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Marie Curie Marie Curie –– Fellowships in FP 6Fellowships in FP 6

Training, Mobility and Career Development Opportunities for Researchers

Warsaw, 31.03.2004

Marie Curie Marie Curie ActionsActions (FP (FP 6)6)

Sebastian StetterKoWi


FP 6 - FP 6 - Activities and InstrumentsActivities and Instruments


Marie Curie: Who is it for, and where Marie Curie: Who is it for, and where can I go?can I go?

• Nationals from EU, Acceeding states, Associated States, Third countries

• Host institutions can be in EU, Acceeding states, Associated states, Third countries

• Mobility: The researcher should not be a national of the state in which he/she plans to move and carry out research. And: The researcher has not lived, worked or studied in the country he wants to move to for more than 12 months out of the three years immediately prior to either the time of application, or the start of work.


Scientists/institutionsScientists/institutions

• Scientists– Early stage researchers: less than 4 years active

research experience

– experienced researchers: more than four years of active research experience or doctorate degree

– Very experienced researchers: at least 10 years of active research experience.

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• Institutions– Organisations which are actively involved in research

and/or research training e.g. universities, research bodies, enterprises (incl. SME)


Marie Curie Fellowships Marie Curie Fellowships · · What‘s so What‘s so special about itspecial about it

• No age limit, but based on experience and expertise

• The programme is open to scientists and host institutions from/in Third Countries

• Promoting Excellence

• Return Mechanisms (incl. mechanisms to reintegrate European world-class researchers in Europe)

• Marie Curie ‚Label‘


Marie Curie activities – OverviewMarie Curie activities – Overview

4 categories of MC activities in FP6:

1) Individual-driven actions

2) Excellence promotion and recognition2) Excellence promotion and recognition

3) Return and Reintegration Mechanisms

4) Host-driven actions


1) Individual-driven actions - Basics1) Individual-driven actions - Basics

• Experienced Researchers (at least 4 years of active research experience or PhD)

• Application together with host institution

• Fellowship granted for 1-2 years

• Aim: advanced training and transfer of knowledge


Individual-driven actions: FinancingIndividual-driven actions: Financing for for researchersresearchers

• Monthly living allowance: basic monthly amount paid according to research experience of the researcher (Euro 47 000 per year for experienced researchers under employment contract, plus correction coefficient)

• Mobility allowance: monthly payment of a fixed amount to cover expenses related to the mobility (Euro 500 without family, 800 with family, plus correction coefficient)


Individual-driven actions: FinancingIndividual-driven actions: Financing for for researchersresearchers

• Contribution to the participation expenses:500€/month for non-laboratory based research projects750€/month for laboratory based projects

• Yearly travel allowance: fixed amount based on the distance between the two locations

• Career exploratory allowance: one single payment of 2000 € / fellow, to attend interviews, additional courses, etc.


Individual-driven actions: Financing for Individual-driven actions: Financing for the institutionthe institution

• Contribution to management costsnormally up to a maximum of 3% of the Community contribution

• Contribution to overheads:normally a maximum of 10% of the direct costs


Individual-driven actionsIndividual-driven actions

Three types of individual-driven actions:

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (EIF)

Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)

Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)


Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) - Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) - BasicsBasics

• for experienced researchers moving from a Member State (MS) or Associated State (AS) to another MS/AS

• Aim: provide advanced training tailored to the researchers' individual needs in order to become

independent.


Intra-European Fellowships (EIFIntra-European Fellowships (EIF) - How ) - How does it work in practicedoes it work in practice

• The researcher applies to the Commission jointly with the host institution.

• If the proposal is selected, the Commission signs a contract with the host.

• The researcher signs an agreement/contract with the host institution.

• The researcher spends 1-2 years at the host institution.


Example:Example: researcher with family, going from Lisbon researcher with family, going from Lisbon to Paris for 2 years with an Intra-Europeanto Paris for 2 years with an Intra-European Fellowship under an employment contractFellowship under an employment contract

RESEARCHER:

Living allowance: 94 000 € Mobility allowance: 19 200 € => Total Living allowance + Total Mobility allowance : 118 520 €Career exploratory allowance: 2000 €Travel costs: 2000 €Community Contribution for the researcher: 122 520 €

Research costs (lab based): 18 000 € (managed by the host institution) Total Contribution for the researcher: 140 520 € HOST ORGANISATION Overheads : 14 052 € Management costs : 4781 €

TOTAL Community Contribution: 159 353 €


Outgoing International Fellowships Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF(OIF))• for experienced researchers from MS and AS

moving to a Third Country compulsory return phase

• Aim: Training in an internationally accepted excellent Centre outside of Europe, followed by applying the experience gained in a European host organisation

• Implementation and duration: 2 Phases– First Phase: 1-2 years in a not European area– Second Phase: max. 1 year (normally half the

time of the first Phase) at a host institution in a MS / AS


Incoming International FellowshipsIncoming International Fellowships (IIF (IIF))

• For experienced researchers from Third countries coming to MS or ASPossibility of a re-integration grant for

scientists from developing countries• Aim: Training of excellent researchers from Third

Countries in Europe; Knowledge transfer to Europe

• Application: researcher in liaison with the host institution as well as the re-integration host (if there is a re-integration)


2) Excellence promotion and 2) Excellence promotion and recognitionrecognition

• Aim: highlight the personal achievements of Aim: highlight the personal achievements of European researchers with a view to supporting European researchers with a view to supporting their further development and international their further development and international recognitionrecognition

• 3 different actions3 different actions

– Grants for Excellence Teams (EXT)

– Chairs (EXC)

– Excellence Awards (EXA)


Grants for Excellence Teams (EXTGrants for Excellence Teams (EXT) - ) - BasicsBasics

• Aims: support for creation and development of European excellent research teams in MS or AS; support of early scientific independence.

• Who applies: team leader in liaison with the host institution in which the project will be developed and executed

• Teams: can, e.g., be composed of 1 team leader and 3 PhDs; teams should not exist for more than 1 year (if so, they should be enlarged)


Grants for Excellence Teams (EXT) - Grants for Excellence Teams (EXT) - FinancingFinancing

For teamleader (example, in €/year):

Categories contract fixed amount

Experienced researchers 57.850 29.000

(4-10 years)

Very Experienced researchers 81.100 43.550

(>10 years)


Marie Curie im 6. FRP – Marie Curie im 6. FRP –


For researchers:

• Salaries

• Travel allowance

• Mobility allowance (only for ‘mobile’ researchers)

• Contribution to research and research training expenses (is adjusted by the real costs, e.g. publications, technicians, advanced training, scientific approach, etc.)



For the institution:

• Up to 3% (of the Community contribution) Management activities incl. audit certificate

• 20 % of additional direct costs

• With prior agreement of the COM, contributions to technical equipment


EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE: Team hosted in Linz, Team hosted in Linz, AustriaAustria- Team leader from Munich, Germany, with 7 years experience, and two children;- doctoral student from Paris, France, without family charges;- experienced researcher with 5 years’ experience from Warsaw, Poland, with a husband and child;- experienced researcher with 11 years’ experience from Salzburg, Austria, without family charges.Salaries; doctoral student: stipend; work for the entire duration of a 3-year project. ResearchersTeam leader: 221,334€Team member from Paris: 67,878€Team member from Warsaw: 178,092€Team member from Salzburg: 220,710€Total : 688,014€ Host institutionequipment expenses: 60,000€cost of the research activities: 30,000€programmer for management: 15,000€audit certificates: 5000€Total direct costs: 798,014€

overheads : 159,603€ max. (Bsp.: 45,000€) Total EC contribution: 843,014€


Chairs (EXC) - BasicsChairs (EXC) - Basics

• Aims: Support world-class researchers for a research period and to encourage them to resume and advance their careers in Europe

• For: world-class researchers. This action also addresses European „returning researchers“. It may be developed in synergy with host-driven actions.

• The Chair holder gives lectures and carries out research. (50/50)


Chairs (EXCChairs (EXC) – Host institution) – Host institution

• Host institution: universities, research bodies or enterprises in a Member State or Associated State

• The host institution is the contractual partner of the Commission and it has to guarantee Chair holders the administrative and logistic support.


3) Return and Reintegration 3) Return and Reintegration MechanismsMechanisms

2 types:

• European Reintegration Grants (ERG): For researchers who have just completed a MC fellowship

• International Reintegration Grants (IRG): For researchers who carried out research outside Europe for at least 5 years


European Reintegration Grants (ERGEuropean Reintegration Grants (ERG))

• Aim: Reintegration of researchers from MS or AS who have taken part in a Marie Curie Action for at least two years

• Application: The researcher applies to the Commission together with the host institution six months before the end of their initial fellowship.

• Project: starts usually after the MC action is finished (exceptional cases are possible!); well-defined research project which has to be more advanced? considerably to be better than the original project


European Reintegration Grants (ERGEuropean Reintegration Grants (ERG))

• Budget: The grant, which must be used within one year, goes towards the cost of undertaking a reintegration project. Salary is not paid for the reintegrated researcher. (But additional staff, equipment, travel expenses, etc.)

• The host institution must ensure the effective and lasting reintegration of the researcher for at least two years.Not more than 3% of the total contribution can be used for management activities.


European Reintegration Grants (ERG)European Reintegration Grants (ERG)

• Open call with continuous submission from 15 April 2003 to 31 October 2004.

• 4 evaluation sessions/year; selection rounds take place every 3 months (upcoming closure dates: 15th April 2004, 15th July 2004 and 14th October 2004)

• Total indicative budget: 20 M€ in 2003 and 19 M€ in 2004


4 types of host-driven actions:

• Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN)

• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training (EST)

• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge (ToK)

• Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses comprising series of events (SCF) and large conferences (LCF)

4) 4) Host-driven actionsHost-driven actions


Information about the applicationInformation about the application

Important information sources:

http://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions

http://mc-opportunities.cordis.lu

www.kowi.de


Information about the applicationInformation about the application

How do I apply ?

Download the “InfoPack” that provides the material you need to prepare a proposal.

http://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions

The „InfoPack“ contains:

• Calls for proposals

• Work Programme Human Resources and Mobility

• Guide for Proposers

• Forms

• Evaluation Guidelines


DeadlinesDeadlines

• Additional calls can be expected at the end of 2004, deadlines will be in 2005 and 2006, probably similar to the ones in the earlier rounds

• Example: Call for Intra-European Fellowships in December 2002, deadlines in March 2003 and February 2004


Marie Curie Fellowships Marie Curie Fellowships · · Contact Contact personspersons

Office Brussels: Sebastian Stetter

Tel.: +32-2-54802-14

[email protected]

Office Bonn: Viola Tegethoff

Tel.: +49-228-95997-14

[email protected]

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