Marie Skłodowska-

Curie Actions Horizon2020

How to submit proposal _________________________________________

Karina Shakhbazian

MSCA NCP, Ukraine

Action 1 ITN

Early-stage

Researchers

Action 2 IF

Experienced

Researchers

Action 3 RISE

Exchange of

Staff

Action 4

COFUND

Innovative Training Networks

Support for doctoral and early-stage training European Training Networks, European Industrial Doctorates, European Joint Doctorates

Individual Fellowships

Support for experienced researchers undertaking international and inter-sector mobility: European Fellowships and Global Fellowships Dedicated support for career restart and reintegration

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

International and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of staff

Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes

- Doctoral programmes - Fellowship programmes

ITN

IEF IOF IIF CIG

IAPP IRSES

COFUND

MSCA in Horizon 2020: 4 Actions

Evaluation

8 thematic areas - evaluation Panels: -- Chemistry (CHE)

-- Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

-- Economic Sciences (ECO)

-- Information Science and Engineering (ENG)

-- Environment and Geosciences (ENV)

-- Life Sciences (LIF)

-- Mathematics (MAT)

-- Physics (PHY)

Evaluation Criteria: -- Award Criteria

-- Selection Criteria

Award Criteria

MSCA Open Call

•ITN 2015 - Guide for Applicants (updated version) en

•ITN 2015 - Corrigendum of Guide for Applicants en

•ITN 2015 - List of Descriptors en

•Ethics - Guidance to complete the ethics self-assessment en

•Legal basis - Framework Programme H2020 en

•Legal basis - Rules for Participation en

•Legal basis - Specific Programme H2020 en

•WP H2020 - 1. Introduction en

•WP H2020 - 3. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) en

•WP H2020 - 19. General Annexes en

Key features

Main documents to be consulted (for

submission process) :

Guide for Applicants

SEP user guide

Both available on the PP under Call

documents

ECAS login is necessary

ECAS Login

Find a scheme

RISE Call Page

Submission link available soon

Create a Draft Proposal

Manage Your Related Parties

Edit Proposal

Structure of proposals

Part A

- structured data -

Part B

- description of action -

Edit Part A

Gantt Chart of secondments

Automatic calculation of indicative budget

Validation result

Submit Proposal

Part B upload

Part B template

Submit

Applicants must follow the structure outlined in GfA/SEP

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS START PAGE COUNT (30 PAGES)

1. SUMMARY

2. EXCELLENCE

3. IMPACT

4. IMPLEMENTATION STOP PAGE COUNT (30 PAGES)

5. REFERENCES

6. CAPACITIES OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS

7. ETHICAL ASPECTS

8. LETTERS OF COMMITMENT OF PARTNER ORAGANISATIONS

Edit Part B

Useful Links

Guide for Applicants http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/h2020-msca-rise-2014/1590107-m_gfa_msca_rise_en.pdf

Work Programme http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587755-03._msca_calls_wp2014-2015_en.pdf

General Annexes http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587809-18._general_annexes_wp2014-2015_en.pdf

Rules for participation http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587751-h2020-rules-participation_en.pdf

List of fields covered by the Evaluation Panels http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/h2020-msca-rise-2014/1592607-msca_-_descriptors_2014_en.pdf

Tricks and tips

Basics

- Read WP "2014" and Guide for Applicants

- Meet the minimum eligibility requirements

- Consider all evaluation criteria

- Follow the template' guidance and format

- Respect PAGE LIMITS

- Consistency Part A and Part B (# res.-months, #partners)

- Check Part B formatting before submission

- Partnership arrangements recommended (budget distrib arrang.)

Drafting a proposal

Tricks and tips

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

Participants

- Clear evidence of partner' organisations commitment

- Capacity of the participant to be clearly demonstrated

- letter of committment

Project

- Compliance with ethical principles

Tricks and tips

6 Tips for success

- Make it easy for the evaluators to find

the information in the proposal!!!

- Structure and organise the information well

- Be precise, less is sometime more…

- Start writing the proposal early

- Avoid last minute submission

- Impartial view… ask your colleagues to read it before…

Success with your application!

Tricks and tips

Last tip

– Don't wait until final clean version is

ready

– Submit your proposal regularly

– Every new submission overwrite the

previous one.