Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions

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1 Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions Your research career in Europe Destination Europe Atlanta, 17 October 2014 Louise Byrne Head of Sector Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND, Researchers' Night & Individual Fellowships

2 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks Individual Fellowships ITN early-stage researchers (< 4 years) IF experienced researchers (> 4 years) Doctoral and initial training: European Training Networks, European Industrial Doctorates, European Joint Doctorates Support for experienced researchers to undertake international and inter-sector mobility, incl. career restart and reintegration Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Co-funding of programmes RISE International and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of staff COFUND Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes: - doctoral programmes (ESR) - fellowship programmes (ER)

3 Depends on experience and type of mobility Experience: Support for 2 categories of researchers: Early Stage Researcher: Less than 4 years of research experience*, and without a doctoral degree ("pre-doc") Experienced Researcher: In possession of a doctoral degree or at least 4 years of res. experience* ("post-doc") *counted from the time when the researcher is entitled to embark on a doctoral degree

4 Support for two types of mobility: European: moving from outside Europe into Europe moving within Europe Global: moving from Europe to outside of Europe NB. compulsory return phase of one year (fully funded)

5 2 ways to be supported: Apply for your own fellowship or Apply to a project

6 1. Apply for your own fellowship Directly to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Experienced researchers In possession of a doctoral degree, or have 4 years of full-time research experience at the time of the call deadline

7 Individual Fellowships Individual trans-national post-doctoral fellowships for the best and most promising experienced researchers Two types depending on the mobility of the researcher Within or into Europe - European Fellowships Outside Europe - Global Fellowships

8 Main Features Mobility: 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 Duration of projects: 1-2 years Focus on career development, not necessarily experience Open to hosts from both academic and non-academic sectors Secondments to / from the non-academic sector: 3 6 months Strengthening networking capabilities both for researchers and for organisations involved Separate multidisciplinary panels for Career Restart and Reintegration

9 Reintegration Panel Return and reintegration of researchers into a longer term research position in Europe Separate multi-disciplinary reintegration panel (RI) Researchers must be a national or long-term resident of a Member State (MS)/Associate Country (AC) Long term resident: at least 5 consecutive years of research activity in one or more MS/AC Mobility rule different: Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host organisation for more than 36 months in the 5 years immediately prior to the call deadline Mobility into Europe is essential

10 The Financial Dimension Monthly rates Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs Living allowance* 4650 Mobility allowance 600 Family allowance 500 * Living allowance subject to country correction coefficient Amount quoted is gross amount before deductions

11 Next call: March 2015 Opens: 12 March 2015 Closes: 10 September 17:00:00 Brussels time Budget: 215m ($272m)

12 Are you eligible? Experienced researcher of any nationality International mobility within or into Member States (MS) and Associated Countries (AC) Meet the mobility rule: 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 NB: check different mobility rules for Career Restart and Reintegration panels.

13 To prepare: Look for a host institute and supervisor (you can only submit one application per call) Design your research project Consider appropriate secondment options Think about the proposal in the context of the Evaluation Criteria (see Work Programme available on the Participant Portal and Guide for Applicants for the most recent call Guide for Applicants published with the Call

14 1. Apply for your own fellowship Apply to a Cofunded Call Post Doc level 2015 onwards: post doc and pre-doc

15 Cofunding of regional, national and international doctoral and fellowship programmes Why: to stimulate the regional, national or international programmes to foster excellence in researchers' training, mobility and career development i.e. to spread the best practices of the MSCA - Opportunities for researchers from all countries - Researchers comply with the mobility rules of the MSCA - Open and transparent: calls/vacancies widely publicised

16 How to apply for a fellowship Known calls are always listed on the MSCA Website Future calls will be advertised there also Eligibility depends on the call - consult the documentation carefully!!! Check the MSCA website frequently!!! Management costs 325 Living allowance Early-stage researchers Living allowance Experienced researchers

17 2. Apply to a project PhD level (very limited opportunities currently available for first post-doc also)

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19 Innovative Training Networks Research training for PhD (& some first PostDoc) transnational network in multi/interdisciplinary & emerging fields training primarily through research on individual, personalised research projects complemented by substantial training modules in key transferable skills Exposure to the non-academic sector as elementary part of the training Working with the best researchers in Europe and internationally Fellowships of 3-36 months

20 How to apply for a fellowship All projects publish their vacancies on the Marie Curie website Funding levels defined by the MSCA - employment contracts with full social security Duration: 3 year PhD training; max 24 months for post docs!!! Check the MSCA website frequently!!! Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs Living allowance 3110 Mobility allowance 600 Family allowance 500

21 Meet our fellows

22 Andrew Musser Doing a PhD at Cambridge University (UK) Studying physical processes with the potential to improve solar cell performance leading to energy efficiency gains. Marie Curie Initial Training Network: Superior "Marie Curie Actions is an excellent programme. It is impressive and humbling to be in such an international network with leading scientists whose work I read during my studies."

23 Dr Natalie Kehrwald Working for the Italian National Research Council in Venice Researches biomass burning recorded in ice over centuries and demonstrates the environmental impact of human activity thousands of years ago. Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship - Paleofire "The Marie Curie fellowship allowed me to incorporate new analytical techniques into my research. My working experience in Europe prepared me to better address my research challenges."

24 Dr Oliver Schmidtke Professor of Political Science and History at UVic. Since 2005 involved in two collaborative international research projects focusing on different aspects of immigration and integration in Canadian and European societies: The project Cultural Capital in Migration addresses issues related to the labour market of highly skilled immigrants in selected European countries and Canada (see for more details: "I am proud that my Marie Curie IIF fellowship contributed to advancing research partnerships between continents" The project Giving New Subjects a Voice: Cultural Diversity in the Health Care Sector analyzes the processes and effects of intercultural dialogue and multicultural policies in the field of health care.

25 MSCA website: Thank you for your attention! MSCA on Facebook: Participant Portal: EURAXESS European Researchers Mobility Portal: