Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in H2020 Regione Puglia Delegation 29 June 2017 Alessandra LUCHETTI Research Executive Agency Head of Department – Excellent Science

Horizon 2020

MSCA in H2020: Excellence Research Training Skills Mobility

MSCA main objective for H2020: Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills and innovation Total budget (2014-2020): € 6.126 billion (current prices)

MSCA Objectives Attract and retain research talent in Europe Develop state-of-the-art, innovative training schemes, consistent with the requirements of R&I Promote sustainable career development in R&I Focus on delivering new knowledge and skills Back up strong partnership with MS via co-funding mechanism

Key Features development of knowledge and enhancement of skills excellent and innovative research training attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through cross-border and cross-sector mobility bottom-up approach openness to all career stages strong participation of industry, i.e. SMEs

Key Features European Charter for Researchers & Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity Ethical aspects Gender balance Public outreach activities

Other socio-economic actors Who can participate? Academia Business and non-academia Public or private High Education Institutions awarding academic degrees Public or private non-profit research organisations International European interest organisations Broad definition: Any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector definition International European interest organisation = an international organisation in which the majority of members are EU Member States or Associated countries, and whose principal objective is to promote scientific and technological cooperation in Europe. Examples: CERN and EMBL HEI = Higher Education Institutions Other socio-economic actors: NGOs, hospitals, museums, galleries etc. Universities Non-profit research institutes IEIOs Industry SMEs Other socio-economic actors

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions ITN Innovative Training Networks IF Individual Fellowships RISE Research and Innovation Staff Exchange COFUND European Researchers Night is a yearly event aimed at promoting science and research in general public and especially for younger generations. Its goal is to increase the visibility of attractive elements of research careers and to raise awareness about the importance of research and innovation for the modern societies. Any organisation in a EU member state or an associated country can apply for funding under NIGHT. European Researchers' NIGHT

Which MSCA should you choose?

Innovative Training Networks ITN ITN Innovative Training Networks Raise excellence and structure research and doctoral training Trigger cooperation and exchange of best practice among participants Enhance researchers' employability and provide them with new career perspectives Only for early stage researchers Fellowships of 3-36 months Project duration up to 4 years Maximum 540 researcher-months ADDITIONAL INFO: Duration of projects: maximum 4 years Fellowships of 3-36 months Separate multidisciplinary panels for EID and EJD Maximum 540 researcher-months per consortium , except in the case of an EID with 2 partners, but I will come to that on the next slide

ITN ETN - European Training Networks at least 3 beneficiaries from 3 different EU MS or AC. Above this minimum any country can participate EID - European Industrial Doctorates at least 2 beneficiaries established in 2 different MS or AC. At least one beneficiary must come from the non-academic sector, primarily enterprise. Each researcher - enrolled in a doctoral programme and spend at least 50% in the non-academic sector. The joint supervision of fellows by supervisors from each sector is mandatory. EJD - European Joint Doctorates at least 3 beneficiaries from different EU MS or AC which are entitled to award doctoral degrees. creation of joint doctoral programmes, leading to the delivery of joint, double or multiple doctoral degrees.

Individual Fellowships IF IF Individual Fellowships Enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers Opportunities to acquire new knowledge, work on research projects in a European context or outside Europe, Resume a career or Return to Europe - Career Restart Panel and Reintegration Panel Society and Enterprise panel – in non-academic institution – working on R&I projects (since 2016 Only for experienced researchers Duration: 2 years (Global Fellowships: 3 years) ADDITIONAL INFO: Duration of projects: 2 years (IF Global: 3 years) Support to experienced researchers of any nationality (IF Global and IF Reintegration: nationals of EU MS/AC and long-term residents) Focus on career development potential, not experience per se Additional 3 or 6 month secondment option, within Europe and in another sector Separate multidisciplinary panels for CAR and Reintegration Same award sub-criteria for all proposals

Society and Enterprise Panel IF European Fellowships Reintegration Panel Career Restart Panel Global Fellowships Outgoing phase – 2 years Return phase – 1 year ADDITIONAL INFO: Duration of projects: 2 years (IF Global: 3 years) Support to experienced researchers of any nationality (IF Global and IF Reintegration: nationals of EU MS/AC and long-term residents) Focus on career development potential, not experience per se Additional 3 or 6 month secondment option, within Europe and in another sector Separate multidisciplinary panels for CAR and Reintegration Same award sub-criteria for all proposals Society and Enterprise Panel

Society and Enterprise Panel IF Society and Enterprise Panel Beneficiary only from non-academic sector Mobility rule = not more than 3 years in the last 5 years in the country of the beneficiary Budget of € 10 Million In the MSCA Work Programme 2016-2017 a new panel of European Fellowship was introduced. 10 million for Society and Enterprise Panel introduces around 5% of the IF-EF overall budget.

RISE Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Objective Strengthen the interaction between academic and non-academic organisations, and between Europe and third countries, Research projects implemented through research and innovation staff exchanges International and inter-sector transfer of knowledge and sharing of ideas and of R&I culture Highly skilled research and innovation staff move for 1-12 months ADDITIONAL INFO: Minimum eligibility condition: participants in 3 different countries (at least 2 MS/AC) Duration of projects: maximum 4 years Maximum 540 researcher-months per consortium Partnership agreement recommended Support to secondments of staff members (1-12 months) Eligibility condition for staff member: 6 month at the sending institution prior to the first secondment

RISE RISE features Staff members eligibility condition: at least 6 months at the sending institution prior to first secondment Secondments from 1 to 12 months Project duration up to 4 years Maximum 540 researcher-months ADDITIONAL INFO: Minimum eligibility condition: participants in 3 different countries (at least 2 MS/AC) Duration of projects: maximum 4 years Maximum 540 researcher-months per consortium Partnership agreement recommended Support to secondments of staff members (1-12 months) Eligibility condition for staff member: 6 month at the sending institution prior to the first secondment

Two different set-ups : RISE Two different set-ups : MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 TC + INTERNATIONAL Academic Non-Academic MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 + MS/AC 3 EUROPEAN Exchanges between European organisations (MS/AC) are possible if there are established in different countries and are from different sectors. Intra-European secondments within the same sector or within the same country are not eligible for funding and must not be listed in the proposal (neither part A or Part B). Secondments between MS/AC and TC are not dependent on the sector of the organisations. Secondments from a TC to a MS/AC are only eligible for funding for some TC (listed in Annex A of the WP). However, all secondments from TC to MS/AC must be indicated in the proposal as they will have an influence on the evaluation, even for those not eligible for EU funding. Secondments between TCs or within the same TC have no influence on the evaluation and therefore must not be included in the proposal (neither part A or Part B).

COFUND 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 WP EU contribution to co-fund living allowances for researchers and management costs ADDITIONAL INFO: Duration of projects: 3 to 5 years Maximum € 10 Million per single applicant per call Legal entities established in MS or AC, and international European interest organisations Fellowships: minimum 3 months Opportunities for researchers from all countries Researchers to comply with the mobility rules of the MSCA Doctoral Programmes Training follows the EU Principles on Innovative Doctoral Training. Collaboration with a wider set of partners, including from the non-academic sector, which may provide hosting or secondment opportunities or training. Fellowships Programmes Regular selection rounds following fixed deadlines or regular cut-off dates allowing a fair competition between applying researchers. The selections should be based on open, widely advertised competition, with transparent international peer review and selection of candidates on merits. Avoid limitations regarding the researchers' origin and destination (bottom-up) Proposed programmes are encouraged to cover all research disciplines

Fellowship Programmes Duration of projects: maximum 5 years Duration of Fellowships: minimum 3 months EU contribution to cover living allowances for researchers and management costs 50% co-funding for established unit costs Minimum living allowance fixed in the WP Doctoral Programmes Early stage researchers Fellowship Programmes Experienced researchers

Participate in all MSCAs: Participate in all MSCAs: ...Equip researchers with skills that match your needs... Participate in the training of researchers you would like to hire: Contribute to a training module/workshop/summer schools: scientific or transferable skills (e.g. Management, Entrepreneurship, IPR, Ethics, Communication) Provide supervised on-the-job training via recruitments or secondments Provide a platform for transfer of knowledge and acquisition of new skills … 4) How do you imagine your contribution to the project?

MSCA Financial overview RISE ITN IF COFUND Research, networking, training costs 1800 € Management and indirect costs 700 € Top-up allowance 2000 € RISE Research, networking, training costs 1800 € Management and indirect costs 1200 € Living allowance* 3110 € Mobility allowance 600 € Family allowance 500 € ITN Research, networking, training costs 800 € Management and indirect costs 500 € Living allowance* 4650 € Mobility allowance 600 € Family allowance 500 € IF UK 120,3 % DE 98,8% Management costs 325 € Living allowance Early-stage researchers 1855 € Living allowance Experienced researchers 2625 € COFUND The living allowance base rate is multiplied by Country Correction Coefficient

MSCA Calls 2017 ITN IF RISE COFUND 15/09/2016 – 10/01/2017 (closed) EUR 430 million IF 11/04/2017 – 14/09/2017 EUR 248.70 million RISE 01/12/2016 – 05/04/2017 EUR 80 million COFUND 05/04/2017 – 28/09/2017

Impressive scientific outcomes Outcomes of the 2007-13 MCA MSCA researchers from 140 nationalities, 24% from countries outside the EU Member States or FP7 Associated Countries. Almost 90 countries involved More than 19 700 participations from Host organizations: 76% from public sector 24% from private sector 37% of MCA fellows were women, on average 33% of EU researchers were female 10 600 projects funded Impressive scientific outcomes

Fellows at the forefront of science 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. Several Nobel Prize winners were previously former MSCA fellows or scientists in charge

Nobel prize winners in MSCA "By bringing together all these experts from academia and industry in teams that look into this problem from different angles, we probably can come with original new solution“ Ben Feringa, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry "MCA postdoctoral Individual Fellowship was a critical moment in my career“ Stefan Hell, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

FP6 Marie Curie project: Transfer of Knowledge Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership

Who can help you?

NCP – National Contact Point Your country MSCA

IPR Helpdesk for IPR-related issues https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) http://een.ec.europa.eu/

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Website http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions Horizon 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020 Participant Portal (applications) http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal European Charter and Code for Researchers http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/europeanCharter How to find partners: https://cordis.europa.eu/partners/web/guest

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