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Info session on MSCA 2014
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Belgian information session
Brussels, 12.02.2014
Bodo RICHTER
European Commission, DG EAC.C3
Research careers; Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Education
and Culture
Excellence
Research
Training
Skills
Mobility
MSCA
Education
and Culture
86%: Strengthened collaboration
Shanghai top 500 -> 2/3 participating in MCA
Top R&D investors in Europe -> 9 out of 10 participating in MCA
92%: Good impact on career prospects (ITN fellows)
FP7 MCA Achievements Interim Evaluation
Education
and Culture
Education
and Culture
Belgian participation in FP7 MCA
165.4 million EUR allocated to
Belgian institutes
537 participations in FP7 MCA
projects
378 Belgian researchers funded *
838 researchers coming to
Belgium on MCA fellowships *
CIG 1,83%
COFUND 17,34%
IAPP 10,72%
IEF 10,09%
IIF 2,71%
IOF 3,35%
IRSES 1,48%
ITN 52,48%
Budget by Action
CIG
COFUND
IAPP
IEF
IIF
IIFR
IOF
IRSES
ITN
* IRSES researchers not included.
Overall
Belgian FP7
MCA sucess
rate: 15,7%
Belgian participation in FP7 MCA
Top 15 nationalities of
researchers* coming to Belgium
Belgium – the 9th most active
country in terms of EU contribution
granted to the FP7 MCA projects
* IRSES researchers not included.
Education
and Culture
Belgian participation in FP7 MCA
Belgian – most active organisations in terms of EU contribution
granted to the FP7 MCA projects
Legal Name Activity
Type
EU
contribution
(ML EUR)
% of the total EU
contribution to BE grant
holders
Number of
Participations % of all BE grant holders
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN HES 38.93 23.54% 124 23.13%
UNIVERSITEIT GENT HES 12.53 7.58% 52 9.70%
VIB REC 11.23 6.79% 41 7.65%
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE HES 10.95 6.62% 18 3.36%
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE
LOUVAIN HES 9.79 5.92% 34 6.34%
Education
and Culture
Horizon 2020
MSCA
MSCA Objective
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 € (current prices)
€800 million granted to the H2020 Marie Skłodowska-
Curie fellows in 2014 calls
Education
and Culture
Attract and retain research talent
Develop state-of-the-art, innovative training schemes, consistent with the highly competitive and increasingly inter-disciplinary requirements of research and innovation
Promote sustainable career development in research and innovation
Focus on delivering new knowledge and skills, in line with the key driver identified in the strategic programming approach
Contribute to a strong partnership with MS via the co-funding mechanism
Strategic programming approach
Education
and Culture
Open to all domains of research and innovation from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services (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
Key features
Education
and Culture
~ 65.000 researchers to be supported, including 25.000 PhD candidates
~ 200.000 scientific publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals
~ 1.500 patent applications
~ 100 spin-offs created
~ 350-400 new regional / national / international programmes to be created targeting international and intersectoral training, and career development of research and innovation staff
2014-2020
Expected impact
Education
and Culture
Innovative
Training Networks
ITN Doctoral and initial training for early-stage
researchers
Individual
Fellowships
IF Support for experienced researchers undertaking
international and inter-sector mobility
Research and
Innovation Staff
Exchange
RISE International and inter-sector cooperation through
the exchange of staff
Co-funding of
programmes
COFUND Co-funding of regional, national and international
programmes:
- doctoral programmes
- fellowship programmes
Support and policy actions European Researchers' Night (NIGHT)
NCP support
MSCA in H2020
Education
and Culture
Award criteria: Key features
In line with all other programmes in H2020
Set out in Art. 14 of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation
3 award criteria:
o Excellence (50% weighting)
o Impact (30% weighting)
o Implementation (20% weighting)
NIGHT will use criteria of all H2020 Coordination & Support Actions
All elements of the criteria similar for all MSCA, identical wording for
impact towards the programme objectives
More clarifications in the Part B of the Guide for Applicants for each
action
Education
and Culture
Award criteria: Key features
Evaluation scores will be awarded for each of the criteria, not for their
individual elements
Each criterion scored from 0 to 5 - decimal points will be given:
o 0 - The proposal fails to address the criterion under examination or
cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information
o 1 - Poor. The criterion is addressed in an inadequate manner, or there are
serious inherent weaknesses.
o 2 - Fair. While the proposal broadly addresses the criterion, there are significant
weaknesses.
o 3 - Good. The proposal addresses the criterion well, although improvements
would be necessary.
o 4 - Very good. The proposal addresses the criterion very well, although
certain improvements are still possible.
o 5 - Excellent. The proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the
criterion in question. Any shortcomings are minor.
Total score subject to a threshold of 70%
Education
and Culture
Education
and Culture
EU contribution
Contribution fully based on unit costs (person-month) –> MSCA calls
New approach to country coefficients
Country coefficients applicable to living allowances in ITN and IF
Two broad dimensions of unit costs: researcher and institutional
Dedicated unit cost for management and overheads
EU contribution – amounts
Categories of
eligible costs
Marie Skłodowska-
Curie action
Costs of researchers/seconded staff member (1)
Institutional costs (2)
Living allowance
(a)
Mobility allowance
(b)
Family allowance
(c)
Top-up allowance
(d)
Research, training
and networking costs
(a)
Management and
indirect costs
(b)
ITN
(100%)
3 110 600 500 -- 1 800 1 200
IF
(100%)
4 650 600 500 -- 800 650
RISE
(100%)
-- -- -- 2 000 1 800 700
COFUND
(50%)
ESR: 3 710
ER: 5 250
-- -- -- -- 650
Education
and Culture
MSCA Calls 2014-2015
Education
and Culture
ITN 11/12/2013 – 09/04/2014 02/09/2014 – 13/01/2015
EUR 405.18 million in 2014 EUR 370 million in 2015
IF 12/03/2014 – 11/09/2014 12/03/2015 – 10/09/2015
EUR 240.50 million in 2014 EUR 213.00 million in 2015
RISE 11/12/2013 – 24/04/2014 06/01/2015 – 28/04/2015
EUR 70.00 million in 2014 EUR 80.00 million in 2015
COFUND 10/04/2014 – 02/10/2014 14/04/2015 – 01/10/2015
EUR 80.00 million in 2014 EUR 80.00 million in 2015
NIGHT
11/12/2013 – 04/03/2014 EUR 8.00 million
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions:
- Website: http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions
Horizon 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020
Participant Portal (applications): http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/
Education
and Culture
MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
Innovative Training
Networks (ITN)
Sally Taylor
Brussels, 12th February 2014
Objectives
• Training innovative early-stage
researchers.
• Mobility across sectors, countries and disciplines.
• Skills to match public and private sector needs.
• Attractive working and employment conditions.
• Excellence in doctoral/early-stage research training.
• Collaboration between the academia and non-academic sectors.
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
• Academic sector: public or private higher education
establishments awarding academic degrees, public or private non-profit research organisations whose primary mission is to pursue research, international European interest organisations (e.g. CERN, EMBL) and the EU's Joint Research Centre.
• Non-academic sector: includes any entity not included in the
academic sector, e.g. large companies, SMEs, NGOs, museums, hospitals, international organisations (e.g. UN).
Who can apply? • Networks of organisations involved in research and (research) training. What types of organisations can apply? • Two different types:
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
Participants from which countries can apply?
• EU Member States (MS) • Associated Countries (AC) • Other Third Countries (OTC)
Minimum Country Participation in an ITN
Implementation Mode
Country of participant(s)
European Training Network (ETN)
3 different countries: MS or AC
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
2 different countries: MS or AC
European Joint Doctorates (EJD)
3 different countries: MS or AC
• Above the minimum number, participants in other countries are eligible to participate.
• Participants located in OTCs listed in Annex A to the Work Programme may receive funding.
• International organisations or participants in an OTC not listed in Annex A will only receive funding in exceptional cases.
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
Academic and non-academic organisations can take part as either a beneficiary or a partner organisation: NB. Each partner organisation must include a letter of commitment in Part B of the proposal. The precise role of each partner organisation should also be clearly described in the proposal.
Participants
Network Status
Signs the Grant
agreement
Recruitment of
Researchers
Training and / or Hosting of Seconded
Researchers
Participation in Supervisory Board
Directly Claims Costs
Beneficiary
Partner organisation
X
X X
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
Early Stage Researchers
Innovative Training Networks are exclusively for early-stage researchers in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their career and not awarded a PhD at the time of their (first) recruitment.
• Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him or her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited
Researchers recruited for min. 3 months and max. 36 months.
No restrictions based on nationality.
*experience is calculated at date of recruitment!
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
Mobility rule
• The researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main
activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of his/her host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to his/her (first) recruitment.
• Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
• Exception: for international organisations, the mobility rule does not apply to the hosting of eligible researchers. However, the appointed researcher shall not have spent more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment at the same organisation.
mobility calculated at date of recruitment!
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
3 implementation modes
European Training
Networks
European Joint
Doctorates
European Industrial
Doctorates
Indicative budget
349.68 MEUR 8 scientific panels
30 MEUR Separate evaluation panel
25.5 MEUR Separate evaluation panel
405.18 MEUR
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
Common features
• International network of partners which recruit and host ESRs based on joint research training/doctoral programme.
• Research fields chosen by applicants in multi/interdisciplinary and emerging fields of S&T.
• Training through individual research projects within the framework of the overall research topic.
• Meaningful exposure to the non-academic sector.
• Supervisory Board.
• Typical project duration 48 months.
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
Typical activities
• Network-wide training activities (e.g. seminars, workshops and summer schools).
• Training in key transferable skills.
• Collaboration and exchange of knowledge within the network.
• Communication & Dissemination.
• Public engagement.
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
European Training Networks
(ETN)
ETN
Network composition:
• Min 3 beneficiaries from 3 MS/AC. Typical size: 6-10 participants.
• Each beneficiary must recruit and host at least one researcher at its premises.
• Participation of non-academic sector considered essential.
Country 2 – MS/AC Country 3 – MS/AC
Country 1 – MS/AC
Partner Organisation(s)
European Training Networks (ETN)
ETN
• Maximum of 540 researcher months for the network.
• Secondments to other beneficiaries and/or partner organisations up to 30% of the researcher recruitment period.
• Joint supervision encouraged.
• Maximum 40% of total budget to one country.
European Training Networks (ETN)
European
Industrial Doctorates (EID)
EID
Doctoral training in collaboration with non-academic sector so that skills better match public and private sector needs.
≥ 50% of time
at non-academic
sector
+
≥ 50% PhD enrolment
at academia
How?
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
Objective
Partner Organisation(s)
Academic Non-
academic
Partner Organisation(s)
Non- Academic
Country 2
Academic
Country 1
≥ 50%
EID – 2 beneficiaries
2 beneficiaries
1 academic
1 non-academic
2 countries (MS/AC)
Max. 180 researcher- months
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
Partner Organisation(s)
Academic Non-
academic
Partner Organisation(s)
Non- Academic
Country 2
Academic
Country 1
≥ 50%
EID – Multi-beneficiaries
Non- Academic
Country 3
3+ beneficiaries
Min. 1 academic
Min. 1 non-academic
in 2 countries (MS/AC)
Additional beneficiaries any sector, any country
Max. 540 researcher- months
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
EID requirements
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
• Mandatory PhD enrolment at one of the academic partners.
• Each ESR must spend at least 50% of time at non-academic sector (beneficiaries and partner organisations).
• Mandatory joint governance structure with joint selection, supervision, monitoring and assessment procedures.
• Each ESR must be jointly supervised by at least two supervisors, one from each sector.
• Mandatory consortium agreement.
Each researcher is recruited:
- 100% by a beneficiary and sent to other partner(s) for the share of time foreseen in the project,
OR
- Separately by each beneficiary for the period of time spent there.
EID recruitment
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
When selecting the recruitment option, consider:
- Influence on salary (country correction coefficients)
- Ease of implementation
European Joint Doctorates
(EJD)
• Promoting international, intersectoral and multi/inter-
disciplinary collaboration in doctoral-level training in Europe.
• Creation of joint doctoral programmes.
• Delivery of joint, double or multiple doctoral degrees.
Objectives of EJDs
European Joint Doctorates (EJD)
Joint degree : single diploma issued by at least two higher education institutions offering integrated programme and recognised officially in the countries where the degree-awarding institutions are located
Double or multiple degree: two or more separate national diplomas issued by two or more higher education institutions and recognised officially in the countries where the degree-awarding institutions are located
Joint/double/multiple degree: definitions
European Joint Doctorates (EJD)
Network composition:
• At least 3 beneficiaries from
different MS/AC entitled to
award doctoral degrees.
Additional beneficiaries or partner
organisations from any country,
sector and discipline.
• Participation of non-academic
sector essential.
European Joint Doctorates (EJD)
Academic Academic
Academic
Country 2
Country 1
Academic
Non-academic
Country 3
Partner organisations
joint
multiple
double
EJD requirements:
• Mandatory enrolment in the joint doctoral programme.
• Mandatory provision of joint, double or multiple degrees (letters
of institutional commitment signed by a legal representative needed
in the proposal).
• Mandatory joint governance structure with joint admission,
selection, supervision, monitoring and assessment procedures.
European Joint Doctorates (EJD)
EJD
• Maximum of 540 researcher months for the network.
• Secondments to other beneficiaries and/or partner organisations up to 30% of the researcher recruitment period.
• Maximum 40% of total budget to one country.
• Recruitment strategy up to the consortium, depending on the institutions requirements - options as in EID (one or more beneficiaries can recruit).
European Training Networks (ETN)
Evaluation
Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
• Some elements of each evaluation criterion are
specific to EID and/or EJD.
• Applicants should follow the template given in
part B (required sub-headings) .
In addition to the evaluation criteria:
Operational capacity of the hosts will be assessed by evaluators
Table on data for non-academic beneficiaries (1st page of part B
proposal) and Table on capacity of the participating organisations
(section 5 of part B proposal) must be complete!
Each host institution must have appropriate premises to host
researchers (not just access to equipment), as well as appropriate staff
resources to supervise/train researchers.
Evaluation Criteria
Ethics Issues
• All proposals considered for funding will be
submitted to an Ethics Review.
• Each applicant is responsible for:
identifying any potential ethical issues
handling ethical aspects of their proposal
detailing how they plan to address them in sufficient detail already at
the proposal stage.
• The Ethics part of each proposal (part A in SEP, part B section 6) must be
as complete as possible including a decription of the issues and how
they will be handled!
Ethics Issues
Financing
Funding mechanism
Funding mechanism – unit costs
Unit costs are a pre-calculated cost for
the implementation of the action.
Advantage when applying
Automated calculation of budget when computing ESR months in your proposal
Financing
Costs categories
Researcher Institution
Living allowance*
Mobility allowance
Family allowance
Research, training and networking
costs
Management and indirect costs
3.110 600 500 1.800 1.200
• Country correction coefficient applies to the living allowance. • Researcher allowances include employer contributions. • Researcher allowances are a minimum to be paid (top-up funds from other
sources permitted).
Financing
Budget
Applying for a proposal
Max. 40% of EU contribution to the project allocated to one country (ETN+EJD only)
Implementing your project
Institutional costs can be redistributed:
- Between partners
- Provisions covered in consortium agreement
3rd parties and subcontracts not applicable
Financing
Applying and sources of help
Call information:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Marie Skłodowska-Curie website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/
EURAXESS: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
The European Commission's Horizon 2020 Enquiry service:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries
Your National Contact Point
Closing date: 9 April 2014 at 17.00 (Brussels local time)
Thank you
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange - RISE
Implementation Modalities
Frank MARX
Deputy Head of Unit
Research Executive Agency
NCP INFO session Brussels, 12th February 2014
Summary
- General Aspects
- Definitions
- Eligibility
- EU Funding
- Evaluation Criteria
- Proposal Structure
- Calls
- Links
General Aspects
- All Countries can participate in RISE
- All nationalities can participate in RISE
- All institutions fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation can participate in RISE
- No mobility rules for RISE
Project Main Aspects
- Project built on joint research and innovation activities
- Project implemented through the secondment of staff (no recruitments)
- Each staff member seconded for a period of 1 to 12 months
- The maximum size for a project is 540 person months
- No minimum size explicitly defined for the project, but substantial impact is expected
- Maximum project duration is 4 years
Split Secondments
The minimum length of 1 month is reached if either:
a. The secondment starts on day n of a month (month N) and ends on day n-1 of the next month (month N+1) – If there is only 1 period of secondment (or several consecutive ones)
or
b. The duration of the several secondments periods adds up to 30 days – If there are at least 2 non-consecutives periods of secondment
2. EU funding is to be paid as a pro-rata of 30 days, in case part of a secondment is not a full month. (Of course only EU funding is only eligible for the cases where at least 1 month of secondment is reached for the respective researcher, as defined in point 1.a and 1.b). The calculation of the funding for each month is to be done as follows:
a. A full month is reached if the secondment starts on day n in month N and ends day n-1 in month N+1
b. When a full month is not reached, the remaining days are a pro-rata of 30 days (each of the 3 categories: 2000, 1800, 700 is paid as pro-rata).
The following examples might clarify the different points:
Examples for 1.a:
- Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2014 (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is reached
- Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 14 February 2014: (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is reached
- Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 13 February 2014: (January is 31 days and the secondment is 30 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is NOT reached => EU funding for this researcher is not eligible
Examples for 1.b:
- Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 6 January 2014 + 1 February 2014 to 24 February 2014 (the secondment is 6+24 = 30 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is reached
- Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 6 January 2014 + 1 February 2014 to 23 February 2014 (the secondment is 6+23 = 29 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is NOT reached => EU funding for this researcher is not eligible
Examples for 2.a:
- Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2014 (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days = 1 month) => EU funding = 4500 EUR
- Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 14 February 2014: (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days = 1 month) => EU funding = 4500 EUR
Examples for 2.b:
- Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 6 January 2014 + 1 February 2014 to 24 February 2014 (each period is less than 1 month: 6 days + 24 days) => EU funding = 4500 x 6 / 30 + 4500 x 24 / 30 = 4500 EUR
- Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 14 March 2014: (January is 31 days and February 28 days: the secondment is 2 months: [15 January to 14 February] = 1 month {31 days} + [15 February to 14 March] = 1 month {28 days} )=> EU funding = 4500 x 2 = 9000 EUR
- Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 28 March 2014: (January is 31 days and February 28 days: the secondment is 2 months + 14 days: [15 January to 14 February] = 1 month {31 days} + [15 February to 14 March] = 1 month {28 days} + [15 March to 28 March] = 14 days)=> EU funding = 4500 x 2 + 4500 x 14 / 30 = 11000 EUR
Participants in RISE
- Beneficiaries • Sign the Grant Agreement and claim costs
• Are responsible for the execution of the programme
• Are established in a MS/AC
- Partner Organisations • Do not sign the Grant Agreement and do not claim costs
• Must include a letter of commitment in the proposal
• Are established in a TC
Sectors
The sector of an organisation is defined automatically
- Academic Sector • Higher education establishments (public or private)
• Non-profit research organisations (public or private)
• International European interest organisations
- Non-Academic Sector • Any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector and
fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation (SMEs, multinationals, NGOs, museums, etc.)
Staff Members
- Actively engaged in or linked to research/innovation activities for at least 6 months prior to first secondment
- Types of staff members:
• ESR (no PhD and < 4 years experience)
• ER (PhD or > 4 years experience)
• Managerial staff
• Administrative or Technical staff
- In-built return mechanism
Minimum 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
In practice, 2 possible minimum settings:
Academic
MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2
Non-Academic
TC + + or
MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 + + MS/AC 3
Eligible Secondments 1
Country
Non-Academic
MS/AC 1
Academic
Sector
MS/AC 2 MS/AC 3
C
B
A X Same sector
X
X
D
Same Country
Same sector
Intra-European Exchanges
Eligible Secondments 2
Europe-Third Countries Exchanges
Country MS/AC 1
Sector
is not
relevant
MS/AC 2
B
A
X
TC
C
D
Same or Different Third Country
Secondments from
a TC to a MS/AC are
not always eligible
for EU funding but
all of them must be
described in the
proposal.
!
Secondments Described
Secondments that must be described in the proposal:
Academic MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 Non-Academic Eligible for EU Funding
MS/AC TC
TC MS/AC Eligibility for EU funding
depends on the TC
Eligible for EU Funding
Secondments that must not be described in the proposal: All other possibilities, such as:
Academic MS/AC 1
MS/AC 1
TC TC
MS/AC 1
Academic MS/AC 2
MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 Non-Academic Non-Academic
Countries Eligible For EU Funding
- EU Member States
- Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the MS (As defined on page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015)
- Horizon 2020 Associated Countries (In principle, the same as FP7, but subject to the adoption of the association agreements)
- The Third Countries listed (On page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015)
Countries Not Eligible For EU Funding
Countries not listed previously are not eligible for EU funding
In practice, those countries are mainly: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, United States.
In very exceptional cases, partners from those countries might be funded. But the following conditions have to be fulfilled:
a) This partner has competences/expertise that no organisation in MS/AC has
b) The relevant transfer of knowledge can only be done via a secondment in the direction TC MS/AC
c) Points a) and b) must be endorsed by the expert evaluators
d) The experts' endorsement (point c) must be confirmed by the REA
EU Contribution
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Action
Staff member unit cost *
person/month
Top-up allowance
Institutional unit cost *
person/month
Research, training and
networking costs
Management
and indirect costs
Research and Innovation
Staff Exchange 2 000 1 800 700
Unit costs per researcher per month of secondment
For secondments eligible for funding
*These unit costs are subject to a funding rate of 100% and no country coefficients apply.
Evaluation
Evaluation Panels: -- 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)
Evaluation Criteria: -- Award Criteria
-- Selection Criteria
Award Criteria
Selection Criteria
- Operational capacity has to be checked
- Proposals must include a description of:
• The profile of the people who will be primarily responsible for carrying out the proposed work
• Any significant infrastructure or major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work
• Any partner organisations (not beneficiaries) contributing towards the proposed work
Proposal Part A
- Section 1: General information (including abstract)
- Section 2: Information on participants
- Section 3: Budget and Secondments tables
- Section 4: Ethics table
Proposal Part B
30 pages limit
(including data for non-academic beneficiaries)
RISE Calls
Present call: - H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014 - Currently Open - Deadline: 24 April 2014 Next call: - H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 - Opens 06 January 2015 - Deadline: 28 April 2015 Results of the evaluation: 5 months after the call deadline Signing of grant agreements: 8 months after the call deadline
Useful Links
Guide for Applicants http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/h2020-msca-rise-2014/1590107-m_gfa_msca_rise_en.pdf
Work Programme http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587755-03._msca_calls_wp2014-2015_en.pdf
General Annexes http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587809-18._general_annexes_wp2014-2015_en.pdf
Rules for participation http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587751-h2020-rules-participation_en.pdf
List of fields covered by the Evaluation Panels http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/h2020-msca-rise-2014/1592607-msca_-_descriptors_2014_en.pdf
Thank You
Individual Fellowships (IF)
MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
Klaus-Günther BARTHEL Head of Unit
NCP Info session
Brussels, 12th of February 2014
Purpose and Scope
Individual Fellowships (IF)
To enhance the creative and innovative
potential of experienced researchers (ER)
To provide opportunities to acquire and
transfer new knowledge
This action provides financial support for individual experienced researchers who want to work in host organisations established in EU Member States or Associated Countries (for European Fellowship) and Third Countries (for Global Fellowship)
Who can apply?
Exclusively experienced researchers
IFs are opened to any nationality
Individual Fellowships (IF)
Academic and non-academic organisations can take part as
either a beneficiary or a partner organisation:
Participants Individual Fellowships (IF)
NB. Each partner organisation must include a letter of commitment in Part B of the proposal. The precise role of each partner organisation should also be clearly
described in the proposal
Beneficiary Sign the Grant Agreement; Recruits, assures the supervision and training of the researchers; Appoints the scientist in charge;
Responsible for the execution of the project. Partner organisation Additional training and hosting for the researcher during the period of
secondment.
Academic sector
Non-academic sector
Individual Fellowships (IF) Organisations
Eligible Country Groups
Individual Fellowships (IF)
EU Member States (MS)
Associated Countries (AC)
Third Countries (TC)
International Organisations
International European Interest Organisations (IEIO)
Country Groups
Structure of Individual Fellowships
o European Fellowships (EFs) Standard EF 8 main scientific areas Career Restart Panel multidisciplinary Reintegration Panel multidisciplinary
o Global Fellowships (GFs) 8 main scientific areas, composed of a secondment (outgoing phase) of the researchers to a Partner Organisation
Individual Fellowships (IF) Structure
• 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)
• Experienced researcher
• Any nationality
• Comply with the mobility rule
• The Beneficiary must be a participant located in an EU Member State or Associated Country
The 8 Scientific Areas Eligibility Conditions
EFs Standard Fs
• Multidisciplinary panel
which provides financial
support to individual
researchers who want to
resume research in
Europe after a career
break
• Experienced researcher
• Any nationality
• Comply with the mobility rule (*)
• The Beneficiary must be a participant located in an EU MS/AC
• The researcher must have undertaken a career break: (not have been active in research for at least 12 months)
Eligibility Conditions
Career Restart Panel
EFs
• Multidisciplinary panel
dedicated to researchers
who want to return and
reintegrate in a longer
term research position in
Europe.
• Experienced researcher
• Nationals or long-term residents of MS/AC
• Comply with the mobility rule
• The Beneficiary must be a participant located in a MS/AC.
Eligibility Conditions
Reintegration Panel EFs
Global Fellowships
GFs
• Composed of a outgoing
phase (secondment) of the
researchers to a Partner
Organisation and a
mandatory 12 months
return period to a Host
organization (Beneficiary)
• Experienced researcher
• Nationals or long-term residents of MS/AC
• Comply with the mobility rule (*)
• The Beneficiary must be a participant located in a MS/AC
Eligibility Conditions
• European Fellowships (Standard, CAR and Reintegration panels): between 12 and 24 months
• Global Fellowships:
• Outgoing phase between 12 and 24 months
• Additional mandatory 12 months return phase
• Total duration: between 24 and 36 months.
Individual Fellowships (IF) Duration
• Contributes to the
enhancement of creativity,
efficacy and performance
• Condition: to move from
one country to another
• Concrete plan of training-through-research in the proposal
• The researcher may be seconded
• A Career Development Plan, produced by the ER and the scientist in charge prior to the start of the fellowship
Mobility (key factor) Training
Expected Activities of an IF (I/II)
Individual Fellowships (IF) Activities
Communication &Dissemination
• Contribution to a European "Innovation Union”
• Account for public spending
• Show how the outcomes are relevant to our everyday lives
Public Engagement
• To create awareness of the research work and its implications
• To present science, research and innovation activities to students
Expected Activities of an IF (II/II)
Individual Fellowships (IF)
MSCA
Financial Aspects: Expenses covered
Individual Fellowships (IF)
• Funding is exclusively in the form of unit costs • One unit is defined as one person-month
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
Individual
Fellowships 4,650* 600 500 800 650
EU Contribution
• Correction coefficient applied according to the country in which the Host
Institution is located
Individual Fellowships (IF) Evaluation
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)
Criteria
Award Criteria
Selection Criteria
Areas
Individual Fellowships (IF) Evaluation
Award Criteria IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
Excellence Impact Implementation Quality, innovative aspects
and credibility of the research (including
inter/multidisciplinary aspects)
Enhancing research- and innovation-related
human resources, skills, and working
conditions to realise the potential of individuals
and to provide new career perspectives
Overall coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources
Clarity and quality of transfer of knowledge/training for the development of researcher in
light of the research objectives
Effectiveness of the proposed measures for communication and results dissemination
Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including
quality management and risk management
Quality of the supervision
and the hosting
arrangements
Appropriateness of the institutional
environment (infrastructure)
Capacity of the researcher to
reach or re-enforce a position
of professional maturity in
research
Competences, experience and
complementarity of the participating
organisations and institutional
commitment
50% 30% 20%
Weighting
1 2 3
Priority in case of ex aequo
NB: An overall threshold of 70% will be applied to the total weighted score.
Individual Fellowships (IF) Evaluation
Selection Criteria
Operational capacity will be checked
Proposals must include a description of:
• The CV of the researcher
• Any significant infrastructure or major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work
• Any partner organisations
Individual Fellowships (IF) Proposal Part A
Section 1: General information about the proposal Section 2: Data on participating organisations Section 3: Budget Section 4: Ethics table Section 5: Information on Partner organisations
The Electronic Submission Service provides guidance on how to complete the Part A, which includes the following sections
List of Participants
Start Page Count
1. Summary
2. Excellence
3. Impact
4. Implementation
Stop Page Count
5. CV of the experienced researcher
6. Capacities of the participating Organizations
7. Ethic aspects
8. Letters of commitment of partner Organizations
Proposal Part B
10 pages limit
Individual Fellowships (IF)
Calls Individual Fellowships (IF)
Publication of call 12 March 2014 Deadline for submission of proposals 11 September 2014
Evaluation of proposals October-November 2014
Information on the outcome of the evaluation February 2015
Indicative date for the signing of grant agreements May 2015
Call Information
Participant Portal call page and Work Programme
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
General Sources of Help
Marie Skłodowska-Curie website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/
EURAXESS: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
The European Commission's Horizon 2020 Enquiry service:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries
Useful Links Individual Fellowships (IF)
Useful Links
MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
COFUND
Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes funding doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Useful Links COFUND
Direct access to Marie Curie Actions COFUND:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/about-mca/actions/cofund/index_en.htm
General Sources of Help
Marie Skłodowska-Curie website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/
EURAXESS: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
The European Commission's Horizon 2020 Enquiry service:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries
Thank you
OpenAIRE Open Access Infrastructure for Research In Europe
Inge Van Nieuwerburgh
Gwen Franck
Project partner OpenAIRE, UGent
@openaire_eu
@openaccess_be
1 2 What is OA?
Online, digital
Peer-reviewed
research results
Freely accessible,
ideally with re-use
rights
Not plagiarism or
violation of
copyright !
3 Different options
- Self-archiving in
digital archive
(repository)
- Publish in Open
Access Journal
- Best practice:
always self-archive
an OA version of
your work,
regardless if and
where you publish
Open Access
Why OA?
- Enhance visibility
and impact of
research
- Speeds up
publication process
- Allows others to
build on your work
- Research paid for
by public funds
www.openaire.eu
Making research
Open Access
increases
Visibility
and
Re-use
Open Access in Horizon
2020 OA to scientific publications is obligatory in H2020
“Open Access to scientific peer
reviewed publications has been
anchored as an underlying principle in
the Horizon 2020 Regulation and the
Rules of Participation and will
consequently be implemented through
the relevant provisions in the grant
agreement”
OA = a tool to
facilitate and
improve the
circulation of
information in
the European
Research Area
(ERA) and
beyond
www.openaire.eu
1 2 3 Different options
- No obligation to
publish
- Publish in traditional
or OA journal
- Deposit OA version
in repository
- Embargo possible
Open Access in Horizon
2020
H2020 Data Pilot
- Selected areas
- Data access and
‘re-use’
- Financial &
Technical support
- Opt-out possible
- Opt-in also
possible!
www.openaire.eu
H2020 Open Access
for publications
All publications
accessible free of
charge for end
user
All areas
Based on
successful pilot in
FP7
1 2 Publish anywhere
OA Journal /
Journal with OA
option / non-OA
Journal
No obligation to
publish
3 Connect
- Metadata: Link
publication to project
- Link research data
(open or not) to
publication
- Keep publication
lists up-to-date
Workflow
Deposit in repository
- Institutional or
disciplinary
- Most publishers
allow self-archiving
- Final peer reviewed
version or published
version
- Embargo: 0, 6 or 12
months
www.openaire.eu
CONFUSED?
OpenAIRE can help
What is OpenAIRE? Open Access Infrastructure for Research In Europe
OpenAIRE = aims for the widest possible
dissemination of and access to research
output. Offers infrastructure, tools,
information and helpdesk system.
Facilitating
the Open
Access policy
of the
European
Commission
www.openaire.eu
1 2 Helps researchers
• share and archive
research
• maximize the use of
their research output
• comply with funder’s
Open Access demands
• linking publications to
datasets
• deposit: repository
network + zenodo.org
3 Aids data providers
• to make content more
visible
• to make Open Access a
daily reality in knowledge
management
• deposit: repository
network + zenodo.org
• to ensure interoperability
with repositories, CRIS
systems and project
databases
What does OpenAIRE
offer?
Assistance for
project coordinators
• compliance with
funder’s Open Access
demands
• reporting publication
progress and research
output
• searching and compiling
performance indicators
for a project
• linking publications to
data
www.openaire.eu
Free OpenAIRE
services
Overview of and
linking to
research results,
linking to project
information and
researchers ID’s
OpenAIRE provides
you with
performance
indicators and
reporting tools
OpenAIRE helps
your project to
comply with
funders’ Open
Access demands
View and export
publication
progress reports
and integrate them
in project website
www.openaire.eu
www.openaire.eu
OpenAIRE makes
LINKING & REPORTING
of research output
easy!
www.openaire.eu
Useful links • www.openaire.eu
• www.zenodo.org
• www.openaccess.be
• EC Guidelines on Open Access in H2020
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/
grants_manual/hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-pilot-
guide_en.pdf
• Open Access Guidelines for researchers funded by the
ERC
http://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/document/file/ER
C_Open_Access_Guidelines-revised_2013.pdf
Thank you!
Inge Van Nieuwerburgh
Gwen Franck
OpenAIRE, Ghent University
Gwen.Franck@UGent.be
Inge.VanNieuwerburgh@UGent.be
INFO SESSION ON MSCA 2014
12 February 2014
Support services for applicants
Laurent Ghys, NCP MSCA, BELSPO (EUROFED)
Ann Moerenhout, NCP MSCA, FWO
Joël Groeneveld, NCP MSCA, F.R.S.-FNRS
Support services for applicantsEU Liaison Officers (ELO) and National Contact Points (NCP)
Who are we ?
ELO
Yourinstitution
Research
community
NCP
EU research funding
R&D
Policy IPR
Finance
HR
Other
funding
FWO
F.R.S.-
FNRS
BOF
BELSPO
Support services for applicantsServices from your ELO
Info Idea Proposal Project
Providing you
with (early)
information
Am I eligible for a MSCA?
Does my idea fit into the call ?
Any alternative internal
& external funding ?
Proposal writing guidelines
and templates
Advice on administrative
issues, budget, IPR, HR,…
Administrative eligibility
check
Proofreading your proposal
Training sessions
Ethics review
Helpdesk for contractual,
administrative, legal, IPR,
financial issues & questions
Liaison between you &
research related services
(TTO, HR, FA,…) &
institutional policy
Support services for applicantsServices from your NCP
• Website & newsletter
• Targeted mailings
• Information sessions
• In collaboration with ELO
Collective actions :
INFORMATION
• Specific questions & answers
• From idea up to your project & beyond
• In collaboration with ELO
Individual services :
HELPDESK FOR APPLICANTS
Support services for applicantsIn practice : some examples
Contact your NCP
• If no ELO in your organisation
• Issues related to the programme :
• Eligibility of a researcher : Can a researcher
who was awarded a PhD 2 years prior to the
call but has not been working in research
since apply for an IF ?
• Mobility rule : Can a Belgian researcher apply
for an IF with host institution in Belgium ?
• ITN - participants : Is a hospital considered as
a non-academic partner ?
• RISE - secondments : Are staff exchanges
possible between institutions from the same
country ?
• Evaluation process : info on the evaluation
steps and timing of the evaluation process
Contact your ELO
• Issues related to the host institution :
• Questions about Human Resources : Regulations
concerning the appointment of a researcher ?
What about social security coverage ?
• Expense coverage - justification of the budget :
personnel costs, equipment costs, consumables,
travel and subsistence costs, publication costs, …
• Proofreading of the proposal :
• Writing guidelines and templates will be checked
• Checking whether your host institution’s rules
are met
Support services for applicantsContact your ELO : Flemish academia and research centers
An Jansen
idea > proposal : tel +32-16-320-944/446, H2020@kuleuven.be
Monique Vanhaeren, Sofie Heroes, Katleen Janssen
proposal > project : tel +32-16-320-631, eu@lrd.kuleuven.be
Ilona Stoffels, Saskia Vanden Broeck, Nathalie Vandepitte,
EU team UGent
tel +32-9-264-3029, eu-cel@ugent.be
Anne Adams, Ann Aerts, Caroline Sage, EU team UAntwerp
tel +32-3-265-3028, eu-cel@uantwerpen.be
Nik Claesen, Anneke Geyzen, ELO, R&D VUB
tel +32-2-629-3808, elo@vub.ac.be
Leen Lambrechts, Nele Nivelle, Research Coordination Office UHasselt
tel +32-11-269-043, EUresearch@uhasselt.be
Support services for applicantsContact your ELO : Flemish academia and research centers
Karen Vercammen, Scientific Relations
tel +32-14-335-550, karen.vercammen@vito.be
Wendy Ruys, Katrien Van Gucht, Innovation Policy
tel +32-9-331-4813, wendy.ruys@iminds.be,
Katrien.VanGucht@iminds.be
Anne Van den Bosch, Director Public R&D Policies & Programs
tel +32-16-281-682, Anne.VandenBosch@imec.be
Lieve Ongena, Science Policy Manager
tel +32-9-244-6611, lieve.ongena@vib.be
Ann Verlinden, Research Coordinator
tel +32-3-247-6686, averlinden@itg.be
Support services for applicantsContact your ELO : FWB academia
Sara Wilmet, Research Administration
tel +32-10-47-3836, sara.wilmet@uclouvain.be
Nadia El Mjiyad, Research Administration
tel +32-4-366-5596, nelmjiyad@ulg.ac.be
Christine Courillon, Véronique de Halleux, Europe Cell
tel +32-2-650-6718, ulb-europe@ulb.ac.be
Caroline Artoisenet, Research Administration
tel +32-81-72-5523, caroline.artoisenet@fundp.ac.be
Barbara Marchi, Europe Cell
tel +32-65-37-4776, barbara.marchi@umons.ac.be
Nathalie Schellens, Julie Muller
tel +32-2-211-7999, nathalie.schellens@usaintlouis.be
Support services for applicantsContact your NCP
Flemish academia and research centers :
Ann Moerenhout, NCP MSCA
tel +32-2-550-1570, ncp_fwo@fwo.be
Website : www.fwo.be/NationalContactPoint.aspx
FWB academia :
Joël Groeneveld, NCP MSCA
tel +32-2-504-9270, joel.groeneveld@frs-fnrs.be
Website : www.ncp.fnrs.be
Federal institutions :
Laurent Ghys, NCP MSCA
tel +32-2-238-3752, laurent.ghys@stis.belspo.be
Website : http://eurofed.stis.belspo.be
Thank you for your attention
Good luck with your application
Laurent Ghys, NCP MSCA, BELSPO (EUROFED)
Ann Moerenhout, NCP MSCA, FWO
Joël Groeneveld, NCP MSCA, F.R.S.-FNRS
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