1. COFUND Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes
Dr. Conor O’Carroll
National Delegate – Excellent Science

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

3. COFUND
Increasing Marie Curie opportunities for researchers by co-funding regional, national and international programmes
Over 175 co-funded programmes funded via FP7
All are fellowships programmes (post-PhD researchers or equivalent)
8 in Ireland: majority are run by funding agencies except RCSI, UCD and DOCTRID (intellectual disability charity)
Commission paid for 40% of the programme cost

4. National Contribution
Award Holder
Programme
EU Contribution (40%)
National Contribution
(60%)
University College Dublin
UCD ENERGY-21
€1.8M
€2.8M
UCD Energy 21
Built on one of UCD’s 4 research themes: Earth Sciences, Energy and the Environment
UCD will award 21 fellowships for Experienced Researchers to work at UCD – all fellowships include a secondment outside Ireland
Marie Curie COFUND award provides 40% co-funding from the Commission
60% own funding came from a pool of funds earmarked for the UCD Energy Institute – mix of sources including philanthropic and industry funding

5. COFUND in Horizon 2020 Horizon 2020 will offer co-funding for:
Doctoral Training/Scholarship programmes
Post-doctoral and/or Senior Fellowship programmes (post-PhD or equivalent)
Staff exchange programmes (post 2015)
Co-funding rate is 45% (+ 5%)
If you have funding for 5 postdocs/PhD students, you can apply to turn that into funding for 10!
All COFUND Programmes are listed at

6. Living & Mobility Allowance (a)
EU Contribution
Depends on whether the researcher is paid a salary (preferred if possible), or a stipend
Categories of eligible costs
Marie Skłodowska-Curie action
Costs of researchers 
PER MONTH
Institutional costs
Living & Mobility Allowance (a)
Management costs (b)
STIPEND
ESR (Student):
ER (Researcher):
325
SALARY
ESR: 1855
ER: 2625
COFUND only co-finances the Living+Mobility Allowance and the Management Costs – all other costs (e.g. research, travel, family allowance, indirect costs (overheads) must be financed from own budget

7. Minimum Remuneration
Choose your own funding rates, but EC has specified minimum rates for Living & Mobility Allowances (70% of the MSCA rates for the other Actions)
ESR (Student)
PER MONTH
ER (Researcher)
Stipend € €
Salary
€2597
€3675

8. Example – PhD programme
Doctoral Programme
Student (ESR) is paid a Stipend => EU Contribution € per month
Minimum living plus mobility allowance is € per month
Other Costs (e.g. research, management, indirect) must be 100% financed from own budget
“Own budget” can come from any source, including Structural Funds
Cost item
Total cost [€ per person-month]
EU contribution
[€ per person-month]
Living and Mobility allowance
1600 ( )
927.50
Research costs
500
Management costs
600
325
Indirect costs
Total
3300
EU Co-Funding 38%

9. Example – Fellowships Programme 1
Post-doctoral Fellowships Programme
Researcher (ER) is paid a salary => EU contribution €2625 per month
Minimum living plus mobility allowance is €3675 per month
Other Costs (e.g. research, management, indirect) must be 100% financed from own budget
“Own budget” can come from any source, including Structural Funds
Cost item
Total cost [€ per person-month]
EU contribution
[€ per person-month]
Living & Mobility Allowance
3675 ( )
2625
Research costs
800
Management costs
600
325
Indirect costs
Total
5675
2950
EU Co-Funding 52%

10. Example – Fellowships Programme 2
Cost item
Total cost [€ per person-month]
EU contribution [€ per person-month]
Living & Mobility allowance
2500 ( )
1312.5
Research costs
500
Management costs
600
325
Indirect costs
Total
4200
1637.5
Short-term travel fellowships programme
Researcher (ER) is paid a stipend (grant on top of existing salary)
Minimum living plus mobility allowance is € per month
Other Costs (e.g. research, management, indirect) must be 100% financed from own budget
“Own budget” can come from any source, including Structural Funds
EU Co-funding 39%

11. COFUND Calls 2014 and 2015 CALL Opening Date Closing Date
H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2014
10-Apr-2013
2-Oct-2014
H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2015
14-Apr-2015
1-Oct-2015
2014 Call Budget
€80 million
2015 Call Budget
€80million

12. mariecurie@iua.ie www.iua.ie/mariecurie Marie Curie Office Ireland
Thank you!
Marie Curie Office Ireland