People in FP7 MARIE CURIE Seven Years of Funding Opportunities

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People in FP7 MARIE CURIE Seven Years of
Funding Opportunities

• Presentation by Dr. Conor OCarroll

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Focus on the People Programme

• To develop and strengthen the human potential of
  European research through support to training,
  mobility and the development of European research
  careers.
• This programme will reinforce the existing Marie
  Curie actions of support to researchers, better
  focusing on key aspects of skills and career
  development, increasing mobility between
  university and industry, and strengthening links
  with national systems.

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European Funding FP7 2007-2014 48bn

• Marie Curie Programme (4.727bn)
• 675m/yr (425m/yr FP6)
• European Research Council (7.5bn) NEW

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People Marie Curie

• Total budget of 4.727b
• 675m/yr (425m/yr in FP6)
• Irelands success in FP6 59m 30 of FP6
  total for a programme of 9 of total budget

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People Marie Curie

• Programme is about the funding fellowships
  through individual or host schemes
• Individual
• Applicant researcher submits proposals to EC in
  conjunction with host organisation (university,
  IoT, company etc)
• Host
• Research group applies and is then mandated by EC
  to hire researchers

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People Marie Curie

• Programme is about the funding the transnational
  mobility of researchers at all levels (PhD to
  senior researcher)
• Covers all sciences life, physical,
  mathematical, engineering, human, social and
  economic)

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People Marie Curie

• Eligible countries are the
• 27 Member States,
• Dont forget Romania and Bulgaria!
• 10 Associated States
• Third Countries
• Everyone else, almost!

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People Marie Curie

• Initial Training of Researchers - PhD
• Life-long Training and Career Development -
  Postdoc
• Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
• International Dimension

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Initial Training of Researchers

• Initial Training Networks
• One or more research groups
• Hire PhDs, postdocs for research training (3-36
  mths)
• Recruit visiting scientists for expertise
• Run conferences, summer schools etc

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Initial Training contd

• (RTNESTFConf Chairs)
• Initial training of researchers to improve their
  career perspectives, in both public and private
  sectors, including through the broadening of
  their scientific and generic skills, and
  attracting more young researchers to scientific
  careers
• Single applicant or network with a joint research
  training programme
• Marie Curie Networks initial training and career
  development of researchers

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Initial Training contd

• Chairs in Academia/Industry for experienced
  researchers to transfer new knowledge and
  strengthening supervision
• Organisation of short training events
  (conferences, summer schools and specialised
  training courses), open to both trainees of the
  network and to researchers from outside the
  network.

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Initial Training contd

• UL Participation in FP6 (2002-2006)
• Early Stage Training
• 4 applications
• 1 funded (Prof Mark Davies)
• RTNs
• 3 applications
• 1 funded (David Corcoran)

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Life-long Training and Career Development

• Intra European Fellowship (EIF)
• Postdocs at all levels
• European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
• Postdocs who have benefited at least 18 months
  Marie Curie
• Co-funding for Regional, National and
  International Programmes (COFUND)

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Lifelong training contd

• Intra European Fellowships (EIF)
• Researchers must have PhD or 4 years fulltime
  research experience
• individual trans-national intra-European
  fellowships awarded directly at Community level,
  to the best or most promising researchers.
• Community funded fellowships may include a
  reintegration module in addition to the outgoing
  trans-national phase
• researchers with particular needs for
  additional/complementary skills
• resume a research career after a break
• (re) integrating researchers into a longer term
  research position in Europe, including in their
  country of origin, after a trans-national/internat
  ional mobility experience.

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Lifelong training contd

• European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
• Researchers who have already been funded under
  the Marie Curie schemes (in FP7 or previous)
• Purpose is to help researchers integrate into a
  new position in any Member or Associated country,
  including their own

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Lifelong training contd

• Co-funding Fellowship Programmes
• Co-funding of regional, national or international
  programmes in the field of research training and
  career development where this fulfils the
  criteria of European added value, transparency
  and openness, targeting a competitive selection
  of existing or new regional, national and
  international funding programmes that focus on
  the objectives set for this action, based on
  individual-driven mobility.

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Co-funding eligible organisations

• Official public bodies responsible for funding
  and managing fellowship programmes, e.g.
  ministries, state committees for research,
  research academies or agencies
• Other public or private bodies, including large
  research organisations, that finance and manage
  fellowship programmes either with an official
  mandate or recognised by public authorities, such
  as agencies established by governments under
  private law with a public service mission,
  charities, etc.
• Bodies at international level that run comparable
  schemes at European level as part of their
  mission.

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Lifelong Training and Career Development contd.

• UL Participation in FP6 (2002-2006)
• EIF
• 1 application
• 1 funded
• ERG
• 0 applications
• 0 funded

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Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways

• Exchange of know how between industry and
  academia (transnational)
• PhDs, postdocs
• Recruitment by participants of experienced
  researchers from outside partnership
• Postdocs only
• Networking activities (workshops, conferences)
• Noteresearcher includes technical and
  managerial

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Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways contd

• Structure
• Staff secondments between both sectors within the
  partnership, with a view of reinforcing the
  intersectoral cooperation
• Temporary hosting in both sectors of experienced
  researchers recruited from outside the
  partnership
• Workshops and conferences enhancing the
  inter-sectoral experience and knowledge exchange
• SME specific measure for small equipment related
  to their participation in the co-operation.

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International Dimension

• International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF)
• International Incoming Fellowship (IIF)
• International Reintegration Grants (IRG)

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International Dimension contd

• (OIFIIFIRG)
• Outgoing international fellowships, with
  mandatory return, for experienced researchers
  within the framework of life-long training and
  competence diversification, to acquire new skills
  and knowledge.
• Return and international reintegration grants for
  experienced researchers after an international
  experience. Under this action the networking of
  researchers from Member States and associated
  countries abroad will also be supported with a
  view to keep them actively informed about and
  involved in developments in the European Research
  Area

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International Dimension contd

• UL Participation in FP6 (2002-2006)
• IIF
• 0 applications
• OIF
• 2 applications
• 2 funded (Sarah Hudson MIT)
• IRG
• 0 applications

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Costs covered

• Researcher
• Living allowance (52,0000/yr)
• mobility allowance (500/800/yr)
• Travel (250-2500 /distance)
• Career Exploratory (2000 once off)
• Host
• Amounts depend on scheme
• Overheads (10)
• Management costs (3)

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IUA National Contact Point

• Advice and information
• Pre-submission reviews
• Advice on contract negotiation and project
  management
• Assistance on Researcher Mobility
  (www.researchcareersireland.com)
• Contact us
• Dr. Conor OCarroll (conor.ocarroll_at_iua.ie
• Dr. Dagmar Meyer (dagmar.meyer_at_iua.ie)
• mariecurie_at_iua.ie
• 01 676 4948

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Enterprise Ireland National Contact Point

• Focus on Industry
• Bill Kee
• Bill.kee_at_enterprise-ireland.com
• 01 808 2277

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