FP7 Marie Curie Industry / Academic Partnership and Pathways Dr Conor O’Carroll, IUA Wednesday, 29 th September 2010www.iua.ie

FP7 overview ( ) Collaborative research 10 THEMATIC AREAS ERC Capacities : M€ 4100 People : M€ 4750 Marie Curie Research Capacity Cooperation : M€ JRC : M€ 1750 Euratom : M€ 2750 Nuclear research Ideas : M€ 7510 Total FP7 budget : M€ Aim : Contribute to EU becoming the world’s leading research area EU’s main instrument for funding research FP6 ( ) Marie Curie Actions € 1580 million

Last updated 10/09/ :25 1. Statistics: Fellows in Host country per 1000 Researchers

Last updated 10/09/ :25 1. Statistics: Fellows Nationality per 1000 Researchers

5 Marie Curie Actions - Overview Initial training of researchers Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) Life-long training and career development Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) European Reintegration Grants (ERG) Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND) Industry-academia pathways and partnerships MC Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships Scheme (IAPP) International dimension MC International Outgoing and Incoming Fellowships (IOF / IIF) MC International Reintegration Grants (IRG) MC International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Specific actions Researchers’ Night (NIGHT)

‘ People’ – deadlines, budgets, success rates ActionCall Closes/ Cut-off date Budget (and budget/size per project, where applicable) Success rates (expected) IAPP Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways 7 December M€ (~250k€ - 3M€)15% or more IEF Intra-European Fellowships IOF International Outgoing Fellowship IIF International Incoming Fellowships IRSES International Research Staff Exchange Scheme 11 August February M€ 40M€ 15% - 20% depending on scheme RG Reintegration Grants2 nd cut off 7 September M€50% or more ITN Initial Training Networks26 January M€ (average 3.4M€, 9 partners) 5% CO-Funding of Regional, national & International Programmes 17 February M€ (max. 5M€ per applicant) 70% or more

Objectives Focus is on knowledge transfer between academia and industry Support for creation, development and reinforcement and execution of strategic partnerships, aimed at knowledge sharing and inter-sector mobility, based on targeted human resources interaction Open to all disciplines – from Engineering to Social Sciences and Humanities Bottom-up – no pre-defined topics or priority areas

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Minimum configuration is a university and company (one in Ireland, one abroad) Funds staff exchange of –early stage (PhD) –experienced researchers (Postdocs) –Technical –Research managerial Also funds hiring of additional staff (experienced researchers)

Foster co-operation between non-commercial research organisations & commercial enterprises based on joint research projects. Stimulate long-term collaboration between sectors through secondment of researchers between the public & private research domains. Diverse career possibilities & research experience for researchers, knowledge sharing/cultural exchange. IAPP Objectives

At least 1 non-commercial organisation At least 1 commercial enterprise Non-Commercial –Universities/research centres –Non-profit or charitable organisations –International European interest organisations –Joint Research Centre of European Commission –International organisations (WHO, UNESCO) Commercial –Commercial enterprises of ALL sizes (incl. SMEs, spin offs, start ups) –National organisations if commercial IAPP Participants

At least 2 different EU or Associated States + free choice. EU Member States (MS) & Associated Countries (AC): EU27 + Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia. “Third Countries” 2 categories International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): based on three categories according to income per capita (low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper-middle-income) Other Third Countries (OTC): US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand. IAPP Participants

Compulsory Secondment of staff Majority of support in IAPP Always inter-sector Normally 2-way with in-built return Up to 30% for secondments within 1 country Optional Recruitment of experienced researchers Not substitute for secondment (<=50%) Other Networking activities Workshops & Conferences: participants' own research staff & external researchers IAPP Main activities

Secondment Early-stage/Experienced researchers (2-24 months) Must be staff members for at least 12 months Reintegration into the home institution for at least 1 year Recruitment Experienced researchers from any country (12-24 months) Experienced researchers 2 pay scales 4-10 years experience (ER) >10 years of research (MER) IAPP Eligible Researchers Early-stage researchers (ESR) Experience ≤ 4 years No PhD

Secondment No nationality restrictions Recruitment Researchers not residing / having main activity in country of the host > 12 months in last 3 years before recruitment Hosts in ICPC or OTC can only recruit MS or AC nationals IAPP Nationality Rules

IAPP Activities Joint Research Project Research of mutual interest to all partners Milestones & deliverables Secondments underpin co-operation between partners in different sectors Possibility to recruit experienced researchers Networking Activities Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings Invitation of external experts Attendance at international conferences & workshops Electronic networking (internet webpages, , video conferencing)

Community contributions Living allowance* € 38,000 / 19,000 per year (ESR: post-graduates) € 58,500 / 29,250 per year (ER: 4-10 years) € 87,500 / 43,750 per year (MER: > 10 years) Mobility / travel allowance* € 700 or 1000 per month Research/training/networking costs € 1800 per researcher-month Small equipment expenses for SMEs max. 10 % of SME contribution Overheads 10% of direct costs Management costs max. 10% of total contribution Gross amounts (rates for 2010) *Correction Coefficients apply; IE = Fellow expenses Host expenses

What does IAPP offer? 100% funding Simple application procedure: short and precise Few reporting requirements – 2 main reports in 4 years Support – in particular NCPs Top class public and private sector evaluators Marie Curie label Networking and conference costs SMEs – equipment contribution

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Duration: 3-4 years Funds the associated salary costs and contribution to research, management and overheads Call open on 30 July 2010, deadline 7 December 2010 Budget €80 million Success rate 2009: 17% (Ireland 37%)

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Slow start in 2007… not a single successful proposal with Irish participation. Increased interest (and success!!) in out of 9 Irish proposals funded. Only two of the seven universities involved in IAPPs.

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Submitted103 (0!!)*141 (9)358 (21) Evaluated (9)356 (21) Selected4151 (6)59 (9) Budget (M Euro) Success rate40 %36 % (66%)16.6 % (43%) *Ireland in brackets

Overall Country Participation EU TotalA list UK20941 DE15627 IT13219 FR7616 IE4115 FI3012 BE4511 ES12911 EL559 PL399 PT469 AT296 DK195 NL554 SE424 HU333 RO323 CY112 EE52 LU62 CZ131 SI91

Coordinator’s Country 2009

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Irish led proposals 9 funded NUIM, NUIG, TCD, UCD, DIT, DKIT, NCAD, RCSI DePuy, Oncomark, Vorna

Further Information Full call docs and Guide for Applicants Financial Assistance for proposal preparation Academic - Coordination & Travel Companies (EI/IDA) – Proposal preparaton

Further Information Planning a proposal writing workshop October Also see following brochure for examples IUA_Marie_Curie_2009_IAPP_Success_Stories.pdf

Further Information 50,000 th Marie Curie Fellow Celebration I want 3 nominees from Ireland Deadline 7 th October