Marie SkodowskaCurie Actions in H 2020 June 2017

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in H 2020 June 2017

What are the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions? Research projects aiming to ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital to generate: • new skills • knowledge • innovation MSCA have supported 100, 000 researchers so far and have set standards in terms of working conditions for researchers in Europe • Budget 2014 -2020: € 6. 162 billion

Categories of organisations participating in MSCA actions Academic sector ü public /private higher education establishments awarding academic degrees ü public /private non-profit research organisations whose primary mission is to pursue research ü international European interest organisations (e. g. CERN, EMBL) Non-academic sector ü any entity not included in the academic sector: ü e. g. large companies, SMEs, NGOs, museums, hospitals ü international organisations (e. g. UN, WHO) Standardised legal validation of entities is applied to determine the category of each beneficiary

ITN – Innovative training Networks • International, multidisciplinary networks of organisations • Any scientific domain* • Recruiting of only Early-Stage Researchers who must establish a Career Development Plan for their Training together with their Supervisors • Duration up to 48 months * except areas of research covered by the EURATOM Treaty

ITNimplementation modes ETN EID EJD European Training Networks European Industrial Doctorates European Joint Doctorates Participants implement a joint research training programme Doctoral training with the non-academic sector 370 M€ 28 M€ Min. 3 beneficiaries from any sector from 3 different MS/AC Min. 2 beneficiaries from 2 different MS/AC: 1 academic + 1 nonacademic sector Universities cooperate to deliver joint degrees 32 M€ Min. 3 beneficiaries from academic sector, awarding Ph. D from 3 different MS/AC

ITN- Researchers 1. Only Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs): ≤ 4 years of research experience no Ph. D yet (at the recruitment time) 2. Mandatory trans-national mobility at the time of recruitment. 3. Any nationality Contract of employment: 3 to 36 months after the project starts Researcher-months: requested in proposals

ITN- Unit costs

IF- Individual fellowships Individual trans-national fellowships to the best and most promising experienced researchers ü Open to hosts from both academic and non-academic sectors ü Secondments to / from the non -academic sector: 3 – 6 months ü Career development with an inter-sectoral dimension ü Strengthening networking capabilities both for researchers and for organisations involved European Fellowships Career Restart Panel Reintegration Panel Society & Enterprise Panel Global Fellowships

IF 2017: Modes & Budget EF GF European Fellowships Global Fellowships held in EU Member States or Associated Countries based on a secondment to a third country 205 M€ 33 M€ Call Deadline: Evaluation: Launch Grant preparation: Starting dates (estimation): 14 Sept. 2017 Oct. – Nov. 2017 Feb. 2018 1 Mar 2018 – 1 Sept 2019

Mobility Rule • European Fellowships: Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline • For career restart, reintegration, Society & Enterprise specific conditions (36 months in 5 years) • Global Fellowships: Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline

CARD Career reintegration The researcher must have undertaken a career break in research i. e. must not have been active in research for at least 12 months immediately prior to the deadline for submission of proposals (15/09/16 -14/09/17). Active in research: determined on the basis of : A. fellowships or B. employment contracts Professional status to be clearly explained in the proposal, both in part A and B: e. g. unemployment, parental/sick leave, no fellowship/employment contract in research

Society & Enterprise Panel D (SE) panel • The researcher may be of any nationality • Mobility rule must be respected • The beneficiary must be from the non-academic sector • •

Exemple IF An Italian researcher who has lived in Romania for 10 months Eligible for a fellowship in Romania Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship

IF –unit costs * Living allowance subject to country correction coefficient § Amount quoted is gross amount before deductions

The RISE scheme supports Projects which promote staff exchanges between: § MS/AC and TC (international) § Intra European (MS/AC) intersectorial (academic and non-academic sectors)

What is a typical project in RISE? • Typical RISE partnership has 8 -10 organisations, but no upper limit • Project is: • Built on joint research and innovation activities • Implemented through secondment of staff (i. e. NOT recruitment) • Maximum 4 year duration

What does RISE fund? • Eligible Secondments for staff member: • Minimum of 1 month and maximum 12 months • Can be split into several stays over granting period • Maximum 540 person months

Staff member • Engaged/linked to research & innovation activities of sending organisation • "Staff" for 6 months before the secondment • Committed to return to complete knowledge transfer activities to sending organisation

Staff Members § Actively engaged in or linked to research/innovation activities for at least 6 months prior to first secondment at the home organisation § Types • • of staff members: ESR (no Ph. D and < 4 years experience) ER (Ph. D or > 4 years experience) Managerial staff Administrative or Technical staff § In-built return mechanism

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 - TC • Do not sign the Grant Agreement and do not claim costs • Must include a letter of commitment in the proposal • Can receive funds for their own secondments except for the high income countries e. g. USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, India, Mexico, NZ, Russia, Brazil, Republic of Korea

Consortium minimum eligibility conditions • 3 participating organisations from 3 different countries MS/AC 1 + MS/AC 2 + TC • Exchanges within Europe (MS/AC) must be Inter-sectoral!!

Secondments eligible for funding 1. 2. 3. MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 Academic Non-Academic MS/AC TC TC MS/AC Eligible for EU Funding To be included however eligibility for EU funding depends on the TC

VIVOIMAG 645757 Bone implants: a new contrast agent sensitive to enzymatic activity of metal-proteases, which will permit for the first time to follow the integration and cell differentiation activity in bone tissue bioreactors in vitro and in grafts in vivo using existing non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging techniques. UMONS 4 10 CSIC 6 BIOIMAG 13 8 13 5 15 4 7 DEMO BET 4 8 4 • • Total EC Contribution = 472, 500 EUR / 48 months Total eligible researcher months = 105 8 BONUS

GREEN BUBBLES • • 643712 Total EC Contribution = 1, 611, 000 EUR / 48 months Total eligible researcher months = 358 NHTV UNIVPM GAIA COE UBICA BURC DANEU to maximise the benefits associated with diving while minimising its negative impacts, thus achieving the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the system. This will be 6 done by: 1) Carefully assessing and modelling the system itself; 2) Developing innovative products based on the issues and needs highlighted by assessment and modelling; 3) Promoting the uptake of such products by the system designing tailored business models and marketing plans. Direct engagement with selected stakeholders (divers, professionals, diving operators, certification agencies CAs, MPAs, NGOs) will ensure relevant feedback throughout the project’s lifetime, as well as effective uptake of results at the end of the project. NWU DANSA

COFUND • aims at stimulating regional, national or international programmes • foster excellence in researchers' training, mobility and career development • spreading the best practices of Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. • transnational and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers at all stages of their career.

Participants in COFUND One single Beneficiary • legal entity established in an EU Member State or Associated Country • Beneficiary funds or manages Doctoral Programmes or Fellowship Programmes for researchers Partner Organisations (optional) • by implementing a Doctoral or Fellowship programme or • by providing training and hosting to researchers during secondments.

Main futures –COFUND Doctoral • Programmes aim at the selection of early-stage researchers as doctoral candidates • Selection of researchers must follow an open, transparent, meritbased, impartial and equitable procedure • Vacancies must be internationally advertised and published • Recruitment of researchers corresponding to typical time needed to complete a Ph. D in the corresponding country • Candidates to the programmes should be given freedom to choose among research projects of their preference

Main futures –COFUND Fellowship • Programmes aim at the selection of experienced researchers • Selection of researchers must follow an open, transparent, meritbased, impartial and equitable procedure • Typical recruitment of researchers duration: from 12 to 36 months • Candidates to the programmes should be able to submit their own research proposals

Ongoing call–COFUND • 2017 Call closure: 28/09/2017 • Budget: € 80 Million in 2017 • Doctoral Programmes: 30 Million Euro • Fellowship Programmes: 50 million Euro • Maximum € 10 Million per single applicant per call • Duration of projects: maximum 5 years (including the time taken to publish calls and recruit researchers)

Funding - COFUND • EU contribution to living allowance: Early stage researchers (ESR): € 1855/person-month Experienced researchers (ER): € 2625/person-month • EU contribution to management costs: € 325/person-month

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

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 (including data for non-academic beneficiaries) 30 pages limit

Where to find information? Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Website http: //ec. europa. eu/mariecurieactions Horizon 2020 http: //ec. europa. eu/research/horizon 2020 Participant Portal (applications) http: //ec. europa. eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home. html

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