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PEOPLE programmeMarie Curie Actions

Azioni per lo sviluppo internazionale

della carriera dei ricercatori

Venezia, 1 Aprile 2009

Alessandra LuchettiDeputy Head of Unit

Marie Curie Actions – Fellowships

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Ideas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research Capacity

People – Marie Curie Actions 4750 million Euros

Cooperation – Collaborative research

JRC (non-nuclear)

JRC (nuclear)

Euratom

PEOPLE Programmein FP7

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PEOPLE Marie Curie Actions in

FP7

Overall scope• Human resource development in R&D in Europe• Attract students to research careers• Attract researchers to Europe • Skills and sustainable career development• Continuity of previous Framework programme,

with focus on structuring impact, while simplifying

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1. Initial training:• Networks for Early stage researchers*

1. Initial training:• Networks for Early stage researchers*

3. Industry dimension:• Industry-academia partnership and pathways*

3. Industry dimension:• Industry-academia partnership and pathways*

2. Life long training and career development: • Intra European Fellowships*

• Reintegration Grants • Co-funding of national programmes*

2. Life long training and career development: • Intra European Fellowships*

• Reintegration Grants • Co-funding of national programmes*

4. World fellowships: • Outgoing fellowships• Incoming fellowships*

• International Research Staff Exchange Scheme*

4. World fellowships: • Outgoing fellowships• Incoming fellowships*

• International Research Staff Exchange Scheme*

5. Specific actionsSuch as: ‘Researchers’ Night’; Euraxess …

* Open to third-country nationals

Marie Curie Actions in FP7:

Presentation

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Senior Post-docs

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Individual fellowships

Industry/Research

Institutions

Research funding

bodies/research organisations

Marie Curie Actions in FP7:

Overview

ERGIRG IIF

IOFIEF IAPP

ITN

COFUND

IRSES

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7:Initial Training-

ITN

Main features Aims to improve career perspectives of early stage researchers in both

public & private sector :

• International network of participants : at least 3 participants established in at least three MS or Associated countries

• Third countries organisations may participate in addition to the established network

• Involvement of private sector

• Allowances for “early-stage” researchers (incl. first post-docs) but also «visiting scientists » positions

• Open to researchers from Third countries

• Project duration: maximum 4 years

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7:Life Long Training and Career

Development-

IEF Main features

• Experienced researchers* of any nationality *Be in possession of a doctoral degree, or 4 years of full-

time research experience at the time of the relevant call deadline

• Trans-national mobility within Member States (MS) or Associated Countries (AC)

• Applicants must comply with the rules for mobility *They have not to have resided or carried out their main

activity in the country of the host organisation for more then 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the relevant deadline

• Application submitted by the researcher in conjunction with the host organisation

• Project duration: 12 up to 24 months

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Marie Curie IEF 2008Distribution of proposals evaluated and recommended for funding

by country of nationality of applicant from Member States and Associated Countries

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28 28 38

12 516

138

8 4

65

275

19

196

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41

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5 6 3

39

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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HR HU IE IL IS IT LT LU MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK TR UK

Evaluated Recommended for funding

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7: Life Long Training and Career

Development- ERG

Main features

• (Re)integration in a MS or AC, including own country

• Financial contribution of €15k/year for 2-3 years

• Continuous submission; evaluated at regular intervals

• To built on previous Marie Curie trans-national mobility

• Previous Marie Curie fellowship (MC) of ≥18 months

• Proposal to be submitted at earliest 1 year before the end of the initial MC fellowship, and not later then 6 months following its end

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7: Life Long Training and Career Development-

IRG

Main Features:

• To support European researchers returning from Third countries

• Having, at the date of submission, been active in research for at least 3 years in a Third country

• Rule of mobility : not having been more than 12 months in MS or AS during past 3 years.

• Financial contribution of €25k/year for 2-4 years

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7: Life Long Training and Career

Development- COFUNDMain Features:

• To supports existing or new regional, national and international fellowship programmes to increase trans-national mobility for training and career development of experienced researchers

• Participants: public or private bodies operating fellowship programmes

• Community contribution: 40% of the fellowship costs of trans-national fellowships

• Duration of a co-funded programme: 24 - 48 months

• Maximum contribution to a single applicant entity: € 5 millions

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7: Life Long Training and Career

Development- COFUND

Eligible transnational mobility:

Programmes have to include at least one of the following activities:

• Outgoing mobility for a stay in another Member State, Associated or Third country

• Incoming mobility for fellowships to researchers from other Member States, Associated or Third countries

• Re-integration of researchers from Member States or Associated countries who spent at least three years in a Third country

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7:COFUND results 2008

INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION

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EXISTING TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES (PANEL A)

NEW PROGRAMMES (PANEL B)

EXISTING NATIONAL PROGRAMMES NEWLY OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY (PANEL A)

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Main features

• Participants: at least one non-commercial organisation + one commercial

enterprise

• Minimum 1 from each sector from MS/AC - Third countries organisations

may participate in addition

Implementation of the cooperation programme through:• Exchange of staff: at all level of experience, incl. technical & managerial

staff

*Exchange period: 2 months to 2 year ; obligatory return for at least 1 year

• Recruitment of experienced researchers

*Nationals of any country other than host

*Recruitment period: 1 to 2 years

Marie Curie Actions in FP7:Industry-Academia Partnerships and

Pathways- IAPP

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7: World fellowships-

IOF Main features

• Fellowships of 2 phases: initial outgoing phase in a TC (partner organisation) and a mandatory re-integration phase in a MS or AC (return host organisation)

• Experienced researchers from Member States (MS) or Associated Countries (AC)

• Project duration: up to 36 months (outgoing phase:1-2 year(s); reintegration phase:1 year)

• Application submitted by the researcher in conjunction with the host organisation

• Grant agreement to be issued with the return host organisation in MS or AC

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Marie Curie IOF 2008Distribution of proposals evaluated and recommended for funding

by country of nationality of applicant

1217

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95

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Evaluated Recommended for funding

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Marie Curie IOF 2008Proposals recommended for funding: mobility pattern for the outgoing host

AT BE BG CH CY DE EL ES FI FR IE IL IT NL PL PT SK UK TotalAU 2 4 1 2 9BM 1 1BR 1 1CA 1 2 2 1 2 8CL 1 1CN 1 1EG 1 1ER 1 1IN 1 1JP 1 1KR 1 1NZ 1 3 1 5US 2 2 1 1 7 5 16 1 16 4 10 3 4 1 1 5 79Total 3 3 1 1 1 10 6 22 1 24 1 5 12 3 4 2 1 10 110

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Marie Curie Actions in FP7:World fellowships-

IIF Main features

• Experienced researchers of any nationality active in research in a Third Country (TC)

• They must move from a TC to a Member State (MS) or Associated Country (AC)

• Applicants must comply with the rules for mobility : they have not to have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host organisation for more then 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the relevant deadline

• Possible return phase of max 12 months for researchers coming from International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)

• Project duration: 12 up to 24 months (return phase : 12 months)

• Grant agreement to be issued with the host organisation in MS or AC- in case of return phase in an ICPC Grant agreement to be issued with the host located in ICPC

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Marie Curie IIF 2008Distribution of proposals evaluated and recommended for funding

by country of nationality of applicant

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65

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56

3 1 27

11 2

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1 1 3

15

2 41 1

4 3

14

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26

1 1 2 10

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100

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AM AR AU AZ BD BF BJ BR BY CA CL CM CN CO CU DZ EG ET HK ID IN IR JP KE KR KZ LB MA MD MG MX NG NP NZ PE PH PK RU TN UA US UZ VE VN ZA ZW

Evaluated Recommended for funding

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Marie Curie IIF 2008Proposals recommended for funding: mobility pattern

AM AR AU BR BY CA CL CM CN CO CU EG IN IR JP MD MG MX NZ RU UA US UZ VN ZA ZW Total

AT 1 1 1 2 5BE 2 1 3BG 1 1CH 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 10DE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 14DK 1 2 1 4EL 1 1 1 2 5ES 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 8FI 1 2 3FR 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 20IE 1 1 2IL 1 1IT 1 1 2 1 5NL 1 3 1 1 6NO 1 1PT 1 1 2SE 1 1 1 1 2 1 7UK 1 3 1 1 16 1 6 1 1 3 8 1 43Total 1 2 8 4 1 9 4 1 25 1 1 3 15 2 4 1 1 4 3 14 5 26 1 1 2 1 140

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Return Host

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Objective:

To establish or deepen partnerships between at least 2 research organisations within Member States/Associated Countries and 1 organisation in a Country covered by the European Neighbourhood policy and Countries with S&T Agreements through a joint programme of exchange of researchers

Marie Curie Actions in FP7:World Fellowships-

IRSES

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Countries with EC agreements on S&T: Argentina*, Australia, Brazil*, Canada, China*, Chile*, Egypt*, India*, Japan, South Korea, Mexico*, Morocco*, New Zealand, Russia*, South Africa*, Tunisia*, Ukraine*, United States

Countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP):• Eastern Europe & Central Asia (EECA) Armenia*,

Azerbaijan*, Belarus*, Georgia*, Moldova*, Ukraine*• Mediterranean Partner Countries (MCP) Algeria*,

Egypt*, Jordan*, Lebanon*, Libya*, Morocco*, Palestinian-administrated areas*, Syrian Arab Rep*., Tunisia*

Marie Curie Actions in FP7:

World Fellowships- IRSESWhich countries ?

* International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)

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Exchange programme

• Multi-annual joint exchange programme (balanced & coordinated)

• Short term exchanges (up to 1 year per person in total)

• Staff: researchers, management, technical staff • Exchanges to/from Europe (not between EU/AC

partners)• Staff are seconded (maintain salary in institution of

origin and have the right to return)• Partner institutes select their staff for exchange• EC contribution: 1800€ researcher/month• ICPC countries may be eligible for Community

contribution

Marie Curie Actions in FP7:

World fellowships-

IRSES

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EU Institutions

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IT UK FR ES DE NL PT BE PL EL AT TR CZ FI IL HU NO SE CH IE CY DK EE LT LU

Third Countries Institutions

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IRSES Institutions selected

2008 results

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European Researchers exchange (Researchers-months)

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BR CN MA US NZ UA EG AU TN RU ZA CA CL IN MX MD AR JO DZ KR BY JP

IRSES Distribution of researchers-months

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PEOPLEMarie Curie Actions in

FP7

Open calls 2009

ACTION CALL PUBLICATION CALL DEADLINE BUDGET

ERG/ IRG

IEF IIF IOF

IAPP

9 October 2008 18 March 2009 18 March 2009 18 March 2009 24 April 2009

2 April 2009 8 October 2009 18 August 2009 18 August 2009 18 August 2009 27 July2009

31M€

95M€ 28M€ 28M€

65M€

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Information

• Information People programme http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/home_en.html

• Marie Curie Actions: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions

• THE MOBILITY WEB PORTAL http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm

• Registration of experts:http://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/

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Grazie per l’attenzione!

Alessandra.Luchetti@ec.europa.eu

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