Marie Curie Series of Events SCF by Vilis Brukas, NOVABOVA coordinator

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Marie CurieSeries of Events (SCF)by Vilis
Brukas, NOVA-BOVA coordinator

• What is Marie Curie?
• What is Marie Curie Series of Events?
• An option for us?

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What is Marie Curie?

• Training and mobility activities for researchers
• 1,580 million within FP6
• Different Marie Curie Actions
• Research Training Networks
• Early Stage Training
• Transfer Of Knowledge
• Conferences and Training Courses
• Individual Fellowships
• Promotion Of Scientific Excellence
• Return Reintegration Mechanisms
• Specific Support Action "2005 'Researchers in
  Europe' Initiative"

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Marie Curie Series of Events

• Support to research training courses and
  conferences
• Projects up to 4 years
• Unlimited number of events
• One annual deadline in May
• Hard competition!
• just 10-15 of applications get support

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Marie Curie gives support to

• participation costs of teachers and students
• note EC calculates accommodation/meals
• organisational costs
• operation of scientific committee event
  secretariat
• keynote speakers
• rental of venues, child-care facilities
• purchase of equipment training material
• publicity, publications, webcasting
• note EC calculates management costs max 7
  (incl. compulsory audits) and travel costs
  separately

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Anything for us?

• Application is tough
• But rewards are big
• NOVA is willing to support such activity
• If you have good ideas and right persons in place
• Contact NOVA for seed money!