fp7 marie curie initial training networks dr conor o’carroll, iua wednesday, 29 th september 2010
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FP7 Marie Curie
Initial Training Networks
Dr Conor O’Carroll, IUA
Wednesday, 29th September 2010 www.iua.ie
FP7 overview (2007-2013)
Collaborative research
10 THEMATICAREAS
ERC
Capacities : M€ 4100
People : M€ 4750
Marie Curie
ResearchCapacity
Cooperation :
M€ 32 500
JRC : M€ 1750
Euratom : M€ 2750Nuclear research
Ideas :
M€ 7510Total FP7 budget : M€ 50 500
Aim : Contribute to EU becoming the world’s leading research area
EU’s main instrument for funding research
FP6 (2002-2006)Marie Curie Actions€ 1580 million
Last updated 19/04/23 09:43
1. Statistics: Fellows in Host country per 1000 Researchers
Last updated 19/04/23 09:43
1. Statistics: Fellows Nationality per 1000 Researchers
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Marie Curie Actions - overview
Initial training of researchersMarie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Life-long training and career developmentMarie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)European Reintegration Grants (ERG)Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND)
Industry-academia pathways and partnershipsMC Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships Scheme (IAPP)
International dimensionMC International Outgoing and Incoming Fellowships (IOF / IIF) MC International Reintegration Grants (IRG)MC International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Specific actionsResearchers’ Night (NIGHT)
‘People’ – deadlines, budgets, success rates
Action Call Closes/ Cut-off date
Budget (and budget/size per project, where applicable)
Success rates (expected)
IAPP Industry Academia
Partnerships & Pathways
7 December 2010 80M€ (~250k€ - 3M€) 15% or more
IEF Intra-European Fellowships
IOF International Outgoing Fellowship
IIF International Incoming Fellowships
IRSES International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
11 August 2011
17 February 2011
110M€
40M€
40M€
40M€
15% - 20% depending on scheme
RG Reintegration Grants 2nd cut off
7 September 2010
32M€ 50% or more
ITN Initial Training Networks 26 January 2011 318M€ (average 3.4M€, 9 partners)
9%
CO-Funding of Regional, national & International Programmes
17 February 2011 90M€ (max. 5M€ per applicant)
70% or more
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 7
Objectives of the ITNs
• Directed at Early Stage Researchers– Strengthen and structure initial training of
researchers at European level – Attract students to scientific careers– Improve career perspectives by broad skills
development (including private sector needs)
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 8
Main features
• International network of participants• Joint Research Training Programme:
– Training through research – Complementary competences modules– Exposure to both public and private sectors
• Industry involvement• Mutual recognition of the quality of the training• Grant agreements with Commission for four
years, max. duration of fellowships 3 years
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 9
Research areas
• Bottom-up approach• Evaluation carried out in panels (applicant data
2009):– Chemistry (9.7%)– Social and Human Sciences (10.2%)– Economic Sciences (2.4%)– Information Science and Engineering (20.7%)– Environmental and Geo-sciences (12.2%)– Life Sciences (30%)– Mathematics (2.1%)– Physics (12.7%)
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 10
Who are the participants?
• Organisations that are actively involved in research and/or research training:– Universities/Institutes of Technology – Private and public research institutes– Companies big and small– International Organisations (CERN, UNESCO, …)– The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre– NGO’s– Etc.
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 11
Which countries can they come from?
• 27 Member States (MS)
• 12 Associated Countries (AC) – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Israel,
Switzerland, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey
• Third Countries (TC)– More than 140 International Cooperation
Partner Countries (ICPC) – can receive funding– Other Third Countries (OTC) – normally self
funded
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 12
Types of ITNs
• NB: There are no “twinnings” anymore (ITNs with two partners).• No more than 40% of the total EC contribution may be allocated to the benefit
of organisations within one country in Multi-site ITNs.
Type of ITN Country of Participant(s)
Multi-site ITNMulti-site ITN ≥3 Participants from 3 different countries (MS or AC)
- Additional Participants: MS, AC, ICPC or OTC*
* Funded only if a special agreement between the country and the EU or in very exceptional cases
Mono-site ITNMono-site ITNRequires very well
established network of transnational
collaborations!
1 Participant from MS or AC
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 13
Partner status
Full Network Partners Offer research training &
recruit eligible researchersLevel 1Level 1
Associated Partners Provide research training, complementary skills courses,
(communication, enterprise cycles, innovation, IPR, …)
secondments
Level 2Level 2
Members of Supervisory Board (all Partners, additional external experts can be added)
Definition of skills requirements for targeted researchers, ensuring adequate balance
between scientific and technological training and complementary skills training
NB: Industry (private commercial) partners must be included at the highest possible level (Level 1 unless very well justified, in which case Level 2 will suffice).
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 14
Private sector participation
• At the highest possible level • Expected minimum involvement of industry is
Level 2 (it is NOT enough to include industry in the Supervisory Board!)
• Clear evidence of the commitment of industry to be included in proposal (for Associated Partners letters of commitment signed by CEO / Director, not just Head of Research Department – should clearly spell out in which way the partner will contribute to the training programme)
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 15
Eligible researchers
≥ 1 month
Multiple stays
Experienced researchers (experience >> 4 years) with outstanding stature in international training and collaborative research
Visiting Visiting scientistsscientists(a limited number)
3-24 monthsPhD or at least 4 years of research experience& Research experience ≤ 5 years
Experienced Experienced researchersresearchers
3-36 months0 ≤ Research experience ≤ 4 yearsNo PhD
Early stage Early stage researchersresearchers(≥ 80%)
Duration of appointments
Eligibility Criteria at the time of recruitment
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Transnational mobility
• Researchers can be nationals of any country (no nationality criterion anymore)
• But: Nationals of Third Countries can only be recruited by hosts located in MS or AC
• Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment
• Special rules in case of International organisations as host institutions
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 17
Role of visiting scientists
• Complement the network’s capacity to transfer new knowledge
• Strengthen supervision of the network-wide training activities
• Exceptional and duly justified, with explicit reference to the punctual training events he/she will provide or organise
• Reasonable duration of appointment
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 18
Typical ITN activities
• Training• Networking• International conferences, workshops and
other training and dissemination events (can / should to some extent be open to external researchers)
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Training activities
• Training on scientific and technological knowledge through research:individual personalised projects within the framework of the research topics defined by the network
• Provision of structured training courses: tutoring, lecture courses, teaching– Available either locally or from another participant of
the network – Local training programmes to be coordinated to
maximise added value
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Training activities
• Intersectorial visits and secondments• Development of network-wide training activities :
workshops, summer schools– Exploitation of the interdisciplinary and intersectoral
aspects of the project – Exposure of the participants to different schools of
thought – Provide complementary training in IPR, project
management, presentation skills, language courses, ethics, communication, entrepreneurship, proposal writing, task coordination…
– Coordinated by a clearly identified Supervisory Board
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 21
Training activities
• Personal Career Development Plan – For researchers recruited for ≥ 6 months
• Early Post-Docs – Intersectoral or interdisciplinary Transfer of
Knowledge– Taking part in the management of the research
project– Organisation of training events
Training objective: to make them more independent and to provide them with the skills to become team leaders in the near future
Wed, 29th September 2010 IUA Presentation 22
Networking activities
• Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings
• Invitation of external experts• Attendance at international conferences and
workshops• Electronic networking• Collaboration with other ITNs• Organisation of a final network conference
Friday, 18th September 2009 IUA Presentation 23
International training and dissemination events
• International conferences, workshops, seminars, summer schools, etc.
• Should provide an opportunity to – exchange knowledge with more experienced
researchers – disseminate the skills and knowledge of the
network– should at least to some extent be open to
external researchers
Friday, 18th September 2009 IUA Presentation 24
Supervisory Board
• Clearly identified• Ensures that scientific and technological training
is balanced with complementary skills training• Composed of representatives of each of the
participants in the network as well as external representatives
• Industry involvement
Community contributions
Living allowance*
€ 38,000 / 19,000 per year (ESR: post-graduates)
€ 58,500 / 29,250 per year (ER: 4-10 years)
€ 87,500 / 43,750 per year (MER: > 10 years)
Mobility / travel allowance* € 700 or 1000 per month
Research/training/networking costs € 1800 per researcher-month
Small equipment expenses for SMEs max. 10 % of SME contribution
Overheads 10% of direct costs
Management costs max. 10% of total contribution
Gross amounts (rates for 2010)
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Further Information
• Full call docs and Guide for Applicants http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=314
• Financial Assistance for proposal preparation
• Academic - Coordination & Travel • Companies (EI/IDA) – Proposal preparaton
Further Information
• Planning a proposal writing workshop October
• Also see following brochure for examples
http://www.iua.ie/publications/documents/publications/2009/IUA_Marie_Curie_2009_IAPP_Success_Stories.pdf