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Funding for Mobility in FP6
David Lauder Ext 5213 E-mail DDL1
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Aims of Today

• Understand how Marie Curie Actions fit within FP6
• Where necessary, learn the jargon!
• Understand how Marie Curie actions have changed
  since FP5
• Understand the range of different Marie Curie
  actions
• Understand how Marie Curie actions work
• Stimulate interest in applications

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(Useful) Jargon you will learn

• Associated, Candidate, 3rd State
• Early-Stage and Experienced Researcher
• Difference Between a Host and an Individual
  Fellowship
• Horizontal Programme
• Travel and Mobility Allowance

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Countries Participation in FP6
EU Member States Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
UK EEA CountriesIceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
Association Agreement Countries Israel,
Switzerland (tbc) Candidate Countries Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey Third Countries INCO
(Developing, Mediterranean, Russia and CIS), all
other countries
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FP6 Detailed Structure
Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for
Health
New/Emerging ST and Policy Support
Information Society Technologies
Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences,
Knowledge-Based Multifunctional Materials
and New Production Processes and Devices
SME Activities
Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of
Research
Thematic
Aeronautics and Space
Food Quality and Safety
International Co-operation
Sustainable Development, Global Change and
Ecosystems
Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge Society
Science and Society
Innovation and SMEs
Human Resources and Mobility
Research Infrastructures
Horizontal
Co-ordination of Research Activities
Development of RTD/Innovation Policies
Underpinning
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Structuring the European Research Area
Research and Innovation 290M Human Resources
and Mobility 1580M Research
Infrastructures 665M Science and
Society 80M
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A look at the different Marie Curie Actions
Overview of Marie Curie Actions
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Overview of Marie Curie Actions

• Host-Driven Actions
• Marie Curie Research Training Networks
• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage
  Research Training
• Marie Curie Fellowships for the Transfer of
  Knowledge
• Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses
• Individual Actions
• Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships
• Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships
• Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships

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Overview contd.

• Excellence Promotion and Recognition
• Marie Curie Excellence Grants
• Marie Curie Excellence Awards
• Marie Curie Chairs
• Return and Reintegration Mechanisms
• Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants
• Marie Curie International Reintegration Grants

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Marie Curie Actions
New FP6 Features

• Marie Curie label generalised
• Opening of Actions to 3rd country nationals
• No age limit, but experience criterion
• Reintegration and return measures
• Excellence promotion measures
• Life-long learning concept
• Personal/family situation of researchers

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Marie Curie Actions

• Individual Driven Actions
• Researcher applies jointly with host
• Fellows stay depending on Action
• Fellows withdrawing cannot be replaced

• Host Driven Actions
• Host institutions/network applies for a number of
  fellows/researchers
• Hosts proposal is evaluated
• Selected host/network advertises fellowship
  position and selects fellows/researchers
• Contract duration with host, usually 4 years
• Fellows stay depending on Action (up to 3 years)

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Human Resources and Mobility (Marie Curie Actions)

Transfer of Knowledge

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Marie Curie Actions
Eligible Researchers
Level of Experience

• Early-stage Researchers
• at the beginning of their career
• lt 4 years of active research experience (e.g.
  researchers undertaking a doctoral degree)
• Experienced Researchers
• at least 4 years of active research experience
• or
• have obtained a doctoral degree. (For some
  Actions, researchers with more than 10 years of
  experience will not be eligible)

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Marie Curie Actions
Mobility Nationality Requirements

• not a national of the State in which they plan
  to be appointed and carry out their research
• Exceptions
• European researchers working outside the EU for 4
  years in the last 5 years.
• Return and Reintegration Mechanisms.
• Multiple nationalities (if not resided in the
  last 5 years)
• International Organisations
• has not been resident or worked/studied in that
  country for more than 12 months out of the 3
  years immediately prior to either the time of
  application (individual Actions), or the start of
  their work (host Actions).

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Marie Curie Actions
Member States and
Third Countries
Opportunities for Individual Researchers
Associated Countries
Experienced

Level of Experience
Experienced
Researcher
Researcher
Early-Stage
Early-Stage
Researcher
Researcher
Type of Marie Curie Action
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Years
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Research Training Networks
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Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training
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Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge
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Conferences and Training Courses
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Intra-European Fellowships
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Incoming International Fellowships
Individual
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Outgoing International Fellowships
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Grants for Excellent Teams
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Excellence
Chairs
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Excellence Awards
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European Reintegration Grants
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International Reintegration Grants
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Human Resources and Mobility (Marie Curie Actions)

Transfer of Knowledge

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Marie Curie Actions
Initial Training

• Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research
  Training
• Marie Curie Research Training Networks
• Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

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Marie Curie Actions
Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training

• To develop the offer of structured research
  training
• To stimulate the training and mobility of early
  stage researchers
• Application by host (Higher education, research
  centres, enterprises), who selects fellows
• Early stages of their career (lt4 years
  experience)
• Structured training in research (incl.
  complementary skills)
• Single or Multi-partner Group (min 3 groups in 3
  countries)
• Hosts select fellows stays 3 months to 3 years

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Marie Curie Actions
Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

• To stimulate early stage researchers through
  participation of conferences and courses
• Encourage junior researchers to benefit from the
  experience of leading researchers
• Variety of Actions (including virtual ones)
• series of conferences, summer schools, lab
  courses etc. on a theme or linked themes
• support for junior researchers in larger
  conferences selected for their training interest
• Duration from several days to 4 weeks

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Marie Curie Actions
Marie Curie Research Training Networks

• To stimulate the training of early stage
  researchers within an international collaborative
  research project
• Well defined collaborative research projects of
  recognised international stature
• Minimum 3 partners in 3 countries
• Flexible framework for the training and
  development of researchers
• Transfer of knowledge by experienced researchers
  if required by the project
• Promotion of multidisciplinary research
• Networks select fellows for stays up to 3 years
  (incl. short stays)

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Marie Curie Actions
Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership Scheme

• To create or develop true strategic and durable
  partnerships
• Application by Industry and academia partners
  from at least 2 different countries
• Co-ordinating host from industry or academia,
  with one or more partners from the other sector
• Funding of exchange of experienced researchers
  amongst staff members, in both directions (2-24
  months)
• Includes SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups

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Marie Curie Actions
Advanced Training Individual Fellowships

• To respond to the individual advanced training
  needs of the most promising experienced
  researchers to give them the necessary boost to
  become fully independent in their field
• Fellowships for experienced researchers(gt4 years
  experience or PhD)
• Training through research, incl. life-long
  training or for resuming career
• Application by fellow in liaison with host

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Marie Curie Actions
Advanced Training

• 3 Individual Fellowship Actions
• Intra-European 1 to 2 years
• From and to EU and Associated Countries
• Outgoing up to 2 1 years
• EU and Ass. Country fellows to 3rd country
• mandatory return element
• Incoming 1 to 2 years
• promising researchers from 3rd country
• possibility of return support for emerging
  economies

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Marie Curie Actions
Excellence Promotion and Recognition

• To promote excellence in European research
• Marie Curie Excellence Grants up to 4 years
• To set up or extend teams of the highest level
• Leading edge or interdisciplinary research
• Marie Curie Chairs up to 3 years
• Top level teaching appointments
• Particularly for researchers who wish to resume
  their career in Europe
• Marie Curie Prizes
• Prizes for excellent researchers who have
  benefited from Marie Curie Actions

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Marie Curie Actions

• 17 December 2002 First calls published.
• From March 2003 First deadlines.
• First contracts 5-7 months after the deadlines

FP6 Time Scales
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Human Resources and Mobility in FP6


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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Benefit of the researchers
• Living allowance (by researcher category and
  country)
• Travel costs
• Mobility allowance
• Career development allowance
• Costs of eligible researchers

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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Benefit of the researchers
• Living allowance (by researcher category and
  country)
• Travel costs
• Mobility allowance
• Career development allowance
• Costs of eligible researchers
• Benefit of the host organisations
• Contribution to programme expenses (organisation,
  co-ordination...)
• Overheads
• Management costs (incl. audit certificate)
• Other eligible expenses
• Not all contributions apply to all Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Contribution to researchers
• Living allowance (reference, cost of living index
  100)

Correction factor for cost of living to be applied
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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Contribution to researchers (cont.)
• Travel costs depending on distance 250 -2500
  /year
• Mobility allowance 600 /month (no family) 900
  /month (family)
• (Correction factor for cost of living to be
  applied)
• Career exploratory allowance 2000 /fellow (min.
  1 year stay)
• Training/research costs of eligible researchers
• 250 -750 /fellow-month (depending on Action)

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Marie Curie Actions
Community Contribution

• Contribution to host institutions
• Specific projects costs (organisation,
  co-ordination)
• actual costs incurred (max. depending on Action)
• Overheads
• generally max. of 10 of direct costs
• Management costs (incl. audit certificate)
• (including audit certification) 3 or 7,
  depending on Action
• Other eligible expenses
• Not all contributions apply to all Actions

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Marie Curie Actions
Contribution for researchers Example

• Postdoctoral Researcher with family, coming to
  York as part of RTN,for 2 years with an
  employment contract, undertaking experimental
  work
• Total allocated to fellow (Mobility salary)
  62,212.50 x 2 years 124,425
• Career exploratory allowance 2000
• Travel costs 1000 x 2 years2000
• Total received by researcher (before tax etc.)
  128,425

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Marie Curie Actions
Contribution to Host Example

• Postdoctoral Researcher with family, coming to
  York as part of RTN,for 2 years with an
  employment contract, undertaking experimental
  work
• Running Expenses 24 x 400 9,600
• Management cost 7 x Total Cost 9,661.71
• Overheads 10 of Total Cost 13,802.50
• Total Contribution to Host 33,064.25
  (20,830.48)
• Total received by institution 33,064 128,425
  161,489 (101,783) (0.63 )

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Evaluation Criteria/ Proposals Part B
1. Scientific Quality of Project (n.a. for
Awards) 2. Quality of Research Training (n.a.
for Awards) 3. Quality of Host (n.a. for
Awards) 4. Quality of Researchers (Individual
actions Excellence) 5. Management and
Feasibility (n.a. for Awards) 6. Relevance to
the objectives of the Scheme/Activity 7. Added
Value to the Community
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How to Write a Strong Application

• SELL! SELL! SELL!
• Quality of research
• Quality of host
• Quality of training programme
• Quality of recruitment plans
• Quality of individual
• Quality of supervision
• Quality of language

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Evaluation Process
Proposal
Rejection
Eligibility
Individual Evaluation
Consensus
Ethical Issues
Rejection
Thresholds
Ranking by Commission
Negotiation
Rejection
Negative Result
Commission Funding Decision
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Getting Further Help

• Workshops for Applicants
• Handbooks
• Check with ELO for any further information
• Web sites
• Mobility UK Contact Pointhttp//www.ukro.ac.uk/p
  ublic/Mobility/index.htm
• EUROPAhttp//europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mar
  iecurie-actions/home_en.html
• Application materialshttp//www.cordis.lu
• If you need help, PLEASE ASK!!!

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Funding for Mobility in FP6
David Lauder Ext 5213 E-mail DDL1