The Marie Curie Actions Human Resources and Mobility in FP6

Nicholas Deliyanakis Slide 1JENAM, July 2005

The Marie Curie Actions

Human Resources and Mobility in FP6

Nicholas DeliyanakisUnit D4, Promotion of Scientific ExcellenceDG RESEARCH - European Commission


How HRM fits into the6th Framework Programme

(2003-6)

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Genomics and Biotechnology for HealthGenomics and Biotechnology for Health

Information Society TechnologiesInformation Society Technologies

Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences,Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences,Knowledge-BasedKnowledge-Based MultifunctionalMultifunctional Materials andMaterials and

New Production Processes and DevicesNew Production Processes and Devices

Aeronautics and SpaceAeronautics and Space

Food Quality and SafetyFood Quality and Safety

Sustainable Development, Global Change and EcosystemsSustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems

Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge SocietyCitizens and Governance in the Knowledge Society

Co-ordination of Research Activities Development of RTD/Innovation Policies

Science andSociety

New/Emerging S&T and Policy Support

SME Activities

InternationalCo-operation

Innovation and SMEs

Human Resourcesand Mobility

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• Objectives: “Aimed at the development and transfer of research competencies, the consolidation and widening of researchers' career prospects, and the promotion of excellence in European research”

• Based on 3 main concepts: Mobility, Career development, Training

• “Bottom-up" approach i.e. all fields of science and technological interest for the European Community (no priority areas)

Marie Curie actions


Other main Features

• Common approach based on financing international mobility for researchers

• Opportunities provided for researchers at all stages of their career

• Eligibility for researchers depends on the years of experience (not age)

• Mechanisms for return and professional reintegration (“counter brain drain”)

• Promotion of female participation

• Open to non-European researchers


Which organisations and which researchers can participate?

• Organisations: All types can take part in MC Actions:– Public research organisations (universities, research institutes)

– Commercial enterprises, especially Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s);

– Non-profit organisations (hospitals, NGOs, etc);

– International European Interest Organisations (EUI, Florence);

– International Organisations (e.g. WHO, UNESCO)

• Early-stage Researchers

– at the beginning of their career;– < 4 years of active research experience (e.g. researchers undertaking

a doctoral degree);

• Experienced Researchers– at least 4 years of active research experience;– or, have obtained a doctoral degree;


Overview of the 12 MC Actions

Host Fellowships for Early-Stage (EST)

Conferences and Training Courses (SCF)

Research Training Networks (RTN)

Chairs

Advanced Lifelong

Training and Excellence

Early-Stage Training

Profile ofFellows

4 yearsexperience

or Ph.D.

< 4 yearsexperience

Teams Awards

InternationalFellowships (OIF/

IIF)

Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge

Development actionsIndustry-Academia Industry-Academia

partnershippartnership

Intra-EuropeanFellowships (EIF)

Return &

Reintegration (ER

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Structure of HRM activities

1. Host driven actions: Conferences (SCF /LCF), RTN, ToK, EST

2. Individual driven actions : EIF, OIF, IIF

3. Excellence Promotion and recognition: Grants (Teams), Chairs, Awards

4. Return and reintegration mechanisms


Aim: Acquisition of scientific and technical competencies and other complementary skills (research management, etc)

Hosts: Single or Multi-partner (min 3 teams in 3 countries)

Researchers: Early stage researchers (typically during PhD)

Funding:

Host – Funding for researcher networking, organisation of the project; audit and management costs (max 3%), overheads (10%)

Researcher – living, mobility, career exploratory allowance

Duration: 3 months to 3 years, possibility to gain PhD

Initial training: Host Fellowships for Early Stage Researchers (EST)


Aim: To support a coherent series of conferences, training courses, summer schools, laboratory courses, workshops, etc. on one or several themes proposed by one or several organizers

Target: Early stage + more experienced researchers (up to 10 years experience) interested to training purposes

Funding:

Researchers – travel and subsistence, attendance feesHosts – organizational expenses, management activities (max 7%), equipment where necessary

Duration: Few days up to several weeks (each series takes place over a period of 4 years, with at least 4 events)

Series of Conferences and Training Courses (SCF)


Aim: Trans-national networks with common research project as a vehicle to provide training and transfer of knowledge.

Researchers: Early stage and experienced (up to 10 years)

Host: Teams from at least 3 MS or AS (at least 2 MS)

Funding:

Researcher – living, mobility, career exploratory allowances

Host – funding for researcher networking, general organisation of the project, audit and management costs (max 7%), overheads (10%), some equipment costs

Duration: Fellowships from 3 months - 3 years; 4 year network

Research Training Networks (RTN)


Aim: To promote exchange between academia and industry and help develop competencies in less favoured regions of the EU

Researchers: Experienced researchers (>4 years or PhD)

Funding:

Industry-Academic Strategic Partnership : Team of at least 1+1 partners (salary costs, management costs)

Seconded Staff : living, mobility allowances and travel costs, host receives management costs (max 3%), overheads (10%)

Hosted researchers : living, mobility, career exploration allowances and travel costs, project expenses

Duration: Appointments of up to 2 years

Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge (ToK)


Aim: To respond to the individual advanced training needs of the most promising researchers & to give them the necessary boost to become fully independent in their fieldFunding:

Researchers: Living, travel and mobility costs, career exploratory allowance. Costs for training and research costs Hosts: Management costs (max 3%), Overheads (10%)

Duration: Researcher appointed for 12-24 months

Intra-European Fellowships (EIF)


1. MC Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)Up to 3 years appointment for EU/AS experienced researchers

to work in a Third Country research centre (2 years +1 year compulsory return)

2. MC Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)Aimed at ‘top-class’ researchers from Third Countries to work

in a European research centre (2 years + possible return)Funding:

Fellows : salary, travel and mobility costs, career exploratory allowance. Costs for training and research costs (managed by host)

Hosts : Management costs (max 3%), Overheads (10%)

International Fellowships


• 3 initiatives have been set up to capitalize on the best achievements of world-class researchers and to help them achieve professional autonomy (EXT, EXC, EXA)

• The goal is to increase the visibility and attractiveness of research as a career option and to promote results to the scientific community.

• These measures also encourage world-class European researchers who have moved to other countries to resume their career in Europe (counter brain drain)

Promotion and Recognitionof Scientific Excellence


Marie Curie Grants or Teams (EXT)

• Aim: to create (or develop) high level teams around a researcher having the potential to reach a very high level of excellence

• to enable Team leaders to evolve more rapidly towards professional autonomy.

• Leading edge or multi-disciplinary research• Funding:

– Researchers (team leader/members): Living, travel and mobility costs.

– Hosts: Costs for training, research & transfer of knowledge costs, Management costs (max 3%), Overheads (20%), durable equipment if necessary.

• Duration: maximum 4 years. Trans-national mobility not requiredTrans-national mobility not required


Marie Curie Chairs (EXC)• Aim: Building of new university Chairs to enable world-level

researchers to let other European researchers benefit from their knowledge.

• To reinforce the training and research capacities in Europe.

• To attract world-level researchers who left Europe. Teaching/research/supervision of PhDs for 1 to 3 academic years

• Funding:– Researchers: Living, travel and mobility costs.– Hosts: Costs for training and for research costs, Management

costs (max 3%), Overheads (10%), durable equipment if necessary.

• Duration: Researcher appointed for 12-36 months


Marie Curie Awards (EXA)

• Aim: A prize to give recognition to the high level of excellence achieved by former beneficiaries of Community training and mobility actions

• Prize money of 50,000 € per award • Award winners are expected to take part in public events

promoting the take-up and visibility of European research


MC Excellence projects in Astronomy

ASTROSTAT (Portsmouth)

SWIFT (Oxford)

CIFIST (Paris Obs.)

IGM Enrichment (Leiden)


RESEARCHERS:• Research freedom

/ethical principles• Professional

responsibility and contractual obligation

• Accountability• Dissemination,

exploitation of results• Supervision/managerial

duties• Continuing professional

development

EMPLOYERS /FUNDING BODIES:• Working conditions, stability

of employment, salaries• Value of mobility• Career development• Gender issues• Intellectual Property Rights• Co-authorship• Teaching• Appraisal systems• Participation in decision

making bodies

The European Charter for Researchers


Marie Curie Actions FP7 (2007-13)

Overall scope• Human resource development in R&D in Europe • Numerous, well-trained, motivated researchers• Attract researchers to Europe and retain• Attract students to research career• Skills and sustainable career development• Continuity of previous Framework programme


Nicholas DeliyanakisDG Research

European Commission

+32 2 299 55 [email protected]

MC actionshttp://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions/http://www.cordis.lu/mariecurie-actions/

http://mc-opportunities.cordis.lu/

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