Introduction to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie action

EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions - opportunities for researcher mobility and cooperation

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Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934) moved from Poland to France in 1891. She was convinced that Science is essentially international and stated this while serving in the 1920s on the Council of the League of Nations and on its international committee on intellectual cooperation. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the only woman to be awarded in two fields, 1903 in Physics and 1911 in Chemistry.

“After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.”

Horizon 2020: Three Pillars, Three Priorities

Excellent Science

Industrial Leadership

Societal Challenges

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: Objective

Objective

Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s

intellectual capital in order to generate new skills and innovation

Budget 6,162 billion EUR (2014-2020) Fostering new skills through initial training of researchers

Raising excellence through cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Stimulate innovation

Increasing structural impact by co-funding the activities

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What?

• Mobility for career development

• Excellent researchers‘ training

• Bottom-up approach

Who?

• Early Stage Researchers

• Experienced Researchers

• Research and Innovation Staff

How?

• Innovative Training Networks (ITN)

• Individual Fellowships (IF)

• Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

• COFUND co-funding of (post)doctoral funding programmes

from academia & industry

MSCA: What? Who? How?

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What: Mobility Rule

The researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of their future host organisation for more than 12 month in the 3 years prior to the reference date (relevant deadline for submission of proposals (IF),

or recruitment by the host organisation (ITN)

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Who: Researchers Of any nationality

No age limit for researchers (but research experience)

Early-stage researchers (ESR):

no PhD and less than four years of research experience at the time of recruitment (ITN, COFUND) or secondment – temporary transfer (RISE) by the host organisation

Experienced researchers (ER): in possession of a doctoral degree or at least four years of research experience at the relevant deadline for submission of proposals (IF), recruitment (COFUND) or secondment (RISE) by the host organisation

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How: Innovative Training Networks

Innovative Training Networks (ITN):

Training of PhD students, early stage researchers

International and inter-sector networks to structure the training and provide additional competences – 3 “organisations”: • European Training Networks (ETN)

• European Industrial Doctorates (EID)

• European Joint Doctorates (EJD)

Actors – EU and third countries

Scope: • Supports joint research training programs and/or joint doctoral

programs

• Increase capacity of researchers

• Transfer of skills and knowledge

• Attract entrepreneurial researchers 9

ITN: Third Country Participation

Innovative Training Networks (ITN) – Third Country Participation:

Host organisations from third countries can participate above the minimum partnership of three European organisations (or at least two for EID). If they are ICPC (‘non-industrialised’) countries they can also request EU funding to pay for fellows hosted at the sites of the ICPC partners. Funded host organisations can grant Marie Curie fellowships to researchers from any nationality, so third country nationals are eligible to apply for open fellowship positions at any funded ITN

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1.European Training Networks (ETN)

At least 3 partners in 3 different EU-MS/AC (Typical consortium size 6 to 10 participants)

Research and training (The project can fund doctoral and/or masters’ degree students)

Private sector partners most welcome

Project Duration 4 years

Typical Project Budget €3 – 5 million

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2.European Industrial Doctorates (EID)

At least 2 partners in 2 different MS/AC

One partner has to be from the private sector

The researchers must spend at least 50% of their time working in the non-academic sector

Project Duration 4 years

Typical Project Budget €1 – €5 million

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3.European Joint Doctorates (EJD)

At least 3 partners in 3 different MS/AC (Typical consortium size 6 to 10 participants )

At least 3 partners must be entitled to award doctoral degrees

The Beneficiaries who form the core of the consortium can include a mix of participants from the academic and non-academic sectors. Additional participants can get involved as Partner organisations

The project can fund doctoral students only and upon completion of the EJD programme, a researcher must receive a joint, double or multiple doctoral degree

Project Duration 4 years

Typical Project Budget €3 – 5 million

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How: Individual Fellowships

Individual Fellowships (IF):

Support to individual researchers

Enhance creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers

Support to career development and new competences through international or inter-sector mobility

Transfer of knowledge: EU, Associated Countries, Third Countries

European Fellowship, Re-Integration, Global Fellowships (Return Phase)

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Individual Fellowships (IF)

Individual Fellowship

European Fellowship

Global Fellowship

Standard European fellowship

Career restart

Reinte- gration

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IF: Third Country Participation

Individual Fellowships (IF):

Third country nationals can apply for a European Fellowship.

Global Fellowships are only open to nationals or long-term residents of EU Member States or Associated Countries. Long term residence means a period of full-time research activity of at least 5 consecutive years

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European Fellowships

Coming from anywhere 12-14 months

Any experienced researcher may submit only one proposal to the MCSA call

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Global Fellowships

12-24 months for the outgoing phase plus return phase in Europe

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Individual Fellowships (IF)

Proposals are allocated for evaluation either to one of the

8 main specific panels

Chemistry

Physics Mathematics

Life Sciences

Social Sciences and Humanities

Environment and Geosciences

Information Science and Engineering

Economic Sciences

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How: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

Objective

Promote international and inter-sectoral collaboration through research and innovation staff exchange

Foster a shared culture of research and innovation

Scope:

• Organisations from EU and third countries

• Sharing of knowledge, new skills acquisition

• Early-stage and experienced researchers, technical staff

• Exchange with institutions from third counties can be inter-sectoral and within the same sector

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RISE: Third Country Participation

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

Host organisations from third countries can participate above the minimum partnership of two European organisations

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RISE: Main Features

Duration of projects: maximum 4 years

Minimum eligibility condition: participants in 3 different countries (at least 2 EU28MS/AC)

Partnership agreement recommended

Researchers, duration of support: Secondment of staff members for 1-12 months (staff

members: ESR, ER, innovators, administrative, managerial and technical staff)

Participants can be from the private or non-private sector

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How: COFUND

COFUND: Co-funding mechanism for national mobility programs

Motivation system for new or expansion of existing programs

To foster excellence in researcher’s training, mobility and career development

Multi-annual proposals for new or existing doctoral or fellowship programmes

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COFUND: Third Country Participation

COFUND: Co-funding mechanism for national mobility programs

Funded host organisations can grant Marie Curie fellowships to researchers from any nationality,

depending on the eligibility criteria of the funded programme –

third country nationals are eligible to apply for open COFUND fellowship positions

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Summary: Four Major Instruments INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS

ITN

Early-Stage Researchers

Innovative networks supporting early-stage training (Including European Industrial Doctorates & European Joint Doctorates)

INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS

IF Experienced researchers

Individual fellowship supporting experienced researchers undertaking international and inter-sector mobility. European Fellowships and Global Fellowships. Support for career restart and re-integration.

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION STAFF EXCHANGE

RISE Exchange of Research & Innovation Staff

International and inter-sector co-operation through research and innovation staff exchange

CO-FUNDING MECHANISM FOR NATIONAL MOBILITY PROGRAMS

CO- FUND

Researchers Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes . Funding doctoral and postdoctoral researchers

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MSCA: Definitions

Associated Countries: Countries that are associated to Horizon 2020 by an international agreement

Third Countries: Countries which are neither EU Member States nor associated to Horizon 2020 (Associated Countries). These can be either International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPCs) or non-ICPCs such as the USA or Japan

ICPC: refers to all non-industrialised non European countries which are on the list of International Cooperation Partner Countries

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Further information: EURAXESS

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EURAXESS: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/

• EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion is a unique pan-European initiative providing access to a complete range of information and support services to researchers wishing to pursue their research careers in Europe or stay connected to it.

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Success Stories

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Success Stories: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/med

ia-library/success-stories/index_en.htm

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Xu Dong

"I believe my research experience through this MCA

grant will build up a solid foundation for my life-long

research career."

Xu Dong

‘I am a researcher in computational fluid dynamics from Tianjin

University, China. As my objective was mainly to collaborate with

Europe’s most outstanding experts, the prestigious Marie Curie

grant was a precious opportunity for me. I believe my research

experience through this MCA grant will build up a solid

foundation for my life-long research career.’

Because the brightest ideas come from mixing the brightest

minds from all over the world, Marie Curie Actions were glad to

bring excellent talents like Xu Dong to Europe.

Start To Prepare Yourself

http://ec.europa.eu/msca

http://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/europe/h2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmjmUx2YDyc

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions

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Example: MSCA ITN

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State Education Development Agency Latvia

National Contact Point

Talis Laizans

talis.laizans@viaa.gov.lv www.viaa.gov.lv www.h2020.lv

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