MSCA Tbilisi What your NCP can do for you? Tbilisi, January 17, 2017 Zurab Kiguradze NCP MSCA ICARTI - International Center for Advancement of Research, Technology and Innovation www.icarti.ge

Our National Contact Points’ Network There are 19 National Contact Points (NCPs) in Georgia from different organizations. Coordinator of Georgian NCPs is Ms. Natia Gabitashvili Organisation: Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia At least twice a year there are organized NCP meetings in Brussels. Besides, there are several trainings for NCPs during the year. In Tbilisi we (Georgian NCPs) are also organizing meetings where we have discussions and exchange of ideas and experiences.

Past framework programmes: First Framework Programme 1984–1987 (M€ 3,750) Second Framework Programme 1987–1990 (M€ 5,396) Third Framework Programme 1991–1994 (M€ 6,600) Fourth Framework Programme 1994–1998 (M€ 13,215) Fifth Framework Programme 1998–2002 (M€ 14,960) Sixth Framework Programme 2002–2006 (M€ 17,883) Seventh Framework Programme 2007–2013 (M€ 53,000) Horizon 2020 (2014-2020; ≈ M€ 80,000) . These multi-annual programmes, introduced in 1984, encompass more specific programmes covering fields as varied as information and communication technologies, the environment, biotechnology, energy (including nuclear power), transport and mobility of researchers.

Growth of the Budget from 1984 to 2020 These multi-annual programmes, introduced in 1984, encompass more specific programmes covering fields as varied as information and communication technologies, the environment, biotechnology, energy (including nuclear power), transport and mobility of researchers.

MSCA – Budget of more than M€ 6 000 Budget of Horizon 2020 MSCA – Budget of more than M€ 6 000

Marie S-Curie Actions Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions in Horizon 2020: Training Mobility Career Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions in Horizon 2020: €6.2 billion budget In the Excellence Science Pillar Funds ALL RESEARCH AREAS (no thematic calls or priorities) Implemented via Annual Calls for Proposals https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020- section/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions#Article http://horizon2020.ge/

IF RISE ITN COFUND NIGHT Individual Fellowships Research & Innovation Staff Exchange RISE Innovative Training Networks ITN Co-financing fellowship or doctoral programmes with transnational mobility COFUND European Researchers’ Night NIGHT

2 – 3 years (incl. 12 months back in Europe) IF – European and Global European Fellowships 1 – 2 years Global Fellowships 2 – 3 years (incl. 12 months back in Europe)

IF Calls 2016/2017 Success rates: EF ~ 18%; GF ~ 11% CALL Opening Date Closing Date Call Budget* H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 12-Apr-2016 14-Sep-2016 €218.5 million H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 11-Apr-2017 14-Sep-2017 €248 million Success rates: EF ~ 18%; GF ~ 11%

RISE: Research & Innovation Staff Exchange Promoting transfer of knowledge between countries and sectors Research programme executed by: Exchange of “staff” around the consortium (Duration 1 month to 1 year) Networking Activities Collaborate with any sector and any country worldwide No Mobility Rule Per Researcher/Month: €2000 for travel costs €2500 networking, management, etc. “Staff” = research students, postdocs, PIs, technical and managerial staff.

RISE Calls 2016/2017 Success rate: 26% CALL Opening Date Closing Date Call Budget H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 6-Jan-2016 28-Apr-2016 €80million H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017 1-Dec-2016 5-Apr-2017 €80 million Success rate: 26%

Innovative Training Networks Quality of Research Training Objective: to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative researchers A Research Training Programme for Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) Less than 4 years’ research experience after undergrad Mobility rule applies ITN: Innovative Training Networks

3 ITN Modes European Training Networks (ETN) European Joint Doctorates (EJD) European Industrial Doctorates (EID) Participation by the non-academic sector is a requirement for all 3 modes

ITN Calls 2016/2017 Success rates: ETN 6.3% EJD 9.2% EID 9.6% CALL Opening Date Closing Date Indicative Budget H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 15-Oct-2015 12-Jan-2016 ETN = €317M EJD = €28M EID = €25M H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 15-Sep-2016 10-Jan-2017 ETN = €370M EJD = €32M EID = €28M Success rates: ETN 6.3% EJD 9.2% EID 9.6%

COFUND COFUND began in FP7: Horizon 2020 offers co-funding for: Co-funded over 175 Fellowship programmes Horizon 2020 offers co-funding for: Doctoral programmes and Fellowship programmes Upcoming Calls: Publication date: 14 October 2015

NIGHT European Researchers’ Night A European-wide public and media event to promote research careers 4th Friday of September each year Full or part-funding available for 1 or 2 years Next Call is foreseen to open in the second half of 2017

Costs of researchers/seconded staff member Funding Model Categories of eligible costs   Marie Skłodowska-Curie action Costs of researchers/seconded staff member  PER MONTH Institutional costs PER MONTH Living allowance (a) Mobility allowance (b) Family allowance (c) Top-up allowance (d) Research, training and networking costs (a) Management and indirect costs (b) ITN (100%) 3 110 600 500 -- 1 800 1 200 IF 4 650 800 650 RISE 2 000 700 COFUND (50%) ESR: 3 710 ER: 5 250

Useful Links - Calls for proposals published on the Participant Portal (PP): publication date, opening date and deadline. The information can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html

Useful Links

Useful Links

Useful Links

Useful Links - Work Programme for 2016-2017 can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2016_2017/main/h2020-wp1617-msca_en.pdf - Recently was lunched special tool on the Participant Portal. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/faq.html

Important document for careful reading: NCP guiding principles Available on the Participant Portal (special page for NCPs): http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/de sktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html NCPs from all countries can be found via the same link

Ways of communication

Ways of communication REA-MSCA-H2020-ITN@ec.europa.eu REA-MSCA-H2020-RISE@ec.europa.eu REA-MSCA-H2020-COFUND@ec.europa.eu REA-MSCA-H2020-IF-EUROPEAN@ec.europa.eu -EF Standard REA-MSCA-H2020-IF-GLOBAL@ec.europa.eu -GF REA-MSCA-H2020-IF-CAR-INT@ec.europa.eu –S&P, CAR, RI panels Please do not use these addresses. They are for NCPs only. For your questions you should use the Horizon 2020 helpdesk at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries

https://cordis.europa.eu/partners/web/guest/home

Partner Search Facilities - Information and Partner Search Facilities - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) •Thematic Network of ICT: http://ideal-ist.eu/

Partner Search Facilities - Nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing • Thematic Network of NMP: www.nmpteam.com • An on-line database where labs and companies can post their Partner Search / Offer; • 1 300 registered users • from 61 countries • 325 partner offers • 46 partner requests • Validated by NCPs (each NCP for their country / sub-theme) • Free access to all with contact details (of NCP also)

Partner Search Facilities - Space • Thematic Network of Space: www.b2match.eu/h2020spacetour • An on-line database that contains • All the brokerage events for the sector • Infodays • Cooperation profiles

Partner Search Facilities - Health, demographic change and wellbeing •Thematic Network of Health: http://www.fitforhealth.eu/ • Searching for a cooperation profile (field of expertise or project idea) • Submitting a cooperation profile

Partner Search Facilities - Secure, clean and efficient energy •Thematic Network of Energy: http://www.c-energyplus.eu/

Partner Search Facilities - Smart, green and integrated transport •Thematic Network of Transport: transport.ideal-ist.eu/ • Searching for a cooperation profile • Submitting a cooperation profile

Partner Search Facilities - Europe in a changing world inclusive, innovative and reflective societies •Thematic Network of Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities: http://www.net4society.eu/

Partner Search Facilities - Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials • Thematic Network of Environment • Partner search tool: https://www.nks-umwelt.de/partneringtool •Cooperation profile catalogue created by the NCP network: http://www.irc.ee/envncp/

Partner Search Facilities - Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens •Thematic Network of Security: http://www.security-research-map.eu/ • Searching for a cooperation profile or project idea • Submitting a cooperation profile

Zurab Kiguradze – NCP for MSCA, Georgia MSCA website: http://ec.europa.eu/msca MSCA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions Zurab Kiguradze – NCP for MSCA, Georgia zkigur@yahoo.com

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