1. Introduction to the Mid-Term Review Meeting
ITN PACMAN
GENEVA – May 2015
Project Officer: Nina Poumpalova
Research Executive Agency
Marie Curie host-driven actions

2. Outline 1-What is the REA? 2-What is a MTR? Why a MTR?
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Outline
1-What is the REA?
2-What is a MTR? Why a MTR?
3-Obligations of the Network
4-Marie Curie allowances
5-H2020 Changes?
6-Success Story?
7-Useful Links

3. Research Executive Agency (REA)
1. What is the REA?
Research Executive Agency (REA)
Funding body created by the European Commission to foster excellence in research and innovation
Set up in 2007, gained autonomy in June 2009
Manages large parts of the FP7, including the Marie Curie Actions
Manages almost 5,000 research projects. Over the FP7 lifetime, the REA is to manage projects for a value of €6.4 billion (12% of FP7 budget)
Located in Brussels, Belgium (Covent Garden building, Place Rogier)

4. Research Executive Agency (REA)
1. What is the REA?
Research Executive Agency (REA)
Our team = around 65 people. Head of Unit, Deputy Head of Unit, Project Officers, Project Assistants, Financial Officers, Legal Officers etc.
Each Project Officer is member of a panel (ENG, LIFE, PHY, MATH, ENV, CHE, ECOSOC) and manages between 40 and 50 projects
Your Project Officer is one of your main correspondents in REA (with FOs and PAs) – Always contact with him/her for questions/doubts

5. Mid-Term Review: 2. Why a Mid-Term Review (MTR)?
MTR Meeting Introduction
2. Why a Mid-Term Review (MTR)?
Mid-Term Review:
A contractual obligation
Objectives
Meet with the project team
Update on the project progress
Discuss any questions, concerns, difficulties
Find solutions
Not just a scientific evaluation, but a unique opportunity to exchange views
Useful ?
Consortium and fellows on spot help in case of problems
REA future planning of MCA

6. 1. What is the REA? Mid-Term Review: Distribution of roles:
- Project Coordinator = presentation of mid-term report - Beneficiaries (project partners) = activities carried out, role in the network - Researchers = scientific work & exchange of knowledge performed - External reviewer = assessment of scientific progress - REA = ask questions/details, give guidance and recommendations
Final outcome:
- Interactive participation of each of us to make the meeting useful, open discussion, constructive dialogue between all network and REA - Detect and correct deviations to allow a smooth and successful project implementation (according to the original plan i.e. Annex I)

7. MTR Meeting Introduction
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MTR Meeting Introduction
4. Obligations of the Network
Some consortium obligations
Carry out the work as identified in Annex I (efficiently and timely)
Select fellows according to eligibility criteria, conclude employment/secondment contracts, and establish a Career Development Plan
Execute, by due dates, all payments to the researcher (respecting Marie Curie rates)
Provide all needed infrastructures & conditions for the successful completion of the project
Provide reasonable assistance to the fellows in all administrative procedures
Provide information to REA and Court of Auditors (up to 5 years after the project completion)

8. MTR Meeting Introduction
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MTR Meeting Introduction
5. Marie Curie Allowances
Budget 1 2 3 4 5
Paid to the fellows
For the activities carried out
by the institutions

9. 5. Marie Curie Allowances
Marie Curie rates

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MTR Meeting Introduction
5. Marie Curie Allowances
Category 1: Living & Mobility Allowance
- €38,000 gross salary per ESR /year x country coefficient (type A contract)
- €58,500 gross salary per ER /year x country coefficient (type A contract)
- Plus €700 or €1000 /month, depending on family status x country coefficient

11. 5. H2020 programme
Horizon 2020
Definition = research and innovation financial instrument replacing the FP7 ( ) for the new EU programming period ( )
Content = 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development (FP7) + Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) + European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Budget = just over €70 billion (c.f. FP7 = €50 billion)
Structure = 3 main areas 1. Excellent Science Competitive Industries Tackling Societal Challenges

12. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
5. H2020 programme
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Definition = set of actions replacing the Marie Curie Actions (or FP7 "People" Programme)
Modifications = 8 existing funding schemes (individual and host-driven) transformed into 4 new ones (ITN, IF, RISE,COFUND)
Budget ( ) = € 6.2 billion to reach the following objectives:
Fostering new skills through excellent initial training of researcher
Nurturing excellence through cross-border and cross-sector mobility
Stimulating innovation through cross-fertilisation of knowledge
Increasing structural impact by co-funding the activities
Specific support and policy action

13. What remains from FP7-MCA?
5. H2020 programme
What remains from FP7-MCA?
Funding levels ~ maintained
Broad schemes ~ maintained
Main features (bottom-up, mobility, career development, gender balance, employment conditions) maintained
Yearly calls (first call to be open in December launch of H2020)
Application/submission of proposals through the Participant Portal
Involvement of NCPs network: to help with application procedure

14. What is new within H2020-MSCA?
5. H2020 programme
What is new within H2020-MSCA?
Simplification in implementation
Broader definition of industry involvement: participation of businesses (including SMEs) and other socio-economic actors
EU contribution based on unit costs calculated on the basis of the researcher-months
Allowances for the researcher (living, mobility and family allowances)
Unit costs for research, training and networking
Unit costs for management and overheads

15. 5. MSCA under H2020
MSCA under H2020

16. Innovative Training networks (ITN)
5. MSCA under H2020
Innovative Training networks (ITN)
Dedicated to early-stage researchers (no experienced researcher recruitment)
Involving wide partnership of institutions from academic and non-academic sectors
Based on (currently) 618 FP7 ITN + 43 Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates:
ETN (European Training Networks)
EID (European Industrial Doctorates)
EJD (European Joint Doctorates)
Combining scientific excellence with innovation-oriented approach
Developing entrepreneurship and skills matching research labour market needs
Enhancing employability of researchers

17. Individual Fellowships (IF)
5. MSCA under H2020
Individual Fellowships (IF)
Opportunities for international and inter-sector mobility of experienced researchers to facilitate career moves
Enhance competences and creative potential of best researchers, European and non-European willing to work in the EU
Encompass all types of mobility: intra-European, incoming, outgoing, return and re-integration
Career Restart Panel to resume a research career after a break
Secondments embedded in the career development – to take place within Europe
Special focus on inter-sector collaboration

18. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)
5. MSCA under H2020
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)
New type of exchange of staff action to stimulate transfer of knowledge and sharing of ideas
Flexible inter-sector and international exchanges of highly skilled research and innovation staff
Based on a common research and innovation project
Exchanges between institutions within Europe cover only inter-sectoral exchanges
Exchanges with institutions from outside Europe can be both inter-sector and within the same sector
No support for exchanges between institutions located outside Europe

19. Co-funding of Regional, National, and International Programme (COFUND)
5. MSCA under H2020
Co-funding of Regional, National, and International Programme (COFUND)
Stimulating regional, national and international programmes to foster excellence
Spreading best practices of MSCA in terms of international mobility, research training, career development
Doctoral programmes and Fellowship programmes
Sole beneficiary responsible for matching funds
Use of unit costs
Contribution possible from EU regional funds

20. MTR Meeting Introduction
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MTR Meeting Introduction
6. Success Story
Is your project a Success Story?
Positive impact on the citizen or society
Interest to the public at large
Very high scientific quality
Product being developed or brought to market
Generated lasting collaborations
Developed an entrepreneurial culture
Significant outreach activities
Positive impact on a researcher’s career
Fellow’s award or publication in a very high quality journal
Promoted rights of researchers (e.g. gender balance, equal opportunities, family friendly)

21. 7. Useful Links Marie Curie Actions website:
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7. Useful Links
Marie Curie Actions website:
Euraxess Portal:
FP7 Participant Portal website:
Helpdesk:
Register as an expert (for PIs):
Register to Marie Curie Alumni Platform (for MC fellows):

22. Thank you for your attention!
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Thank you for your attention!