Marie Curie Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY IN THE6th RTD
FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (2003 - 2006)

• DG for Research
• The Human Factor, Mobility and Marie Curie
  Actions
• International Fellowships Division RTD.D.5
• European Commission
• Office SDME 2/25
• B-1049 Brussels
• Belgium Fax [phone]

Nicholas Newman, 6 February 2003
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CONTENTSMARIE CURIE ACTIONS

• Competition
• Mobility Policy
• Objectives
• Complementarities
• Major New Features
• Host-driven Actions
• Individual-driven Actions
• Excellence Promotion Recognition
• Return Reintegration Mechanisms
• Cooperation with Member States Associated
  Countries
• Cooperation with other Programmes
• Calendar, Calls and Eligible Expenses
• Evaluation Criteria
• Information
• Conclusion

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Notice to the Reader

• This presentation is based on
• the Sixth RTD Framework Programme Decision
  1513/2002/EC of 27/06/2002, OJ L232 of 29/08/2002
• the Specific Programme  Structuring  Decision
  2002/835/EC of 30/09/2002, OJ L294 of 29/10/2002
• the corresponding participation rules -
  Regulation 2321/2002 of 16/12/2002, OJ L355 of
  30/12/2002
• the Work Programme Decision C(2002)4791 of
  6/12/2002
• the Calls for Proposals FP6-2002-Mobility-6, 7
  12, OJ C315 of 17/12/2002
• to which reference should be made before making a
  proposal

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RD Spending
Total RD spending as a of GDP
USA 2.7
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RD Spending
Total RD spending as a of GDP
Japan 3.1
USA 2.7
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RD Spending
Total RD spending as a of GDP
EU TARGET FOR 2010
Japan 3.1
USA 2.7
EU-15 1.8
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Human Resourcesin Industrial Research
Number of Researchers in firms per thousand
active personnel (1997)
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Human Resourcesin Industrial Research
Number of Researchers in firms per thousand
active personnel (1997)
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Human Resourcesin Industrial Research
Number of Researchers in firms per thousand
active personnel (1997)
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MOBILITY POLICY

• Mobility Working Group
• Met Reported in 2001
• Obstacles to Mobility in and between countries
• Commission Communication on Mobility COM(2001)331
  final of 20/06/2001
• Mobility Steering Group

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HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY

• OBJECTIVES
• To reinforce scientific excellence in Europe, and
  links with the rest of the world
• By
• Training European researchers in Europe
• Training Europeans outside Europe
• Training researchers from other countries in
  Europe
• Offering European researchers outside Europe the
  possibility to return to European research

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Human Resourcesand Mobility Coherence and
Complementarities
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MARIE CURIE SCHEMESMajor New Features

• Maximum continuity Increased flexibility
• Marie Curie name
• Opening of schemes to third country nationals
• No age limit
• Reintegration measure(including incentives to
  return to Europe)
• Promotion of Excellence

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Marie Curie Research Training Networks
• Structured training for and through research, and
  transfer of knowledge
• Partnerships between research teams
• Flexibility and autonomy in management
• 4 year contracts, training periods between 3
  months 3 years
• 3rd country hosts may join networks

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early stage
  Research Training - 1
• Early Stage Training Fellows Any age with lt 4
  years full time research experience and without a
  doctorate
• Fellows from 3rd Countries are allowed (max 30)
• Must meet mobility rules e.g. In general, not to
  country of nationality, not to country where one
  has been for gt12 months in last 3 years. Check
  rules carefully !

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early stage
  Research Training - 2
• Early Stage Training Hosts
• Public organisations and commercial enterprises
  (Commercial/industrial objective 15)
• Single applicants from member states, associated
  states and International European Interest
  Organisations.
• Multi-partner applicants At least 3 hosts in at
  least 3 different member or associated states, 2
  must be from member or associated candidate
  states.
• Participation of 3rd countries and International
  Organisations possible in multi-partner
  applications financing only if essential for
  objectives of the action.

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Marie Curie Conferences Training Courses
• To allow more experienced researchers to impart
  their experience to the younger generation
• and promote face-to-face contact between
  researchers from all over the world
• coherent series of events - a few days to a few
  weeks, conferences, summer schools, laboratory
  training courses, on one or several themes,
  proposed by one or several organizers
• large conferences - support to individuals to
  attend
• Generally in EU and Associated States

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HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of
  Knowledge
• Higher Education, Research Centres, Enterprises
• Experienced Researchers (gt4 years)
• Develop new areas of competence
• Develop capabilities in Less Favoured Regions and
  Associated Candidate Countries
• Industry /Academia exchange possibilities (SMEs)
• Up to 2 year stays

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MARIE CURIE INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS

• Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships
• To provide advanced training tailored to the
  researchers individual needs in order to become
  independent.
• Who can apply
• Experienced researchers
• Mobility required
• EU or Associated States Nationals
• No age limits
• Host institutions
• Universities, research centres, or enterprises
  established and located in an EU or Associated
  State.

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Marie CurieInternational Fellowships
Evolution from FP5 to FP6
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Marie Curie OutgoingInternational Fellowships

• Researchers from EU and Associated States
• Minimum 4 years experience or doctorate
• Joint proposal by fellow and host institution
• To Third Countries
• Coherent 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 IncomingInternational 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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Promotion and Recognitionof Scientific Excellence

• Marie Curie Excellence Grants
• Creation development of European research teams
  of high potential
• Marie Curie Excellence Awards
• Prizes of 50 000 public recognition of
  excellence
• Expected participation in public events to
  promote European research
• Marie Curie Chairs
• World class researchers of any nationality,
  normally 3 year tenure, teaching etc.

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Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants

• Objective
• To assist the professional reintegration of the
  research worker who has just completed a Marie
  Curie Fellowship
• Means
• Lump sum to be used within 1 year
• Reintegration host different from host of initial
  fellowship
• Priority for reintegration in country of origin

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Marie Curie Return and Reintegration of European
Researchers

• Having undertaken research outside Europe during
  at least 5 years
• Precise project evaluated on its intrinsic merits
  
• Up to 2 years funding for a 3 year contract
• Research project (via host institution)
• Compensate partly for the brain drain

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Cooperation withMember States Associated
Countries,and with other Programmes

• Stimulate a Culture of Mobility
• Support for Cooperation, exchange of information,
  best practices etc. with and between countries
• Informatics tools, Web Portal etc.
• Support for a European network of Mobility
  Centres
• Assistance to other (national etc.) Programmes
  with mobility elements
• promote consistency of approaches and criteria
  etc.

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Calendar Budget for 2003 2004
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Eligible Expenses
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Evaluation Criteria

• 1. Scientific Quality of Project
• 2. Quality of Research Training
• 3. Quality of Host
• 4. Quality of Researchers
• 5. Management and Feasibility
• 6. Relevance to the objectives of the
  Scheme/Activity
• 7. Added Value to the Community

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Information

• Specific informationhttp//europa.eu.int/mariecu
  rie-actions
• Questions tortd-mariecurie-actions_at_cec.eu.int
• General information http//europa.eu.int
• General information on research
  http//europa.eu.int/comm/research
• Information on research programmes
• http//www.cordis.lu
• Information requests research_at_cec.eu.int
• And RTD Info
• Soon A MOBILITY WEB PORTAL ?

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The pan-European Researchers Mobility Portal
î What services will be offered?

• General information about research fellowship
  programmes or grants
• Available opportunities and job offers
• Information about administrative and legal issues
  (conditions of entry, social security and tax
  schemes etc.)
• Tailored and customised help desk function
• General information about research policy issues
  relevant for the career development of a
  researcher
• Forum and other services of particular interest
  for mobile researchers

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Mobility of Researchers
Conclusions

• International mobility of researchers is
  increasingly important in an increasingly
  globalised economy
• Mobility of researchers and the attractiveness of
  Europe for them are amongst the keys of the
  European Research Area and the New Framework
  Programme

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