1. MSCA Work Programme 2018-20 Strategic Programming
Daniel Göhring
European Commission
DG Education and Culture
B3 – Innovation in education, EIT and MSCA
7 December 2016

2. H2020 WP 2018-20 Strategic Programming Process
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3. MSCA WP 2018-20 Strategic Programming Process
Advisory Group
GAP Analysis
Scoping Paper
Overarching Strategic Programming Document
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4. Work of the AG between February-May 2016, 2 meetings in Brussels
Advisory Group report received on 1 June 2016
Continued meetings throughout WP preparation cycle (latest one on 28 November 2016)
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5. AG recommends (I):
Continue bottom-up, excellence-driven approach but reflect changing landscape of research
Develop skills for the future (open science, digital and data skills; teaching skills)
More flexibility (e.g. part-time work) and possible blended mobility
Adequately address inter-/multidisciplinary research
Continue/strengthen public outreach and engagement
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6. AG recommends (II):
Promote diversity and inclusion for equal opportunities (gender dimension, disabled researchers, researchers displaced by conflict)
Better address widening participation
Continue to ensure adequate business participation
Award Seal of Excellence to excellent, non-funded proposals
Better support outgoing mobility to other countries than US – e.g. China, India, Brazil
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7. MSCA Gap Analysis
No significant gaps revealed in implementing the H2020 Specific Programme
Best way to continue implementing the SP:
New annual calls for all MSCA in
Address flexibility, part-time, interdisciplinarity, mobility, contribution to societal challenges
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8. MSCA Scoping Paper
Consolidates input from AG, PC, GAP analysis, stakeholder views, EAC-REA collaboration and sets vision for
Commission-internal working document with "endorsement" by Member States
2 Sections, on
Context
Strategic orientations for and translation into calls
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9. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Context:
Taking stock of achievements so far
Trends likely to have a significant impact on research careers in the coming years:
Open Science
Inter/Multidisciplinarity
International cooperation in R&I as a strategic priority for the EU
Migration as a result of the instability in Europe's neighbourhood and the role of research to respond via expertise and foresight
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10. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Empowering researchers
Widening participation
Equal opportunities and inclusion
International mobility and cooperation
Addressing migration
Intersectoral mobility and research-business cooperation
Further simplification
Fostering a common identity
Synergies with other EU policies
Complimentary activites
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11. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Empowering researchers
Part-time fellowships for professional motives (start a company, acquire a degree – MBA, LLM etc.)
Teaching experience and teaching skills
Funding management skills?
Continuation of ETN's not leading to a doctoral degree?
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12. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Widening participation
Existence of R&I gap in Europe
Both number and quality of submitted proposals from widening countries far lower than from more successful countries
Support measures for more and better proposals, e.g. through better NCP support
Possibly seperate IF panel for widening countries (beneficiary located in these countries)
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13. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Equal opportunities and inclusion
Increase in funding and duration for Career Restart Panel (CAR) – study "Research careers in Europe"
Family allowance – more flexibility
Specific special needs support for researchers living with a disability due to higher costs of mobility
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14. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
International mobility and cooperation
More budget for Global Fellowships
Allow Global Fellows to spend time at European beneficiary before outgoing phase (max 3-6 months)
Increase budget for Reintegration Panel (RI)
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15. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Addressing migration
Continuation of support to researchers displaced by conflict
Strengthen CAR (& RI)
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16. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Intersectoral mobility and research-business cooperation
Evaluate Society & Enterprise Panel
Review secondment conditions for RISE
Possibly revise participation of businesses as full beneficiaries in ITN
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17. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Further simplification
Should we be less strict? 40% rule in EID, rules for secondment (e.g. 30%), take into account new ways of working,…
Review evaluation criteria to avoid overlaps between criteria
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18. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Fostering a common identity
Common introductory training for all MSCA-fellows
Education and Culture

19. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Synergies with other EU policies
Structural embedding of research in teaching as part of renewed Modernisation of Higher Education agenda
Highlight success stories in H2020 and ESIF funding and better show opportunities
Seal of Excellence
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20. MSCA Scoping Paper 2018-20 Strategic orientations:
Complimentary activites
Presidency conferences (Malta 2017, Austria 2018)
Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)
National Contact Points (NCP)
Scale-up support for the European Researchers' Night (NIGHT)
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21. MSCA Scoping Paper
1st draft sent to Member States on 15 July 2016
Detailed replies from 12 MS by September
2nd draft circulated on 27 September
"Endorsement" by Member States and discussion at Programme Committee at 27 October meeting
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22. Next steps EAC-REA project teams on:
MSCA Work Programme
Next steps EAC-REA project teams on:
ITN
Open science & skills/trainings for researchers and common introductory training IF
RISE
COFUND
Widening participation
MCAA
Business participation
Visibility of MSCA
Mobility & part-time fellowships
Special needs support
Family allowance
Teaching
WP drafting & eligibility
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23. MSCA Work Programme 2018-20 Next steps - Timeline
Draft Work Programme should be finalised by mid-June 2017
Inter-service consultation in July/August
PC consultation in late September/beginning October
Adoption end October/beginning November (synchronised with interim evaluation communication)
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24. Education and Culture

25. MSCA budget dedicated to calls in EUR million
Compared to previous year
2014
803,68
2015
745,00
-7,30%
2016
761,71
2,24%
2017
838,70
10,11%
2018
885,53
5,58%
2019
933,00
5,36%
2020
1.037,57
11,21%
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26. MSCA Work Programme 2018-20 Budget for calls 2018-20
To be decided during Work Programme drafting process, but suggestion to:
Increase budget for ITN to counter low success rate
Increase budget for IF to implement Scoping Paper priorities (strengthen GF, CAR, RI, possibly widening) while preventing a drop in the success rates of standard EF
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27. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Ideas? daniel.gohring@ec.europa.eu
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Website