European Commission - Marie Curie Actions

Intra-European Fellowships for Career DevelopmentCall identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IIF

Closing Date: 18 August 2009 at 17h00 (Brussels local time)

Important websiteEuropean Commission: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/UK Research Office: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/

Intra-European Fellowships

What are Intra-European fellowships for career development?

Fellowships designed to:• support experienced researchers at various stages of their career, • help them in acquiring new research skills (interdisciplinary and

intersectorial) • contribute to the training of European Scientists

Who can apply?

• Experienced researchers of any nationality BUT moving from one European Member state to another one.

• ER: between 4 and 10 years experience since first Degree

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Which research topics are supported?

All Marie Curie actions have a bottom-up approach, i.e. research fields are chosen freely by the applicants.

How does it work?

Proposals are submitted jointly by the host organisation and the individual researcher, within the specified deadlines, and are evaluated by external independent experts against a series of predetermined criteria.

Financial support will be provided to the proposals selected by the Commission, for a period of 12 to 24 months full-time equivalents.

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? Funding is provided for • Basic salary for the researcher • trans-national mobility allowance• research related costs• Overheads (700 euros/month) • NO equipment

What does the funding cover?

How much funding is involved per fellowship?

• Fixed salary based on personal circumstances (married or not)• Consumables 800 euros/months• e.g. 24 months ER approx. £180,000

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1. Advertise and find the best candidate2. Write the proposal with the candidate3. Proposal submission4. Assessment5. Negotiation and signing of the contract

Key steps of the process

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Indicative timetable for this call

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"This action is to support the career development of experienced researchers at different stages of their careers, and seeks to enhance their individual competence diversification in terms of skill acquisition at multi- or interdisciplinary level and/or by undertaking inter-sectoral experiences. The aim is to support researchers in attaining and/or strengthening a leading independent position, e.g. principal investigator, professor or other senior position in education or enterprise. The action may also assist researchers to resume a career in research after a break." ("People" Work programme,Section 2.1.1)

STEP 1 – Find the best candidate

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• Advertise on websites including EU portal• Send flyer to colleagues in Europe

STEP 1 – a) Advertise

STEP 1 – b) Check eligibility

i) have at least 4 years of research experience orii) are already in possession of a doctoral degree.iii) Mobility rule

Researchers must move from a Member State or Associated country to another Member State or Associated country.

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• Scientific and technological quality, including any interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary aspects of the proposal

• Research methodology• Originality and innovative nature of the project, and relationship

to the 'state of the art' of research in the field• Timeliness and relevance of the project• Host scientific expertise in the field• Quality of the group/supervisors

STEP 2 – Part B1 – Scientific and technological quality

STEP 2 – Writing the proposal

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• Clarity and quality of the research training objectives for the researcher

• Relevance and quality of additional scientific training as well as of complementary skills offered

• Host expertise in training experienced researchers in the field and capacity to provide mentoring/tutoring

STEP 2 – Part B2 – Training

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• Research experience• Research results including patents, publications, teaching etc., taking

into account the level of experience• Independent thinking and leadership qualities• Match between the fellow's profile and project• Potential for reaching a position of professional maturity• Potential to acquire new knowledge

STEP 2 – Part B3 – Researcher

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• Quality of infrastructures/facilities and international collaborations of host

• Practical arrangements for the implementation and management of the scientific project

• Feasibility and credibility of the project, including work plan• Practical and administrative arrangements and support for the

hosting of the fellow

STEP 2 – Part B4 – Implementation

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• Potential of acquiring competencies during the fellowship to improve the prospects of reaching and/or reinforcing a position of professional maturity, diversity and independence, in particular through exposure to complementary skills training

• Contribution to career development or re-establishment where relevant

• Contribution to European excellence and European competitiveness• Benefit of the mobility to the European Research Area

STEP 2 – Part B5 – Impact

STEP 2 – Part B6 – Ethical issues

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• Proposals must be submitted electronically, using the Commission's Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS). You can access the EPSS from https://www.epss-fp7.org.

• Up to three referees can be nominated in order to provide referees’ assessments. A special facility within the EPSS system permits referees to create their assessment for the proposal.

• Call deadlines are absolutely final and are strictly enforced

STEP 3 – Proposal submission

Applicant researchers are reminded that only one proposal may be submitted in an evaluation procedure at any one time for any of the following actions (this restriction does not apply to host organisations)

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STEP 4 – Evaluation

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Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IIFClosing Date: 18 August 2009 at 17h00 (Brussels local time)

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