1. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Your research career in Europe ARTEMIS SAITAKIS DIRECTOR, SCIENCE & TECNOLOGY PARK OF CRETE INNOVCRETE SEMINAR, APRIL 14, 2016

2. What are the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions? A European Union funded programme for structuring researcher training, mobility and career development Objectives Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation Implemented via annual calls for proposals Budget 2014-2020: € 6.162 bn Marie S-Curie Actions Training Mobility Career

3. What do the MSCA offer you? Prestigious career opportunities Excellent working conditions: employment contracts, full social security etc. Very competitive salaries Opportunities to work and train with the best researchers in Europe and worldwide Whole career training: complementary skills Access to top level conferences, professional associations & Marie Curie Alumni

4. Who, what and where? Who: All levels of research experience from PhD student upwards: there are actions for different levels of experience. What: All areas of research are supported: bottom-up approach Where: Anywhere: any research performing organisation, public or private worldwide - there are actions for European and international mobility.

5. Mobility to … 28 EU Member 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 12 Associated Countries* Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, FYROM, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey * on 17.12.2015 Where? Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions

6. MC fellows Short-term employability MC fellowships very effective in improving fellows’ short-term employability. MC fellows are more likely (+8%) of obtaining a permanent position after the fellowship. MC fellows are more likely to obtain an ERC grant Retention by hosts MC fellows more likely to be retained by hosts, especially after long fellowships (+11% prob.) Marie Curie researchers and their long-term career development: a comparative study (2014) Why? Employability

7. What actions?

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

9. Who applies?

10. Host applies Individuals apply with an organisation Funder applies You have less than 4 years research experience (e.g. you are doing your PhD) (Early stage researcher)  Innovative Training Networks (ITN) Innovative Training Networks (ITN)  Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)  Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) You have more than 4 years research experience or you have a doctoral degree (PhD)  Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)  Individual Fellowships (IF) Individual Fellowships (IF)  Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) Managerial and technical staff  Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Events  European Researchers’ Night (NIGHT) European Researchers’ Night (NIGHT) http://ec.europa.eu/research/researchersnight/events_en.htm Who applies for the fellowship?

11. OPEN CALLS 2016 FUTURE CALLS 2016-2017

12. OPEN CALLS APRIL 2016 Call identitifierCall titlePublication dateDeadline MSCA-IF-2016 Marie Skłodowska- Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) 12 April 201614 September 2016 MSCA-RISE-2016 (MSCA-RISE) Marie Skłodowska- Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) 08 December 201528 April 2016

13. Topic Budget (EUR) - Year : 2017 StagesOpening dateDeadline MSCA-ITN-2017 - MSCA-ITN-ETN European Training Networks 370,000,000single-stage 15 September 2016 10 January 2017 MSCA-ITN-2017 - MSCA-ITN-EID European Industrial Doctorates 28,000,000single-stage 15 September 2016 10 January 2017 MSCA-ITN-2017 - MSCA-ITN-EJD European Joint Doctorates 32,000,000single-stage 15 September 2016 10 January 2017 MSCA-ITN-2017

14. MSCA-IF-2017 Topic Budget (EUR) - Year : 2017 StagesOpening dateDeadline MSCA-IF-2017 - MSCA-IF-GF Global Fellowships 33,000,000single-stage11 April 201714 September 2017 MSCA-IF-2017 - MSCA-IF-EF-SE Society and Enterprise panel 10,000,000single-stage11 April 201714 September 2017 MSCA-IF-2017 - MSCA-IF-EF-CAR CAR – Career Restart panel MSCA-IF-2017 - MSCA-IF-EF-RI RI – Reintegration panel MSCA-IF-2017 - MSCA-IF-EF-ST Standard EF 205,000,000single-stage11 April 201714 September 2017

15. Topic Budget (EUR) - Year : 2017 StagesOpening dateDeadline MSCA-RISE-2017 - MSCA-RISE RISE 80,000,000single-stage 01 December 2016 05 April 2017 MSCA-RISE-2017

16. How to apply?

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 2 ways to be supported: Apply for your own fellowship or Apply to a project

20. 1. Apply for your own fellowship Directly to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions with a hosting institution  E xperienced researchers In possession of a doctoral degree, or have 4 years of full-time research experience at the time of the call deadline

21. 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

22. For fellows from Europe going to Third countries (12-24 months) and returning (12 months) Any Experienced Researcher may submit only one proposal to each call for proposals For fellows coming to or moving within Europe (12-24 months) IF Topics European and Global

23. 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 Any scientific domain: 8 scientific panels covering all possible research subjects: CHE, ECO, ENG, ENV, LIF, MAT, PHY, SOC Duration of projects: 1-2 years Focus on career development 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 Main Features

24. 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

25. Research, networking, training costs 800 € Management and indirect costs 650 € Living allowance*4650 § € Mobility allowance600 § € Family allowance500 § € Return and reintegration of researchers into a longer term research position in Europe The Financial Dimension Monthly rates * Living allowance subject to country correction coefficient § Amount quoted is gross amount before deductions

26. To prepare: you  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

27. 2. Apply to a project  Doctoral student level

29. Research training for obtaining a PhD 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 Innovative Training Networks

30. Exposure to the non-academic sector as elementary part of the training Joint supervision with business (including SMEs) or other non- ac. partners Project of up to 4 years duration and fellowships of 3-36 months Main Features Research, networking, training costs 1800 € Management and indirect costs 1200 € Living allowance3110 € Mobility allowance600 € Family allowance500 €

31. How to apply for a fellowship All projects publish their vacancies on the Marie Curie website, Euraxess, NatureJobs, etc. !!! Check the MSCA website frequently !!! Funding levels defined by the MSCA - employment contracts with full social security Duration: 3 year PhD training; max 24 months for post docs

32. 2. Apply to a doctoral student and post-doc Cofunded Call

33. 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

34. for a doctoral position or a fellowship Known calls are always listed on EURAXESS, Nature Jobs and of course, in the MSCA Website! !!! Check the MSCA website frequently !!! Future calls will be advertised there also Eligibility depends on the call - consult the documentation carefully The financial dimension: what is the minimum which hosting institutions should pay their COFUND fellows: *minimum total costs related to the employment of the fellows Management costs325 € Remuneration* costs Early-stage researchers 2597 € Remuneration costs Experienced researchers 3675 € How to apply

35. Experts wanted!

36. MSCA website: http://ec.europa.eu/msca MSCA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions HORIZON 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/ EURAXESS European Researchers Mobility Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/

37. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research and Innovation Staff Exchange RISE

38. The RISE scheme supports Projects which promote staff exchanges between: MS/AC and TC (international) Intra european (MS/AC) inter- sectoral (academic and non- academic sectors)

39. General Aspects - All Countries can participate in RISE - All nationalities can participate in RISE - All institutions fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation can participate in RISE

40. Project Main Aspects - Project built on joint research and innovation activities - Project implemented through the secondment of staff (no recruitments) - Each staff member seconded for a period of 1 to 12 months - The maximum size for a project is 540 person months - No minimum size explicitly defined for the project, but substantial impact is expected - Maximum project duration is 4 years

41. Some example from RISE 2014 AverageMAXMIN EC Contribution783.9332.430.000144.000 Secondments17454032 Participants7243

42. Success Rate in RISE 2014 Evaluated proposals Retain List Threshold Reserve List ThresholdSuccess Rate Chemistry82.676.250% Economic Sciences70.67033.3% Information Science and Engineering78.675.640.7% Environment and Geosciences78.475.845.8% Life Sciences78.276.445.5% Mathematics76.4n/a25% Physics81.47932% Social Sciences and Humanities77.275.247.6% Average42%

43. Sectors The sector of an organisation is defined automatically - Academic Sector Higher education establishments (public or private) Non-profit research organisations (public or private) International European interest organisations - Non-Academic Sector Any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector and fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation (typical examples: multinationals, NGOs, museums, etc.)

44. Staff Members - Actively engaged in or linked to research/innovation activities for at least 6 months prior to first secondment - Types of staff members: Early Stage Researcher (ESR, no PhD and < 4 years experience) Experienced Researchers (ER, PhD or > 4 years experience) Managerial staff Administrative or Technical staff - In-built return mechanism

45. Minimum 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 In practice, 2 possible minimum settings: Academic MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 Non-Academic TC ++ or MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 ++ MS/AC 3

46. Countries Eligible For EU Funding - EU Member States - Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the MS ( As defined on page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015 ) - Horizon 2020 Associated Countries ( In principle, the same as FP7, but subject to the adoption of the association agreements ) - The Third Countries listed (On page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015)

47. Countries Not Eligible For EU Funding Countries not listed previously are not eligible for EU funding In practice, those countries are mainly:. Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, United States In very exceptional cases, partners from those countries might be funded. But the following conditions have to be fulfilled: a) This partner has competences/expertise that no organisation in MS/AC has b) The relevant transfer of knowledge can only be done via a secondment in the direction TC MS/AC c) Points a) and b) must be endorsed by the expert evaluators d) The experts' endorsement (point c) must be confirmed by the REA

48. EU Contribution Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Staff member unit cost * person/month Institutional unit cost * person/month Research, training and networking costs Management and indirect costs Research and Innovation Staff Exchange 2 0001 800700 Unit costs per researcher per month of secondment For secondments eligible for funding *These unit costs are subject to a funding rate of 100% and no country coefficients apply.

49. EU contribution The Staff member unit cost is intended to support the travel, accommodation and subsistence costs linked to the respective secondments. Participants are expected to continue paying the salary of the seconded staff during the period of exchange. Ensure that the EU contribution is fully used for the benefit of the seconded staff members.

50. EU contribution It can be: paid directly to the seconded staff member or managed centrally by the beneficiary according to the specific needs of the secondment. Detailed arrangements for the use of the contribution may also be agreed internally between beneficiaries and partner organisations, to address the specific financial needs of each secondment.

51. EU contribution The Research, training and networking costs cover the costs of research and innovation related activities of the project such as purchasing of consumables, laboratory costs, participation to conferences, workshops, coordination and review meetings, and networking activities.

52. EU contribution Management and indirect costs cover all general costs connected with the organisation and implementation of the secondments (administrative and financial management, logistics, ethics, human resources, legal advice, documentation, etc.).

53. EU contribution The beneficiaries, as grant recipients, are responsible for the management of the project. Each beneficiary will report to the REA the person-months of its own staff seconded to another organisation, plus the secondments from TC partners to its organisation. The payment of each categories is linked to the implementation of the secondment. If the secondment is not implemented none of the 3 categories is paid.

54. Split Secondments The minimum length of 1 month is reached if either: a. The secondment starts on day n of a month (month N) and ends on day n-1 of the next month (month N+1) – If there is only 1 period of secondment (or several consecutive ones) or b. The duration of the several secondments periods adds up to 30 days – If there are at least 2 non-consecutives periods of secondment 2.EU funding is to be paid as a pro-rata of 30 days, in case part of a secondment is not a full month. (Of course only EU funding is only eligible for the cases where at least 1 month of secondment is reached for the respective researcher, as defined in point 1.a and 1.b). The calculation of the funding for each month is to be done as follows: a.A full month is reached if the secondment starts on day n in month N and ends day n-1 in month N+1 b.When a full month is not reached, the remaining days are a pro-rata of 30 days (each of the 3 categories: 2000, 1800, 700 is paid as pro-rata). The following examples might clarify the different points: Examples for 1.a: -Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2014 (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is reached -Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 14 February 2014: (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is reached -Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 13 February 2014: (January is 31 days and the secondment is 30 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is NOT reached => EU funding for this researcher is not eligible Examples for 1.b: -Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 6 January 2014 + 1 February 2014 to 24 February 2014 (the secondment is 6+24 = 30 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is reached -Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 6 January 2014 + 1 February 2014 to 23 February 2014 (the secondment is 6+23 = 29 days) => Minimum length of 1 month is NOT reached => EU funding for this researcher is not eligible Examples for 2.a: -Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2014 (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days = 1 month) => EU funding = 4500 EUR -Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 14 February 2014: (January is 31 days and the secondment is 31 days = 1 month) => EU funding = 4500 EUR Examples for 2.b: -Secondment from 1 January 2014 to 6 January 2014 + 1 February 2014 to 24 February 2014 (each period is less than 1 month: 6 days + 24 days) => EU funding = 4500 x 6 / 30 + 4500 x 24 / 30 = 4500 EUR -Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 14 March 2014: (January is 31 days and February 28 days: the secondment is 2 months: [15 January to 14 February] = 1 month {31 days} + [15 February to 14 March] = 1 month {28 days} )=> EU funding = 4500 x 2 = 9000 EUR -Secondment from 15 January 2014 to 28 March 2014: (January is 31 days and February 28 days: the secondment is 2 months + 14 days: [15 January to 14 February] = 1 month {31 days} + [15 February to 14 March] = 1 month {28 days} + [15 March to 28 March] = 14 days)=> EU funding = 4500 x 2 + 4500 x 14 / 30 = 11000 EUR

55. Evaluation Evaluation Panels: -- Chemistry (CHE) -- Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) -- Economic Sciences (ECO) -- Information Science and Engineering (ENG) -- Environment and Geosciences (ENV) -- Life Sciences (LIF) -- Mathematics (MAT) -- Physics (PHY) Evaluation Criteria: -- Award Criteria -- Selection Criteria

56. Award Criteria

57. Selection Criteria - Operational capacity has to be checked - Proposals must include a description of: The profile of the people who will be primarily responsible for carrying out the proposed work Any significant infrastructure or major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work Any partner organisations (not beneficiaries) contributing towards the proposed work

58. Proposal Part A - Section 1: General information (including abstract) - Section 2: Information on participants - Section 3: Budget and Secondments tables - Section 4: Ethics table

59. Proposal Part B 30 pages limit LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (including data for non-academic beneficiaries)

60. EU Marie Curie Evaluation process 1.Good science; 2.Well explained and at the right level (evaluators may not be overly familiar with the science but they are scientists and they will have very limited time to read your proposal); 3.Do your homework: check criteria/requirements/etc. and stick to them; 4.Make sure you address every single evaluation criterion; 5.You must ‘prove’ everything! It is not enough that the host institution is ‘well-known’ for…how can you tell? 6.Outreach ‘points’ are easy to get if you make a little effort. Tips for success:

65. http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/index_en.htmec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/index_en.htm

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