MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS (MSCA) in Horizon 2020

Research Support,

Faculty of Humanities, SDU

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Horizon 2020

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie

RATIONALE

“Ensure excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through cross-border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges”

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MSCA in Horizon 2020

Operates in a “bottom-up” basis

Open to all research and innovation domains – from basic research to market take-up

Mobility is a key requirement

Aim: develop new knowledge / enhance skills of people behind research and innovation

Dissemination and public engagement through public outreach activities

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MSCA in Horizon 2020

DEFINITIONS

Early Stage Researcher (ESR)At the time of recruitment (ITN) the researcher must be

in the first 4 years (full-time research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree

Experienced Researcher (ER)At the time of the call deadline (IF) the researcher must

be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience.

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MSCA in Horizon 2020

Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Early stage researchers onlyMinimum 3 participants from different MS/ACMaximum 540 research months equals 15 full ph.d-projectsTimespan of project – 48 months

Individual Fellowships (IF) – EF or GFExperienced researchers onlySole applicant12-24 months (plus 12 months return phase for GF)From any country to MS/AC – EFSecondment from MS/AC to third country (GF)

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ITNInnovative Training Networks

“Aim to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative researchers, able to face current and future challenges and convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit”

Competitively selected joint research training/doctoral programmes implemented by partnerships of universities, research institutions, business, SME´s and other socio-economic actors from across Europe

Focus on scientific / technological knowledge through research on individual / personalised projects

Transferable skills training e.g. communication, research management, IP, ethics, entrepreneurship, societal outreach

Exposure to non-academic sector

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ITNInnovative Training Networks

Beneficiaries (Participants level 1) Signatory to the grant agreement Full partner of the network Contribute directly to the implementation of the training

programme by supervising, hosting and training ESR Provide secondment opportunities

Partner organisations (Participants level 2) Do not sign the grant agreement Provide training and host ESR´s during secondment Both academic and non-academic organisations can take part in

an ITN either as a beneficiary or as a partner organisation

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Non-academic sector participation

- why and how? To broaden the traditional academic research training setting and

eliminate cultural and other barriers to mobility.

In all cases the involvement of the non-academic sector must be meaningful and appropriate to the implementation mode and research field.

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ITN Activities

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Research &

Innovation (Ph.d

projects)

Summer schools

Workshops for the

network

Courses providing transferable skills

Dissemination and public

engagement

Intersectional

secondments and visits

Networking

Career developme

nt of reserchers

Mobility – very importantTransnational&Inter-sectoral

Researchers can be of any nationality. They are required to move from one country to another when taking up their appointment. One general rule applies to the appointment of researchers:

“At the time of recruitment by the host beneficiary, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date.”

In all ITN modes, recruited researchers can be seconded to other beneficiaries and/or to partner organisations for a duration of up to 30% of their recruitment period.

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Individual Fellowships - IF

“Aim to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition at multi- or interdisciplinary level through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility”

Supports Experienced Researchers only

Opportunities to acquire new knowledge and work on research in a European context, or outside Europe

Specific support for return and reintegration of researchers to Europe who have previously worked here

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Individual Fellowships - IF

Optional intersectoral secondment that should significantly add to the impact of the research project

Must take place in a MS/AC

Must occur during the fellowship

Secondment phase can be a single phase or divided into shorter mobility periods

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Timetable

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Call Opens Closes

IF 2014 12 MAR 2014 11 SEP 2014

ITN 2015 2 SEP 2014 13 JAN 2015

IF 2015 12 MAR 2015 10 SEP 2015

Award criteria

June 201215

Evaluation scores awarded for each criteria from 0-5Each award criterion has a weightingTotal score is subject to a threshold of 70 %Proposals ranked and funded in ranking orderEvaluation summary Reports providedNo restrictions on re-application (yet!)

Excellence (50 %)

Impact (30 %)

Implementation (20 %)

What about the money?

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Funding arrangements

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ITN IF

ESR living allowance

2.900 € / month + co-efficient

4.650 € / month + co-efficient

ESR mobility allowance

600 € / month 600 € / month

ESR family allowance

500 € / month 500 € / month

Host research, training and network

1.800 / person /month

800 / person /month

Host management and overheads

1.200 / person / month

650 € / person / month

Contact

Research support at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Southern Denmark

EU AdvisorLone Ladegaard Laursenlol@sdu.dkPhone: 6550 2188 or 2477 90009

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