MARIE CURIE INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS

MARIE CURIE ACTIONS ROAD SHOW

Bucharest, 3 May 2012
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Fredrik Olsson Hector
Head of Unit
REA P3 Marie Curie Integration Grants and Researchers Night

MARIE CURIE ACTIONS

PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE: Submission, Evaluation

MARIE CURIE ACTIONS

Individual fellowships
1 - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

2 - International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

3 - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

4 - Career Integration Grants (CIG)

People programme = Marie Curie Actions

From pure mobility actions to a dedicated programme for

structuring training, mobility and career development

Objectives
Strengthen the human potential in R&D in Europe
Stimulate people to enter into the profession of researcher
Encourage researchers to stay in Europe
Attract researchers from around the world
Address researchers at all stages of their careers

Features of the Marie Curie Actions

Researcher mobility is required

Support is given for future career planning

Researchers acquire also complementary skills
Variety of funding schemes tailored to all stages of a researchers
career
Various schemes to support researchers of any nationality

Marie Curie Actions

Applicants
Individual
researchers

Profile of recruited
researchers

Senior Post-docs
> 10 years

Post-docs
> 4 years

Post-graduates
< 4 years

Industry/Research
Institutions

Research
funding bodies

CIG

IEF

COFUND

IOF

IAPP

IIF

IRSES

ITN

1 - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Who can apply?
1. Researchers from EU member states or Associated Countries (AC) for mobility
to another EU country or AC
2. Experienced researchers (PhD or 4 yrs research; directed at life-long training
and career development)
Which topics can be funded?
1. All scientific and technological areas of research except areas covered by the
Euratom Treaty (i.e. nuclear energy)
What does the funding cover?
1.Salaries of researchers (living and mobility allowance)
2.Training expenses and Administrative costs

Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Individual Action:
Applicants are individual researchers jointly with the host organisation. The EU
grant will be signed with the host who will in turn sign an agreement with the
Researcher.

For mobile researchers:

The Researcher will move from an EU state or associated country to another EU
state or associated country. Must comply with the Mobility Rule: The Researcher
must not have spent more than 1 year in the host country during the past 3 years
prior to the submission deadline.

For experienced researchers:

PhD or 4 yrs research; directed at life-long training and career development
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Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Funding in two main areas:
1. Researchers salary
includes all employers costs such as social security and pension contributions
takes into account the cost of living in the country of recruitment
takes into account the family situation of the researcher ( 700/1000 per month)
2. Contribution to the cost of the project
Flat rate of 800 per month to contribute to expenses related to training
activities, research costs etc.
- Overheads - maximum of 700 per month corrected for the cost of living in the
country of recruitment

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Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

CAREER RESTART PANEL (only IEF)
Aims to ensure equal opportunities by encouraging researchers to return to
research after a career break.

Not have been active on a fellowship, or employed under contract in

research for at least 12 months immediately prior to the call deadline
Multidisciplinary panel (CHE, SOC, ECO, ENG, ENV, LIF, MAT, PHY)
Modified mobility requirement: Maximum 3 years in the host country during
the past 5 years (prior to submission deadline)

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Marie Curie IEF 2011 Distribution of proposals

evaluated and recommended for funding by panel
1200
968

1000
800

532

600
400
200

346
148
64
27

440
80 55
15

78

Evaluated

376

305
178

107 70
18

95

0
CAR CHE ECO ENG ENV

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LIF

Retained for funding

MAT PHY SOC

2 - International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

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International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

Who can apply?
1.
2.

Researchers from MS or AC to carry out research in a 3rd Country

Experienced researchers (= PhD or 4 yrs in research)

Which topics can be funded?

1.

IOF proposals are welcome from all areas of scientific and technological research
that are of interest to the EU, except areas covered by the Euratom Treaty

What does the funding cover?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Fellowships of 2 phases: initial outgoing phase in a Third Country and a

mandatory re-integration phase in a MS or AC
1-2 yrs outside EU/AC + 1 yr return to Europe (return phase mandatory)
Contract with return institution
Salaries of researchers (living and mobility allowance)
Training expenses
Administrative costs

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

Why to apply?

Fellowships for top-class researchers from Europe to be trained and

acquire new knowledge in a high-level research organisation in a third
Country
Objectives:

To reinforce the international dimension of researcher careers

To transfer acquired knowledge to MS & AC
Expected Impact:

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Significant advances in researchers' careers

Acquisition of complementary research competences at an advanced level
Reach a position of professional maturity
Building international research relations

3 - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

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3- International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

Who can apply?
1- Experienced researchers moving from a third country to a MS or AC
2- Experienced researchers (= PhD or 4 yrs in research)

Which topics can be funded?

1- All areas of scientific and technological research that are of interest to the EU,
except areas covered by the Euratom Treaty
What does the funding cover?
1- Financial support is provided for 12-24 months

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Marie Curie IEF-IIF-IOF 2011 Proposal submission evolution 2007-2011

Proposals submission evolution 2007-2011

4000

2007

3327

2008

2853

3000

2009

2398

2010

2000
1000

17011763

2011
11751304
1045
571 665

341 445

598

0
IEF
IIF
Steady increase over the past 5 years
Overall +15% increase compared to 2010
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IOF

737

860

4 - Career Integration Grants (CIG)

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Career Integration Grants (CIG)

1- Encourage and help researchers to establish a research career in

Europe
2- To increase the prospects of integration of the researcher in Europe
3- To improve transfer of knowledge and lasting cooperation with
previous host(s) of researcher
4- A measure to counter European brain drain.

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Career Integration Grants (CIG)

For Experienced Researcher
Must have a PhD or at least 4 years of research experience
Researcher can be of any nationality
Researcher must move country to take up research job.
Mobility Rule: The Researcher must not have spent more than 1 year in the
host country during the past 3 years prior to the submission deadline.
Duration of CIG grant: up to 48 months (longer is better)
Host must offer full time research post for at least the duration of the CIG grant

EU contribution: 25 000 /year paid as flat rate

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Career Integration Grants (CIG) - the Host perspective

1. A CIG can be combined with (almost) any other funding

Not possible to combine with other Marie Curie grants

Not possible to combine with other personal grants that pay everything (e.g. ERC
grants)

2. CIG paid as a flat rate => no restrictions on what type of project costs can
be covered

Part of salary of Researcher (or other people working on project)

Equipment, Consumables, travels
Overhead, management costs
Etc

3. Simplified reporting. (No financial reporting)

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Career Integration Grants (CIG) - the Host perspective

4. A CIG is an option for any recruitment of a researcher from abroad.

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Could me made part of the recruitment procedure, e.g: A successful candidate

recruited from outside Romaina is expected to apply for a Marie Curie Career
Integration Grant.

Proposal submission evolution 2007 - 2012

900
800

759

700
600
SUBMITTED
500
400

WITHDRAWAL
INELIGIBLE
REJECTED
RESERVE
MAINLIST

300
200
100

RG

Ap
RG ril
0
O 7
RG ct
0
Ap 7
RG ril
0
O 8
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RG t
0
Ap 8
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RG il
0
RG Oc 9
M t 09
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RG ch
1
CI S 0
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759 CIG proposals submitted in March 2012

140
120
100
80
"International"
"European"

60
40

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AL
AT
BE
BG
CH
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
EG
EL
ES
FI
FO
FR
HU
IE
IL
IS
IT
LT
LU
MD
ME
NL
NO
PL
PT
RO
RS
SE
SI
SK
TR
UK

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Individual Fellowships: Opportunities in 2012

Call indentifiers: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF/IIF/IOF

Next deadline: 16 August 2012

Budgets:
IEF: 120.00 M
IIF: 40.00 M
IOF: 40.00 M

Call indentifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG

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Next deadline: 18 September 2012

Budgets:
CIG: 20.00 M

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MARIE CURIE ACTIONS

PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE: Submission, Evaluation

Some tips for success

Consultations with host institution and/or National Contact Points (NCP network)

Read carefully the latest version of 2012 People Work Programme and the Guide
for Applicants (go to specific call page for this)
Check if you comply with the eligibility rules
Write a Very good Exchange Research Project
Be precise and demonstrate your skills
Follow the given structure

Ask a colleague to assess the proposal

Submit the proposal in good time before deadline

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Overview Evaluation Process

Submission

Individual
reading

Criteria

Consensus

Criteria

Full Proposal

Panel

Criteria
Proposals in
suggested
priority order

Proposal
forms

Finalisation

Final ranking
list
Rejection list

Eligibility
REA

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EVALUATORS

REA

Feedback to Applicants
The REA sends electronically a letter initial information letter together with the
Evaluation Summary Report (ESR)

The ESR aims to give the applicants a prompt indication of how their proposals fared in the
evaluation by the experts

The ESR reflects the consensus reached by the experts and the final review by the panel

It contains comments and scores on each criterion and an overall score as well as providing
overall comments when appropriate

Timing :
Evaluation results usually available within 3-4 months after the deadline
Start of negotiations for successful proposals about 3-5 months after the deadline

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MORE INFO
1.Marie Curie website
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/index.htm

2.FP7 Participant Portal

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

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MORE INFO

1. The Mobility Portal

(EURAXESS)
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm

2. Registration of experts:
http://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/

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THANK YOU
FOR
YOUR ATTENTION

fredrik.olsson-hector@ec.europa.eu

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