FP6 Marie Curie Actions

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Marie Curie Schemes - EST
Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage
Research Training EST
Warning The information within this presentation
is provisional and may be subject to change.
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Marie Curie Schemes
objectives EST  These Fellowships will be
targeted at higher education and research
institutions, training centres and enterprises,
with a view to reinforcing their training
capability. The scheme will be directed at
researchers in the early stages of their
professional career. It will focus on the
acquisition of specific scientific and
technological competencies in research, as well
as of complementary skills.   work towards
more co-ordinated approaches among the
organisations concerned, particularly between
those involved in international doctoral
studies   Encouraging junior researchers to
pursue a research career 
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Marie Curie Schemes
EST-Implementation 1 Single and multi partner
applicants applications from organisations and
enterprises. Applicants request researcher
months and provide structured research training
(typically within framework of a PhD), targeted
at needs of early stage researchers. Bottom up,
all disciplines that are eligible under FP6 Apply
to a call deadline Evaluation and selection by
the Commission with the help of independent
experts. Contract between the Commission and Host.
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• EST-Implementation 2
• Support paid to the host for the benefit of the
  fellow and towards research training, audit and
  management costs. Also possibilities for extra
  support linked to dependants, career exploration
  and reintegration.
• Hosts promote vacancies and select the best
  eligible candidates from abroad.
• Fellowships of between 3 and 36 months

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• EST Fellows
• Experience counts ! Can be any age with lt4yrs
  full time research experience and without a PhD
• 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 has
  been for 12 months in last 3yrs. Check rules
  carefully !
• Mobility between candidate associated states is
  allowed.
• The host must ensure that recruited fellows meet
  the rules.

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• EST Hosts
• Public organisations and commercial enterprises
• Commercial/industrial objective 15
• Single applicants from member states, associated
  states and International European Interest
  Organisations.
• Multipartner 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
  multipartner applications financing only if
  essential for objectives of the action

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Evaluation Criteria 1. Scientific Quality of
Project 10 (Thresh 3/5) 2. Quality of the
Training activities 15 (Thresh 4/5) 3. Quality
of Host 25 4. Management and Feasibility 15
(Thresh 3/5) 5. Relevance to the objectives of
Scheme/Activity 20 6. Added Value to the
Community 15 Read carefully the Work Programme !
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EST Provisional Timetable Envisaged date of
publication 17 December 2002 Envisaged
Deadlines one open call with 2 deadlines
April 2003 ( 60 M) February 2004 ( 70
M) Further deadlines and budget are likely in
Feb 2005 and 2006.
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An example application

• A University department of image processing
  submits an application to support 3 , 3 year PhD
  s and to provide 9 month PhD level post graduate
  training periods in the latest image optimisation
  research for 10 other early stage researchers.
• Under a personal tutor, training will combine a
  structured programme of hands on research within
  the research group and a series of of lectures in
  linked foundation subjects. In addition fellows
  will attend 2 courses of 5 days each on research
  management and presentation skills.
• Links will be made with other European
  universities providing PhDs in this field and
  the opportunities will be published widely,
  including promotion of equal opportunities and
  the Marie Curie label.
• The application is for 198 fellow months.

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