HUMAN RESOURCES and MOBILITY

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HUMAN RESOURCES and MOBILITY

• MARIE CURIE ACTIONS

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• Host-driven Actions
• Individual-driven Actions
• Excellence Promotion and Recognition
• Return and Reintegration Mechanisms
• Budget 1.58 billion Euro
• Aim Promotion of international mobility
  and training of
• researchers for structuring European
  Research Area

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1. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Research Training Networks (RTN)
• Early-Stage Research Training (EST)
• Transfer of Knowledge (ToK)
• Series of Events (SCF) and Large Conferences (LCF)

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSa) Research Training
Networks (RTN)

• At least 3 institutions in 3 different countries
  form a network and jointly apply to the
  Commission
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the hosts
• Hosts, after selecting the fellows, offer
  scientific training within the frame of a
  collaborative research project for 3 months up to
  3 years
• Early-stage researchers and experienced
  researchers with up to 10 years of experience can
  benefit from RTN
• Deadline 2 December 2004 (45
  million Euro)

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSFinancial Support for
Researcher

• At least 65 of the total budget
• Fixed salary
• Travel expenses
• Mobility allowance
• Career development allowance
• Participation in activities of Transfer of
  Knowledge, education and networking

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Financial Support for Host Institution
• Implementation of project and organization
• Participation in ToK , education and networking
• Expenses of administration and supervision (max 7
  )
• Overheads (max 10 )

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Evaluation Criteria
• Scientific and technologic content of the common
  research project
• Content and quality of education and ToK program
• Quality of partner institutions network
  organization
• Conformance with aims of the activity
• Added value to the EU

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS b) Early Stage Research
Training (EST)

• One or more institutions in at least 2 different
  countries apply to the Commission
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the hosts
• Hosts, after selecting the fellows, provide
  structured scientific and complementary skills
  for 3 months up to 3 years
• Early-stage researchers can benefit from EST
• Deadline 15 December 2004
  (170 million Euro)

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Evaluation Criteria
• Quality of education activities (15 )
• Quality of institution (25 )
• Scientific quality of project (10 )
• Management and feasibility of the project (15 )
• Conformance with aims of the event (20 )
• Added value to the EU (15 )

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS c) Transfer of Knowledge
(ToK)

• 1. Development Scheme
• Knowledge of EU and candidate countries for
  developing
• their research potential
• 2. Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership
• Scheme
• Cooperation between industry and universities is
• strengthened through exchange of researchers
• Deadline 18 May 2005 (45 Million Euro)

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• HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS
• Host institutions apply to Commission
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the hosts
• Hosts either select the fellows through
  international declaration for 2 months up to 2
  years or send its researchers to another country
  for 2 months up to 1 year
• Experienced researchers can benefit from ToK

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Budget and Duration
• Maximum 4 years beginning from the inception date
  in the contract
• 100,000 1 million Euro
• 34 for the Industry-Academia Strategic
  Partnership Scheme
• 66 for the Development Scheme

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSd) Series of Events (SCF)
and Large Conferences (LCF)

• Support training of researchers and boost the
  connection between them through series of
  conferences and training events (researchers
  from all nationalities can benefit)
• Support attendance of early-stage and experienced
  researchers to large conferences for training
  (researchers from all nationalities for events
  held in EU or Associated States)
• Help early-stage researchers benefit from the
  experiences of the more experienced researchers
  through organizing conferences and training
  courses

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• HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS
• Organizers apply to Commission
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the organizers
• Organizers select the participants

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• HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS
• There must be at least 4 activities in the
  project (no upper limit) and they must be
  performed in 4 years time
• Events and conferences that are carried out in 6
  months time beginning from the deadline will be
  invalid
• They may be arranged at different places

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2. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Intra-European Individual Fellowships (EIF)
• Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
• Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)

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INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS a)
Intra-European Individual Fellowships (EIF)

• Candidate applies to the Commission jointly with
  the host institution
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the host
• Selected fellow signs an agreement with the host
  for a period of 1 to 2 years
• Deadline 16 February 2005 (65
  million Euro)

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INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Promising experienced researchers from
  EU/Associated States can benefit from EIF, hosted
  by universities, research centers/enterprises
  within Europe
• EIF offers to give researchers financial means
  for advanced training through research or to
  acquire complementary skills at a European
  organization most suited to their professional
  needs

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INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS b) Incoming
International Fellowship (IIF)

• IIF intends to attract top-class researchers from
  Third Countries (countries outside EU/Associated
  States), offering them research training in
  Europe
• IIF provides improvement of cooperation with
  Third Countries through training their
  experienced researchers
• There is possibility of financial support and
  reintegration phase for researchers from
  developing countries and emerging and transition
  economies
• Deadline 19 January 2005
  (20 million Euro)

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INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Candidate applies to Commission jointly with the
  host institution
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the host
• Selected fellow signs an agreement with the host
  for a period of 1 to 2 years (3 years with return
  phase)

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INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS c) Outgoing
International Fellowships (OIF)

• Candidate applies to the Commission jointly with
  the host and return institutions
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the return institution
• Selected fellow signs a contract with the return
  institution (where there is obligatory phase of
  study for the fellow) and have it approved by it
• Deadline 19 January 2005 (20 million Euro)

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INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Fellow stays for 1 to 2 years at the host
  institution for the outgoing phase and half of
  that period at the return institution
• Experienced researchers from EU/Associated States
  can benefit from OIF
• OIF offers opportunity of carrying out research
  in Third Countries with a compulsory return phase
  for ToK

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3. EXCELLENCE PROMOTION RECOGNITION

• There are 3 initiatives to increase the
  recognition
• and promotion of excellence in European research
• Excellence Grants (EXT)
• Excellence Awards (EXA)
• Excellence Chairs (EXC)

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EXCELLENCEa) Excellence Grants (EXT)

• Aims to provide support to a team-leader with
  potential of excellence in a particular
  scientific field, for the creation and
  development of transnational research teams
• Prospective team leader applies to Commission
  with the host institution
• Commission selects proposals for funding
• Commission signs a contract with the host

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EXCELLENCE

• Successful teams will be awarded a grant of up to
  4 years based on a well-defined research program
• Team leader selects the team members and they
  must sign an agreement with the host organisation
• Deadline 16 February 2005 (40 million Euro)

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EXCELLENCEb) Excellence Awards (EXA)

• Aims to give public recognition to the excellence
  of researchers, having benefited from training
  and mobility support of the Community for minimum
  one year
• Candidates can propose themselves or may be
  proposed by others
• Deadline 16 February 2005 (250,000 Euro)

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EXCELLENCEc) Excellence Chairs (EXC)

• MC Chairs aim to support world-class researchers
  for encouraging them to restart/continue their
  studies in Europe
• World-class researchers from all nationalities
  are eligible
• The host institution should be in an EU/AS
• The applicant applies to Commission jointly with
  the host institution
• Commission selects the chair-holders and signs a
  contract with the host
• Successful candidate signs a separate agreement
  with the host
• Deadline 16 February 2005 (8 million Euro)

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4. RETURN REINTEGRATIONMECHANISMS

• European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
• International Reintegration Grants (IRG)
• Above measures have been put into practice in
  order to
• make mobility more attractive by reducing
  negative
• impacts on a researchers career and making it
  easier for
• fellows to continue their professional scientific
  career in
• their home country or elsewhere in Europe/AS
  after a
• training period abroad.

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REINTEGRATIONa) European Reintegration Grants
(ERG)

• Aims to encourage reintegration of researchers
  from EU/AS, who have previously benefited from a
  MC action for at least 2 years, into professional
  scientific careers
• Researcher applies to Commission together with
  the host institution 6 months before the end of
  his/her initial fellowship
• Commission selects the successful proposals and
  signs a contract with the reintegration host

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REINTEGRATION

• The grant (must be used within 1 year) goes
  towards the undertaking a reintegration project
• The host must ensure the effective integration of
  the researcher for at least 2 years
• Deadline 19 January 2005- 11 October 2006
  (10 million Euro)

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REINTEGRATIONb) International Reintegration
Grants (IRG)

• Aims to encourage researchers from EU/AS who have
  been working outside Europe for at least 5 years
  to return to Europe to share their knowledge and
  expertise
• Researcher applies to the Commission jointly with
  the host institution
• Commission selects the proposal and signs a
  contract with the reintegration host

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REINTEGRATION

• The grant (must be used within 2 years) goes
  towards the undertaking a research project
• The host institution must ensure the lasting
  reintegration of the researchers for at least 3
  years
• Deadline 19 January 2005-19 July 2006 (10
  million Euro)

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For Early-Stage Researchers
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Research Training Networks
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Early Stage Training
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Conferences and Training Courses
INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS
EXCELLENCE Excellence Grants
REINTEGRATION European Reintegration Grants
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For Experienced Researchers-I
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Research Training Networks
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Transfer of Knowledge
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Conferences and Training Courses
INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS Intra-European Fellowships
INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS Outgoing International Fellowships
EXCELLENCE Excellence Grants
EXCELLENCE Chairs
EXCELLENCE Excellence Awards (?)
REINTEGRATION European Reintegration Grants (?)
REINTEGRATION International Reintegration Grants
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For Experienced Researchers - II
HOST FELLOWSHIPS Transfer of Knowledge
INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS Intra-European Fellowships
INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS Outgoing International Fellowships
EXCELLENCE Excellence Grants
EXCELLENCE Chairs
EXCELLENCE Excellence Awards (?)
REINTEGRATION European Reintegration Grants
REINTEGRATION International Reintegration Grants
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9 Ocak 2004te Avrupa Komisyonundan Iletilen,
Türkiyenin Insan Kaynaklari ve Mobilite
Alanindaki Proje Çagrilarina Katilimina Yönelik
Degerlendirme Sonuçlari
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FP 6 (Total) Proposed Proposed Supported Supported Success Rate
FP 6 (Total) Number of Proposals Number of Participants Number of Proposals Number of Participants Participants
FP 6 (Total) 2.739 6.359 539 921 14.48
Candidate states 329 534 42 49 9.18
Turkey 21 25 1 1 4.00
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RELEVANT WEBSITES

• http//www.cordis.lu/en/home.html
• http//fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/home.cfm
• http//www.cordis.lu/fp6/mobility.htm
• http//www.tubitak.gov.tr
• http//www.fp6.org.tr
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mariecurie-
  actions
• http//www.fp6.org.tr/web/degerlendirme_sonuclari.
  htm

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