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Synergies to fuel Researchers’ CareersLuxembourg, 10 – 11 December 2015
organised by
10 December 2015 – Plenary Session
COFUND state of play and challengesAlessandra Luchetti
Head of Department "Excellent Science"European Commission - Research Executive Agency
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Content History of COFUND
COFUND in H2020
COFUND state of play
COFUND challenges
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Rationale from the FP7 PEOPLE Work Programme (2007)
"Rather than providing the possibility for trans-national experiences only through direct Community actions, the co-funding action aims to encourage existing or new regional and national programmes to open up to and provide for trans-national mobility, as well as to reinforce international programmes."
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History of COFUND
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Objectives
Increase the European-wide mobility possibilities for training and career development of experienced researchers
Encourage regional, national and international fellowship programmes to open for trans-national mobility
Structuring the European Research Area
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History of COFUND
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Expected impact
1. Enabling the relevant regional, national and international actors to contribute to the development of high quality human resources, by introducing and/or further developing the trans-national mobility dimension
2. Increasing the numerical and/or qualitative impact, in terms of supported researchers or working/employment conditions.
3. Combating fragmentation in terms of objectives, evaluation methods and working conditions of regional, national or international offers in this area.
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History of COFUND
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MCA COFUND in FP7 (2007-2013)
6 calls More than 500M€ total budget 170 projects 9000 post-doctoral researchers
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History of COFUND
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History of COFUNDGeographical distribution in FP7
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Objectives
To stimulate regional, national or international programmes to provide for international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary research
training, transnational and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers
To foster excellence in researchers' training, mobility and career development, spreading the best practices of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
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COFUND in Horizon 2020
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Enable research funders to align strategies and implementation practices with Horizon 2020 objectives in human resources development
Important principles set out by the EU for the human resources development in research: European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the
Recruitment of Researchers http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/index
EU Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/services/researchPolicies
COFUND in Horizon 2020
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COFUND in Horizon 2020
Co-funding of Doctoral programmes - for early-stage researchers Fellowship programmes - for experienced researchers
Doctoral Programmes
Fellowship Programmes
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Funding model: EU contribution on basis of unit costs
Compliance with MSCA mobility rule for researchers (existing programmes may deviate if justified in proposal)
Employment contracts or other direct contracts with equivalent benefits (including social security coverage) allowed, fixed amount fellowships only permitted where national regulation prohibits the possibility of an employment contract
Possibility to support programmes that prioritise specific scientific disciplines based on smart specialisation strategies
COFUND in Horizon 2020
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Budget 80M€ 50M€ Fellowship Programmes 30M€ Doctoral Programmes
Eligible proposals Doctoral – 43 proposal Fellowship – 47 proposal
Funded proposals Doctoral - 12 proposal (28%) Fellowship - 13 proposal (28%)
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COFUND state of play 2014 Call
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Doctoral Programme - Eligible Submissions
5
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FI 1LU 2AT 2SE 2PL 3DE 3IT 5NL 5UK 5ES 6FR 9
Total 43
COFUND state of play 2014 Call
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Doctoral Programme - Funded proposals
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COFUND state of play 2014 Call
AT 1PL 1IT 1NL 2UK 2ES 2FR 3
Total 12
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Fellowship Programme - Eligible Submissions
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67
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COFUND state of play 2014 Call
AT 1CZ 1EE 1IL 1PT 1BE 2CH 2PL 2IE 3UK 3DE 4FR 6IT 7ES 11
IEIO 2
Total 47
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2 IEIO
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Fellowship Programme - Funded proposals
COFUND state of play 2014 Call
2 IEIO
CZ 1BE 1CH 1PL 1IE 1UK 2DE 1FR 1IT 1ES 1
IEIO 2
Total 13
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Widening country participation Raising awareness Broadening the type of participants e. g. more involvement
of the 'non-academic' sector Monitoring the added value of continuations Synergies with the European Structural & Investment Funds
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COFUND challenges
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Thank you for your attention
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