1.5 Pages
Implementation:
3.5 Pages
Proposal part I
Excellence
1. Excellence : Sub-chapters Weight: 50%%
1.1 Quality and credibility of the research/innovation project; level of novelty,
appropriate consideration of inter/multidisciplinary and gender aspects
1.2 Quality and appropriateness of the training and of the two way transfer of
knowledge between the researcher and the host
1.3 Quality of the supervision and of the integration in the team /institution
1.4 Potential of the researcher to reach or re-enforce professional
maturity/independence during the fellowship
1.1 Quality and credibility of the research/innovation
project; level of novelty, appropriate consideration
of inter/multidisciplinary and gender aspects
▪ Introduction, state-of-the-art, objectives and overview of the action
▪ Research methodology and approach
▪ Originality and innovative aspects of the research programme
▪ Interdisciplinarity
▪ Gender dimension
1.1
Formulate an overarching aim or goal of your project
Finetune this through specific
objective/aims/research questions
Keep the state-of-the-art part focused on your topic
1.1
Graphics & tables can help to display information
While the project should be ambitious,
it must still be feasible
1.1
1.2 Quality and appropriateness of the training and of
the two way transfer of knowledge between the
researcher and the host
Spell out the training objectives
1.2
Link to your overall short and long term career goals
What specific measures will you use to embed your
knowledge into the host organisation?
1.2
1.3 Quality of the supervision and of the integration in
the team/institution
Demonstrate that the supervisor(s) are experts in
the research area
1.3
Spell-out the supervision arrangements
1.4 Potential of the researcher to reach or re-enforce
professional maturity/independence during the
fellowship
Excellent track record appropriate to career stage,
discipline and sector
1.4
Provide a clear statement that you are a good match
to the proposed research
+
demonstrate that you will learn something new
1.4
Proposal parts II
Impact
2. Impact: Sub-chapters Weight: 30%
2.1 Enhancing the future career prospects of the researcher after the fellowship
2.2 Quality of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project
results
2.3. Quality of the proposed measures to communicate the project activities to
different target audiences
2.1 Enhancing the future career prospects of the
researcher after the fellowship
2.1
Where do you want to go?
How does IF contribute to getting there?
2.1
Will you be integrated into existing European and
international networks of the host; will you create your
own (transnational) network?
2.2 Quality of the proposed measures to exploit and
disseminate the project results
Dissemination feeds into exploitation
Sharing research results
with potential users -
peers in the research
field, industry, other
commercial players and
policymakers
Using results for
commercial purposes
or in public
policymaking
2.3. Quality of the proposed measures to communicate
the project activities to different target audiences
2.3
Explain your communication strategy here
Proposal parts II
Implementation
3. Implementation: Sub-chapters Weight: 20%
3.1 Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources
3.2 Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures, including
risk management
3.3 Appropriateness of the institutional environment (infrastructure)
3.1 Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan,
including appropriateness of the allocation of
tasks and resources
3.1
A work package (WP) is a sub-part of the main project
Each WP has resources, tasks, milestones & deliverables
3.2 Appropriateness of the management structure and
procedures, including risk management
3.2
A well-thought out risk management strategy indicates
a well-planned project
Address scientific AND project-related risks
3.3 Appropriateness of the institutional environment
(infrastructure)
3.3
Here you describe the host institution (infrastructure,
logistics, facilities)
Explain why the project has a maximum chance of
success if carried out there
We offer proposal writing
trainings!
An overview can be found here:
https://www.euresearch.ch/fileadmin/redacte
ur/Career_Funding/MSCA_2020_Update.pdf
Events will be published here:
https://www.euresearch.ch/en/events/
IF Online Tutorial &
Annotated Guide for Applicants
Available on request! How to get access?
Worldwide support by National
Contact Points (NCPs)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/ncp
Time for Questions
65
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