1. European Mobility schemes for third countries Kristin Kraav Archimedes Foundation Estonia Workshop: Boosting quality: International Credential Evaluation and Higher Education Quality Assessment in SSH (PHOENIX) Bishkek, 13-14 April 2006

2. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan2 Contents Funding opportunities for mobility: –EU Research Framework Programmes and Marie Curie Actions Support structures: –finding fellowships and grants; –getting information and support (visas, work permits, social security, everyday matters).

3. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan3 EU Framework Programmes FP6: 2002-2006 FP7: 2007-2013 Approximately 5% of total research budget in Europe Competitive calls for proposals Special schemes for researcher mobility: Marie Curie Actions

4. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan4 Marie Curie Actions Bottom-up: no pre-determined research fields Approximately 10% of the FP budget Host schemes and individual schemes Open to researchers from all over the world Opportunities in FP6 projects still open New FP7 calls to be published in 2007

5. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan5 Opportunities in FP6 Host schemes Open positions in already financed projects: –Marie Curie Early Stage Training –Marie Curie Research Training Networks –Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses vacancies for PhD (& MSc) students and post-docs –Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge vacancies for post-docs and experienced researchers

6. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan6 Where to find the vacancies? http://cordis.europa.eu.int/mc-opportunities/ How to use the search tool? –Host Fellowships / RTN –Conferences

7. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan7 Select discipline:

8. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan8 Search results:

9. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan9 Vacancy details:

10. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan10 Individual Fellowships Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships –Experienced researcher from a third country to work in Europe for 1-2 years (post-doctoral level or higher) –Possible reintegration phase – grant for returning to home country –New calls in 2007

11. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan11 Support structures European Researcher’s Mobility Portal http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/ http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/ –Research job vacancies –Information of Fellowships and grants –Practical information

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13. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan13 ERA-MORE: The European Network of Mobility Centres Aim: to assist mobile researchers and their families in all aspects related to mobility 200 centres in 32 countries

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15. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan15 National Mobility Portals Mobility centres belonging to the ERA-MORE network manage national mobility portals 30 portals on-line, with information on the country’s research landscape and practical issues

16. 13.-14.April 2006Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan16 smartEstonia.ee – the Estonian Researcher’s Mobility Portal Combines information for mobile researchers as well as students 5 subdivisions: –About Estonia –Student Mobility –Researcher Mobility –Practical Training –Higher Education and Research Institutions

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18. Questions? Thank you for your attention! kristin@archimedes.ee