Marie Curie Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
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Marie Curie Actions

• General overview of Marie Curie Actions
• Eligibility of Researchers Level of experience
  Mobility and nationality requirement
• Marie Curie Actions
• Community Contribution
• Proposal submission methods
• Overview of evaluation criteria and evaluation
  process
• Mobility Strategy Researchers Mobility Portal
  and Mobility Centres
• Source of information

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6th Framework Programme
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Budget (million euros)
Framework Programme 2002-2006

• EC 16 270
• INTEGRATING EUROPEAN RESEARCH 13 345
• STRUCTURING THE ERA 2 605
• Research and innovation 290
• Human resources and mobility (Marie Curie
  Actions) 1 580
• Research infrastructures 655
• Science and society 80
• STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS OF ERA
  320
• EURATOM 1 230
• TOTAL 17 500

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Indicative Budget Break-down 2004-2006
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Marie Curie Actions aims

• Training / transfer of knowledge
• Bottom-up approach, including inter/multi-discipli
  narity
• International mobility of participating
  researchers (incl. 3rd countries)
• Promotion of female participation
• Promotion of researcher careers (reintegration
  life-long learning)
• Access to Leading Research Infrastructures
• No age limit, but experience criterion
• Personal/family situation of researchers

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Marie Curie Actions
Eligibility of researchers Level of Experience

• Early-stage Researchers
• at the beginning of their career
• lt 4 years of active research experience (e.g.
  researchers undertaking a doctoral degree)
• not holding a doctoral degree
• Experienced Researchers
• at least 4 years of active research experience
• or
• have obtained a doctoral degree (a distinction is
  made between researchers with lt gt 10 years of
  experience)

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Marie Curie Actions
Eligibility of researchers Mobility
Nationality Requirements

• Not a national of the State in which researchers
  plan to be appointed and carry out their research
• Exceptions
• European researchers working outside the EU for 4
  years in the last 5 years
• Return and Reintegration Mechanisms
• Multiple nationalities (if not resided in the
  last 5 years)
• International Organisations
• Has not been resident or worked/studied in that
  country for more than 12 months out of the 3
  years immediately prior to either the time of
  application (individual Actions), or the start of
  their work (host Actions)

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Human Resources and Mobility (Marie Curie Actions)


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Marie Curie Actions
Early Stage Training

• Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research
  Training
• Next call deadline Budget - 15 December 2004 -
  170.000.000 EUR
• Marie Curie Research Training Networks
• Next calls deadline Budget - 02 December 2004
  - 45.000.000 EUR - 08 September 2005
  - 220.000.000 EUR
• Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses
• Next calls deadline Budget - 18 May 2005 -
  12.250.000 EUR
• - 17 May 2006 - 12.250.000 EUR

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Marie Curie Actions
Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training

• To develop the offer of structured research
  training
• To stimulate the training and mobility of early
  stage researchers
• Application by hosts in higher education,
  research centers, enterprises
• For early stage researchers (lt4 years experience)
• Structured training in research (incl.
  complimentary skills)
• Single (interrelated groups) or Multi-partner
  Group (min 3 organizations in 3 different
  countries)
• Hosts select fellows stays from 3 months to 3
  years
• Duration of project normally max. 4 years
• Average cost per researcher 4500 euros
• Average size of the contract 300
  researcher/months

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Marie Curie Actions
Marie Curie Research Training Networks

• To stimulate the training of early stage
  researchers within
• an international collaborative research project
• Minimum 3 partners in 3 different countries,
  application by network
• Well defined collaborative research projects of
  recognised international stature
• Promotion of multidisciplinary research
• Flexible framework for the training and
  development of researchers
• Transfer of knowledge by experienced researchers
  if required by the project
• Networks select fellows 3 months to 3 years
• Duration of project normally max. 4 years
• Average amount per contract 2.4 million euros
• Average size of the contract 375
  researcher/months
• Maximum recommended number of participants 10

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Marie Curie Actions
Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

• To support conferences, training courses, summer
  schools,
• laboratory courses, workshops, virtual events
  etc.
• Encourage researchers to benefit from the
  experience of leading researchers (priority to
  early stage)
• Variety of actions (including virtual ones)
• series of conferences, summer schools, lab
  courses etc. on a theme or linked themes
• Duration from several days (conference) to 4
  weeks (training courses)

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Marie Curie Actions
Transfer of Knowledge (ToK)

• Development Scheme (1)
• Industry-academia Strategic Partnership Scheme
  (2)
• Next calls deadline Budget - 18 May 2005 -
  30.000.000 EUR (1)
• - 15.000.000 EUR (2)
• - 15 February
  2006 - 31.000.000 EUR (1)
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  - 16.000.000 EUR (2)

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Marie Curie Actions
ToK Development Scheme (1)

• To develop or reinforce research potential of
  institutes in
• need of new competencies
• Applications by institutions in need of
  developing new competencies
• All countries, with priority to Community Members
  states/Associate Candidate Countries
• Host selects and recruits experienced-researchers
  (2-24 months)
• Possibility to send own staff (2-12 months) to
  pre-determined institutions return
• Duration of project normally max. 4 years

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Marie Curie Actions
ToK Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership
Scheme (2)

• To create or develop true strategic and durable
  partnerships
• Application by Industry and academia partners
  from at least 2 different countries
• Coordinating host from industry or academia, with
  one or more partners from the other sector
• Funding of exchange of experienced researchers
  amongst staff members, in both directions (2-24
  months)
• Includes SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups
• Duration of project normally max. 4 years

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Marie Curie Actions
Advanced Training Individual Fellowships

• To respond to the individual advanced training
  needs of the most promising experienced
  researchers to give them the necessary boost to
  become fully independent in their field
• Application by individual researcher in liaison
  with host
• Fellowships for experienced researchers(gt4 years
  experience or PhD)
• Training through research, incl. life-long
  training or for resuming career

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Marie Curie Actions
Advanced Training Individual Fellowships

• Intra-European (1 to 2 years)
• Researchers from and to EU MS and Associated
  Countries
• Next calls deadline Budget - 16 February 2005
  - 65.000.000 EUR
• - 15 February 2006 - 70.000.000 EUR
• International Outgoing (up to 2 years
  reintegration phase of 1 year)
• EU and Ass. Countries researchers to hosts in 3rd
  Countries
• Next calls deadline Budget - 19 January 2005 -
  20.000.000 EUR
• - 18 January 2006 - 22.000.000 EUR
• International Incoming (2 years possible
  return phase of 1 year)
• Promising researchers from 3rd Countries to hosts
  in EU or Ass. Countries
• Next calls deadline Budget - 19 January 2005 -
  20.000.000 EUR
• - 18 January 2006 - 22.000.000 EUR

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Marie Curie Actions
Excellence Promotion and Recognition

• To promote excellence and recognition in European
  research
• Next calls deadline Budget
• Marie Curie Excellence Grants (Teams) up to 4
  years
• To set up or extend recently established teams 16
  February 2005 - 40.000.000 EUR
• International teams of the highest level 15
  February 2006 - 45.000.000 EUR
• Established around recognized / promising team
  leader
• Marie Curie Chairs up to 3 years 16 February
  2005 - 8.000.000 EUR
• Top level teaching appointments
  15 February 2006 - 10.000.000 EUR
• Particularly for researchers who wish to resume
  their career in Europe
• Marie Curie Excellence Awards 16 February 2005 -
  250.000 EUR 15 February 2006 - 250.000 EUR
• Prizes for excellent researchers who have
  benefited from Marie Curie Schemes
• Prize money of 50.000 per award

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Marie Curie Actions
Reintegration Grants

• To support integration of a stable research
  career following a period of mobility
• European Reintegration (ERG) Following a 2-years
  Marie Curie fellowship
• EU and Associate Country researchers
• Reintegration to country of origin or elsewhere
• Contribution 40.000 for individual research
  project
• Obligation for host to offer minimum 2-year work
  contract and research project
• Salary cost eligible in ERG in case the project
  concerns a researcher returning to a less Favored
  Region in the EU, new Member States as well as to
  an Associated Candidate Country
• International Reintegration (IRG) Following a
  stay outside Europe
• Researchers from EU MS or AS who have been
  outside Europe for at least 5 years
• The fellows should not have spent more then 1
  year in the Member States or Associated States
  during the previous 3 years
• Contribution 80.000 3-year work contract

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Marie Curie Actions
Reintegration Grants

• Next calls deadline Budget
• ERG
• Continuous from 19 January 2005 to 19 October
  2005 - 10.000.000 EUR
• Continuous from 19 January 2006 to 19 July 2006
  - 13.000.000 EUR
• IRG
• Continuous from 19 January 2005 to 19 October
  2005 - 10.000.000 EUR
• Continuous from 19 January 2006 to 19 July 2006
  - 13.000.000 EUR

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Marie Curie Actions
Summary table of next calls deadline budget
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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Contribution to researchers
• Living allowance (by researcher category and
  country)
• Travel costs
• Mobility allowance
• Career development allowance
• Contribution to host institutions
• Costs of eligible researchers (250-800/fellow-mo
  nth, depending on scheme)
• Specific projects costs (organization,
  co-ordination...)
• Overheads (generally max. of 10 of direct costs)
• Management costs (including audit certification)
  3 or 7, depending on the scheme
• Not all contributions apply to all schemes

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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Contribution to researchers
• Living allowance (reference, cost of living index
  100)
• Travel costs depending on distance
  250-2500/year
• Mobility allowance 500/month (no family)
  800/month (family)
• Career development allowance 2000/researcher
  (min. 1 year stay)

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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Contribution to host institutions
• Specific projects costs (organisation,
  co-ordination)
• actual costs incurred (max. depending on Action)
• Overheads
• generally max. of 10 of direct costs (excluding
  sub-contracts)
• Management costs (incl. audit certificate)
• (including audit certification) 3 or 7,
  depending on Action
• Other eligible expenses (under specific
  conditions)
• e.g. equipment expenses
• Not all contributions apply to all Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
Researcher
Host Institution
Community contribution
Contribution to the research/ training/ transfer
of knowledge programme expenses (EUR /
fellow-month)

Eligible expenses
Travel (direct distance)
(EUR / year)
Contribution to participation expenses of
eligible researchers (EUR / month)
Overheads ( of direct costs,
excl. subcontractors)
Management Audit
certification (max. of
total contribution)
Career exploratory (for stays gt 1
year) (EUR / fellowship)
Other eligible expenses/ specific conditions
Living allowance ((EUR / month) x c.f.)
Mobility ((EUR / month) x c.f.)
Type of Marie Curie Action
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 2000
400 Real
costs 7 10
Equip.
Research Training Networks
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 2000
250 n. lab./500 lab. Real costs (max. 250 / 500)
3 10 -
Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 2000
- 250 n.
lab./500 lab. 3 10
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Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge (Dev.)
or real costs (max 1200)
Host
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 2000
- 250 n.
lab./500 lab. 3 10
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Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge
(Ind./Acad.)
or real costs (max 800)
150 EUR/day - 250 - 2500
- Attendance fees
Lump sum 7 -
Equip. 150 EUR/day -
250 - 2500 - Attendance fees
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3 - - (max.)
(max.)
Conferences and Training Courses (Series of conf.)
Conferences and Training Courses (Large conf.)
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500
2000 500 n. lab./750 lab.
- 3
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Intra-European Fellowships
Incoming International Fellowships incoming phase
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 2000
500 n. lab./750 lab. -
3 10
- - - 250 -
2500 2000 500 n. lab./750 lab. Real
costs for the project 3 10
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Incoming International Fellowships
reintegration phase
Individual
Outgoing International Fellowships outgoing phase
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 -
Real c. (max. 750) -
3 10
- MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500
- 500 n. lab./750 lab.
- 3
10 -
Outgoing International Fellowships reintegration
phase
MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500 -
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Real costs 3 20
Equip. - -
- -
- -
- -
Lump s. MC rates 500 - 800 250 - 2500
- -
Real costs 3
10 Equip.
Excellence Grants
Excellence Awards
Excellence
Chairs
- -
- - -
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- -
Lump s. - -
- -
- -
- -
Lump s.
European Reintegration Grants
International Reintegration Grants
Allocation only for researchers doing a
transnational mobility.
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Marie Curie Actions
Proposal Submission Methods

• Electronic Submission (EPSS)
• On-line proposal writing (Register on Web for
  login password)
• You may update your application anytime until
  deadline
• Off-line proposal writing
• Paper submission (in exceptional cases only and
  upon derogation)
• Download tool from Web or use paper form
• Other methods of submission (e.g. e-mail or fax)
  will not be accepted!
• Application must arrive before or on the deadline!

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Marie Curie Actions
Evaluation criteria Weightings Thresholds
All activities Threshold in total score 70 2
stage submission 2 step evaluation single
stage submission 2 step evaluation
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Evaluation Process
Proposal
Example single stage submission- 2 step
evaluation
Unsuccessful
Rejection
Eligibility
Successful
Individual Evaluation Step 1
3 months
Consensus - 1
Unsuccessful
Rejection ESR
Successful 250 of budget of above thresholds
Individual Evaluation Step 2
5 months
Consensus - 2
Ethical Issues
Initial Rejection Decision
Unsuccessful
Thresholds
Successful
Ranking by Commission
Successful
Unsuccessful (budgetary limitations)
Positive Result
Negotiation
Final Rejection Decision
Negative Result
2 - 4 months
Successful
Unsuccessful (budgetary limitations)
Successful (budget available)
Commission Funding Decision
Reserve
Contract signature
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Marie Curie Actions
Other Activity Lines in FP6 Co-operation with
MS, CC and AS - Mobility strategy
Part of initiatives aiming to reinforce human
resources and stimulate a culture of mobility
among both EU and non-EU researchers and host
organisations in MS or AC, e.g. by making
possible to use informatics tools to assist with
the transnational mobility of researchers

• Pan-European Researchers Mobility Portal
• Pan-European Network of Mobility Centres

Setting up of mobility centres at national
level in each MS and AC, supported by the
Commission, to offer guidance to researchers on

• Work permits
• Job opportunities
• Salaries and taxation
• Pension rights
• Health care
• Social security
• Accommodation
• Day care and schooling

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A mobility strategy for the ERA
The Pan-European Researchers Mobility Portal
http//europa.eu.int/eracareers

• General information about research/fellowships,
  grants at EU, international, national and
  regional level
• Available opportunities and job offers in
  Europes research community
• Information about legal and administrative
  issues (conditions of entry, social security and
  tax schemes, etc.)
• Local and tailored assistance through the
  Mobility Centers

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For further information
http//europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions http//fp6
.cordis.lu/fp6/ (calls for proposals) www.cordis.l
u/improving/opportunities (vacancies) rtd-mariecur
ie-actions_at_cec.eu.int (helpdesk)
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Thank you for your attention!

• Carmela Di Santo
• European Commission - DG Research
• Marie Curie Individual Fellowships - Unit D5
• Office SDME 5/57, B-1049 Brussels
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail carmela.di-santo_at_cec.eu.int