Marie Curie Actions

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Marie Curie Actions Elengo
Manoussaki European Commission - DG
Research Human Resources and
Mobility Research Training
Networks http//europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions
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6th Framework Programme 2002-2006
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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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6th Framework Programme 2002 - 2006

• Structuring the ERA Human Resources and Mobility
• (the Marie-Curie Actions)
• Support for institutions hosting European and
  third country researchers.
• Individual support measures for researchers
  searching mobility.
• Mechanisms promoting return to regions /
  countries of origin and professional
  (re)integration.
• Support of regional or national schemes promoting
  mobility of researchers from other European
  countries.
• Support of outstanding European research teams
  working at the cutting edge of research.
• Scientific prizes for outstanding work carried
  out by researchers who are beneficiaries of EU
  mobility grants.

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Marie Curie Actions
Human Resources and Mobility

• Training / transfer of knowledge / excellence
  promotion / career development
• Bottom-up approach (no thematic priorities)
• Trans-national mobility of participating
  researchers
• Promotion of female participation
• Open to 3rd country nationals

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6th Framework Programme 2002 - 2006
HRM Marie-Curie Actions Overview
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Work programmemain changes

• New member states
• Enhancing the participation of the private sector
• New methods of submitting proposals
  (electronically and two stage submission)
• New ways of evaluation (modifications, new
  thresholds and weighting criteria)
• Simplifications and clarifications concerning
  actions

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Work programmeadditional changes

• Limitation as it concerns number of proposals of
  the same applicants
• Indication to upper limit for the budget
• Social security for the stipends

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Overview of Actions

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Marie Curie Schemes
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 centres, enterprises
• For early stage researchers (lt4 years experience)
• Structured training in research (incl.
  complimentary skills)
• Single or Multi-partner Group (min 3 groups in 3
  countries)
• Hosts select fellows 3 months to 3 years

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Marie Curie Schemes
Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

• To stimulate early stage researchers through
  participation of conferences and courses
• 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, training
  events etc. on a theme or linked themes
• No further calls for large conferences
• Duration from several days to 4 week

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RTN Objectives

• Initial training of early-stage researchers and
  transfer of knowledge for more experienced
  researchers
• Overcoming institutional and disciplinary
  boundaries through the promotion of
  interdisciplinary/ intersectoral projects
• Help achieve a critical mass of qualified
  researchers, especially in highly-specialised
  and/or fragmented areas
• Intensifying pan-European and international
  research collaborations, especially with
  associated countries

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RTN Main Features

• High Quality Collaborative
• Research-Training Projects (4 years)
• Undertaken by international consortia (? 3
  partners)
• Across any area of ST (not thematic)
• Researchers from Europe and other countries (3
  months to 3 years international mobility)
• As Vehicles for Research Training
• (initial training, transfer of knowledge,
• and acquisition of complementary research skills)
• Flexibility on subject, size and budget

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Overview of Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge Actions

• Development Scheme (two thirds of the budget)
• Industry-academia Strategic Partnership Scheme

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Marie Curie Schemes
Development Scheme

• 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
  LFRs/Associate Candidate Countries
• Host selects and recruits experienced researchers
  (2-24 months), non scientific staff can
  participate
• Possibility to send own staff (2-12 months) to
  pre-determined institutions return

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Marie Curie Schemes
Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership Scheme

• 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 one or both directions
  (2-24 months) including non scientific staff
• Intersectorial mobility is allowed between
  participants of the same MS or AS up to 30 of
  the p/m in the project
• Includes SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups

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Overview of Actions

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Marie Curie Schemes
Individual Fellowships Life Long Learning

• 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 fellow 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 Schemes
Advanced Training

• 3 Individual Fellowship Schemes
• Intra-European (1 to 2 years)
• From and to EU and Associated Countries
• Outgoing (up to 2 1 years)
• EU and Ass. Country fellows to 3rd country
• mandatory return element
• Incoming (1 to 2 years)
• promising researchers from 3rd country
• possibility of return support for emerging
  economies

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Marie Curie Actions
Intra-European 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, training
  related to interdisciplinary transfer,
  intersectoral experiences, diversification of
  career
• Application by fellow in liaison with host
• Fellowships for experienced researchers(4 years
  experience or PhD)
• Training through research, incl. life-long
  training or for resuming career

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Marie Curie Actions
Outgoing International Fellowships

• Researchers from EU and Associated States
• Minimum 4 years experience or doctorate
• Joint proposal by fellow and host institution
• To Third Countries
• Project up to 3 years with 2 phases
• experience outside Europe up to 2 years and
• obligatory return to Europe,typically half the
  duration of the 1st. Phase
• valorisation in Europe of experience gained
• reinforce relations between EU and third countries

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Marie Curie Actions
Incoming International Fellowships

• High level third country researchers
• Minimum 4 years experience or doctorate
• Joint proposal by fellow and host institution
• Towards Europe
• Return mechanism for researchers
• from developing countries
• from emerging and transition economies
• reinforce the research potential of these
  countries
• strengthen relations between the EU and third
  countries

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Overview of Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
Excellence Promotion and Recognition

• To promote excellence in European research
• Marie Curie Excellence Grants up to 4 years
• To set up or extend teams of the highest level
• Leading edge or interdisciplinary research
• Marie Curie Chairs up to 3 years
• Top level teaching appointments
• Particularly for researchers who wish to resume
  their career in Europe
• Marie excellence awards
• Prizes for excellent researchers who have
  benefited from Marie Curie Actions

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Overview of Actions

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Marie Curie Schemes
Reintegration Grants

• To support integration of a stable research
  career following a period of mobility
• European Following a 2-year Marie Curie
  fellowship
• EU and Associate Country fellows
• Reintegration of 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
• International Following a stay outside Europe
• European researchers who have been outside Europe
  for 5 years
• Contribution 80 000 3-year work contract