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