FP6 Marie Curie Actions

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK
Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of
Knowledge ToK
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Marie Curie Schemes

• Continuity and Evolution
• Bottom Up programme
• Marie Curie label generalised
• Opening of schemes to 3rd country nationals
• No age limit, but experience criterion
• Reintegration measures(including incentives to
  return to Europe)
• Excellence promotion

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK
Specific objectives of the action ToK  These
will be directed at European organisations
(universities, research centres, enterprises,
etc.) in need of developing new areas of
competence, as well as at furthering the
development of research capabilities in the
less-favoured regions of the EU and in the
Associated candidate countries. Knowledge
transfer fellowships will allow experienced
researchers to be hosted at such organisations
for the transfer of knowledge, research
competencies and technology. 
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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• ToK Host Fellowships
• Higher Education, Research Centers, Enterprises
• Experienced Researchers (gt4 yrs)
• Develop new areas of competence
• Develop capabilities in LFRs and Assoc. Cand.
  Countries
• Industry /Academia exchange possibilities (SMEs)
• Up to 2 years stays

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Implementation
• Marie Curie Development Scheme
• Reinforcement of the research potential
  of host entities in need of new area of
  competence (LFR, Assoc. Candid.)
• Marie Curie industry-academia strategic
  partnership scheme
• Creation and development of real strategic
  and durable partnerships between the academic
  world and the world of enterprises aiming at the
  establishment of lasting collaborations of mutual
  interest (SMEs)

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Implementation
• ToK Development Host
• Host experienced researchers, recruited
  following an international publication of
  vacancies (2 months - 2 years)
• or/and
• Send experienced researchers to one or more
  distinct and independent bodies in another Member
  State, Associated Candidate Countries or other
  Associated States for the acquisition of new
  knowledge (2 months - 1 year) to be transferred
  and developed by them on their return to their
  home organisation (x months out - x months in)
• Incoming ? Outgoing

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Implementation
• ToK Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership
• Universities/Research Centres and companies
  (commercial, incubators, start-ups and spin-offs,
  venture capital companies) from at least 2
  different Member or Associated States
• Mutually exchange experienced researchers (2
  months - 2 years) develop their knowledge by the
  integration of researchers in a different work
  environment
• Acquire new knowledge and benefit from this
  when the researchers return to their organisation
  of origin
• Fostering new, inter-sectorial, lasting
  research collaborations beyond the term of the
  proposed contract, or strengthening existing
  collaborations.

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Implementation
• Mobility Rules
• Nationals of the EU Member Countries
• Nationals of the Associated Candidate
  Countries
• Nationals of the Non-Candidate Associated
  Countries
• Nationals of the Third to the FP6 Countries
• Read carefully the Work
  Programme !

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK
Evaluation Criteria 1. Scientific Quality of
Project 2. Quality of Host/Quality of Knowledge
Transfer 3. Management and Feasibility 4.
Relevance to the objectives of the
Scheme/Activity 5. Added Value to the
Community Read carefully the Work Programme !
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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Indicative scope of activity
• For each 100 M , this action should allow
• Conclusion of 200 contracts, involving 350
  host organisations
• Provision of funding for approximately 1400
  researchers/year
• 2/3 of budget to Development Host Scheme
• 70 of of budget of Development Host Scheme
  to LFR and Assoc. Candid. Countries
• gt30 of budget of Industry Academia
  Partnership Scheme to SMEs

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK
Provisional Timetable Envisaged date of
publication 17 December 2002 Envisaged
Deadlines one open call with 2 deadlines
May 2003 ( 40 M) May 2004 ( 45 M)
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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK
END THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! for more
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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Evaluation Criteria
• 1. Scientific Quality of Project
• Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary
  aspects of the proposal
• Originality/innovative aspects of the project
• Quality and relevance of the knowledge
  transfer
• Definition of the project with respect to
  achieving the ToK objectives

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Evaluation Criteria
• 2. Quality of Host
• Capacity of the host to transfer or receive
  knowledge
• International/ intersectorial research
  collaborations
• Quality of infrastructure / facilities

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Evaluation Criteria
• 3. Management and Feasibility
• Practical arrangements for the implementation
  and management of the fellowship
• Equal opportunity policy for the recruitment
  of researchers
• Quality of the collaborative partnership
• Match of the targeted researchers profile
  to the knowledge transfer
• Appropriate size of requested fellowship
• .

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Evaluation Criteria
• 4. Relevance to the objectives of the
  Scheme/Activity
• Development Scheme
• Benefit of the knowledge transfer for the
  host
• Increase the long term research capacity of
  the host
• Potential of the host to reach an
  international level in the specified field
• Industry-Academia Partnership Scheme
• Capacity to develop new, or enhance existing,
  intersectorial collaborations
• Benefit to the participating organisations from
  enhanced intersectorial or international
  collaborations
• Match between project and applicant hosts
  profile (synergy)
• Potential to achieve lasting intersectorial
  or international collaborations

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK

• Evaluation Criteria
• 5. Added Value to the Community
• Contribution towards the objectives of the
  European Research Area
• Long term synergies/structuring effects built
  by carrying out the proposed project at a
  European level.
• Increase the attractiveness of Europe for
  researchers and improve the gender balance in the
  scientific/training area
• European competitiveness and other Community
  policies including regional, national or
  international activities

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Marie Curie Schemes - ToK
FP6 Host Fellowships for Transfer of
Knowledge All regions/countries of EU/AS Short or
long stays (up to 2 years) Development
Scheme Industry-Academia Exchange
Scheme Open to 3rd country nationals
FP5 Development Host Fellowships Community LFRs
only Experienced Researcher (Individual)
Fellowships Short stays only (max. 1 year) Very
experienced researchers (10 years experience)
only Towards Community LFRs or industry-academia
only EU/AS nationals only