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Page 1: Http:// Opportunities under FP7 Marie Curie Actions - Host Actions Estelle Kane and Cecilie Hansen UK National Contact Point for MCAs mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk.

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Opportunities under FP7 Marie Curie Actions - Host Actions

Estelle Kane and Cecilie Hansen UK National Contact Point for MCAs [email protected]

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Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Medical Research Council

Natural Environment Research Council

Arts and Humanities Research CouncilU

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Central Laboratory of the Research Councils

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UK

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…promotes effective UK participation in EU-funded research programmes, higher education

programmes, and other related activities…

UKRO’s Aim

Based in Brussels, UKRO:

Provides early insight and briefing;• Disseminates EU funding opportunities; • Provides high quality guidance and training;• Exchanges information between the UK and EU

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UK

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UKRO Services include…

• Website with information on programmes, FAQs and Guidance http://www.ukro.ac.uk• Information services – email updates (& searchable database) • Enquiry service • Annual visit from an UKRO European Advisor • Specialist training courses and information events • Annual conference for European officers• Meeting room in Brussels • Monthly publication - British Council ‘RTD Insight’ • National Contact Point (Marie Curie and ERC)

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Marie Curie NCP - helpdesk

• Web, email, telephone, visits• Advice on applying for MC actions:

• Eligibility• Application help• Results• Contractual issues

• Advice to those with MC contracts:• Social security and tax• Model agreements between host and fellow• Contractual issues

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Outline of the sessionF

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Opportunities to support training of early stage researchers: Initial Training Networks Opportunities to support staff exchanges and recruitment of researchers between industry and academia:

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways

How to apply and tips on writing your proposals

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Introduction to FP7 and the Marie Curie Actions

UK NCP for Marie CurieEstelle KaneCecilie Hansen

UK Research Office

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Policy Background

• FP7 is designed to achieve the Lisbon and Barcelona objectives and to complement activities in Member States.

• Support to the European Research Area • Budget of €50 521 million

• Complementarity with other EC programmes:

• Competitiveness and Innovation• Education and Training• Structural Funds

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EU-27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Associated Countries (FP6)Croatia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia

EU CountriesF

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A. Participation of international organisations and participants from third countries in addition to minimum requirements

B. Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICA) require at least four participants: two in MS or AC, two in ICPC

International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)• listed in Annex 1 of the Work Programme

Western Balkans countriesMediterranean Partner countriesEastern European and Central Asian

countriesAfrica Caribbean PacificLatin AmericaAsia

International Co-operationF

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ICPC countries F

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FP7 Specific Programmes

Co-operation – Collaborative Research

European Research Council

Marie Curie Actions

Capacities – Research Capacity

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JRC EURATOM

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Objectives and Policy Context:

• Make Europe more attractive to researchers• Structuring effect on the European Research Area

through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers

• Strengthen human potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research

in Europe

• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility• €4.7 Billion

Marie Curie Actions F

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Principles

• Skills and competence development at all stages of researchers career

• Open to all research areas addressed under the Treaty plus possibility of targeted calls

• Strong participation from enterprises• Reinforce international dimension• Appropriate gender and work/life balance• Good working environment, transparent

recruitment and career development

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Overview of Marie Curie ActionsP

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Host Actions Individual Actions

Initial Training Networks

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

Intra- European Fellowships

International Incoming Fellowships

International Outgoing Fellowships

European Reintegration Grants

International Reintegration Grants

Specific Actions: Marie Curie Awards, Researcher’s Night

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How does this compare to FP6?

FP7 FP6

Directly transferable? Indirectly transferable?

ITN Research Training Networks, ESTs

Series of EventsChairs

Lifelong Learning Intra-European, European Re-integration

Industry-Academia

ToK – Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership

Series of Events

International Incoming/Outgoing International, International Re-integration

Specific Actions ERA-More, EXA, Code and Charter Follow-up

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MCA – Budget breakdown

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ITN

IEF

ERG

IAPP

IOF

IIF

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AWARDS

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MCA - Deadlines

Initial Training Networks (ITN) 7 May 2007

Two stage application

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

Call expected 28 February with a closing date of 14 August 2007

European Reintegration Grants (ERG)

International Reintegration Grants (IRG)

25 April & 17 October 2007

Industry-Academia Partnerships & Pathways (IAPP)

Call expected 28 February with a closing date of 31 May 2007

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Central to all MC projects

The RESEARCHER, their training and mobility

In order to assess eligibility (for project or fellowship), it is essential that you consider the following:

• The minimum or maximum amount of research experience stipulated for the action

• The transnational mobility requirements for the action

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Definition of researchers

Early-Stage researchers 0 - 4 years (FTE)

from obtaining degree that qualified them to embark on a doctorate

Experienced researchers i) in possession of a PhD

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Transnational Mobility Requirements• Must not have been resident in host country for more

that 12 months in the last 3 years immediately before reference date [time of appointment for ITNs, and IAPP, application deadline for all other actions]

• Cannot be a national of host country unless

• European researcher working outside EU for 3 of the last 4 years

• Dual nationality and have not resided in a country of nationality for the last 5 years

• International organisation

• Return and reintegration grants

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Marie Curie Initial Training Networks

UK NCP for Marie CurieEstelle KaneCecilie Hansen

UK Research Office

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Host Actions

• ITNs and IAPPs are Host Actions • This means:

• Host institutions/network applies for a number of fellows/researchers

• Host’s proposal is evaluated• Selected host/network advertises fellowship position

and selects fellows/researchers• Contract duration with host, usually 4 years• Fellows’ stay depending on Action (up to 3 years)

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What is an ITN?F

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• An ITN aims to : • Strengthen Early Stage Training at EU level

• Attract people to scientific careers

• Improve career perspectives by development of broad skills (including needs of industry)

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What is an ITN?F

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• By:• Offering a series of fellowships to ESR and EXR

through a Joint Training Programme including complementary skills modules

• And, as an option, hold short training events open to researchers outside the network

• ITNs are in:• Defined scientific fields as well as inter-disciplinary, new

and emerging supra-disciplinary fields

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Who can participate in an ITN?F

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• At least 3 different research groups from Member or Associated States, of which 2 must be Member or Candidate Countries

• BUT ALSO it can be single or twin sites (in Member or Associated States) if the international context is strong

• Third country partners are eligible, in addition to the minimum requirements. International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC) may receive funding, whilst those in non-ICPCs may receive funding if absolutely essential for the project

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Who participates in an ITN?F

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• An ITN has both industrial and academic partners. Industry must be in involved at one of three levels:• As a full partner• Provider of specific training or secondment

opportunities• On the Advisory Board

• An ITN must have• Coherent quality standards and mutual recognition of

training/ diplomas

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Who can you recruit to an ITN?F

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• An ITN supports researchers: • With up to 5 years FTE • From all over the world• For periods of 3 - 36 months (ESRs)• For periods of 2 – 24 months (EXRs)

• As well as visiting scientists (optional)• To carry out teaching and supervisory work• For a period of at least 1 month

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Definition of Fellow’s Allowances• These are all flat rates• Living

• Basic salary • Varies according to research experience

• Mobility • Relocation costs including language courses• Varies according to family situation

• Travel • Every 12 months travel from location of origin to fellowship location

• Career exploratory• Fellowships at least 1 year to spend on career development

activities

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Community Contribution - ITNs

• Includes: • Salary costs (living, mobility, travel and career

exploratory allowance) • Contribution to research costs, networking and

organisation of conferences• Contribution to management costs• An overhead

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Researcher Salaries for ITNs

Experience Stipend(€/yr)

Employment contract (€/yr)

Early-Stage researchers

16,900 33,800

Experienced researchers (< 5yrs)

26,000 52,000

Visiting Scientist (4 - 10 yrs experience)

33,800 67,600

VS (> 10 yrs experience)

50,700 101,400

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Salaries are inclusive of all compulsory deductionsCorrection factor applied for cost of living (UK Coefficient 110.2%)

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• Travel costs – depending on distance€ 250 - €2500

• Mobility allowance Without family: €500 per monthWith family: €800 per month Correction factor applied for cost of living

• Career Exploratory allowance€ 2000 for stays of more than one year

• Training / research costs of eligible researchers (ITNs only)• Lab-based research: € 600 per month• Non-lab-based research: €300 per month

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Allowance rates

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Benefits for the institution - ITN

• Research Training• €600 (ITN) per month• Organisation of international conferences etc• €300 per researcher per day for those outside ITN• Management Activities

maximum 7% (ITN) of the total EC contribution

• Contribution to overheads • 10% of direct costs except for subcontractors• Other types of eligible expenses • N/A

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Marie Curie Industry Academia Pathways and Partnerships

UK NCP for Marie CurieEstelle KaneCecilie Hansen

UK Research Office

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What is an Industry–Academia Pathways and Partnership?

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• It is a two-way partnership with at least one commercial enterprise and one academic organisation in two different Member or Associated Countries

• An IAPP aims to increase industry-academia co-operation by: • Supporting the creation, development, reinforcement

and execution of strategic partnerships• Creating diverse career possibilities and experience for

researchers• Knowledge sharing/cultural exchange, especially SMEs• Aiming for longer term co-operation between both

sectors

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What can you do with an IAPP?F

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• Recruit experienced researchers for between 2 months and 2 years

• Staff exchange – early stage or experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff and research managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years

• Organise common workshops/conferences• Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of

whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months

• For SMEs, a contribution towards small equipment costs (up to 10% of project total)

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Activities - Industry–Academia Pathways and Partnerships

NEW RECRUITS

Host 1Industry

/Academia

Host 2Academia/

Industry

Member/ Associated

State 1

Member/ Associated

State 2

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Community Contribution

• Includes: • Salary costs (living, mobility, travel and career

exploratory allowance) • Contribution to research costs, networking and

organisation of conferences• Contribution to management costs• Other eligible costs possible [for SMEs only in IAPPs]• An overhead

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Researcher Salaries for IAPPs

Experience Stipend(€/yr)

Employment contract (€/yr)

Early-Stage researchers

16,900 33,800

Experienced researchers (4 – 10 yrs)

26,000 52,000

ER (> 10 yrs experience)

38,000 78,000

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Salaries are inclusive of all compulsory deductionsCorrection factor applied for cost of living (UK Coefficient 110.2%)

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• Travel costs – depending on distance€ 250 - €2500

• Mobility allowance Without family: €500 per month

With family: €800 per month

Correction factor applied for cost of living

• Career Exploratory allowance€ 2000 for stays of more than one year

• Training / research costs of eligible researchers (ITNs only)• N/A

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Allowance rates - IAPP

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Benefits for the institution - IAPP

• Research Training• €800 (IAPP) per month• Organisation of international conferences etc• €300 per researcher per day for those outside IAPP• Management Activities

maximum 3% (IAPP) of the total EC contribution

• Contribution to overheads • 10% of direct costs except for subcontractors• Other types of eligible expenses • For SMEs only, up to 10% of total community

contribution (IAPP only)

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How to apply for a Marie Curie Action

UK NCP for Marie CurieEstelle KaneCecilie Hansen

UK Research Office

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Proposal Submission

• All submission is onlineContact the EC if there are compelling reasons for why you are unable to submit online

• Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPPS) • should be available at least a month before the deadline • In the meantime, use the templates in the Guide for Applicants

• Two-stage submission for ITNs• Stage 1: 7 May [address 2 criteria]• Stage 2: 25 September [full proposal]

• One-stage submission for IAPPs• Deadline likely to be 31 May

!! MEET THE DEADLINE !!

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Process OverviewF

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EligibilityCheck Individual

Evaluation

ConsensusPanel ReviewFeedback

(ESR)

CommissionRanking

Negotiation of Proposals

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Who evaluates?

• Selected from a wide pool from a database• Minimum 3 evaluators per project• Selected per call• Replace about ¼ in any given area annually• Sign confidentiality and conflict of interest

declarations• Names published after evaluation (though not a

call or proposal level)• Target at least 40% female• Mix of geographical location and background• To register:   https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7

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Key documentsF

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“People” Work Programme

Guide for Applicants Preparation & submissionEPSS Guide

Rules on Submission and Evaluation, Guide for Evaluators

Background

Model grant agreement

Financial, negotiation, reporting and IPR guidelines

FP7, “People” Specific Programme Text

Other policy documents e.g. Mobility Strategy, “Charter and Code”

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Proposal Submission Forms

Part A

Set of forms on administrative information about the proposal and the proposers (pre-prepared form), and general budget information (e.g. number of researchers)

Part B

Free-text description of the research project;

Series of headings and explanatory notes based on the evaluations criteria;

Limits on font size, size of PDF file

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Who submits?

• Technically co-ordinator manages the proposal application by• Obtaining a user-name and password• Co-ordinating completion of A Forms for each

participant• Co-ordinating drafting of Part B• Pressing the SUBMIT button!

• Prepare application on-line before deadline date

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Tips on writing your MCA proposals

UK NCP for Marie CurieEstelle KaneCecilie Hansen

UK Research Office

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Your project is mainly defined in ….

…PART B of the proposal forms

• PART B addresses the evaluation criteria• …which vary according to MCA• …and have different weightings and thresholds

• General structure of Part B for ITNs and IAPPs is:• Cover Page, Table of Contents• S & T Quality • Training/Transfer of Knowledge • Implementation • Impact

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What does the Commission want to see?

A project that matches “their”

objectives

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ITNs

• Remember ITNs is two-stage submission

• Stage 1: • S & T Quality • Training/Transfer of Knowledge

• Stage 2:• S & T Quality • Training/Transfer of Knowledge • Implementation • Impact

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Planning your proposal writing

In planning, have an understanding of:

1. Overall objective of an ITN

2. All 4 criterion: science, training, implementation and impact

3. Financial issues

4. Role of participants

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Weightings and thresholds for ITNs

Weighting Threshold

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Stage 1: 50%

Stage 2: 30%

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Stage 2: 30%

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S & T Quality criteria

• S&T objectives of the research programme, including in terms of inter/multi-disciplinary, intersectoral and/ or newly emerging supra-disciplinary fields

• Scientific quality of the research programme • Appropriateness of research methodology• Originality and innovative aspect of the

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S & T Quality tips

• Science is well specified and relevant• Cutting edge research – setting it apart from

the competition and clear• Each specific aim is well supported• Innovative element is clear• Clear potential of the research• Size of network • References • Unclear research methodologies

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Training criteria

• Quality of the training programme; • Consistency with the research programme • Complementary skills offered: Management,

Communication, IPR, Ethics, Grant writing, Commercial exploitation of results, Research Policy, entrepreneurship, etc. .

• Importance and timeliness of the training needs (e.g. multidisciplinary, intersectoral , and newly emerging supra-disciplinary fields)

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Training criteria

• a) For multi-site proposals: Adequate combination of local specialist training with network-wide training activities

• b) For mono-site proposals: Adequate exploitation of the international network of the participants for the training programme

• Appropriateness of the size of the requested training programme with respect to the capacity of the host

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Quality of training - tips

• Impact of training is clear, including for both short and long term fellowships

• Training programme is clear and well described• Profile of researchers well described• Several methods of training• Detailed and exhaustive (credible activities)• Detail on collaborations between ESR and ER• Flexible, adaptable and well monitored• Balance of training across partners• Conferences and training courses part of training

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Quality of training - tips

• Training in research methods and techniques• Personal Development Plan• Complementary skills training – ethics, research management• Transferable skills training – cf Roberts • Graduate School Provision – including RC courses• Conferences, seminars, public fora etc•Any other suggestions?

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Weightings and thresholds for IAPPs

Weighting Threshold

Scientific quality of the project

25% 3

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Implementation 25% 3

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S & T Quality

• S&T objectives of the research programme, including in terms of intersectoral issues

• Scientific quality of the research programme • Scientific quality of the joint collaborative

research programme • Appropriateness of the research methodology• Originality and innovative aspect of the

research programme. Knowledge of the state-of-the-art

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Training

• Quality of the transfer of knowledge programme• Consistency with the research programme.• Importance of the transfer of knowledge in terms

of intersectorality• Adequacy of the role of researchers exchanged

and recruited from outside the partnership with respect to the transfer of knowledge programme.

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Implementation

• Capacities (expertise / human resources/ facilities /infrastructures) to achieve the research and exchange of know-how and experience

• Complementarities between the partners and its relevance in the research project

• Appropriateness of the plans for the overall management of the training programme (demarcation of responsibilities, rules for decision making, etc.)

• Clarity of the recruitment strategy (including time table), based on competitive international recruitment and incorporating an equal opportunity policy. Coherence of the conditions of recruitment and employment with the principles of the "Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers"

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Implementation

• Clarity in the lay out of IPR issues linked to this collaboration

• Adequate exploitation of complementarities and synergies among partners in terms of transfer of knowledge

• Appropriateness of the size of the requested training programme with respect to the capacity of the host

• How essential is non-ICPC Third Country participation, if any, to the objectives of the research training programme

• Relevance of the proposed partnership to the area of collaboration

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Implementation - tips

• The match of the targeted researchers’ profile to the knowledge transfer is clear

• Recruitment processes and coordination between partners are well specified

• Mention adherence to principles of Code of Conduct of the Recruitment of Researchers

• Detailed management processes and plan Clear that an experienced team is in place for managing project

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Implementation - tips

• High level commitment from the host institutes and its collaborating partners.

• The practical arrangements for the implementation of the joint research programme and the management structure are described, including the sharing of intellectual property rights.

• The host provides accommodation, and visiting positions will be properly advertised

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Impact

• Provision to develop new intersectoral and lasting collaboration

• Strategy for the dissemination and facilitation of sharing of knowledge and culture between the participants and external researchers (including international conferences, workshops, training events).

• Extent to which SMEs contribute to the project.• In case of SMEs participation: Adequacy of the

available infrastructures for the performance of the project. In case extra equipment is requested, necessity and justification in the context of the partnership.

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Impact - tips

• Long term and stable integration of the partnership beyond the IAPP contract

• Mutual balance in expertise• Well balanced between different R & D

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MCA - Deadlines

Initial Training Networks (ITN) 7 May 2007

two stage application

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)

Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)

Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)

Call expected 28 February with a closing date of 14 August 2007

European Reintegration Grants (ERG)

International Reintegration Grants (IRG)

25 April & 17 October 2007

Industry-Academia Partnerships & Pathways (IAPP)

Call expected 28 February with a closing date of 31 May 2007

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Other Opportunities through MCAs

• Support your • recruitment strategy;• research training strategy;• knowledge transfer strategy;• career development strategy;• European or International collaboration strategy

• By• Supporting applications for short or medium term

secondments on FP6 (and FP7) host actions such as Research Training Networks, Host Fellowships for Early Stage Researcher Training and Transfer of Knowledge Actions

• Supporting applications for post-doctoral individual fellowships (more later this afternoon)

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Links

• UK National Contact Point for Marie Curie• http://www.ukro.ac.uk/mariecurie

• CORDIS• http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/

• The Charter and the Code• http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/europeancharter/• UK HE Sector analysis:

http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/news/gapanalysis.htm

• European Researchers’ Mobility Portal• http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfm

• Marie Curie Vacancies• http://mc-opportunities.cordis.lu/

• Queries• [email protected]

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