Marie Curie ‘People’ Programme in FP7 Dr. Dagmar M. Meyer Marie Curie National Contact Point

Marie Curie ‘People’ Programme in FP7Dr. Dagmar M. Meyer Marie Curie National Contact Point

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Marie Curie Actions

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)


What are host actions?

• Initial Training Networks (ITN), Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships (IAPP) and International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) are host actions:– consortium of various institutions applies for funding – successful institutions advertise positions and select

fellows/researchers themselves– contract duration of consortium 3 – 4 years– stays of individual researchers 3 – 36 months for ITN,

2 – 24 months for IAPP, up to 12 months for IRSES


What are individual actions?

• Intra-European/International Fellowships and Reintegration Grants are individual actions:– individual researcher applies jointly with host

institution– duration at least 1 year for fellowships, 2 years for

reintegration grants– fellowship/grant bound to individual (no replacement)


What institutions can take part?

• Organisations that are actively involved in research and/or research training:– Universities/Institutes of Technology – private and public research institutes– companies big and small, including start-ups and

spin-offs– NGO’s– etc.


Where can they be located?

• 27 EU Member states (MS)• 11 Associated Countries (AC)

– on equal footing with MS

• More than 140 International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)– additional partners, can receive full funding

• Other Third Countries (OTC) – additional partners, generally not funded


What researchers can take part?

• No age limits – what counts is level of experience (full-time equivalent)

• Early-Stage Researchers (ESR): – 0 – 4 years of research experience since degree

qualifying them to embark on a doctorate (irrespective of whether a doctorate is actually envisaged)

• Experienced Researcher (ER):– either in possession of a doctoral degree, or– at least 4 years of research experience


What is (geographical) mobility?

• Fellow has not been resident in the host country for more than 12 months within the last 3 years

• Fellow does not have the nationality of the host country. Special rules in case of: – dual citizenship

– European researcher returning from a third country

– third country researcher having resided in Europe for a long time

– international organisations


Initial Training Networks

• Network of at least three institutions from 3 different MS/AC (single-site / twinning possible if embedded in existing network)

• Industry participation essential (as a minimum in the Steering Committee)

• Provide research training and training in complementary skills to researchers at the start of their career


What do ITN’s offer?

• Fellowships to ESR’s (3 – 36 months) and early post-docs (3 – 24 months), mobility required

• Visiting scientists (shorter visits to provide specific training), mobility required (additional activity, needs to be justified)

• Training and networking events, can be open to external researchers


Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships

• Partnership of at least two organisations from different sectors in different countries to develop longer term strategic partnership

• Transfer of knowledge primarily through intersectoral staff exchange (2 – 24 months) with mandatory return phase (limited amount of same-country exchange possible)

• Injection of new knowledge through recruitment (12 – 24 months) of ER’s from outside the partnership (optional and must be well justified, mobility required)


What do IAPP’s offer?

• Salary costs during secondment phase (not return phase), and for new recruits.

• Transfer of knowledge and networking events, can be open to external researchers

• Only for SME’s: small equipment costs (up to 10% of the SME’s budget).


International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

• Staff exchange programme for sustainable research partnerships between research institutions

• Partnership of at least three organisations, two from different MS/AC and one from a Third country

• 29 eligible Third countries:– countries with which the EU has a S&T agreement– countries falling under the European Neighbourhood

Policy• Based on joint research programme• Industry participation excluded (in 2008 – will change)


What does IRSES offer?

• Community contribution € 1,800/person month to cover travel and subsistence (for institutions in MS/AC)

• Scheme does not cover salaries (researchers are to be seconded and keep their usual salary)

• Third country partners from ICPC countries and ENP countries can receive funding in well justified cases


Intra-European Fellowships

• For the career development and competence diversification of experienced researchers (with or without PhD, from post-doc to senior researcher)

• Nationals of MS/AC or “assimilated” (third country researchers having been active in MS/AC for at least 3 out of the last 4 years)

• Any research topic, no thematic priorities• Any host institution in a MS/AC (could be a

company) – mobility is a must• Duration 1 – 2 years


European Reintegration Grants

• Following a Marie Curie fellowship of at least 18 months duration (could be a host fellowship)

• For ERs from MS/AC or assimilated• Support to the longer-term (re-)integration in

any MS/AC institution different from the initial host, including in country of origin:– contribution to the research and/or salary costs during

2 – 3 years (€15,000/year)– host institution must provide adequate work contract for

at least the duration of the project


International Outgoing Fellowships

• To reinforce the international dimension of the career of experienced researchers who are nationals of a MS/AC

• Two phases (fellowship covers both phases): – outgoing phase (1 – 2 years) for training and career

development in any third country institution– mandatory return phase (1 year) in distinct legal entity

in MS/AC for reintegration and knowledge transfer

• Contract is with the return host (responsible for return of the fellow)

• Mobility is a must


Incoming International Fellowships

• To reinforce scientific excellence of MS/AC by attracting top-class experienced third country researchers (not assimilated to MS/AC nationals)

• Enhance possibility for future collaborations• One or two phases:

– incoming phase (1 – 2 years) in any MS/AC (fellowship)– optional return phase (1 year) if researcher is from an

ICPC country (€15,000/year towards research costs)

• Contracts with European and return host• Mobility is a must


International Reintegration Grants

• For ERs from MS/AC who– have been active in a third country for at least 3 years – have not spent more than 12 months in a MS/AC within

the last 3 years– should not be employed in research in MS/AC at the

deadline for submission of proposals (unless significant career improvement through the IRG)

• Support to the longer-term (re-)integration in any MS/AC institution:– contribution to the research and/or salary costs during

2 – 4 years (€25,000/year)– host institution must commit itself to effective integration

for at least the duration of the project


Allowances to the researchers

• Living allowance (including all mandatory deductions) – basic rate submitted to country-specific correction coefficient (Ireland: 113.3)

Experience level Employment contract (€/year) Stipend (€/year)

ESR 34,500 17,250

ER with up to 10 years exp. 53,000 26,500

ER with >10 years exp. 79,500 39,750

• Mobility allowance (€500/€800 monthly, depending on family situation, only if transnationally mobile)

• Travel allowance (depending on distance)

• Career exploratory allowance (€2,000 once, for projects of at least 12 months duration, not for all schemes)


Contributions managed by the institutions

• “Participation expenses of researchers” managed by host institution to cover research and training activities of fellows (conference attendance, training actions, research costs) – between €300 and €800 per fellow-months, depending

on scheme and nature of project– does not apply to IAPP, IRSES and reintegration grants


Contributions to the institutions

• Management activities– max. 3 % (max. 7% for ITN)

• Overheads– 10 % of direct costs except subcontracting

• For host actions– ITN: Support for training and coordination costs

(€600 per fellow-month)– IAPP: Support for research, transfer of knowledge,

networking and coordination costs (€800 per person-month)

– ITN & IAPP: Contribution to the costs of events open to external researchers (€300 per person-day)


More information

Official website of the FP7 “People” (Marie Curie) programme on CORDIS:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/ Follow the link to

“Find calls for this activity”

to download the Work Programme 2008 and the Guide for Applicants 2008

Deadline IAPP: 25 March 2008

Deadline IRSES: 28 March 2008

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/


Upcoming events – info sessions

• IAPP / IRSES (??) info sessions:– University of Limerick: 17 January – University College Cork: 18 January– Trinity College Dublin: 21 January– NUI Galway: 22 or 23 January– NUI Maynooth: 28 January– Waterford Institute of Technology: 5 February– more locations may be added …

• Details will be posted on the IUA website


IAPP Conference

Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways Conference

(organised by DG Research)

14 January 2008, Brussels

Registration and programme:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions

Travel support available through the EI support scheme for FP7 applicants




Marie Curie key contacts in Ireland

IUA Marie Curie Office – National Contact Point/National Delegate

Dr. Dagmar Meyer - [email protected]. Conor O’Carroll - [email protected]

[email protected] +353-(0)1-6764948

Enterprise Ireland – National Contact PointBill Kee - Focus on Industry

[email protected]+353-(0)1-8082277

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