Synergies to fuel Researchers’ Careers Luxembourg, 10 – 11 December 2015 organised by 10 December 2015 – Plenary Session COFUND state of play and challenges.

Synergies to fuel Researchers’ CareersLuxembourg, 10 – 11 December 2015

organised by

10 December 2015 – Plenary Session

COFUND state of play and challengesAlessandra Luchetti

Head of Department "Excellent Science"European Commission - Research Executive Agency

Content History of COFUND

COFUND in H2020

COFUND state of play

COFUND challenges

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Rationale from the FP7 PEOPLE Work Programme (2007)

"Rather than providing the possibility for trans-national experiences only through direct Community actions, the co-funding action aims to encourage existing or new regional and national programmes to open up to and provide for trans-national mobility, as well as to reinforce international programmes."

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History of COFUND

Objectives

Increase the European-wide mobility possibilities for training and career development of experienced researchers

Encourage regional, national and international fellowship programmes to open for trans-national mobility

Structuring the European Research Area

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History of COFUND

Expected impact

1. Enabling the relevant regional, national and international actors to contribute to the development of high quality human resources, by introducing and/or further developing the trans-national mobility dimension

2. Increasing the numerical and/or qualitative impact, in terms of supported researchers or working/employment conditions.

3. Combating fragmentation in terms of objectives, evaluation methods and working conditions of regional, national or international offers in this area.

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History of COFUND

MCA COFUND in FP7 (2007-2013)

6 calls More than 500M€ total budget 170 projects 9000 post-doctoral researchers

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History of COFUND

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History of COFUNDGeographical distribution in FP7

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Objectives

To stimulate regional, national or international programmes to provide for international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary research

training, transnational and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers

To foster excellence in researchers' training, mobility and career development, spreading the best practices of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

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COFUND in Horizon 2020

Enable research funders to align strategies and implementation practices with Horizon 2020 objectives in human resources development

Important principles set out by the EU for the human resources development in research: European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the

Recruitment of Researchers http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/index

EU Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/services/researchPolicies



Co-funding of Doctoral programmes - for early-stage researchers Fellowship programmes - for experienced researchers

Doctoral Programmes

Fellowship Programmes

Funding model: EU contribution on basis of unit costs

Compliance with MSCA mobility rule for researchers (existing programmes may deviate if justified in proposal)

Employment contracts or other direct contracts with equivalent benefits (including social security coverage) allowed, fixed amount fellowships only permitted where national regulation prohibits the possibility of an employment contract

Possibility to support programmes that prioritise specific scientific disciplines based on smart specialisation strategies


Budget 80M€ 50M€ Fellowship Programmes 30M€ Doctoral Programmes

Eligible proposals Doctoral – 43 proposal Fellowship – 47 proposal

Funded proposals Doctoral - 12 proposal (28%) Fellowship - 13 proposal (28%)

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COFUND state of play 2014 Call

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Doctoral Programme - Eligible Submissions

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FI 1LU 2AT 2SE 2PL 3DE 3IT 5NL 5UK 5ES 6FR 9

Total 43


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Doctoral Programme - Funded proposals

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AT 1PL 1IT 1NL 2UK 2ES 2FR 3

Total 12

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12

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Fellowship Programme - Eligible Submissions

334

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AT 1CZ 1EE 1IL 1PT 1BE 2CH 2PL 2IE 3UK 3DE 4FR 6IT 7ES 11

IEIO 2

Total 47

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2 IEIO

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Fellowship Programme - Funded proposals


2 IEIO

CZ 1BE 1CH 1PL 1IE 1UK 2DE 1FR 1IT 1ES 1

IEIO 2

Total 13

Widening country participation Raising awareness Broadening the type of participants e. g. more involvement

of the 'non-academic' sector Monitoring the added value of continuations Synergies with the European Structural & Investment Funds

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COFUND challenges

Thank you for your attention

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Synergies to fuel Researchers’ Careers Luxembourg, 10 – 11 December 2015 organised by 10 December 2015 – Plenary Session COFUND state of play and challenges.

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