Marie Curie Actionsindividual Fellowships

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 17 May 2012

Maria TsivertaraPeople Programme; Marie Curie ActionsDirectorate-General for Education and CultureEuropean Commission

MCAs in FP7 Individual Fellowships Career Integration Grants Evaluation Criteria

Agenda

FP7Marie Curie Actions

= People Programme

• To develop human resources dedicated to research

• To attract young talents into a research career

• To support the mobility of researchers of all nationalities in all scientific fields (bottom up approach)

• To diversify researchers’ skills and competences

• To provide attractive working conditions and better research career opportunities

Features

MCAs in FP7

Marie Curie researchers coming from all over the world (around 130 nationalities)

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Marie Curie host organisations in around 70

countriesFP6 and FP7 Marie Curie host organisations

MCAs in FP7

2007-2011• EU contribution: ~ €2 billion• Research projects funded: >

5000

Budget distribution by scientific panel (Marie Curie Actions 2007-2011)

Economics 2%

Social Sciences and Humanities

8%

Mathematics3%

Chemistry10%

COFUND8%

Life Sciences28%

Physics12%

Environmental and Geo-sciences

11%

Information Science and Engineering

18%

Research topics are chosen freely by

applicants

Bottom-up approach

• Around 60.000 researchers financed since the creation of the Marie Curie Actions

• More than 10.000 PhD supported in FP7• 38% of women among FP7 MCA fellows• SMEs play a major role: they account for more

than 50% of all businesses participating in IAPP and ITN

• 50-60% of the budget dedicated to research on societal challenges

MCAs in FP7

Marie Curie Action Objective

Initial training of

researchers (1900 M€)

Initial Training Networks (ITN)Improve career perspectives of early stage researchers (ESR) in

both public & private sector

Life-long training

and career development

(1170–1400 M€)

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Career development of experienced researchers (ER) (e.g. diversification of skills/competencies; integrate a stable position after mobility)

Career Integration Grants (CIG)

Co-funding of regional, national, international programmes (COFUND)

Industry dimension (250-450 M€)

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

Open and foster dynamic pathways

between public research organisations and private

researchcommercial enterprises

International dimension

World fellowships (1170–1400

M€)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) Reinforce the extra-European

dimension of the European Research Area (ERA) through mobility, training, knowledge transfer and cooperation

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

Actions

COFUND

Funding bodies

ApplicantsIndividual

researchersResearch

Organisations

IEFIOF IIF

ITN

IAPP

IRSES

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Post-graduates (ESR)

< 4 years

Post-docs (ER)> 4 years or PhD

Senior Post-docs (MER)

> 10 years

Who applies to what?

CIG

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) 1

Objectives•To support the best and most promising researchers in their Europe-wide career•To enhance and maximise their contribution to the knowledge-based economy and society

Expected impact• Career development of experienced researchers• Competence diversification – skills acquisition at multi-interdisciplinary level and/or inter-sectoral level• Attain a leading independent position• Resume a career in research after a break (Career Restart Panel- CAR)

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) 2

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) 3CAREER RESTART PANEL

• Encouraging researchers to return to research after a career break

• No fellowship or employment in research for at least 12 months immediately prior to the call deadline

• Modified mobility rule (3 years out of 5)

• Multidisciplinary panel (CHE, SOC, ECO, ENG, ENV, LIF, MAT, PHY)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) 1

Objectives

•To reinforce the international dimension of researchers’ careers •To transfer acquired knowledge to Member States (MS) and Associated Countries (AC)

Expected impact

Significant advances in researchers' careers Acquisition of complementary research competences Reach a position of professional maturity

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) 2

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) 3

• Fellowships of 2 phases:- initial outgoing phase in a Third Country (1-2

years)- mandatory re-integration phase in EU or AC (1

year – return host)• Grant Agreement to be concluded with the host

institution located in the MS or AC

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) 1

Objectives

- To incoming top-class researchers active in a third country- To transfer knowledge through mutual beneficial research cooperation

Expected impact

Significant advances in researchers' careers Acquisition of complementary research competences Attain a leading independent position

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) 2

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) 3

• Researchers moving from a third country to MS or AC

• Financial support for 12-24 months (possible return phase for ICPC – max 12 months; €15000 per researcher/year, Not subject to country correction coefficient)

Funding rates (IEF, IOF, IIF)

• Category 1: Monthly Living Allowance- €58,500 gross salary per ER / year x country coefficient (4-10 years)

- €87,500 gross salary per ER / year x country coefficient (>10 years)

• Category 2: Mobility Allowance- €1,000 – €700 (family or not) per researcher month x country coefficient

• Category 3: Contribution to Research, Τraining and Transfer of Knowledge• - € 800 per researcher month• - Flat-rate cost category• • Category 5: Overheads (and management)• - € 700 per researcher month x country coefficient • - Flat-rate cost category

Career Integration Grants (CIG) 1

Objectives

•To reinforce the ERA by encouraging researchers to establish themselves in a MS or AC•To attract and retain the best researchers in Europe

Expected impact

•Provide researchers with opportunities for long term research position in Europe• Reinforcement of the human research potential in the ERA• Increase knowledge transfer and trans-national cooperation for EU research organisations

Career Integration Grants (CIG) 2

1. For Experienced Researchers Must have a PhD or at least 4 years of research experience

2. Researchers can be of any nationality3. Researchers must move country to take up research job (must comply with Mobility Rule)

No nationality requirement => Possible to return to home country

4. Duration of CIG: 24 – 48 months.5. Host must offer full time research post for at least the duration of the CIG grant.

6. EU contribution: 25 000€/year (lump sum)

Career Integration Grants (CIG) 3e Host perspective

CIG can not be combined with • other Marie Curie Grants• other ”personal grants” (e.g. ERC grants)

CIG funding as lump sum => for any type of costs of the proposed project

• Part of salary of Researcher (or other people working on project)• Equipment, consumables, travel• Overhead, management costs• Etc

Call identifier Deadline in 2012 Budget

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF 16 August 120 M€

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF 16 August 40 M€

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF 16 August 40 M€

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG 18 September 20 M€

Marie Curie success rates

MC Calls 2011 Success ratesIEF 18%IIF 16%IOF 19%CIG  30% & 28%

Evaluation criteria IxF (1)• Science and Technology quality-IxF- (3) Threshold 3, Weighting 25% - S&T

quality, Research methodology, Originality and innovation, Timeliness and Relevance of the project, Host Expertise and Quality of supervisors

• Training -IEF, IOF- (2): Threshold 3, Weighting 15%- Clarity and quality of research training objectives, Relevance and Quality of additional scientific training, Host expertise in training experienced researchers

• Transfer of Knowledge -IIF- (2): Weighting 15%- Potential of transferring knowledge, Clarity and quality of the transfer of knowledge objectives

• Researcher –IxF- (1): Threshold 4, Weighting 25%- Research experience and results, Leadership, Match, Potential

Evaluation criteria IxF (2)

• Implementation -IxF: (5)Weighting 15%- Feasibility and credibility of the project, Workplan, Infrastructure, Administration

• Impact - IxF-: (4)Weighting 20%- Potential to acquire competences, Contribution to career development, Long-term collaboration, Contribution to REA and EU competitiveness

Evaluation criteria CIG• Science and Technology Quality (2) Threshold 3, Weighting 30% - S&T

quality, Research methodology, Originality and innovation, Timeliness and Relevance of the project

• Researcher (1): Threshold 3, Weighting 30%- Research experience and results, Leadership, Match, Potential

• Implementation (4): Weighting 15%- Quality of the host, Feasibility and credibility of the project, management

• Impact - IxF-: (3)Weighting 25%- Potential of the long term professional integration, Transfer of knowledge, Capacity to develop long-term collaboration, plans for dissemination and outreach activities

• The evaluators may not all be world experts in exactly the area of your proposal – avoid using very specific jargon and acronyms

• Provide the evaluators with evidence for your claims, but avoid external resources (links to websites etc.)

• Graphics and charts can be very helpful, but don’t overdo it! Make sure they are readable in black & white.

• Take also note of the following…

Hints for a successful proposal (1)

Hints for a successful proposal (2)

Always read the Guide for Applicants when applying, follow the given template Ensure you meet the minimum eligibility requirements Good match between fellow(s) and Host Very good Research Project/Programme (+ Training/Transfer of Knowledge…) Structure and organize the information well Be precise, less is sometime more… Impartial view…ask your colleagues, friend to read it before… Start with EPSS as soon as possible

administrative data (part A forms) first draft of proposal (part B)

Greek participation in MCA

• Number of Greek researchers funded in Marie Curie Actions (2007-2012): 465

• EU budget allocated so far to Greek institutes (2007-2012): € 50.3 million

• Number of Greek institutions participating in Marie Curie Actions (2007-2012): 287

Participation of Aristotle University in MCA24 projects

• 5 ITN (Initial Training Netwworks)• 4 IRSES (International Research Staff Exchange

Scheme• 1 IAPP (Industry-Academia Partnerships and

Pathways)• 1 IEF (Intra-European Fellowships)• 2 IIF (Incoming Internaional Fellowships)• 6 Reintegration grants• Total budget: 2 659 770€

Date: in 12 pts

Participant portal (calls, submission…)http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people Marie Curie Actionshttp://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions/Advise (EL NCP): http://www.certh.gr/http://www.certh.gr/ncp.el.aspx FAQ: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/faq_en.cfmJobs supported - Euraxess:http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jvSearchData/mc/add/1Registration of experts - evaluators:https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm

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