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EURAXESS:SUPPORTING MOBILE RESEARCHERS
Dr Susanne Rentzow-VasuREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE EURAXESS ASEAN
What is EURAXESS?
• EC-led European initiative supporting researcher
mobility
• Comprehensive information & support tool
• Joint Database on European funding opportunities &
research career offers
• Network of researchers, research institutions,
industry
EURAXESS Worldwide: Connecting global research talent to Europe
US & Canada
LAC
India
China
Japan
Korea
Australia & NZ
ASEAN
EURAXESS ASEAN: FACTS
• 5 partner countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
• Ca 14.000 members (multidisciplinary / international)
• Collaboration with extensive network of local partners incl. government agencies, research institutes, universities, industry
EURAXESS ASEAN: WHO WE ARE
Simon Grimley – based in Bangkok
Susanne Rentzow-Vasu – based in Singapore
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean
Focus on Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
MSCA - Individual Fellowship: What is this?
• Highly-prestigious European Postdoc fellowship
• Mobility grant
• Funding for up to 24 months
• For Experienced Researchers
• Post-PhD or equivalent
• No upper age or experience limit
• Open to all nationalities
• Academic or non-academic host
2 Types of MSCA Individual Fellowships
• European Fellowships: For
researchers based in Singapore to Go
TO EUROPE
• Global Fellowships: For researchers
based in Europe to COME TO
SINGAPORE
Going TO EUROPE: European Fellowships
Mobility rule:
Max. 1 year in last 3
years in host country
• For ExperiencedResearchers (ERs) of any nationality coming to or moving within Europe
• Mobility rule applies
• 12-24 months
• Budget 2019: € 295 million
Coming TO SINGAPORE: Global Fellowships
Mobility rule:
Max. 1 year in last 3
years in host country
• For ExperiencedResearchers (ERs) of any nationality moving to the world
• Mobility rule applies
• 24-36 months
(incl 12 months mandatory
return phase)
Individual Fellowships: Eligibility condition 1
Individual Fellowships: Eligibility condition 2
Why apply?
• 1. Scientific excellence
• 2. Interdisciplinary skills
• 3. Inter-sectoral mobility
• Secondments possible to and from the non-academic sector: 3 – 6months
• Can spend up to 6 months (in total) working in anotherorganisation (ideally in another sector) in Europe.
• Opportunity to link with industry, NGO, public sector,national archive etc.
• 4. Networking
Categories of
eligible costs
Marie Skłodowska-Curie action
Costs of researcherPER MONTH
Institutional costsPER MONTH
Living allowance
(a)
Mobility allowance
(b)
Family allowance
(c)
Research, training and networking
costs(a)
Management and indirect
costs(b)
IF(100%)
4 650 600 500 800 650
• Fellow’s Salary = Living Allowance + Mobility Allowance (+ Family Allowance)
• Estimated Gross Salary (prior to employee’s tax, social security and pension deductions)
• €55,000 p.a. (no family allowance)
• €60,000 p.a. (with family allowance)
• MSCA-IF call 2019
• Deadline: 12 September 2019
Information & Application via Horizon 2020 Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/
OPEN
The European Research Council
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What is the ERC?
▪ An autonomous funding body set up by the EU in 2007 and led by scientists
▪ Funding excellent researchers of any nationality
▪ To carry out frontier research in all fields of science and humanities
▪ 1 researcher, 1 Host Institution, 1 project, 1 selection criterion
▪ Substantial grants and a recognised label of excellence
▪ International, top level peer-review
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ERC offers selective and generous grants, independence, recognition & visibility
▪ Work on a topic of own choice, with a team of own choice
▪ Gain true financial autonomy for 5 years
▪ Negotiate best work conditions with the host institution
▪ Attract top team members (EU and non-EU)
▪ Move with the grant to any place in Europe (portability of grants)
▪ Attract additional funding and gain recognition:ERC is a quality label
What does ERC offer?Creative Freedom of the Individual Grantee
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Who can apply?
▪ Excellent Researchers
▪ Any nationality, any age or any current place of work
▪ In conjunction with a Host Institution based in EuropeEU or associated countries
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Starting Grants
starters 2-7 years after PhD
(≥ 50% commitment)up to €1.5 Million
for 5 years
Advanced Grants track-record of
significant researchachievements in the
last 10 years(≥ 30% commitment)
up to €2.5 Million for 5 years
Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest stage
of marketable innovation up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders
What does ERC offer?ERC Grant Schemes
Consolidator Grants
consolidators 7-12 years after PhD(≥ 40% commitment)
up to €2 Million for 5 years
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Synergy Grants up to €10 Million
for 6 years
Which Grants Schemes are available?
ERC Synergy Grants are designed to tackle truly bold scientific challenges by funding groups ofup to 4 excellent Principal Investigators (PIs) who jointly address the frontier of knowledge.This action is open to researchers of any nationality with early achievement or a 10-year track-record who intend to conduct their research activity in any Member State or AssociatedCountry. The ERC's frontier research grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis withoutpredetermined priorities.
As of July 2018, Synergy Grant Groups can include up to one Principal Investigator based in athird country, including Singapore.
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Main calls 2019-20
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Calls Expected call date
Deadline
Starting Grant ERC-2020-StG
August 2019 October 2019
Consolidator Grant ERC-2020-CoG
October 2019 February 2020
Advanced GrantERC-2019-AdG
OPEN 29 August 2019
Synergy GrantERC-2019-Syn
July 2019 September 2019
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Information & application via Horizon 2020 Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/