DALIBOR DRLJAČA. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

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1 DALIBOR DRLJAČA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

2 If as a researcher you want to... undertake a research project in an academic or non-academic (e.g. business) setting? spend your time at the leading labs, research organisations or companies? be part of a well-established and prestigious European Union programme? benefit from good working conditions (salary and social security)? be part of a short-term exchanges elsewhere in Europe? bring another experienced researcher from Europe at no cost to your university or company?... then you need to participate in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

3 The history of the MSCA FP4 ( ): Stimulation of the training and mobility of researchers only a mobility grant scheme for PhD-holders under 35 FP5 ( ): "Host-driven actions" introduced FP6 ( ): Third Country nationals and hosts can take part No age limit FP7 ( ): New focus on attractive working conditions and inter-sectoral mobility MSCA Budget in EUR million FP4 FP5 FP6 FP4-FP6 FP7 Horizon

4 Fellows at the forefront of science Stefan W. Hell, one of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2014 was awarded an MCA postdoctoral Individual Fellowship in 1996: 'a critical moment in my career'. 30 scientists supported by the FP7 MCA were involved in the 2012 discovery of the Higgs Boson at CERN. The 2016 discovery of gravitational waves brought a new way to observe some of the darkest events in our universe. An FP7 MCA project contributed to the breakthrough with 14 early-stage researchers, coordinated by the European Gravitational Observatory.

5 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award (Oscar) 2006 FP6 Marie Curie project: - Transfer of Knowledge - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways

6 20 years of MSCA in a nutshell 8

7 In2017 we celebrated our Press release Exemplary MSCA fellows MSCA Factsheet

8 PRESENTATION CONTENT Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions in H2020 Individual Fellowships (IF) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Innovative Training Networks (ITN) MSCA Calls

9 1. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in H2020

10 POSITION IN HORIZON 2020 Excellent Science HORIZON 2020 European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Infrastructures Industrial Leadership Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, KETs, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs Societal Challenges Health and Wellbeing Food security Transport Energy Climate action Societies Security Widening Participation; Science with and for Society European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) EURATOM Joint Research Centre (JRC)

11 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) MSCA Objective ensure optimum development and dynamic use of Europe s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation Budget : billion

12 Features of the MSCA EUR 6.16 billion for excellent and innovative research training Open to all career stages and nationalities 1200, ,57 Attractive 1000,00 career and knowledge-exchange 933,00 885,53 838,70 opportunities 803,68 800,00 745,00 through mobility 761,71 600,00 in EUR million Development 400,00 of knowledge and enhancement of 200,00 MSCA Budget dedicated to Calls for Proposals Bottom-up approach International, intersectoral and interdisciplinary skills 0,00 Promotion of attractive working and employment conditions

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

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15 MSCA in H2020 IF Individual Fellowships RISE Research and Innovation Staff Exchange ITN Innovative Training Networks COFUND

16 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)

17 2. Individual Fellowships (IF)

18 INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS (IF) KEY FEATURES

19 INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS SCHEMES For fellows coming to or moving within MS/AC (12-24 months) For fellows from MS/AC going to Third countries (12-24 months) and returning to Europe (12 months) Total = 24/36 months

20 BUDGET Institutional unit cost person/month Researcher unit cost person/month Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs Living allowance Mobility allowance 600 Family allowance 500

21 NEW FROM 2018 IF Part-time work for IF to pursue supplementary activities: max 50% Global Fellowships: Possibility to spend max. 3 months at the European beneficiary before the outgoing mobility Dedicated Widening Fellowships for IF 5 million

22 NEW FROM 2018 IF IF Career Restart Panel (CAR) and Reintegration Panel (RI) are strengthened Society & Enterprise panel pilot continued in

23 3. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

24 RISE OBJECTIVES The RISE scheme promotes international and crosssector collaboration through exchanging research and innovation staff, and sharing knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa). RISE involves organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (in particular SMEs), based in Europe (EU Member States and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries) and outside Europe.

25 RISE SCOPE Support is provided for the development of partnerships in the form of a joint research and innovation project. This is aimed at knowledge sharing via international as well as intersectoral mobility, based on secondments of research and innovation staff (exchanges) with an in-built return mechanism. Secondments shall always take place between legal entities independent from each other.

26 TYPE OF SECONDMENTS TYPE OF SECONDMENTS Intra-European (MS/AC) + Intersectoral (academic & non-academic sectors) International (MS/AC and TC)

27 Partnership Staff exchanges Transfer of knowledge RISE OBJECTIVES Academic and nonacademic organisations Europe and the rest of the world Projects implemented through R&I staff exchanges Staff seconded for 1-12 months Internation al and intersector transfer of knowledge Sharing of ideas and of R&I culture

28 SECONDED STAFF Who can be seconded? - Actively engaged in or linked to research/innovation activities for at least 1 month 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 * linked to research

29 RISE Costs categories Unit costs per researcher per month For secondments eligible for funding 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 *These unit costs are subject to a funding rate of 100% and no country coefficientsapply.

30 HOSTING (Receiving seconded staff) ELIGIBILITY OF SECONDMENTS SENDING (Seconding Staff from Organisation) Academic organisation in MS/AC (1) Non-academic organisation in MS/AC (2) Organisation in TC Academic organisation in MS/AC (1) Non-academic organisation in MS/AC (2) Organisation in TC Minimum condition: 3 independent organisations from 3 different countries

31 Examples: Intra-European Exchanges Sector Country MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 MS/AC 3 Academi c A Same sector X C X Same Country Non- Academic B X Same sector D

32 Examples: Europe-Third Countries Exchanges Country MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 TC Sector is not relevant A B C X 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.

33 Not eligible for 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

34 Number of projects Size of projects - Budget RISE Projects come in all sizes! Factor 40 between biggest and smallest EU contribution

35 Number of projects RISE 2016 Size of projects No of participants Average: 10.1 part Number of participants

36 RISE 2017 Average duration (months) of different types of secondments in Main list proposals 2,5 2,4 2,5 2,3 2,0 1,5 1,3 1,0 0,5 To academia 0,0 To non-academia From non-academia From academia Average duration of secondments: 2,3 months

37 Best practice A reminder about the financial regime actually mandated by the RISE grant To ensure the best conditions for the researchers/staff before going on secondment To inform seconded researchers/staff about their rights and obligations Establish a consortium/partnership agreement to settle the financial regime applicable to the project Align distribution of funds with the needs of the project Communication of results.

38 4. ITN

39 International, multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral networks of organisations ITN: KEY FEATURES Joint research training and/or doctoral programs Recruiting of only Early-Stage Researchers with own research project, adhering to mobility rules Secondments encouraged Any scientific domain Project duration up to 48 months

40 TYPE OF ITN SCHEMES ETN European Training Networks Participants implement a joint research programme EID European Industrial Doctorates Doctoral training with the non-academic sector EJD European Joint Doctorates Doctoral programme to deliver joint degrees Min. 3 beneficiaries from any sector from 3 different MS/AC Min. 2 beneficiaries from 2 different MS/AC: 1 academic + 1 nonacademic sector Min. 3 beneficiaries from academic sector, awarding PhD from 3 different MS/AC

41 ITN EJD always within Europe or with a European beneficiary Short secondments fall under Research, Training and Networking costs Alignment of mobility rule to partner organisations in EIDs with standard ETN mobility rule

42 EURAXESS portal for ITN vacancies

43 EURAXESS portal for ITN vacancies

44 EURAXESS portal for ITN vacancies

45 5. MSCA Calls

46 Openings and deadlines under WP Funding scheme Publication Budget Deadline ITN Mio ITN Mio RISE Mio RISE Mio RISE Mio IF Mio IF ,62 Mio IF Mio COFUND Mio COFUND Mio COFUND Mio

47 Guide for Applicants en/opportunities/h Work Programme - General Annexes - Rules for participation

48 FURTHER INFO Horizon Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Website Participant Portal (applications) e.html EURAXESS ASEAN

49 Thank you! #InvestEUresearch