1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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 ( ; ≈ 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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
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7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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%

10. 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.

11. 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%

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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%

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Useful Links
- Calls for proposals published on the Participant Portal (PP): publication date, opening date and deadline. The information can be found at:

19. Useful Links

20. Useful Links

21. Useful Links

22. Useful Links
- Work Programme for can be found at:
- Recently was lunched special tool on the Participant Portal. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

23. Important document for careful reading: NCP guiding principles
Available on the Participant Portal (special page for NCPs):
sktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html
NCPs from all countries can be found via the same link

24. Ways of communication

25. Ways of communication REA-MSCA-H2020-ITN@ec.europa.eu
Standard
–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:

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

29. Partner Search Facilities - Information and
Partner Search Facilities - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
•Thematic Network of ICT:

30. Partner Search Facilities - Nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing
• Thematic Network of NMP:
• An on-line database where labs and companies can post their Partner Search / Offer;
• 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)

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

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

33. Partner Search Facilities - Secure, clean and efficient energy
•Thematic Network of Energy:

34. 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

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

36. Partner Search Facilities - Climate action,
environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
• Thematic Network of Environment
• Partner search tool:
•Cooperation profile catalogue created by the NCP network:

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

38. Zurab Kiguradze – NCP for MSCA, Georgia
MSCA website:
MSCA on Facebook:
Zurab Kiguradze – NCP for MSCA, Georgia

39. Thank you for
your attention!