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FP7 Marie Curie Actions

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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Associated Countries (FP7)Croatia, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*, FYR Macedonia*Norway*, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey

Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro (in theprocess of associating to FP7) *except Euratom

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Co-operation – Collaborative Research

European Research Council

Marie Curie Actions

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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

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• 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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Initial Training Networks

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

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Intra- European Fellowships

International Incoming Fellowships

International Outgoing Fellowships

European Reintegration Grants

International Reintegration Grants

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Researcher Night 30 Nov 2007 5 Mar 2008

CO-Funding of Regional, national & International Progs 16 Nov 07 13 Mar 2008

IAPP Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways 30 Nov-07 25 March 2008

IRSES International Staff Exchanges 30 Nov 2007 28 March 2008

ERG European Reintegration Grants 30 Nov 2007

Cut-off dates: 3 Apr and 8 Oct 2008

IRG International Reintegration Grant30 Nov 2007

Cut-off dates: 3 Apr and 8 Oct 2008

IEF Intra-European Fellowships 19 March 2008 19 August 2008

IIF International Incoming Fellowships 19 March 2008 19 August 2008

IOF International Outgoing Fellowship 19 March 2008 19 August 2008

ITN Initial Training Networks 4 April 2007 2 Sep 2008

CO-Funding of Regional, national & International Progs 19 Nov 2008 19 Feb 2009

MCA – 2007 Budget breakdown

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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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Associated Countries (FP7)Albania, Croatia, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*, FYR

Macedonia*, Montenegro, Norway*, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey

Bosnia Herzegovina (in the process of associating to FP7) *except Euratom

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Opportunities under FP7 Marie Curie Actions - Individual Actions

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Initial Training Networks

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

NEW - International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

Intra- European Fellowships

International Incoming Fellowships

International Outgoing Fellowships

European Reintegration Grants

International Reintegration Grants

Also funded: Researcher’s Night, CO-FUND

Individual Actions

• Researcher applies jointly with host• Length of stay depending on Action• Reintegration Phase

• Mandatory for International Outgoing Fellowships• Optional for International Incoming Fellows (if the fellow

is from an international co-operation partner country (ICPC))

• Fellow who withdraws cannot be replaced

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Individual Fellowships

• Aimed at ‘Experienced Researchers’• Skills diversification• Three categories:

• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

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Intra-European Fellowships

• EU Member or Associated State National or Third Country national if in EU for at least 4 of the last 5 years

• 12 – 24 months in a different EU Member State or Associated Country

• Resuming a career in research• Individual applies with host• Attaining or strengthening professional

independence• Skills diversification

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International Outgoing FellowshipsF

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• EU Member or Associated State Nationals only• 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months

in third country followed by mandatory reintegration phase in European host institutions

• Individual applies with host• Acquiring new knowledge in the third country

– bringing it back to the EU/AS • Contract is between European host institution

and Commission for duration of fellowship • Mandatory return phase of 1 year

International Incoming FellowshipsF

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• Third Country nationals only• 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS• Possible 1 year reintegration for nationals

from ICPC• Individual applies with host• Contract between European host institution

and EC for incoming phase, and between third country host and EC for reintegration / return

• Knowledge-sharing • Mutually-beneficial research co-operation

Individual Fellowships – Part B

Other issues

Training & knowledge transfer 15%

S & T Quality 25%

Researcher 25%

Implementation

15% Impact 20%

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• (Re)-integration into research career following a period of transnational mobility

• Applicants must have already benefited from a Marie Curie fellowship under FP6 or FP7 - 18 months minimum FTE

• The European Re-integration Grant:• Supports a research project of 2- 3 years• Contributes to the research costs • Researcher applies with host institution • Start within 12 months of your fellowship end

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• Integration into research career in Europe following a period of transnational mobility outside Europe for at least 3 years

• No requirement to have benefited from MCA previously

• The International Re-integration Grants• Support a research project of 2- 4 years• Contributes to the research costs• Researcher applies with host institution• Host commits to researcher for at least 3 years• Exceptional cases applications from those already employed by

European research organisation will be considered – but must demonstrate improvement in employment conditions or career prospects

International Re-integration Grants

Results for individual actions

• IEF• 1672 eligible proposals 25.3% success rate

• IIF• 562 eligible proposals 23.3% success rate

• IOF• 332 eligible proposals 30% success rate

• ERG• 46 eligible proposals 43 recommended for funding (April)• 62 eligible proposals 58 recommended for funding (October)

• IRG• 127 eligible proposals 106 recommended for funding (April)• 174 eligible proposals 75 recommended for funding (October)


Marie Curie Industry Academia Pathways and Partnerships

Host Actions

• ITNs, IAPPs and IRSES are Host Actions • This means:

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

• Host’s proposal is evaluated• For IAPP and ITNs: selected host/network advertises

fellowship position and selects fellows/researchers• Contract duration with host, usually 4 years

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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 non-commercial organisation in two different Member States 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

What is industry?

• “In the implementation of this programme, the definition of "industry" is to be seen in a wider scope than just the traditional manufacturing and/or production industries and is to comprise enterprises in the general sense of commercial economic actors.”

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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)

Activities - Industry–Academia Pathways and Partnerships

NEW RECRUITS

Host 1Industry

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Member/ Associated

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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

17,250 34,500

Experienced researchers (4 – 10 yrs)

26,500 53,000

ER (> 10 yrs experience)

39,750 79,500

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Salaries are inclusive of all compulsory deductionsCorrection factor applied for cost of living (UK Coefficient 109.2%)

• 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 • N/A

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Allowance rates - IAPP

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

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IAPP – Results of first call

PANEL Evaluated proposals

Below Threshold(s)

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CHE 4 1 3

ECO 3 1 2

ENG 32 15 17

ENV 14 6 8

LIF 35 9 26

MAT 1 1

PHY 8 2 6

SOC 5 2 3

TOTAL 102 36 (35%) 66 (65%)

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• Overall success-rate: 35-40%• The majority of projects have two partners only

Examples of funded IAPPs

Life Sciences: FIGHTMAL - Correlating protection against malaria with serum profiles against Plasmodium falciparum antigen repertoiresPeople living in endemic malaria areas develop, with time, a form of immunity infection and clinical disease. Currently there are no assays or clinical parameters that predict whether an exposed person is protected against malaria. This represents a major obstacle for vaccine development. Here research institutions and industrial partners, combining cutting edge expertise join their efforts with the aim unravel correlates of protection against human malaria. Estimated EU contribution: € 1.95 millionCo-ordinator: Prof. Andrea Crisanti, University of Perugia, Italy, Partners from: UK (Microtest Matrices Ltd and London School of Hygiene andTropical Medicine), France (Protein'eXpert), Uganda (Med Biotech Laboratories)

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Examples of funded IAPPsEconomics: CEI-EGE China's Electricity Industry: Efficiency, And The EnvironmentThe electricity industry in China has to meet three challenges: to supply growing economy with sufficient power, to make power plants more efficient, reduce the health-damaging impact of its coal-fired power plants. Understanding extent and the nature of these challenges is of major concern for decision- both in the public and private sectors in China and Europe. The proposed will aim at providing policy makers and industrialists with a comprehensive detailed economic and technical assessment of the capability of China's industry to meet environmental demand for its sustainable development Estimated EU contribution: € 0.67 millionCo-ordinator: Prof. Eric Girardin, Université de la Méditerranée, France, Partners from: UK (Brunel University); Switzerland (SwissElectricity)F

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• Sorting out mix of short and longer term secondments

• Related employment, tax, social security and pension issues – left up to hosts to sort out

• Staff time is only funded while on secondment

• PhD Students can’t be recruited but can be seconded after a certain period of employment

• Requirements on continued employment after secondment

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Marie Curie Initial Training Networks

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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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• 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

• As an option, recruit ‘visiting scientists’

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

and emerging supra-disciplinary fields

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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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• 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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• 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

The size of an ITN

• The size of the network should reflect your needs and the aim of the project, but• Indicative number of partners (Guide for Applicants):

6 – 10

• FP6 indicative number of researcher months:EST: 72 – 999 (average 300) (last call)

• 80/20 EST / ER split

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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

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Community Contribution - ITNs

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

exploratory allowance) • Contribution to research costs, networking and

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Experience Stipend(€/yr)

Employment contract (€/yr)

Early-Stage researchers

17,250 34,500

Experienced researchers (< 5yrs)

26,500 53,000

Visiting Scientist (4 - 10 yrs experience)

34,450 68,900

VS (> 10 yrs experience)

51,675 103,350

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Salaries are inclusive of all compulsory deductionsCorrection factor applied for cost of living (UK Coefficient 109.2%)

• 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

Benefits for the institution – ITN & IAPPs• 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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ITNs – result of call 1 (stage 1)

PANEL Evaluated proposals

Below Threshold(s)

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LIF 229 97 132

ENG 183 85 98

PHY 152 78 74

CHE 115 45 70

ENV 95 41 54

SOC 78 34 44

MAT 29 17 12

ECO 21 10 11

TOTAL 902 407 (45%) 495 (55%)

• 197 proposals invited to submit a stage 2 proposal• Success rate at the second stage: 40%F

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ITNs – result of call 1 (stage 2)

• 196 proposals submitted• 68 recommended for funding• Success rate at second stage 35%

• In 2008 ITNs will have a 1 stage application process

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• A new scheme aimed at • Strengthening research partnerships through

staff exchanges and networking activities

• Support to research organisations to establish or reinforce long-term research co-operation through a coordinated joint programme of exchange for researchers for short periods

• Encourages exchange of best practice

What is IRSES?

• Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries

• At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country

• Secondment between 0 – 12 months• Project duration of 24 – 48 months• Commission contribution: EUR

1800/researcher/month for EU/AC secondments

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Eligible IRSES Countries (not showing eligible EU MS/AC)

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Who can participate in IRSES?

• Eligible staff include researchers, technical and management staff

• Eligible countries: EU Member States and Associated Countries

• Countries in the European Neighbourhood Policy: Armenia, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestinian-administered areas, Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia, Ukraine

• Countries that have an S&T agreement with the EU: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt, India, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States

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Additional Information

• Match funding required – tbc which third countries will allocate funding for the scheme

• Consortium agreement required• In specific and well justified cases, a

Community contribution towards travel and subsistence for ICPC countries and in particular countries covered by the European Neighbourhood policy may be envisaged

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Tips on writing your MCA proposals

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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Weightings and thresholds for ITNs

Weighting Threshold

Scientific quality of the project

30% 3

Training and/or TOK activities

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Implementation 20% 3

Impact 20% n/a

Overall threshold of 70% applies

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Weightings and thresholds for IAPPs

Weighting Threshold

Scientific quality of the project

25% 3

Training and/or TOK activities

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Implementation 25% 3

Impact 30% n/a

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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

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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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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