Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions WP 2018–2020RISE Research and Innovation Staff Exchange IF...

Marie Skłodowska-Curie ActionsWP 2018–2020

Päivi Pihlaja

2.10.2017 ©

I Excellent Science II Industrial Leadership

1. European Research Council(ERC): frontier research

2. Future and EmergingTechnologies (FET).

a) Openb) Proactivec) Flagships

3. Marie Skłodowska-Curie(MSCA) – actions:

training, career developmentand mobility for researchers

4. Research Infrastructures

1. Leadership in Enabling andIndustrial Technologies

– 1.1. ICT– 1.2. nanotechnology– 1.3. materials– 1.4. biotechnology– 1.5. manufacturing and

processing– 1.6. space

2. Risk finance:loans & equity funding

3. Innovation in SMEs

III Societal Challenges

1. Health, demographic change andwellbeing

2. Food security, sustainableagriculture and forestry, marine,maritime and inland waterresearch and bioeconomy

3. Secure, clean and efficient energy4. Smart, green and integrtaed

transport5. Climate action, resource efficiency

and raw materials6. Europe in a changing world:

inclusive, innovative and reflectivesocieties

7. Secure societies – protectingfreedom and security of Europeand its citizens

Horizon 2020

IV Joint Research Center JRC, excl. nuclearNuclear research: EURATOM

Also: European institute of innovation and technology, Science with and for society, Spreading excellenceand widening participation

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Key advantages

Includes all domains of research andinnovation

Strong accent on participation of industry,SMEs and non-academia

A global scope with cross-border and cross-sector mobility as key components

Level of involment is proportional to theparticipant´s needs

Source: EuropeanCommission

Bottom-up

Openness

Mobility

Flexibility

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

MSCA –What is new in Work Programme 2018–2020?

MSCA Work Programmefor 2018–2020

• Adoption: October 2017• „Bridging the gap to FP9“

WP Prepublish:https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-work-programme

+ Generalguidancein H2020

MainWP –MSCA

Guides forApplicants(for eachaction/call)

H2020 Interim Evaluation & MSCA (1)

• Positive evidence on– relevance & societal value– bottom-up approach– simplification (unit costs)– efficient management (REA)

• Positive impact on fellows / organisations / system level– Overall satisfaction (25 % of the fellows: exceeded

expectations!)– Training aspects, acquisition of skills– Researchers’ employability, career development

• International collaboration & attracting talent to Europe• Interdisciplinarity• Cross-cutting issues: gender (40 % - 60%) – spreading excellence –

making research careers more attractive

• Need for more flexibility– career restart, part-time work, disability…

• Stronger relevance for business• Oversubscription

– loss of talent (e.g. ITN success rate 8 %)

H2020 Interim Evaluation & MSCA (2)

What is new in WP 2018–2020?DRAFT

New (generic) features & updates:• IF: Additional Widening Fellowships

– Tackling with the ’science divide’ within the EU– 5 M€ in 2018, 6 M€ in 2019, 7 M€ in 2020 (transfer from WP

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation)• Disability allowance (lump sum 60.000 €; as of 2019?)• Teaching will be highlighted (more flexibility in terms of other

activities that fellows may partake)• Some updates on award criteria, scores and weighting• Updated Country Correction Coefficients• Updated amounts of EU contributions (researcher costs)

More action-specific information on later slides02-2014 DM

MSCA Financial Overview DRAFT

Research, networking,training costs 800 €

Management and indirectcosts 500 €

Living allowance* 4880 €

Mobility allowance 600 €

Family allowance 500 €

Research, networking,training costs 1800 €

Management andindirect costs 700 €

Top-up allowance 2100 €

Management costs 325 €

Living allowance Early-stage researchers 1935 €

Living allowanceExperienced researchers 2740 €

Research, networking,training costs 1800 €

Management and indirectcosts 1200 €

Living allowance* 3270 €

Mobility allowance 600 €

Family allowance 500 €

MSCA – Calls in 2018 DRAFT

02-2014 YEARLY CALLS: 2018, 2019, 2020

ITNInnovativeTrainingNetworks

RISEResearchandInnovationStaffExchange

IFIndividualFellowships

COFUNDCo-funding ofregional, nationaland internationalprogrammes

NIGHTEuropeanResearchers’Night

Call opens 12.10.2017 22.11.2017 12.4.2018 12.4.2018 7.11.2017

Callcloses

17.1.2018 21.3.2018 12.9.2018 27.9.2018 14.2.2018

Budget forthe Call

442 M€of which 375

M€ is allocatedto ETN, 32 M€to EID and 35

m€ to EJD

80 M€ 278 M€of which 225 M€ is

allocated toEuropean

Fellowships, 45M€ to Global

Fellowships and 8M€ to Society andEnterprise panel

80 m€of which 30 m€ is

allocated toDoctoral

Programmes and50 M€ to

Fellowshipprogrammes

12 M€

Innovative Training Networks (ITN)

02-2014 DM

Innovative TrainingNetworks (ITN)

• Raise excellence and structure research and doctoraltraining

• Trigger cooperation and exchange of best practiceamong participants

• Enhance researchers' employability and provide them withnew career perspectives

• Triple 'i' dimension of mobility and particular focus oninnovation skills and employability

EuropeanTraining

Networks(ETN)

EuropeanJoint

Doctorates(EJD)

EuropeanIndustrialDoctorates

(EID)

ITN Statistics – Results 2017ETN 2017 EID 2017 EJD 2017

No of eligibleproposals

1437 191 86Main list

(No of projects)98 20 9

Success rate 6,80% 10,47% 10,47%Cut-off score 91,4 92,8

CHE 94,8ECO 91,4ENG 94,4ENV 95,6

LIF 95,2MAT 94,2PHY 96,2SOC 97,4

Reserve list 41 9 4

ITN – What is new in WP 2018-2020?DRAFT

• Increased budget (to counter low success rates)?

• Costs for short secondments (up to 6 months) of researchersto be covered with the Research, Training and Networkingcosts?– Should cover at least travel and accommodation costs

Individual Fellowships (IF)

02-2014 DM

ü Enhance the creative and innovative potential of experiencedresearchers (with at least 4 years’ research experience)

ü Optional 3-6 month secondments anywhere in Europe toincrease fellowship impact, especially on non-academic sector

ü International mobility (eligibility rule)

Individual Fellowships (IF)

Outgoing

Return

Individual Fellowships project

• Individual grant for experienced researchers to support theirmobility, research project and training

• Completely bottom-up – excellent research project in anyresearch / innovation field

• No nationality, age or career stage restrictions

• Fully-funded fellowships (salary, travel, research costs)hosted by academic or non-academic organisation

Scientific panels (8)Chemistry (CHE),Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC),Economic Sciences (ECO),Information Science and Engineering (ENG),Environment and Geosciences (ENV),Life Sciences (LIF),Mathematics (MAT),Physics (PHY)

+ Multidisciplinary panels– Career Restart panel (EF-CAR) - for researchers who want to

resume research in Europe after a career break– Reintegration panel (EF-RI) - researcher must move or have

moved from a third country to MS/AC– Society and Enterprise panel (EF-SE) since 2016 – career

opportunity to work on R&I projects in non-academic sector

Statistics / IF Call 2016:Submitted (eligible) & A-list proposalsF

8829 eligiblesubmittedproposals

Total success rate13,5%

FINLAND 2014• 112 proposals• 17 funded• 15,2% success

rate

FINLAND 2015• 116 proposals• 12 funded• 10,3% success

rate

FINLAND 2016• 97 proposals• 10 funded• 10,3% success

rate

IF – What is new in WP 2018-2020?DRAFT

• Part-time work option (minimum 50 %), if agreed betweensupervisor and fellow• until now, part-time work only possible due to family reasons• allows to pursue supplementary activities such as creating a business,

pursuing another research project, advanced studies, etc.• … but not during GF outgoing phase

• Global Fellowships: possibility to spend time at the Europeanbeneficiary before the outgoing mobility– max. 3 month– Takes the form of "secondment" to beneficiary or partner organization

• Budget increase for Career Restart Panel (CAR, 2x) andReintegration Panel (RI, 1.5x)

• In CAR, funding period would be 3 years (instead of 2)

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

02-2014 DM

Research and InnovationStaff Exchange (RISE)

• Strengthen the interaction between academic and non-academic organisations, and between Europe and thirdcountries, through R&I staff exchanges

• International and inter-sector transfer of knowledge andsharing of ideas and of R&I culture

• Common R&I project for up to 4 years

• Highly skilled research and innovation staff move for 1-12months

Top-up allowance – duringmobility period (no salary)

RISE – Eligibility Conditions

• At least 3 independent participants in 3 different countries

• At least 2 participants from 2 different MS/AC

• If all in MS/AC: at least 1 academic and 1 non-academic

+ +Third Country

Other sector

or

RISE – What is new in WP 2018-2020?(DRAFT)

• Less strict eligibility conditions for staff members?– staff members to be linked new: 1 month at sending

institution prior to first secondment (instead of 6)

• Split secondments continue

Statistics – RISE 2017RISE 2017

No of eligibleproposals 321

Main list (No ofprojects) 80

Success rate 24,9 %Cut-off score

CHE 86,4

ECO 86ENG 83,2ENV 88,6LIF 84,8

MAT 86,6PHY 85,4SOC 82,6

Above threshold (No ofprojects ) 210

Reserve list 40

Co-funding of Regional, National and InternationalProgrammes (COFUND)

COFUND

• Co-funding of regional, national and internationalprogrammes for research training and career development,involving mobility to or from another country

DoctoralProgrammes

FellowshipProgrammes

COFUND – main features

• Mono-beneficiary

- Legal entities established in MS or AC or internationalEuropean interest organisations that fund or managedoctoral programmes or fellowship programmes forresearchers

• Duration of projects: maximum 60 months

• Researchers recruited for minimum 3 months

• EU unit cost contribution to: living allowancesfor researchers and management costs

• Minimum living allowance fixed in the WP

StatisticsCOFUND – Results 2016

Doctoral Programmes Fellowship ProgrammesNo of eligibleproposals 43 68

Main list (No ofprojects) 16 17

Success rate 37,21% 25%

Cut-off score 86 90,6

Above threshold(No of projects ) 38 51

Reserve list 5 4

COFUND – What is new in WP 2018–2020?DRAFT

• New rule: minimum of 3 fellows (ineligibility of individualproposals)?

European Researchers’ Night (NIGHT)

European Researcher’s Night (NIGHT)

• A Europe-wide public event – in over 340 cities• The last Friday of the month of September• Aim:

– to enhance researcher’s public recognition, and to stimulateinterest in research careers, especially amongst young people

• Legal entities in Member States and Associate Countries areeligible to apply

• Two editions in consecutive years (also a single edition canbe considered)

How to engage in MSCA activities

At your service for MSCA

National contact points (NCP)Information and advice on proposal preparation

Päivi Pihlajapaivi.pihlaja@aka.fi+358 295 33 5016

Programme Committee DelegateThe Committees participate in drafting the Work Programme

Sanna Marjavaarasanna.marjavaara@aka.fi

Different ways to get involved

• Find out about Marie Curie positions from EURAXESS portal– organizations recruiting Early State Researchers for their ITN/COFUND

projects– or expressing interest for collaboration (mostly IF)

• Write a research proposal together with an excellent hostorganisation / researcher

• Build your own consortium and collaborate with partners

• Follow what´s going on in your field– Evaluate H2020 proposals– Learn about funded EU projects at Cordis database

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Websitehttp://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions

Horizon 2020http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020

Participant Portal (applications)http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

MSCA WP 2018-2020 pre-publicationhttps://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-work-programme

Thank you!