Training and research career development through mobility Manel Laporta Grau DG Education & Culture European Commission Re@ct event: KU Leuven 21.11.2016
As a researcher I want to undertake a project in Europe, in an academic or other (e.g. business) setting spend my time at the leading labs be part of a well-established and prestigious European Union programme benefit from good working conditions
Maybe I want to work with businesses be part of a short-term exchange spend a period outside Europe, returning with new skills
MSCA Objective Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation Budget 2014-2020: EUR 6 162 million EUR 762 million in 2016 for all calls together
Why does this matter to the EU? Europe 2020 priorities: boost competitiveness and support the creation of jobs and new sources of growth Cooperation between these types of organisation strengthens their impact Close and effective links between education, research and business should: Boost the entrepreneurship culture within Europe Foster the innovation skills and employability of graduates and researchers Enhance the transfer and commercial exploitation of knowledge
Features of the MSCA Excellent and innovative research training Open to all career stages and nationalities Bottom-up approach Attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through mobility International, intersectoral and interdisciplinary Development of knowledge and enhancement of skills Promotion of attractive working and employment conditions
Mobility to 28 EU Member States (MS) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom 15 Associated Countries (AC) to MSCA* Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, FYROM, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine * on 29.4.2016 Grant agreements including Armenian entities with the status of entities from an Associated Country will only be signed once the Association Agreement enters into force
MSCA funding (EUR million) 500 MSCA funding since 2014: top 10 countries 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 UK DE FR ES NL IT DK BE SE IE CH
MSCA proposal success rates since 2014 Belgian participations (actual or under preparation) Belgium Success rate All countries MSCA-ITN 255 10.7% 9.4% MSCA-IF 78 15.0% 15.7% MSCA-RISE 32 29.9% 29.9% MSCA-COFUND 13 39.4% 33.6%
MSCA-IF MSCA-ITN MSCA-RISE Sum: UK 18 7 25 FR 6 6 6 18 NL 11 5 16 BE 9 2 11 ES 3 5 2 10 DE 3 5 8 US 6 2 8 CA 2 1 3 CH 3 3 PT 1 2 3 DK 2 2 IT 2 2 LU 1 1 2 AR 1 1 AU 1 1 CY 1 1 CZ 1 1 HR 1 1 IE 1 1 NO 1 1 NZ 1 1 SE 1 1 SK 1 1 SN 1 1 Sum: 71 33 18 122 Destinations of Belgian MSCA fellows since 2014
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Categories of researcher
Participant organisations Academia Public or private HEI awarding academic degrees Public or private non-profit research organisations International European interest organisations Business and nonacademia Broad definition: Any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector definition Non-profit Universities research IEIOs Industry institutes SMEs Other socioeconomic actors
ITN Innovative Training Networks Raise excellence and structure research and doctoral training Trigger cooperation and exchange of best practice among participants Enhance early stage researchers' employability and provide them with new career perspectives Fellowships of 3-36 months Project duration up to 4 years Person-months limited, usually to 540 Budget for 2017 call: EUR 430 Million (European Industrial Doctorates: 28 M, European Joint Doctorates 32 M)
To find a PhD or postdoctoral vacancy ALL MSCA projects that fund PhD or postdoctoral positions MUST advertise their vacancies on the European Researcher Mobility Portal EURAXESS http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/jobs
IF - Individual Fellowships realise the potential of experienced researchers catalyse significant development in their careers in both sectors provide opportunities to acquire new knowledge, work on research projects in a European context or outside Europe strengthen the network of the researcher and the host organisation Duration: 2 years (Global Fellowships: 3 years) Budget for 2017 call: EUR 248.7 Million (Society and Enterprise panel: 10M, Global Fellowships: 33.7 M) The specific panels for Society and Enterprise, Career Restart, and Reintegration to Europe have a more open mobility rule
IF - Individual Fellowships Outgoing phase 2 years Return phase 1 year
RISE Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Common research and innovation project International and inter-sector transfer of knowledge and sharing of ideas and of R&I culture Staff member already at least 6 months at the sending institution Secondments from 1 to 12 months Project duration up to 4 years Maximum 540 person-months Budget for 2017 call: EUR 80 Million
RISE Eligibility Conditions At least 3 independent participants in 3 different countries At least 2 participants from 2 different MS/AC If all in MS/AC: at least 1 academic and 1 non-academic + + Third Country or Other sector
COFUND Co-funding new or existing regional, national, and international programmes Mono-beneficiary: organisation funding or managing doctoral or post- doctoral programmes Leverage funding and combat fragmentation (possible synergies with ESIF) Minimum living allowance fixed in the Work Programme EU contribution to co-fund living allowances for researchers and management costs Budget for 2017 call: EUR 80 Million (Doctoral Programmes: 30 M)
MSC actions Financial Overview Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs 1800 700 Top-up allowance 2000 Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs 1800 1200 Living allowance* 3110 Mobility allowance 600 Family allowance 500 Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs 800 500 Living allowance* 4650 Mobility allowance 600 Family allowance 500 Management costs 325 Living allowance Early-stage researchers Living allowance Experienced researchers 1855 2625
MSCA Calls 2016-2017 ITN 14/10/2015 12/01/2016 15/09/2016 10/01/2017 EUR 375 million EUR 430 million IF 12/04/2016 14/09/2016 11/04/2017 14/09/2017 EUR 218.71 million EUR 248.70 million RISE 08/12/2015 28/04/2016 01/12/2016 05/04/2017 EUR 80 million EUR 80 million COFUND 14/04/2016 29/09/2016 05/04/2017 28/09/2017 EUR 80 million EUR 80 million
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.
MSCA are in many cases addressing these 'new' policy issues: Excellence The impact of the MSCA on Europe's needs Marie Curie researchers and their long-term career development study 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/pdf/mca/marie_curie_researchers_and_their_longterm_career_development.pdf MC fellows score higher on both citations of given publications by other authors and the journal impact factor Engaging businesses in research training MSCA have funded 887 enterprises since 2014, which represents 37% of total beneficiaries Empowering the new generation of researchers Half of the MSCA funding is dedicated to doctoral candidates A third of individual fellowships are awarded to researchers within the first two years after their PhD
Meeting Europe's challenges Science, Research and Innovation Performance in the European Union 2016 Report published by Commissioner Moedas, March 2016: http://bookshop.europa.eu/uri?target=eub:notice:ki0415512:en Shows the link between international mobility/ collaboration and the impact of publications
National Contact Points (NCPs) http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/ en/support/national_contact_points.html Your Country MSCA
Researchers at School and at University (Re@ct!)
Researchers at School and at University (Re@ct!) To promote research careers among youngsters and dispel stereotypes about researchers and research. To bring Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSC) researchers closer to learners at schools and universities.
Today, we like to show you that research and a research career might be fun and an interesting prospect for your future. You may: work in many different domains, enjoy travelling around the world, meet very interesting people and help our society to advance thanks to your research.
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Thank you for MSCA website: http://ec.europa.eu/msca H2020 website: Ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020 MSCA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marie.curie.actions your attention! Manuel.laporta-grau@ec.europa.eu This presentation represents solely the views of its author and cannot in any circumstances be regarded as the official position of the Commission