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Marie Curie Actions: Opportunities for All Dr Jennifer Brennan Marie Curie National Contact Point

Marie Curie Actions: Opportunities for All Dr Jennifer Brennan Marie Curie National Contact Point. www.iua.ie. Marie Curie Actions = People Programme. FP7 Overview (2007-2013). Cooperation : € 32 413. Ideas : € 7510. Collaborative research 10 thematic areas. Frontier Research ERC.

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Marie Curie Actions: Opportunities for All Dr Jennifer Brennan Marie Curie National Contact Point

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  1. Marie Curie Actions: Opportunities for All Dr Jennifer Brennan Marie Curie National Contact Point www.iua.ie

  2. Marie Curie Actions = People Programme

  3. FP7 Overview (2007-2013) Cooperation : € 32 413 Ideas : € 7510 Collaborative research 10 thematic areas Frontier Research ERC Marie Curie Actions Research Capacity People : € 4750 Capacities : €4097 JRC : € 1751 Euratom : € 2751 Nuclear research FP7 breakdown (€ million) FP6 (2002-2006)Marie Curie Actions€1580 million

  4. Marie Curie Actions, an Irish Success Story Data as of December 2011

  5. What are the Marie Curie Actions?

  6. Intellectual Capital • Enter the Researcher Profession • Stay in Europe • Attracting international researchers • Knowledge Transfer • International & Inter-Sectoral Cooperation

  7. “Bottom-Up” • Chemistry • Physics • Mathematics • Life Sciences • Economic Sciences • ICT and Engineering • Social Sciences & Humanities • Earth & Environmental Sciences • Applications are assessed in these 8 Panels • Call success is equalised across the Panels

  8. Five Activities

  9. Host-Driven Actions * Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Palestinian administrated areas, Rep. of Korea, Russia, South Africa, Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia, Ukraine, United States.

  10. Individual Actions * Europe = Member States plus associated countries e.g. Switzerland, Israel

  11. Eligible Host Organisations

  12. Mobility Rule In general, at the relevant deadline,* participating researchers must not have resided or had their main activity in the country of the host organisation for > 12 months in the last 3 years * For host-driven actions, the deadline is the date when the researcher is recruited into the project. For individual actions, the deadline is the closing date for submission of proposals .

  13. What does the EU funding cover? For ITN, IAPP, IxF (IEF, IIF, IOF): Personnel Costs Additional Costs – varies by Action For Example: Research/Training/Networking Costs Overheads ~ 10% of direct costs Management Costs ~ 10% of total Small equipment expenses for SMEs Max. 10% of total contribution to SME • Living Allowance* • Students €38k p.a. • Researchers €58k p.a. • Researchers with > 10 years experience €87.5k p.a. • Mobility & Travel Allowance* • €700 per month or • €1000 per month *Correction Coefficients apply; IE = 109.1

  14. What does the EU funding cover? For CIG, COFUND, IRSES: Flat Rates apply • CIG • €25,000 per annum • IRSES • €1900 per researcher, per month • COFUND • 40% of the cost of the programme • Up to 100% of Direct Costs, plus 20% Indirect Costs For NIGHT: Coordination and Support Action

  15. Evaluation Process ~ 3 months * Evaluated by at least 3 international experts ** Distribution across 8 panels proportional to # of proposals received

  16. ITN: Initial Training Networks Quality of Doctoral Training • Research Training Programme for Doctoral Students • Improve career prospects • Broad range of research and transferable skills • Mobility (international and inter-sectoral) • Promote industry-academia collaboration in PhD training

  17. ITN Call – 3 types of ITN • Multi-ITN • Large consortium • 10 to 15 partners (Full and Associated) • Public and Private Sectors • Success Rates 2011: • Europe – 9% • Ireland – 3.5% • EID (new in 2012!) • Two partners • One academic, one commercial • PhD students spend 50% of time in each sector • Projected success rate of 35% for 2012 • IDP • Previously “mono-partner-ITN” • One Full Partner plus Associated partners • Structured Doctoral Programme, e.g. GREP

  18. “DREAM” – Multi-ITN • “Disability Rights Expanding Accessible Markets” • Funded in 2010 • 7 Full Partners in 7 Countries, plus Associated Partners in public and private sector • Recruiting and training 14 doctoral students for 3 years • Budget M€3.72 over 4 years

  19. Facts and Figures 2013 ITN Call Deadline: Dec 2012 Budget M€452 (M€30 for EID) Project Duration up to 4 years Typical Project Budget M€3 – 5 (M€0.5 for EID)

  20. IAPP: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways Enhancing Industry-Academia Collaboration • Exchange of knowledge via exchange of people • Building diverse research careers

  21. Commercial Partner in one MS/AC Non-Commercial Partner in another MS/AC How does it work? + • Joint Research Project plus training activities • Compulsory Inter-Sectoral Secondment • Includes Management & Technical Staff, PhD students and Post-PhD researchers • Optional Recruitment of post-PhD Researchers • High success rates (Ireland’s average success rate 53%) Optional: Additional Participants from anywhere in the world

  22. “MedCast” • Aim: “Development of foundry casting methods for cost-effective manufacture of medical implants” • Funding: 1.5 M€ for 4 years • Partners: 2 partners in 2 countries (one MNC, one academic)

  23. “TFE – Task Furniture in Education” • Aim: Creating innovative design solutions for learning environments • Funding: 0.48 M€ over 4 years • Partners: 6 partners from 4 countries • 3 commercial partners and 3academic institutions • Coordinated by NCAD www.tferesearch.com

  24. Facts and Figures Next Deadline 19th April 2012 Budget 80 M€ Project Duration 3 – 4 years Typical Project Budget 0.5 – 2 M€

  25. Marie Curie Individual Fellowships * Can include a 12-month reintegration if you reintegrate back into an International Cooperation Partner Country ** Includes a mandatory 12-month reintegration

  26. How does it work? Eligible Researcher Eligible Host Organisation applies with Who is an IxFaward suitable for? • Experienced Researchers • Have a PhD or equivalent (degree plus 4 years of research experience - the degree that would allow you to begin PhD studies in either the country in which the degree was awarded or the country where the proposed fellowship would be hosted). • More Experienced Researchers • Researchers with > 10 years research experience Remember the Mobility Rule!

  27. Prof. Gary Stutte Marie Curie International Incoming Fellow • PhD in Plant Physiology from University of California-Davis • Faculty Member at University of Maryland • Moved to Kennedy Space Centre in 1992 to work on NASA Life Science Support Contract • PI on plant research projects • Conducted spaceflight experiments on-board Space Shuttle and International Space Station • Started a collaboration with LIT in 2002 • Moved to LIT on Marie Curie IIF awarded in 2010

  28. Facts and Figures Next Deadline 16th August 2012 Budgets IEF: 120 M€ IIF: 40 M€ IOF: 40 M€ Project Duration IEF: up to 24 months IIF: 24 to 36 months IOF: 24 to 36 months* Budget ~€100k per annum * Includes a mandatory 12-month reintegration

  29. CIG: Career Integration Grants* Encouraging Researchers to establish themselves in Europe** • Attracting and retaining the best talents in Europe • Improving their prospects for long-term integration in Europe • Counteracting “brain drain” * Amalgamation of previous ERG and IRG programmes ** i.e. a Member State or associated country (e.g. Switzerland, Israel – see http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html for a full list)

  30. How does it work? Who is a CIG award suitable for? Eligible Researcher Eligible Host Organisation applies with • The awardee must have an employment contract to cover at least the duration of the award, therefore the award is suitable for: • Researchers (postdoctoral and equivalent) • New Academic Staff • Mobility Rule Applies • Success rate ~30%

  31. Facts and Figures • Rolling Call – two evaluation deadlines: • 6th March 2012 • 18th September 2012 Budget 40 M€ Project Duration up to 4 years Contribution to Budget of €25k per annum

  32. IRSES - International Research Staff Exchange Scheme • Host-Driven Action • To strengthen research partnerships between Europe and countries that have or will have an S&T agreement with Europe* • Staff exchanges and networking activities INTREPID “Employment Relations in Multinational Companies: Cross National Comparative Analysis” • UL award in 2008 IRSES Call • Prof. Patrick Gunnigle • Partners in the UK, Spain, Canada and Mexico Next Call: January 2013 Budget M€30 (Project Budgets vary €16k to €3.5M!)

  33. NIGHT – Researchers Night • Host-Driven Action • A European-wide public and media event to promote research careers • 4th Friday of September each year • Full or part-funding available Budget M€4 (Typical Project Budget €40 – 200K ) Next Call: January 2013

  34. COFUND – Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes • Host-Driven Action • Increasing the mobility options for post-PhD researchers • Participants are any bodies that can manage a programme for Experienced Researchers • Research funders • International Organisations e.g. CERN • Research-Performing Organisations, i.e., Universities, Research Centres/Schools within Universities (many Spanish and Italian co-funded projects run by individual centres within Universities) • Receive 40% co-funding for the programme Budget M€115 (Up to M€10 per award) Next Call: December 2012

  35. Projects Search http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html

  36. “Charter & Code” • 40 principles • Charter: framework for career management for researchers • Code: promotes open and transparent recruitment and appraisal • Embedded in Evaluation Criteria for all MC Actions http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/index

  37. Human Resources Strategy for Researchers • “Next-step” - encourage mainstreaming of C&C in research entities’ policies • 5-Step Procedure • Results in Commission acknowledgment (permission to use HR Excellence logo) • Irish HEIs taking part to-date are UCD, RCSI, UCC, UL, DCU and WIT

  38. Marie Curie Calls 2012 Work Programme Marie Curie Calls 2013 Work Programme (t.b.c.) Last Calls for these MC Actions in FP7!!

  39. Marie Curie Actions in Horizon 2020: Marie Curie Actionsin the « Excellent Science » Priority Main objective - to ensure optimum development and dynamic use ofEurope’s intellectual capitalin order to generatenew skillsand innovation Marie Curie Actions = excellent researchers’ training, mobility and career development

  40. MCA: Horizon 2020 vs. FP7 Action 1 Doctoral Researchers • Research networks supporting doctoral training • ITN • IEF • IOF • Action 2 Experienced Researchers Support for experienced researchers undertaking mobility • IIF • CIG International and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of research and innovation staff • Action 3 Exchange of Staff • IAPP • IRSES Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes covering actions 1, 2 and 3 Action 4 COFUND • COFUND

  41. How the MC Office can help • Keeping you informed • Email Distribution List • Supporting your application • Training Webinars for specific Calls • Advice on whether your concept ‘fits’ the Call www.iua.ie mariecurie@iua.ie

  42. Suggestions for Finding a Partner(s)

  43. www.fp7ireland.com

  44. ‘One-stop-shop’ centralised support on issues related to mobility • For ALL researchers • Linked to central EU EURAXESS Site • Advertise job opportunities (linked to Nature Jobs) www.euraxess.eu www.euraxess.ie

  45. Thank you for your attention! Q & A www.iua.ie

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