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Marie Curie ActionsEuropean Research Council (ERC)
Judith [email protected]
FP7 StructureF
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Health
Food, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Biotechnology (FAFB/KBBE)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport
Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities (SESH)
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials
and new Production Technologies (NMP)
Security
Research Infrastructures
Research for the BenefitOf SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of InternationalCo-operation
Coherent Developmentof Policies
Individual Fellowships & Reintegration GrantsInitial Training Networks
Industry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysInternational Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Researcher’s Night
Starting Independent Researcher Grants
Advanced Investigator Grants
Co-operation – collaborative research
Ideas – European Research Council (ERC)
Capacities
Space
People - Marie Curie
Plus JRC and Euratom
Supporting Actions
Who is eligible for funding?
EU-27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria , Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
Associated Countries (FP7)Albania*, Croatia*, FYR Macedonia*, Iceland*, Israel*,Liechtenstein*, Montenegro*, Norway*, Serbia*, Switzerland,Turkey*, Bosnia Herzegovina*
*except Euratom
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Objectives and Policy Context:
• Make Europe more attractive to researchers• Structuring effect on the European Research Area
through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers
• Strengthen human potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research
in Europe
• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility• €4.7 Billion
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Host Actions Individual Actions
Initial Training Networks
Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Intra- European Fellowships
International Incoming Fellowships
International Outgoing Fellowships
New! Career Integration Grants
Also funded: Researcher’s Night, CO-FUND
MCA – Deadlines & Budgets
Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways
7/12/2010 €80m
Researchers’ Night 12/01/2011 €4m
Initial Training Networks (ITN) 26/01/2011 €318.41m
COFUND 17/02/2011 €90m
IRSES 17/03/2011 €30m
Career Integration Grants (CIG) 08/03/2011 & 6/09/2011
€40m
Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)
International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
11/08/2011 €110m
€40m
€40m
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Changes in 2011
• Career Integration Grants replace the European Reintegration & International Reintegration Grants Schemes
• New, simplified cost categories• In ITN, Visiting Researchers to be funded out of
programme expenses• Dissemination plans to be taken into account during
evaluation• Non-MS/AC Nationals can apply in IOF scheme if in
Europe for 5 years before deadline• COFUND – maximum contribution now EUR10m for up to
5 years
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Definition of researchers
Early-Stage Researchers 0 - 4 years (FTE)
from obtaining degree that qualified them to embark on a doctorate
Experienced Researchers i) in possession of a PhD
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i) at least 4 years experience (FTE)
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Transnational Mobility Requirements• Must not have been resident in host country for more
than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately before application deadline / date of recruitment or secondment
• Mobility rule now applies to all individual fellowships – no ERG option to remain in same country under new CIG schemes unless you meet this requirement
• Nationality criteria remains only in IOF scheme, in which applicants must either be nationals of a MS/AC or have been residing/carrying out main activity in MS/AC for 5 years before deadline
• ‘Impact’ sub-criterion for individual fellowships:‘benefit of the mobility to the ERA’
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FP7 People: Individual Actions
Individual Fellowships
• Aimed at ‘Experienced Researchers’
• Skills diversification and knowledge sharing
• Three categories:• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
• Deadline: 11 August 2011
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Intra-European Fellowships
• Researchers based in the EU or Associated Country
• Must have spent less than 12 months in the last three years in the country where the fellowship is undertaken
• 12 – 24 months in an EU Member State or Associated Country
• Resuming a career in research • Individual applies with host• Attaining or strengthening professional
independence• Skills diversification
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• EU Member or Associated State Nationals only• PLUS non-nationals in MS/AC for more than 5 years at
deadline
• 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months in third country followed by mandatory reintegration phase in European host institutions
• Individual applies with host• Acquiring new knowledge in the third country
– bringing it back to the EU/AS • Contract is between European host institution
and Commission for duration of fellowship • Mandatory return phase of 1 year
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• Researchers based in third countries• 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS• Possible 1 year reintegration grant for
nationals from International Co-operation Partner Countries (€15,000)
• Individual applies with host• Contract between European host institution
and EC for incoming phase, and between third country host and EC for reintegration / return
• Knowledge-sharing • Mutually-beneficial research co-operation
Individual Fellowships – Part B
Training & knowledge transfer 15%
S & T Quality 25%
Researcher 25%
Implementation
15% Impact 20%
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• Supports integration into research career in Europe
• To provide those taking up stable post with own research budget
• Should enable transfer of knowledge & building of links with country from which researcher has moved
• No requirement to have benefited from MCA previously
• Must comply with mobility rule
• Support a research project of 2- 4 years
• Contributes to the research costs
• Researcher applies with host institution
• Host commits to researcher for at least duration of project
• €25 000 per year flat rate funding
• Deadlines: 8 March 2011 and 6 September 2011
Career Integration Grants
Career Integration Grants– Part B
S & T Quality 30%
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Researcher 30%
Implementation 20%
Impact 20%
No threshold
Overall threshold 70%
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FP7 People: Host Actions
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Marie Curie Initial Training Networks
What is an ITN?F
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• Aims:• Offering a series of fellowships to ESR and EXR
through a Joint Training Programme including complementary skills modules – focus on development of early-stage researchers
• Covers networking costs & the organisation of short training events
• As an option, can recruit ‘visiting scientists’
• ITNs are in:• Defined scientific fields as well as inter-disciplinary, new
and emerging supra-disciplinary fields
Who can participate in an ITN?F
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• At least 3 different research groups from Member or Associated States
• BUT ALSO it can be single sites (in Member or Associated States) if the international context is strong – role of associated partners key
• Third country partners are eligible, in addition to the minimum requirements. International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC) may receive funding, whilst those in non-ICPCs may receive funding if absolutely essential for the project
Who participates in an ITN?F
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• An ITN has both industrial and academic partners. Industry involvement essential at one of two levels:• As a full partner• Provider of specific training or secondment
opportunities
Note: the third-level option of involvement through membership of an advisory board is no longer available
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Private sector partners:• must be organisations gaining the majority of their
revenue through competitive means with exposure to commercial markets.
• Industry representatives can participate but do not satisfy this criterion
• Think broadly about potential private sector partners – end users?
ITN must have Coherent quality standards and mutual recognition of training/ diplomas
Who can you recruit to an ITN?F
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• An ITN supports researchers: • With up to 5 years FTE • From all over the world• For periods of 3 - 36 months (ESRs)• For periods of up to 24 months (EXRs)
Researchers can be of any nationality but must comply with the mobility rule
Weightings and thresholds for ITNs
Weighting Threshold
Scientific quality of the project
30% 3
Training 30% 4
Implementation 20% 3
Impact 20% 4
Overall threshold of 70% applies
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Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPPs)
What is an Industry–Academia Pathways and Partnership?
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• It is a two-way partnership with at least one commercial enterprise and one academic organisation in two different Member or Associated Countries
• An IAPP aims to increase industry-academia co-operation by: • Supporting the creation, development, reinforcement
and execution of strategic partnerships• Creating diverse career possibilities and experience for
researchers• Knowledge sharing/cultural exchange, especially SMEs• Aiming for longer term co-operation between both
sectors
What can you do with an IAPP?F
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• Staff exchange – early stage or experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff and research managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years (mandatory)
• Recruit experienced researchers for between 12 months and 2 years (optional)
• Newly recruited experienced researchers must be appointed under employment contracts only
• Focus of the scheme is on inter-sectoral mobility• Organise common workshops/conferences• For SMEs, a contribution towards small equipment
costs (up to 10% of project total)
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Each IAPP must involve at least one university/research centre in the non-commercial sector and at least one entity from the commercial sector. An IAPP project can be co-ordinated by a partner from either of the two sectors
Commercial sector partners:• must be organisations operating on a commercial
enterprise, gaining the majority of their revenue through competitive means with exposure to commercial markets.
• may include: incubators; start-ups; spin-offs; venture-capital companies; etc.
• may range in size from the smallest- micro-companies with research capacity to very large multi-national enterprises
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Non-commercial sector partners can include;
• National organisations, e.g., universities, public non-commercial research centres
• Non-profit or charitable organisations (e.g., NGOs, trusts, etc.)
• International European interest organisations (e.g. CERN)• The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission• Other international organisations (e.g. WHO, UNESCO,
etc.)
IAPPs – Evaluation criteria
Transfer of knowledge 20%
S & T Quality 25%
Researcher N/A
Implementation
25% Impact 30%
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Overall threshold 70%
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International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
What is the International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)?
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S • A scheme aimed at • Strengthening research partnerships through staff
exchanges and networking activities
• Support to research organisations establish or reinforce long-term research co-operation through a coordinated joint programme of exchange for researchers for short periods
• Encourages exchange of best practice
What is IRSES?
• Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries
• At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country
• Secondment – up to 12 months• Project duration of 24 – 48 months• Commission contribution: EUR 1900/
researcher/month for EU/AC secondments plus EUR 200 per researcher/month long distance allowance (where applicable)
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Who can participate in IRSES?
• Eligible staff include researchers, technical and management staff
• Eligible countries: EU Member States and Associated Countries
• Countries in the European Neighbourhood Policy: Armenia, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestinian-administered areas, Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia, Ukraine
• Countries that have an S&T agreement with the EU: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States
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Financial Issues
Cost Category Comparison F
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Eligible expenses for the activities carried out by the researcher
Eligible expenses for the activities carried out by the host organisations
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Monthly living and mobility allowance
- B -
Travel
Allowance
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Career
exploratory allowance
- D–
Contribution
to the participation expenses of
eligible researchers
- E -
Contribution
to the research/ training
/transfer of knowledge programme expenses
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Contribution
to the organisation
of international conferences, workshops and events
- G -
Management
activities (including
audit certification if applicable)
- H -
Contribution to overheads
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Cost Categories from 2011 Work Programme
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Monthly living
allowance
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Monthly Mobility
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Contribution to the training
expenses of eligible researchers
and research/transfer of
knowledge programme expenses
- 4 -
Management
activities (including audit certification if
applicable)
- 5 -
Contribution to
overheads
- 6 -
Other types of
eligible expenses / specific conditions
Paid to fellowsCategory 1: Living allowance (inclusive of all compulsory deductions)
Experience Stipend(€/yr)
Employment contract (€/yr)
Early-Stage researchers 19,000 38,000
Experienced researchers (4 – 10 years)
29,250 58,500
Experienced researchers (> 10 yrs experience)
43,750 87,500
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Correction factor applied for cost of living (UK Coefficient = 120.3%)
Category 2: Mobility allowance – now includes old travel/career exploratory allowances
Without family: €700 per monthWith family: €1000 per month Correction factor applied for cost of living
Individual fellow allowances
• Living allowance (salary) Correction factor applied
• Mobility and travel allowance Without family: €700 per monthWith family: €1000 per month Correction factor applied
• Training / research costs of eligible researchers € 800 per month
• Contribution to overheads (benefit to institution)
Fixed amount of €700 per researcher-month. Correction factor applied
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Reintegration Grants
Career Integration Grant: Fixed amount € 25,000 per researcher per year
“to contribute to the research costs of the researcher at the career integration host”
Can cover:• part of the salary of the research (or other staff working
on the project); • equipment, consumables or travel; • and overheads or management costs.
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• Category 1:• Living allowance (including salary)
Correction factor applied
• Category 2:• Mobility allowance
Without family: €700 per month
With family: €1000 per month
Correction factor applied
• Category 3: • Training / research expenses of eligible researchers
€1800 per research per month
*Category 3 also includes costs for the host
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Allowance rates – ITNs and IAPPs
Benefits for the institution – ITNs and IAPPs
• Category 3: • Contribution to Research/Training/Transfer of Knowledge
€1800 per research per month
*Category 3 also includes costs for the researcher
• Category 4: • Management Activities
Maximum 10% of the total EC contribution
• Category 5: • Contribution to overheads
10% of direct costs except for subcontractors
• Category 6: Applicable to IAPP and participating SMEs only
• Other types of eligible expenses (small equipment expenses)
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Success rates and further information
Marie Curie ActionsIndividual Fellowships – IEF/IOF/IIF
• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) – Aug 2008• 1738 eligible proposals received• Success rate: 26.6%
• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – Aug 2008• 441 proposals received• Success rate: 24.9%
• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – Aug 2008• 661 proposals received• Success rate: 21.2%F
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Marie Curie ActionsIndividual Fellowships – IEF/IOF/IIF
• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) – Aug 2009• 2388 eligible proposals received• Success rate: 24.08%
• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – Aug 2009• 590 proposals received• Success rate: 20.33%
• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – Aug 2009• 1040 proposals received• Success rate: 14.8%F
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Marie Curie ActionsIndividual Fellowships – IEF/IOF/IIF
• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) – Aug 2010• 2832 eligible proposals received• Success rate: 17.8%
• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – Aug 2010• 730 proposals received• Success rate: 16.44%
• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – Aug 2010• 1160 proposals received• Success rate: 11.8%F
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Reintegration Grants: Success rates
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ERG 93% 94% 89% 89% 65% 65% 69% 50%
IRG 83% 43% 51% 48% 64% 66% 68% 50%
ITNs – results of 2010 call
Evaluated proposals
Funded proposals
Success Rate
LIF 230 19 8.2%
ENG 199 14 7.0%
PHY 126 8 6.3%
CHE 100 7 7.0%
ENV 95 7 7.4%
SOC 77 6 7.8%
MAT 18 1 5.6%
ECO 21 1 4.8%
TOTAL 863 63 7.4%
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LECHE: Lactase persistence and the early Cultural History of Europe
• This large (15 researcher, 24 participants) European training network explores the origin and impact of dairying Europe. The participating researchers will draw on the latest genetic studies of modern humans and domestic animals to identify markers of specific traits, but will also travel back in time and search for these in ancient remains.
• For more information visit: http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/LeCHE/welcome.html
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Statistics – IAPPs
2011 call (closed 7 December 2010)• 165 eligible proposals received
2009 call (there was no 2010 call)• 356 eligible proposals received• Success rate 16,6%
2008 call• 141 eligible proposals received• Success rate 36%
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Funded Projects (1)Chemistry: FOLDAPPI Scientific Goal: to investigate potential of foldamers to disrupt
protein-protein interactions. Partners:2 pharmaceutical companies, 2 universities, 4 member
states – France, Germany, UK, BelgiumDuration: 4 yearsEC contribution: €1.1m
Economics: QUARISMA (Quality & risk management in food chains)Scientific goal: to stimulate more sustainable development in the
European meat sector and mobilise the scientific knowledge necessary for this.
Partners: 2 industry, 2 universities, 2 member states – Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 4 yearsEC contribution: €2.3m
Marie Curie ActionsNational Contact Point Helpdesk
• Website http://www.ukro.ac.uk/mariecurie/index.htm
• Helpdesk via email and telephoneemail [email protected] phone 0032 2 230 52 75
• Specialist training courses and information events
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• Advice to those with Marie Curie grants
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Further Information
UKRO NCP website:
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/mariecurie/index.htm
Queries on the schemes:[email protected]
Tel: +32 2 230 0318; Fax +32 2 230 4803
Other useful websites:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions
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