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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships 2015
Per M. Kommandantvold
Why are you here today?
You are a researcher Planning a career move, to build networks, improve your
independence You do need a salary next year too?
You are a supervisor, a group leader You plan to recruit first rate researchers, or strengthen a
collaboration You are an adviser
You basically need to know a bit about everything?
Outgoing? Incoming?
Either way, or reason for your interest, you need to know the context to succeed!
“The foremost priority for Europe and for the start of Horizon 2020 is exiting the current
economic crisis.” (H2020 strategic work programme 2014/15)
At the same time we need more researchers to stay in R&I due to higher
investments We need to structure the way Europe train researchers, and hire, and
evaluate, and treat them… We need to prepare for careers outside of academia We need mobility for knowledge transfer, to build independence We need equal opportunities We need to disseminate results and communicate values And so on: All this must be in the back of your head when applying for IF
Remember the policy setting!
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World-leading academic groups
«Europeiske mobilitetsordninger som Erasmus+ og Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions skal brukes.» «Norske fagmiljøer utnytter ikke i tilstrekkelig grad mulighetene som disse programmene gir til å hente inn internasjonale fagfolk og talentfulle studenter. Heller ikke mulighetene for norske studenter og forskere til å reise ut blir utnyttet godt nok.»
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More and better participation in H2020
Career opportunities, mobility and equality are important conditions for increasing research quality and succeeding in the EU cooperation. Higher education institutions have a special responsibility to think long term and enable students and young researchers to acquire necessary skills. It is particularly important that young researchers are given an opportunity to build their careers and become qualified at an early stage to compete for EU funds. Independence, international experience and knowledge of how to build and maintain international networks are needed. Young researchers must also be trained in international research management, to enable more to take responsibility for their institution’s participation in EU projects. Erasmus+, the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport, is an important instrument for mobility and international experience when would-be researchers are still students. Mobility and career measures in Horizon 2020 must be used to facilitate an international career as a researcher.
Horizon 2020 is…what?
Horizon 2020 will secure Europe the position as one of the world leading research and innovation regions by
securing support over three pillars…
3 pillars in Horizon 2020
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Excellent Science
European Research Council (ERC)
Future & Emerging Technologies (FET)
Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Competitive Industries
Innovation in SMEs
Access to Risk Finance
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
Better Societies (Societal Challenges)
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture, forestry, marine, maritime, inland water and
bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Secure societies
10:00 Welcome address by Hanne Monclair, The Ministry of Education and Research
10:10- 10:30 The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and Horizon 2020 – The overall picture, by National Contact Points (NCP) Berit Sundby Avset and Per M. Kommandantvold
10:30- 10:50 The Fellows Initiative Natural Sciences (FINS) at NTNU, by Assoc. Prof. Thorsten Hamann (NTNU)
10:50- 11:10 Experiences made from applying to IF-2014, by Dr. Lin Prøitz (UiO)
11:10- 11:20 EURAXESS Services, by Elin Kollerud (The Research Council of Norway)
11:20- 11:30 Double your chances! About FRIPRO Mobilitetsstipend, by Per Ivar Høvring (The Research Council of Norway)
11:30- 12:00 Individual Fellowships: General requirements, proposal procedure, financial aspects, evaluation process, by the NCPs
12:00- 12:30 Lunch and networking 12:30- 13:30 Individual Fellowships cont.: Aspects for Part B of the
proposal, award criteria, structure, communication and dissemination
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (IF)
Berit Sundby Avset/Per Magnus Kommandantvold Oslo, 06.05.2015
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Objective of the MSCA: Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation
Budget 2014-2020: 6.162 million €
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Key features
Open to all domains of research and innovation from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services
Entirely bottom-up Participation of non-academic sector strongly
encouraged, especially industry and SMEs Mobility as the key requirement - funding on condition
participants move from one country to another Promotion of attractive working and employment
conditions Particular attention to gender balance Public engagement of supported researchers One call per each MSC action per year
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are simplified
Only four actions Clear definitions of participants
Two sectors: academic/non-academic Two groups: beneficiaries and partner organisations
Broader understanding of industry involvement: participation of businesses (including SMEs) and other socio-economic actors
Streamlined definitions of supported researchers Early stage researcher (ESR)/Experienced researcher (ER) Staff members in RISE
Mobility rules maintained Portability of IF grants (secondments)
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (IF)
Objective to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced
researchers to provide opportunities to acquire new knowledge, work on research
projects in a European context or outside Europe, resume a career or return to Europe
Scope Individual, trans-national fellowships awarded to the best or most
promising researchers (all nationalities, subject to mobility rule) European Fellowships (12-24 months) or Global Fellowships (12-24
months + mandatory return phase of 12 months) Career Restart Panel and Reintegration Panel Secondments, notably in the non-academic sector, embedded in the
career development Expected Impact
to release the full potential of researchers and to catalyse significant development in their careers in both the academic and non-academic sectors
Education and Culture
IF – European and Global
European Fellowships
Global Fellowships
Individual Fellowships (IF) 2015
Budget 215 million euro, out of which 27 million are allocated for Global Fellowships
Experienced researcher (>4 years of experience) Individual Fellowships (IF - European) Duration 12-24 months To all EU member states and assoc.
countries Call opened 12. March 2015,
deadline 10. September You apply, in collaboration with the
host institution, directly to Brussels: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html
Experienced researcher (>4 years of experience) Individual Fellowships (IF - Global)
Duration 12-24 months + 12 month mandatory return phase with European host
To all countries globally, except MS/AC
Call opened 12. March 2015, deadline 10. September 2015
You apply, in collaboration with the host institution, directly to Brussels: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html
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Timeline (5+3 months after deadline)
Publication of call: 12 March 2015
Deadline for submission of proposals: 10 September 2015 at 17:00:00, Brussels local time
Evaluation of proposals: October - November 2015
Information on the outcome of the evaluation: February 2016
Indicative date for the signing of Grant Agreem.: May 2016
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Eligibility and mobility
To be eligible for an IF, you must by 10. September be in possesion of a doctoral degree, OR by then have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience (from the date when you obtained a degree which would formally entitle you to start on a doctorate).
The mobility rule: At 10.September, the researcher shall not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the three last years.
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Panel structure in MSCA IF
8 main evaluation panels: Chemistry Social sciences and humanities Economic sciences Information science and engeneering Environment and geosciences Life sciences Mathematics Physics
Two separate multidisciplinary panels: Career restart panel Reintegration panel
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Typical activities of an Individual Fellowship
Mobility Training activities
Secondments Communication and Dissemination Public engagement Gender issues
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Typical IF training activities
Research and training activities Training-through-research Hands-on activities: techniques and instruments Transferrable skills: entrepreneurship …
Secondments are encouraged. Inter-sectoral or interdisciplinary knowledge transfer Max. 3 or 6 months (</> 18 months) Secondment in EU/AC, even same country, single or divided
Financial and organisational management of the action Communication and dissemination Public Engangement Training dedicated to gender issues
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http://elinsscience.blogspot.pt/ Elin Moe (UiT), Intra-European Fellow in Portugal
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Remuneration: 100% acc.to unit costs
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action
Researcher unit cost**
person/month
Institutional unit cost**
person/month
Living allowance*
Mobility allowance
Family allowance
Research, training and networking
costs
Management and indirect
costs
Innovative Training Networks
3 110 600 500 1 800 1 200
Individual Fellowships
4 650 600 500 800 650
* A country correction coefficient applies to the living allowance. This coefficient is the one applicable to the country of the researcher’s host organisation as listed in Table 4. ** These unit costs will be subject to a funding rate of 100% (Article 22.4 Rules for Participation).
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Remuneration examples
EF 24 months in Germany Living allowance 4 650 x 24 x 0,998 = € 110 260 Mobility allowance 600 x 24 = € 14 400 Familiy allowance n/a Research traning and networking 800 x 24 = € 19 200 Management 650 x 24 = € 15 600
Researcher : ≈ NOK 529 800 per year 110 260 + 14 400 = € 124 660/2
Beneficiary: ≈ NOK 147 900 per year 19 200 + 15 600 = € 34 800/2
GF 24 months in USA and 12 months in Norway Living allowance, USA 4 650 x 24 x 0,994 = € 110 930 Mobility allowance, USA 600 x 24 = € 14 400 Living allowance, Norway 4 650 x 12 x 1,1319 = € 63 161 Mobility allowance, Norway 600 x 24 = € 14 400 Familiy allowance n/a Research traning and networking 800 x 36 = € 28 800 Management 650 x 36 = € 23 400
Researcher USA : ≈ NOK 532 650 per year 110 930 + 14 400 = € 125 330/2
Researcher NO: ≈ NOK 629 270 800 per year 63 161 + 14 400 = € 77 561
Beneficiary: ≈ NOK 147 900 per year 28 800 + 23 400= € 52 200/3
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How to apply?
The 2015 call is published on the call page of Participant Portal
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IF 2014: Submitted (eligible) & A-list proposals
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IF-EF 2014: A-list per country
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IF 2014 Mobility of researchers
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PES2020: support to write applications for H2020
Budget in 2015: 60 mill NOK The support is 50% of hours, travel and supporting
services 15 000 – 300 000 kr Minimum requirement is an accepted and eligible
application Additional support for the best applications over
threshold and for contract negotiations Universities, university colleges and institutes
apply for a lumpsum. All others can submit individual applications
www.forskningsradet.no/pes2020
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PES2020: example on level of support
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Relevant web pages
Calls: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html
MSCA: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/marie-sk%C5%82odowska-curie-actions
Funding for researchers: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/area/funding-researchers
EURAXESS: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/general/index
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Research Executive Agency (REA): Web-streamed training on IF and COFUND
Web–streaming from 10. June 2014 is still
available on: https://scic.ec.europa.eu/streaming/index.php?es=2&sessionno=55acf8539596d25624059980986aaa78
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: Contacts:
Berit Sundby Avset, Division of Science [email protected] , ph. 22037015
Per Magnus KOMMANDANTVOLD, International staff, [email protected], ph. 22037459 @MarieCurie_NCP
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The evaluation procedure and writing the proposal
Berit Sundby Avset NCP MSCA/ERC
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The evaluation process
Panel meeting in Brussels Consensus discussion and agreement on
«Consensus Report»
Remote evaluation 3 individual experts
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Who evaluates your application?
Allocations made by the project officers
Searchable list with • Application title • Application number • Abstract • Keywords
1. "Exactly in my field" 2. "Broader field of expertise" 3. "Can evaluate if necessary" No
• Title, abstract and keywords are the teasers that make an evaluator decide if she can evaluate your application
• Scientific fields with many applications has many Experts with expertise, “odd” scientific fields have few experts
The Evaluators Specialists or generalists in
your field Evaluates 4-5 proposals/day
(10-20 proposals in total)
Considers all the sub-elements of the three criteria, comments on positive elements and shortcomings
Make their task easy!
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Tabell med evalueringskriteriene
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Each criterion are scored between 0 and 5 with 0,1 intervals Weighted and added to a total score: 0-100
Excellence Impact Implementation SUM 50% 30% 20% Weighting (%)
4 4 4 80,0 4,2 4,3 4,5 85,8 4,5 4,5 4,5 90,0
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Evaluation forms
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The proposal
Create an application at the Participant portal Part A: administrative information
electronic pdf-forms at the PP
Part B: project description Uploaded pdf-document with page restrictions
Structure of the proposal: part A
Electronic pdf-forms on the Participant Portal Section 1: General information about the proposal
(including the abstract); Section 2: Data on participants and contacts; Section 3: Budget; Section 4: Ethics issues table; Section 5: Call specific questions
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Proposal structure: The part B
In drafting PART B of the proposal, applicants must follow the structure outlined below: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS START PAGE COUNT__________________________________ 1. EXCELLENCE 2. IMPACT 3. IMPLEMENTATION
STOP PAGE COUNT 4. CV OF THE EXPERIENCED RESEARCHER (5 pages max) 5. CAPACITIES OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS 6. ETHICAL ASPECTS 7. LETTER OF COMMITMENT OF PARTNER ORGANISATION
(only GF)
Max 10 pages in total
No reference to the outcome of previous evaluations of this or any similar proposal should be included in the text. Experts will
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1. Excellence
1.1 Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research
Introduction, state-of-the-art and overview of the action Research methodology and approach Originality and innovative aspects of the research
programme
How will the research give the best careeer prospects for the ER?
How will it contribute to new collaboration opportunities to the host?
Start page count
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Headline
1. Excellence (cont)
1.2 Clarity and quality of transfer of knowledge/training for the development of the researcher in light of the research objectives
Explain how the applicant will gain new knowledge during
the fellowship
Outline the knowledge and skills that the researcher will transfer to the host organisation
Is the ER and the host a good match?
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1. Excellence (cont)
1.3 Quality of the supervision and the hosting arrangements
Qualifications and experience of the supervisor(s)
Hosting arrangements (both hosts for GF)
Why should the ER go here, and not somewhere else?
Career development plan
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1. Excellence (cont)
1.4 Capacity of the researcher to reach and re-enforce a position of professional maturity in research Is this a future researcher?
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2. Impact
2.1 Enhancing research- and innovation-related skills and working conditions to realise the potential of individuals and to provide new career perspectives
Will this project improve the career prospects of the ER?
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2. Impact (cont)
2.2 Effectiveness of the proposed measures for communication and results dissemination
Communication and public engagement strategy of the
action Dissemination of the research results Exploitation of results and intellectual property rights
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3. Implementation
3.1 Overall coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources
Description of work packages Gantt chart
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3. Implementation (cont)
3.2 Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures, including quality management and risk management
Project organisation and management structure, including the financial management strategy, as well as the progress monitoring mechanisms put in place;
Risks that might endanger reaching project objectives and the contingency plans to be put in place should risk occur.
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3.3 Appropriateness of the institutional environment (infrastructure)
Give a description of the main tasks and commitments of
the beneficiary and partners (if applicable). Describe the infrastructure, logistics, facilities offered in as
far they are necessary for the good implementation of the action.
3. Implementation (cont)
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3. Implementation (cont)
3.4 Competences, experience and complementarity of the participating organisations and institutional commitment
Active contribution to the research activities Do not repeat the description in Section 5
End page count
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4. CV of the Experienced Researcher
Max 5 pages
The standard academic and research record Explain any gaps
and/or unconventional paths
List of achievements (may include/if applicable): 1. Publications in major , peer-reviewed
conference proceedings and/or monographs of their respective research fields, indicating also the number of citations (excluding self-citations) they have attracted.
2. Granted patent(s). 3. Research monographs, chapters in collective
volumes and any translations thereof. 4. Invited presentations to peer-reviewed,
internationally established conferences and/or international advanced schools.
5. Research expeditions that the Experienced Researcher has led.
6. Organisation of International conferences in the field of the applicant (membership in the steering and/or programme committee).
7. Examples of participation in industrial innovation.
8. Prizes and Awards. 9. Funding received so far 10. Supervising, mentoring activities.
11. Commissions of trust 12. Evidence of leadership potential
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5. Capacity of the Participating Organisations
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6. Ethics
If you flagged ethical issues in the «Ethics Issues Table in Part A:
Ethics Self-assessment:
1) Describe how the proposal meets the EU and
national legal and ethics requirements of the country/countries where the task raising ethical issues is to be carried out.
2) Explain in detail how you intend to address the ethical issues flagged.
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7. Letters of Commitment
ONLY for Global fellowships
i.e from the partner organisation in the Third Country
Other letters of commitment or letters of support
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Advice I
Read the Guide for Applicants and the Work Programme carefully!
Describe everything, do not assume that the evaluators knows the (Norwegian) system
Do you think something is irrelevant for your proposal/topic – adress it anyway! The successful applicants do!
Figures/illustrations/ pictures are sometimes better than words and makes reading less boring…
Webpages! Evaluators are NOT obliged to look at them But they MAY have a peak…
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Advice II
Ask somebody to do a mock-up evaluation, use the evaluation forms
Write part B, leave it for 1-2 weeks, read it carefully again. Are you sure you have explained everything in a clear language that the evaluators will understand in the way they are meant to understand it?
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