Education and Culture

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in Horizon 2020 (2014-2020)

MSCA:

European Union's main programme for researcher training and career development through mobility

Objective:

Ensure optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation

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MSCA: the different actions

MSCA: the different actions

(network recruiting ~PhD students)

(for doctoral or post-doctoral training)

Why does mobility matter?

EC study found that MCSA fellows:

• Produced more - and more highly-cited - publications

• Enjoyed better employment prospects and contracts

• Were more successful in applying for ERC grants

• Achieved professorship titles more frequently European Commission (2014), Marie Curie Researchers and their Long-Term Career Development: A Comparative Study (by Economisti Associati, GfK and ISI Fraunhofer)

Only 4% of researchers change country, but those who do have 40% higher average citation rates C.R. Sugimoto et al. (2017), "Scientists have most impact when they're free to move", Nature Vol.550, Issue 7674 (study tracking 16 million individuals who published papers in the period 2008-2015)

28 EU Member States (MS) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

Denmark, Estonia, Germany,

Greece, Finland, France,

Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,

Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta,

Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,

Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

• 14 Associated Countries (AC) • Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina,

• Faroe Islands, FYROM, Iceland,

• Israel, Moldova, Montenegro,

• Norway, Serbia, Switzerland,

• Tunesia, Turkey, Ukraine

Mobility to/from 'Europe' ?

'Third Country' (TC) means: all other countries

'Europe' means: EU member states plus countries associated to Horizon 2020 (incl. TR)

MSCA success stories in Turkey

EASTMED-PALEOTSUNAMI – Individual Fellowship

Middle East Technical University (Ankara)

"Towards a paleotsunami chronology in the southern Aegean and Levantine seas, Eastern Mediterranean"

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, Standard European Fellowship – EUR 157,846

MSCA success stories in Turkey

ETexWeld – Research & Innovation Staff Exchange project

Istanbul Technical University (coordinator)

"Welding of E-Textiles for Interactive Clothing"

H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014 – EUR 913,500

AffecGTech – Innovative Training Network

Bogaziçi University (partner)

"Personal Technologies for Affective Health"

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016, European Training Network – EUR 3,888,273

Quotes of Turkish participants

Dr. Osman Gulseven, AGINSURANCE MCA-RG

"Thanks to the Marie Curie fellowship, I was able to make a smooth transition to the life after a PhD. It was great to return back to my home country, Turkey, after spending 5 years in the US. During my fellowship, I actively participated in several academic conferences around the globe. The AGINSURANCE project website also proved to be great outlet for project visibility even after the end of fellowship period. I was contacted by the Italian Farmers’ Union (ASNACODI) and I regularly receive emails from all around the world asking help in designing optimal insurance contracts."

Prof. Fatma Kalaoglu, Istanbul Technical University, ETexWeld MSCA-RISE

"The ETexWeld project leverages collaboration and staff exchange between the industrial and academic sectors to develop innovative e-textile products. The most important benefit of this programme is the mobility to share knowledge between experts from different countries, sectors, and disciplines and then enhance it."

Where could the MSCA take you?

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

o European and Global Fellowships

o Widening Fellowships and Seal of Excellence

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

Funding

scheme Call opens Call closes Budget

ITN 12/10/2017 15/01/2019 470 mEUR

IF 12/04/2018 12/09/2018 273 mEUR

RISE 22/11/2017 02/04/2019 80 mEUR

COFUND 12/04/2018 27/09/2018 80 mEUR

Next call deadlines & budget

Key features of the Individual Fellowships

European Fellowships

What are Individual Fellowships?

Global Fellowships

What are IFs? Individual trans-national fellowships to the best and most

promising experienced* researchers (* with PhD or 4-year full-time equivalent research experience)

An Experienced Researcher may submit only one proposal to this

call for proposals.

What are Individual Fellowships?

European Fellowships

Global Fellowships

For fellows coming to or moving within Europe duration 12-36 months for CAR

duration 12-24 months for other EF

New!

For fellows from Europe going to third countries (12-24 months) & returning to Europe (12 months)

Total duration 24-36 months

Non-academic

EU Validation Services ultimately determine the sector of each participating organisation

Academic

Public or private Higher Education establishment awarding academic degrees

Public or private non-profit research organisations

International European interest organisations

Industry SMEs

Broad definition:

Any socio-economic actor not included in the

academic sector definition

Other socio-economic

actors Universities IEIOs

Non-profit research institutes

Which sectors?

It should have realistic and well-defined objectives in terms of

career advancement or for resuming a research career after a

break.

What is a "Project"?

Typical training activities may include: • training-through-research: individual personalised action

• Hands-on training activities for developing scientific (new techniques, instruments) and transferable skills (proposal preparation to request funding, IPR management , task coordination, supervising & monitoring, exploitation of research results)

• Inter-sectoral or interdisciplinary transfer of knowledge (e.g. through secondments)

• Organisation of scientific/training/dissemination events

• Communication, outreach activities and horizontal skills

• Training dedicated to gender issues

What is a "Project"?

Individual

Fellowships

Researcher unit cost

[person/month]

Institutional unit cost

[person/month]

Living

allowance*

Mobility

allowance

Family

allowance

Research,

training &

networking

costs

Management

& indirect

costs

4.880 EUR 600 EUR 500 EUR 800 EUR 650 EUR

*adjusted through the application of a country correction coefficient (TR = 82.1 %)

What is the financial contribution?

Updated!

• Secondment(s) should be clearly described in proposal

• Can be a single period or divided into multiple shorter periods

• Can be at more than one partner organisation located in MS/AC

• Can be to an institution in the same country as the beneficiary

• Can be in the same sector although intersectoral secondment is highly encouraged

• No letter of commitment is needed.

• Different from short visit (e.g. field work), which can be done in a TC.

A special rule for Global Fellowships applies in duly justified cases.

Fellowship Duration Maximum duration of secondment

≤ 18 months 3 months

> 18 months 6 months

What are secondments?

European Fellowships

Host Institution (future Beneficiary)

• Location: MS or AC

• Sector: Academic or Non-academic

• Can be International European Interest Organisation (IEIO)

• Can be International Organisation (exceptional cases)

• Appoints the Supervisor

• Recruits the experienced researcher (with a contract of employment)

Researcher (future Fellow)

• Must undertake transnational mobility

• Can be of any nationality (with the exception of the Re-Integration panel)

European Fellowships General

* 12 to 36 months for CAR, 12 to 24 months for other EF

EF – Standard Schema

8 panels Not have

worked/resided/studied >12

months in past 3 years in country

of host organisation

Not have worked/resided/

studied >36 months in past

5 years in country of host

organisation

One multidisciplinary panel

Had a career break in research

EF – Career Restart Panel Schema

Updated!

Active in research means

• being employed in research, or

• holding a scholarship in research

The professional status should be clearly explained in the proposal,

both in part A and B, e.g. unemployment, parental leave, sick leave,

periods of employment outside of research

New!

EF – Career Restart Panel Specifics

Not have worked/resided/studied >36

months in past 5 years in

country of host organisation

One multidisciplinary panel

No minimum time spent outside EU

If not of European

nationality, researcher must have spent at

least 5 years in Europe before leaving (long

term residency)

EF – Re-Integration Panel Schema

NON ACADEMIC

SECTOR

One multidisciplinary panel

Not have worked/resided/

studied >36 months in past

5 years in country of host

organisation

Non-academic sector only

EF – Society & Enterprise Schema

Beneficiary from the non-academic sector only:

• industry and business (including SMEs)

• government

• civil society organisations (NGOs, trusts, foundations, etc.)

• cultural institutions and museums

• hospitals

• international organisations

• …

Earmarked budget of 8 million € & high success rate

EF – Society & Enterprise Specifics

Global Fellowships

Host Institution (future Beneficiary)

• Location: MS or AC

• Sector: Academic or Non-academic

• Can be International European Interest Organisation (IEIO)

• Can be International Organisation (exceptional cases)

• Appoints the Supervisor

• Recruits the experienced researcher (with a contract of employment)

Same as in EF!

Global Fellowships General

Partner Organisation

• Location: Third Country (not MS or AC) • Sector: Academic or Non-academic • Can be an International Organisation • Nominates a Supervisor for the researcher • Provides a signed Letter of Commitment in the proposal

The partner organisation

- DOES NOT sign the Grant Agreement

- DOES NOT recruit the researcher

- DOES NOT claim costs directly from the action

Global Fellowships General

Different from EF!

Researcher (future Fellow)

• Must undertake mobility from ANY country to the partner organisation in the Third Country. The researcher cannot have spent more than 3 years in the last 5 years in the Third Country of the partner organisation

• Nationality: national of MS/AC or long-term resident of a MS/AC

• Will be under the direct supervision of two Supervisors

Global Fellowships General

Global Fellowships Schema

Not have worked/resided/

studied >12 months in past

3 years in country of TC

partner organisation

If not of European

nationality, researcher must have spent at

least 5 years in Europe before leaving (long

tern residency)

8 panels

!!!!!!!! Document needed only for Global Fellowships !!!!!!!!

The Letter of Commitment has no specific template, but:

• has heading or stamp from the partner organisation

• is up-to-date (i.e. issued after the call publication, 12 April

2018)

• must demonstrate the will to actively participate in the

proposed action and the precise role

If no letter of commitment is included in a Global Fellowship

proposal, it will be declared inadmissible and will not be

evaluated.

Global Fellowships Specifics

Overview of eligibility criteria

IF 2017 Overview

INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS EUROPEAN GLOBAL

ST CAR RI SE GF

EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS

Nationality ANY ANY MS, AC or long-term residents

ANY MS, AC or long-term residents

Mobility

From ANY country

to MS or AC

From ANY country

to MS or AC

From TC directly to MS or AC

(location of host institution)

From ANY country to MS or AC

From ANY country to TC

then to MS/AC

<= 12 months in the last 3 years

<= 36 months in the last 5 years

<= 36 months in the last 5 years

<= 36 months in the last 5 years

<= 12 months in the last 3 years

Career break in research

-

at least 12 months within 18 months prior to

call deadline

- - -

PARTICIPANTS

Beneficiary MS or AC MS or AC MS or AC MS or AC

Non-academic only MS or AC

Entity with capital or legal

link MS or AC MS or AC MS or AC

MS or AC Non-academic only

MS or AC

Partner Organisation

MS or AC (optional

secondment)

MS or AC (optional

secondment)

MS or AC (optional secondment)

MS or AC (optional secondment, both Academic and Non-

Academic)

outgoing phase (mandatory)

TC

MS or AC (optional

secondment)

DURATION (months) 12 to 24 12 to 36 12 to 24 12 to 24 24 to 36

(12 to 24 + 12)

SCIENTIFIC AREAS 8 8 8 8 8

NUMBER OF RANKING LISTS 8 1 1 1 8

BUDGET (total € 218.5 million) €220 million €8 million € 45million

MSCA 2018-2019 novelties

2018-2020 WP: what's new? (1)

2018-2020 WP: what's new? (2)

2018-2020 WP: what's new? (3)

2018-2020 WP: what's new? (4)

Widening Fellowships (WF)

specific support to researchers to undertake their fellowship in a "widening country"

contribution to spreading excellence and closing the still apparent Research & Innovation gap within Europe

implemented through the Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation part of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-20, in line with MSCA's high standards

Which countries are concerned?

Seal of excellence for MSCA-IF

https://ec.europa.eu/research/soe/index.cfm?pg=opportunities_msca

Success rate?

IF-2017: Results

success rate: 15%

IF-2017: Results

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

Participant Portal

The Guide for Applicants is available on the call page in the Participant Portal.

You should consider this document as the primary base for any information on how to prepare your proposal and what should be discussed for each

(sub)criterion.

Please follow all instructions closely!

Guide for Applicants

Proposals must be submitted electronically using the Participant Portal. Part A: administrative details Section 1 – General Information Section 2 – Administrative data of participating organisations (supervisor(s), researcher) Section 3 – Budget: information on the duration (person-months) to calculate the total requested EU contribution. Section 4 – Ethics: identifies any ethical aspects of the proposed work. Even if there are no issues, you must simply confirm that none of the ethical issues apply to the proposal. Section 5 – Call specific questions request declarations related to eligibility and personal data, together with questions on any secondment in Europe.

Proposal Part A (Submission Forms)

The "core" of the proposal – the structure below is mandatory

!!There is no cover page or table of contents anymore!!

DOCUMENT 1 (10-PAGE LIMIT APPLIED) START PAGE COUNT

1. EXCELLENCE

2. IMPACT MAX 10 pages

3. IMPLEMENTATION STOP PAGE COUNT

DOCUMENT 2 (NO OVERALL PAGE LIMIT APPLIED)

4. CV OF THE EXPERIENCED RESEARCHER

5. CAPACITIES OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS

6. ETHICAL ASPECTS

7. LETTERS OF COMMITMENT OF PARTNER ORGANISATIONS (GF only)

Proposal Part B UPDATED!

Part B is submitted as two separate documents – you will not be able to submit the proposal in the submission system unless

both Parts 1 and 2 are provided in pdf format.

Of the maximum 10 pages applied to sections 1, 2 and 3, applicants are free to decide on the allocation of pages between the sections. However, the overall page limit will be strictly applied, excess pages will be blanked out and experts will not be able to read them. It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify that the submitted pdf documents are readable and are within the page limit.

Proposal Part B UPDATED!

Descriptors (keywords) are chosen by applicants to guide REA in selection of experts and allocation of proposals to the experts.

Applicants select the descriptors in order of importance with 1st being the most important, with a minimum of three and a maximum of five descriptors.

The GfA contains a breakdown of scientific areas into descriptors.

Keep in mind:

• The mandatory first descriptor should best characterise the subject of the proposal, and should be chosen from the area of research chosen for the proposal.

• The mandatory second descriptor should be within the same area of research (e.g.: CHE).

• The mandatory third descriptor can be from any of the eight areas of research.

• Applicants may add two additional descriptors chosen freely from any of the eight areas of research.

Descriptors

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

Excellence Impact Quality and Efficiency of Implementation

Quality and credibility of the

research/innovation project; level

of novelty, appropriate

consideration of

inter/multidisciplinary and gender

aspects

Enhancing the future career

prospects of the researcher after

the fellowship

Coherence and effectiveness of

the work plan, including

appropriateness of the allocation

of tasks and resources

Quality and appropriateness of

the training and of the two way

transfer of knowledge between

the researcher and the host

Quality of the proposed measures

to exploit and disseminate the

project results

Appropriateness of the

management structure and

procedures, including risk

management

Quality of the supervision and of

the integration in the

team/institution

Quality of the proposed measures

to communicate the project

activities to different target

audiences

Appropriateness of the

institutional environment

(infrastructure)

Potential of the researcher to

reach or re-enforce professional

maturity/independence during the

fellowship

Each criterion will be scored out of 5. Decimal points will be given.

Evaluation & Award Criteria

Evaluation & Award Criteria

Excellence Impact Quality and Efficiency of Implementation

Weighing

50% 30% 20%

Priority in Case of ex-aequo

1 2 3

A weighed total score of the scores of the three individual criteria will be calculated and converted into a percentage of the maximum score.

Prioritization in case of ex-aequo

if necessary based on other appropriate characteristics that are

* decided by the panel

* related to the contribution of the proposal to the European Research Area and/or general objectives mentioned in the Work Programme

depends on available budget and call conditions

An overall threshold of 70% will be applied to the total weighed score.

Proposals under the threshold will be rejected.

Evaluation & Award Criteria

- Each proposal is read and evaluated by three evaluators in an individual and independent manner (remotely for IF). Each evaluator prepares an individual evaluation report.

- The three evaluators discuss (online chat system for IF) to reach a unanimous consensus on the final comments and score, and prepare a consensus report, containing relevant elements from the three individual reports.

- The consensus score determines the position on the ranking list.

- Applicants receive their evaluation summary report (i.e. a copy of the consensus report) in January.

Full details on the process are available in the Guide for Applicants available on the call page

Evaluation Process

Examples of evaluator comments

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• The state of the art review is clear and well-evidenced. It shows convincingly the need for the project research and justifies well the choice of the project objectives.

• The objectives are precisely specified and ambitiously novel, the work plan of actions is logical and carefully thought through.

• The methodology is clearly presented, suitable for the objectives of the project, and appropriate controls are included to ensure the significance of the results.

• The researcher's training needs match the project's goals and are coherent with the researcher's career plans. The proposal makes clear how and when training and technical integration will take place.

STRENGHTS (1)

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• The two way transfer of knowledge between the researcher and the host is well-argued and documented. This action includes collaborative work, inter-sectoral knowledge transfer, training on complementary skills and more.

• Host lab experience in integrating researchers is clearly presented, additionally a list of measures aiming to facilitate the researcher integration in the team/host institution is included in the proposal.

• The quality of the training is high including relevant aspects to give the researcher a good support. The proposed training is well presented. It is appropriate and aligned with the objectives of the action. There are several types of training discussed.

• The researcher’s capacity to reach or re-enforce a position of professional maturity/independence, including several grants awarded, exceptional abilities to learn and master new technical and non-technical skills are very well documented.

Examples of evaluator comments

STRENGHTS (2)

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• The proposed action has a limited scope and an insufficiently ambitious set of objectives; it is not clear to which extent the proposed project will lead to significant improvements beyond the state-of-the art compared to other approaches. Originality and innovative aspects of the project are insufficiently justified.

• The state-of-the-art of the research proposal and the research gap/problem to be addressed are not clearly presented. The research lacks clarity and focus on the specific research and training objectives.

• The proposed methodology is not adequately described and it is unclear how the hypotheses described in the proposal would be tested.

• The proposal's interdisciplinarity is not presented in a convincing way. It is not particularly clear from the proposal how the different disciplinary perspectives would be combined in a coherent manner.

Examples of evaluator comments

WEAKNESSES (1)

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• The presentation of hosting arrangements lacks clarity regarding the integration of researcher within the team, especially the essential aspects of integration at the host institution, the integration within different areas of expertise and disciplines, and the international networking opportunities.

• The proposal does not clearly demonstrate that the research capacity of the researcher is adequate regarding the scope of planned activities of the research. Overall, there is no evidence that the proposed project would open up the best career possibilities for the researcher.

• The proposal does not make a convincing case that the researcher will be able to move toward professional maturity and independence. Furthermore, the achievements and the track record of the researcher are not properly highlighted with regard to the applicant’s level of experience.

Examples of evaluator comments

WEAKNESSES (2)

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• The Guides for Applicants is a must-read !

• Consult the MSCA Work Programme and the guide for evaluators

• Be as concrete and clear as possible

• Be attentive to the details and address all criteria and sub-criteria

• Think about the 'triple I' approach (International-Intersectoral-Interdisciplinary)

• Excellence is about your research, but also training, and improving your career prospects; take your career in your own hands

• Do not despair if you do not succeed. After all, you are playing in the “Champions league”… and there is always a second chance…

• National Contact Points (NCPs) can offer support and advice with applications ncpmobility@tubitak.gov.tr (Tugba Arslan) and www.net4mobilityplus.eu

Take-home messages

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

MSCA: the different actions

Funding

scheme Call opens Call closes Budget

ITN 12/10/2017 15/01/2019 €470 million

IF 12/04/2018 12/09/2018 €273 million

RISE 22/11/2017 02/04/2019 €80 million

COFUND 12/04/2018 27/09/2018 €80 million

Next call deadlines & budget

Innovative Training Networks (ITN)

European Training Networks

European Industrial Doctorates

≥ 3 partners from Europe, joint research programme

duration: 48 months ~ 15 PhD fellows

≥ 2 partners from Europe, doctoral training together with non-academic sector

≥ 50% of fellowship in non- academic sector participant

European Joint Doctorates

≥ 3 partners from Europe, joint research programme

joint, multiple, or dual doctoral degree

ITN success story

"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of

gravitational waves"

B.P. Abbott et al, "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger," Physical Review Letters 116, 061102 (2016)

GraWIToN Training Network 9 host organizations and 14 PhD students

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

International/inter-sector transfer of knowledge, sharing of ideas & culture

RISE funds the mobility of staff members

Common research and innovation project, funded via other channels

Secondments from 1 to 12 months (project duration up to 4 years)

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

Two possible set-ups

Academic Non-

Academic

MS/AC 1

MS/AC 2

+ + MS/AC 3

MS/AC 1

MS/AC 2

TC + +

"European" Secondments must be inter-sectoral

"International" Secondments can be intra- or inter-

sectoral

Research, networking, training costs

800 €

Management and indirect costs

650 €

Living allowance* 4880 €

Mobility allowance 600 €

Family allowance 500 €

Research, networking, training costs

1800 €

Management and indirect costs

700 €

Top-up allowance 2100 €

Research, networking, training costs

1800 €

Management and indirect costs

1200 €

Living allowance* 3270 €

Mobility allowance 600 €

Family allowance 500 €

What is funded?

Co-funding national, regional, or institutional projects (COFUND)

Objective: Stimulating – through EU cofunding – new or existing regional, national or international programmes to foster excellence in researcher training, mobility and career development

• 2018 budget: € 80 Million (Doctoral Programmes: €30 Million)

• 29.7% success rate in 2016 (111 proposals)

• Mono-beneficiary: organisations in EU MS / AC which fund or manage doctoral or post-doctoral fellowship programmes

• Researchers apply to the organisation

Co-funding national, regional, or institutional projects (COFUND)

• Project duration: up to 60 months

• Fellowship duration: min. 3 months / max. 36 months

• EU contribution: covers living allowances for researchers and management costs (minimum income rule applies)

• 50% co-funding for established unit costs

Doctoral Programmes

For: Early Stage Researchers

Fellowship Programmes

For: Experienced Researchers

Researchers' Night (NIGHT)

Why? Bring researchers and general public closer together, demonstrate the impact of research on citizens' daily lives, encourage young people to embark on science careers…

When? Last Friday of September (since 2005)

Where? Events in +300 cities across Europe

Who? 18,000 researchers, > 1 million citizens in 2017

How much? € 8 Million in 2020 (+75% vs. 2017)

Targets? General public (especially children, young people)

What? "Edutainment" through hands-on activities, demonstrations, science shows, games, competitions, debates, workshops, competitions, etc.

Slovakia…

Italy…

Romania…

Turkey…

2018-2020 WP: what's new? (5)

2018-2020 WP: what's new? (6)

Overview

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? (MSCA)

• MSCA and Turkey

• Features of MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)

• How to submit a MSCA-IF application

• The evaluation process

• Other MSCA opportunities

• What's next? MSCA in Horizon Europe

Research and Innovation

#HorizonEU

Commission proposal for

THE NEXT EU RESEARCH & INNOVATION

PROGRAMME (2021 – 2027)

Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe

is the Commission proposal for a € 100 billion research and innovation

funding programme for seven years (2021-2027)

to strengthen the EU's scientific and technological bases

to boost Europe's innovation capacity, competitiveness

and jobs

to deliver on citizens' priorities and sustain our socio-economic

model and values

Additional € 4.1 billion are proposed to be allocated for defence

research, which is specified in the European Defence Fund that is

subject to a distinct and complementary proposal.

•

Horizon Europe

Key Novelties

Extended openness to

association and

international cooperation

Create more impact through

mission-orientation and citizens'

involvement

Support breakthrough

innovation

Strengthen international

cooperation

Reinforce openness

Rationalise the funding

landscape

European Innovation

Council

R&I Missions

New approach to

Partnerships

Open science policy

Mo

re im

pact

Mo

re O

pen

ness

International

Cooperation

Will ensure effective tackling of global societal

challenges; access to the world's best talents,

expertise and resources; enhanced supply and

demand of innovative solutions

General opening for international participation

Intensified targeted actions

(flagship initiatives, joint calls, etc.)

Extended openness to association

Third countries with good capacity in science, technology and innovation

Taking into account objective of driving economic growth in Europe

through innovation

International Cooperation effort

of unprecedented scale

Key impact pathways to track progress

Economic

Impact

Scientific

Impact

Societal

Impact

1. Creating high-quality new knowledge

2. Strengthening human capital in R&I

3. Fostering diffusion of knowledge and Open Science

4. Addressing EU policy priorities through R&I

5. Delivering benefits & impact via R&I missions

6. Strengthening the uptake of innovation in society

7. Generating innovation-based growth

8. Creating more and better jobs

9. Leveraging investments in R&I

MSCA in Horizon Europe: €6.8 billion

• Bottom-up, competition-based research programme for training and career development

• Supporting another 65,000 researchers & careers

• With simpler rules and conditions

• And acceptable success rates

Doctoral training

Postdoctoral fellowships

Staff exchanges

Synergies with other programmes

Science festivals

Next steps

Ongoing

Parliament and Council negotiations on

Union budget 2021-2027, including budget

for Horizon Europe

Parliament and Council negotiations on

the basis of the Commission proposal

for Horizon Europe

Strategic programming to prepare first work

programmes under Horizon Europe, including

co-design of missions and setting up

of partnerships

Envisaged start of Horizon Europe

From 8 June

2nd half 2018/2019

01/01/2021

Towards the adoption of Horizon Europe,

follow us and keep up to date via:

@Moedas @EUScienceInnov @EU_H2020 @HorizonMagEU

https://www.facebook.com/EUScienceInnov/

https://www.facebook.com/cmoedas/

Horizon Europe dedicated website

http://ec.europa.eu/horizon-europe

European Innovation Council

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

EU budget for the future

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/mff/index_en.cfm

More information on MSCA

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