Marie Skłowdowska-Curie Actions: Opportunities for Individuals

Dr. Jennifer Brennan

Marie Curie National Contact Point

Irish Universities Association

• Who are we?• Representative body for the seven

Irish Universities

• What do we do?• Support the universities in

developing sectoral policies and strategies

• What services do we offer to researchers? • EURAXESS Ireland• Irish Marie Curie Office• Available to Universities, IOTs,

Research Centres and Companies

Irish Marie Curie OfficeSponsored by the Irish Research Council (www.research.ie)

• Promote the Actions to Irish researchers and research organisations

• Support researchers in preparing funding applications

• Contribute to policy initiatives relevant to the Actions

Job & Fellowship Opportunities in the Marie Curie Actions

Opportunity 1: Apply for a job in a Marie Curie Action

• Initial Training Network (ITN)

• Industry-Academia Partnerships & Pathways (IAPP)

• Need PhD or four years of research experience after primary degree (Experienced Researcher): for ITN, no more than five years of experience (includes years spent completing PhD, if relevant)

• All advertised on EURAXESS Jobs

• Search filter for “Marie Curie Vacancies”

Mobility Rule

• To be eligible you must not have resided in the country of host organisation for > 12 months in the last 3 years on the day you begin your employment contract.

• Example 1: If applying for a Marie Curie job in France, you must not have resided in France for > 12 months in the 3 years before starting the job.

• Example 2: If you have lived in Ireland for < 12 months in the last 3 years, you can apply for a Marie Curie job at an Irish organisation.

• No nationality/age restrictions

Opportunity 2: Apply to Brussels for a Marie Curie Fellowship

• Marie Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

• Annual Calls for Fellowships (next deadline t.b.c. in 2014)

• Need PhD or four years of research experience after primary degree (Experienced Researcher)

• Researcher applies with support of host organisation

• Operated by European Commission (Research Executive Agency)

Individual Fellowships• Fully-funded fellowships

• Salary, research costs etc.

• Minimum duration 1 year

• 2 fellowship types:

• European Fellowships: funds up to 2 years at research-active organisation in Europe

• Global Fellowships: funds up to 2 years at a research-active organisation outside Europe, followed by 1 year back at an organisation in Europe

Mobility Rule

• To be eligible for a Marie Curie Fellowship you must not have resided in country of host organisation for > 12 months in the last 3 years on the closing date of the funding Call.

• If you move to another country after your PhD, you can still apply for a fellowship in that country as long as you have not lived there for > 12 months in the 3 years before the Call deadline.

• No nationality/age restrictions

Opportunity 3: Apply for a fellowship in a Marie Curie COFUND Fellowship Programme

• National or International Fellowship Schemes

• Co-funded by Marie Curie Actions, but operated by national/international funding agency in European Countries

• Need PhD or four years of research experience after primary degree (Experienced Researcher)

• Each scheme is different, with different eligibility/mobility rules. In the main, Researcher applies with support of host organisation

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Sample COFUND Programmes

• ELEVATE– International Career Development Fellowships– Operated by Irish Research Council– http://www.research.ie/funding/postdoctoral-funding

• IOPDI– The International Post-Doc Initiative of the Technische Universität Berlin– Funds all research areas– Offering seven fellowships to talented female researchers

• AgreenSkills Post-doctoral Research Fellowships– Operated by French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) – Offering 12 – 24 month positions at selected institutions in France– Funds research in life, agricultural, nutrition, and environmental sciences.

All COFUND programmes listed at http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/othercalls/cofund

Thank You!

mariecurie@iua.ie

www.iua.ie/mariecurie