EURAXESS Info Session NMIMS

Shirpur, 30 April 2018

Why Research & Innovation in or with Europe?

Top quality & leading RI/HEI

Affordable

One ticket: several countries

One more language: many more windows

Around the corner for Indian researcher/student

European Union Research Opportunities

& more (European countries/organisations)

Policy Research and Innovation

HORIZON 2020

Excellent Science Global Challenges Competitive Industries

Open to the world !

EURAXESS-Researchers in Motion

Gateway to the European Research Area (ERA)

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Ainhitze Bizkarralegorra Bravo l Country Representative l EURAXESS India

Voices of NMIMS Shirpur researchers in Europpe

Policy Research and Innovation

European Union Research and Innovation cooperation opportunities

Shirpur|30 April 2018

Policy Research and Innovation

Why collaborate with the European Union?

• The EU is a world leader in Research and Innovation:

• 24% of global expenditure on research generated by Europe

• 32% of high impact publications

• 32% of patent applications

• Some of the best universities (25 in top 100)

• Some of the most innovative companies (1/4 of world's top 2000 R&D investors)

• And the biggest multilateral R&I funding programme open to the World: 'Horizon 2020'(2014-2020).

Indicator India EU28

R&D intensity (GERD as % of GDP) 2016 0.69 2.03

Policy Research and Innovation

Horizon 2020: Biggest Funding Programme

• Horizon 2020' funding instrument for R&I at EU level

• Horizon 2020: total budget of EUR 80 billion for seven years (2014-2020).

• Horizon 2020: Open to the World.

• India can participate in (almost) all calls for proposals and apply for grants.

• Funding opportunities are published in multi-annual Work programmes including Calls of Proposals on a large number of themes and cross-cutting topics.

• Most recent W/P for 2018-2020 (remaining period of H2020), launched on 27 October 2017 and many calls open for application (see EU Participant Portal).

Policy Research and Innovation

Horizon 2020 three priorities

Excellent science

€24bn

Industrial leadership

€17bn

Societal challenges

€30bn

Policy Research and Innovation

How can India participate in Horizon 2020

There are three main ways Indians can participate in 'Horizon 2020':

1.Collaborative research: participate as partner in Research and Innovation Action (RIA) or Innovation Action (IA) and coordination and support actions (CSA)

2.Participant/scientist in a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) fellow: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/search

3.Apply for a European Research Council (ERC) grant or become a team member / visiting: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/partnering

4.Type of entities: public/private universities, research institutes, SMEs/Industries, NGOs etc.

Policy Research and Innovation

How to participate in Horizon 2020?

= OPEN COMPETITION + PEER REVIEW

Find a relevant call (annual work programme)

Find partners

Submit a proposal

Be selected & Get

involved!

Policy Research and Innovation

I. Collaboration: participation & funding

• Create consortia with European partners (always minimum three from Europe) to find solutions to Global Challenges (pillar 3) or create competiveness through Industrial Leadership (pillar 2).

• As an emerging economy, India is not automatically funded by EU. The following options are possible for Indian entities:

• Co-Funding Mechanism (CFM) established with Indian Government (DST/DBT/MoES): successful Indian applicants in H2020 calls earmarked by DST/DBT/MoES will be funded (see DST/DBT/MoES Websites for calls and modalities).

• Own Funding (including in kind contribution)

• Under exceptional circumstances, EC will fund Indian participant.

Policy Research and Innovation

India: 100% reimbursement of direct costs and indirect costs /overhead

charges: as per DBT norms

• Public & Private Academic/Research Organisations

• Recognised Universities/Academic Institutions (public/private)

• National R&D Laboratories

• Private

• R&D entities recognised as Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by DSIR

• Private R&D institutions, Indian NGOs/VOs should be registered in the DARPAN Portal of NITI Aayog

• Indian SME/Industry

• Rs.1.5 Crores per project, subject to matching contribution from industry. Company should be incorporated in India and should have 51% Indian corpus i.e. shareholding.

Who can participate and eligible for funding ?

Policy Research and Innovation

Example of Co-Funded Calls

Theme CALL NAME / TOPIC

(click topic name to follow link)

Type of Action & Model

Deadline

BIO-ENERGY

(SC3)

LC-SC3-RES-22-2018: Demonstration of cost effective advanced biofuel pathways in retrofitted existing industrial installations

single-stage-IA

05/04/2018

17:00 CET

HEALTH

(SC1)

SC1-BHC-16-2018: Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) - Scaling-up of evidence-based health interventions at population level for the prevention and management of hypertension and/or diabetes

single-stage-RIA

18/04/2018

17:00 CET

HEALTH

(SC1)

SC1-BHC-18-2018: Translational collaborative cancer research between Europe and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

single-stage-RIA

18/04/2018

17:00 CET

HEALTH

(SC1)

SC1-BHC-21-2018: Research on HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and/or hepatitis C (HCV) in patients with mono-, co-infections and/or comorbidities in the context of fostering collaboration with the Russian Federation

single-stage-RIA

18/04/2018

17:00 CET

Biotechnology

(NMBP)

CE-BIOTEC-04-2018: New biotechnologies for environmental remediation

single-stage-RIA

25/04/2018

17:00 CET

Policy Research and Innovation

II. Career Funding for PhD and Post-Doc Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

MSCA Individual Fellowships (Post-Doc)

• Global Fellowships (From Europe to India)

• European Fellowships (From India to Europe)

• Call Opening on 12 April 2018 | Deadline: 12 September 2018

• Participant Portal of Horizon 2020

PhD Fellowships funded by MSCA

• Regular publication on EURAXESS JOBS website

Policy Research and Innovation

Starting Grants

starters

(2-7 years after PhD)

up to €2.0 M

for 5 years

Advanced Grants

significant research

achievements in the

last 10 years

up to €3.5 M

for 5 years

Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research -

earliest stage of marketable

innovation

up to €150,000 for ERC grant

holders

Consolidator Grants

consolidators

(7-12 years after

PhD) up to €2.75

M

for 5 years

III. ERC Funding Schemes

Policy Research and Innovation

ERC Calls Expected Call Publication

Submission Deadline(s)

Budget € million (estimated grants)

Advanced Grant ERC-2018-AdG

17 May 2018 30 Aug 2018 450 (194)

More ERC calls to be published in mid July 2018.

ERC Call 2018 All calls are published on the Participant Portal

Policy Research and Innovation

Sign up as an expert/reviewer

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H2020 Participant Portal: ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

How to Find Partners?

CORDIS: is the Research and Technological Development (RTD) platform of the EU, including several on-line databases and partner search

- http://cordis.europa.eu/ OR https://cordis.europa.eu/partners/web/guest

Ideal-ist is an international ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) - http://www.ideal-ist.eu/partner-search/pssearch

Partner Search for Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies (NMP)

- https://www.nmp-partnersearch.eu/index.php

Fit for Health 2.0 – Partner search - http://www.fitforhealth.eu/user?ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fmm.fitforhealth.eu%2fcommon%2fcontactshome.asp

Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Partner Search Tool - https://cloud.imi.europa.eu/web/eimi-pst

CaRE: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials - http://partnersearch.ncps-care.eu/

EEN (The European Enterprise Network) targets SMEs: http://een.ec.europa.eu/

- The EEN helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the most of business opportunities in the EU and beyond. It covers 17 key sectors that can be relevant to LIFE. http://een.ec.europa.eu/tools/services/SearchCenter/Search/ProfileSimpleSearch

• H2020 Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/

• MSCA website:

http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions

• European Research Council (ERC) http://erc.europa.eu

• Erasmus +

http://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus

• EU-DBT calls (Health and Biotechnology) http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/DBT-EU-calls-under-H2020-.pdf

• Expert evaluator H2020- European commission http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/index.html

• EURAXESS Researchers in Motion Portal l EURAXESS India:

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/india

• Startup Europe India Network: https://startupeuropeindia.net/

Policy Research and Innovation

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCAs) & ERC grants (European Research Council)

• No pre-determined research fields

• 4 MSCA schemes (Actions): Individual Fellowships (for

researchers with PhD or 4 years of experience – usually for 2 years), etc.

• 3 main ERC schemes (Grants): Starting, Consolidator, Advanced + Synergy Grants + Proof of Concept

• Individual Indian researchers are eligible for participation and for funding

Established by the European Commission

│ 26

European Research Council’s goal

to fund the most excellent researchers with great

ideas for scientific research (basic or applied) that

have the potential to move significantly beyond the

knowledge frontier (frontier research)

Let’s meet ERC grantee Dr. Balpreet Ahluwalia!

Established by the European Commission

│ 27

Starting Grants

starters

(2-7 years after PhD)

up to €2.0 M

for 5 years

Advanced Grants

significant research

achievements in the

last 10 years

up to €3.5 M

for 5 years

Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest

stage of marketable innovation

up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders

Consolidator Grants

consolidators

(7-12 years after PhD)

up to €2.75 M

for 5 years

ERC Funding Schemes - 2018

Established by the European Commission

│ 28

ERC Grant Schemes – Who can apply?

Excellent Researchers (PIs)

Any nationality, age or current place of work (with a

PhD min 2 years old)

In conjunction with a Host Institution (HI)

Based in the EU or an Associated Country (spend

min. 30% (AdG), 50% (StG / CoG) of total working time

at HI (over project duration)

Individual research team

Researcher has freedom to choose national or trans-

national team, if scientific added value proven

ERC Grants are portable

Established by the European Commission

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ERC’s offer to researchers

Independence, recognition & visibility

to work on a research topic of own choice (bottom-up), with a

team of own choice.

to gain true financial autonomy for up to 5 years.

to negotiate with the host institution the best conditions of

work.

to move with the grant to any place in Europe if necessary

(portability of grants).

to attract top team members (EU and non-EU) and

collaborators.

to attract additional funding and gain recognition; ERC is a

quality label.

Established by the European Commission

Indicative Timetable of the 2018 Calls

Calls Expected

call date

Deadline(s) Budget € million

(estimated

grants)

Indicative date

for signature of

grant

agreement

Starting Grant ERC-

2018-StG

3 Aug 2017 17 Oct 2017 581 (391) 14 Dec 2018

Consolidator Grant

ERC-2018-CoG

24 Oct 2017 5 Feb 2018 550 (287) 30 March 2019

Advanced Grant

ERC-2018-AdG

17 May 2018 30 Aug 2018 450 (194) 8 Aug 2019

Synergy Grant

ERC-2018-SyG

3 Aug 2017 14 Nov 2017 250 (30) 19 Feb 2019

Proof of Concept

ERC-2018-PoC

6 Nov 2017 16 Jan 2018

18 Apr 2018

11 Nov 2018

20 (130)

30 Jul 2018 21 Oct 2018 10 Apr 2019

│ 30

Established by the European Commission

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ERC Grants – Further Information

More information on

http://erc.europa.eu

Support to applicants

http://erc.europa.eu/national-contact-points

To subscribe to ERC newsletter and news alerts

http://erc.europa.eu/keep-updated-erc

Follow ERC on

https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanResearchCouncil

https://twitter.com/ERC_Research

Marie Curie Actions

Excellence

Research

Training

Skills

Mobility

MSCA

Marie Curie Actions

MSCA–Key Features

Broad schemes

Main features: bottom-up, mobility, career development,

gender balance, employment conditions

Simplification in implementation

Broad definition of industry involvement: participation of

businesses (including SMEs) and other socio-economic actors

Synergies with other parts of H2020 and with Erasmus+

Marie Curie Actions

Bottom-up nature

Topics

Marie Curie Actions

Global reach Mobility Requirement in all projects 130 nationalities, 80 countries

M(S)CA

Marie Curie Actions

MSCA in Horizon 2020

Innovative Training

Networks

ITN Support for doctoral and early-stage training

Training Networks, Industrial Doctorates, Joint

Doctorates => EURAXESS Jobs (MSCA fellowships granted under INT projects)

Individual

Fellowships

IF Support for experienced researchers undertaking

international and inter-sector mobility: European

Fellowships and Global Fellowships

Dedicated support for career restart and

reintegration => Deadline 12 Sept. 2018 (Participant Portal)

Research and

Innovation Staff

Exchange

RISE International and inter-sector cooperation through

the exchange of staff => closed on 21 March 2018 (Participant Portal)

Co-funding of

programmes

COFUND Co-funding of regional, national and international

programmes: => EURAXESS Jobs (same as ITN)

- doctoral programmes

- fellowship programmes

Marie Curie Actions

Innovative Training Networks (ITN)

Dedicated to early-stage researchers (no experienced researcher

recruitment)

Involving wide partnership of institutions from academic and non-

academic sectors

Based on (currently) 618 FP7 ITN + 43 Erasmus Mundus Joint

Doctorates:

ETN (European Training Networks)

EID (European Industrial Doctorates)

EJD (European Joint Doctorates)

Combining scientific excellence with innovation-oriented

approach

Developing entrepreneurship and skills matching research labour

market needs

Enhancing employability of researchers

ITN funded PhD on EURAXESS JOBS portal

MSCA - main EU programme for structured doctoral training

Marie Curie Actions

Individual Fellowships

(IF)

Opportunities for international and inter-sector mobility of

experienced researchers to facilitate career moves

Enhance competences and creative potential of best researchers,

European and non-European willing to work in the EU

Encompass all types of mobility: intra-European, incoming,

outgoing, return and re-integration

Career Restart Panel to resume a research career after a break

Secondments embedded in the career development

– to take place within Europe

Special focus on inter-sector collaboration

Marie Curie Actions

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Individual Fellowships (2018-MSCA-IF)

EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIPS| India => Europe (Host in 28 Member States and 16 Associated Countries)

· For postdoctoral research stays in a EU MS or AC.

· Last from 1 to 2 years.

· Can help to restart research careers after a break such as parental leave.

· Can also help reintegrate researchers coming back to Europe.

GLOBAL FELLOWSHIPS| Europe => India

· For postdoctoral research stays (1 to 2 years) outside Europe for researchers based in a EU MS or AC.

· There is a mandatory one year return period in Europe.

· This fellowship provides opportunity to India universities, institutes and companies to host European nationals (or long-term residents of a MS or AC) postdoctoral or more senior researchers at their laboratory. Indian organisation = “Partner organisation” in the proposal.

Marie Curie Actions

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Individual Fellowships (2018-MSCA-IF)

WHO CAN APPLY?

· Researchers from anywhere in the world: all nationalities can apply. No age restrictions apply.

· Mobility is a must: you have to come to Europe, move within Europe or move outside Europe.

· Experienced researchers only: you will have your doctoral degree or at least four years' full-time research experience by the time of the call deadline (12/09/2018).

· All areas of research (social science and humanities included). Bottom-up.

APPLY NOW – deadline 12 September 2018 : https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/actions/get-funding/individual-fellowship-2018_en

Marie Curie Actions

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Individual Fellowships (2018-MSCA-IF)

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1st You => Find Host organisation (lab) in any European country (list of 44 countries)

2nd discuss your project proposal with European Host/supervisor .

3rd write joint proposal with chosen host organisation in Europe => submit proposal with host .

4th if selected grant is given to the host organisation located in a EU MS or AC that recruits you (takes complete responsibility for the proper implementation of the action).

Marie Curie Actions

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Individual Fellowships (2018-MSCA-IF)

RESOURCES TO PREPARE YOUR MSCA-IF APPLICATION:

• Guide on “How to Write a Winning Proposal for Individual Fellowships (IF)”

• Individual Fellowships Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• MSCA (IF) Survivor’s Guide l Practical tool for applicants!

• EURAXESS Researchers in Motion – Partnering tool

• EURAXESS Country briefings on EURAXESS India website

A follow-up post to this session will be uploaded on EURAXESS India. Stay tuned!

Marie Curie Actions

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

New type of exchange of staff action to stimulate transfer

of knowledge and sharing of ideas

Flexible inter-sector and international exchanges of

highly skilled research and innovation staff

Based on a common research and innovation project

Exchanges between institutions within Europe cover only

inter-sectoral exchanges

Exchanges with institutions from outside Europe can be

both inter-sector and within the same sector

No support for exchanges between institutions located

outside Europe

Marie Curie Actions

COFUND

Stimulating regional, national and international

programmes to foster excellence

Spreading best practices of MSCA in terms of

international mobility, research training, career

development

Doctoral programmes and Fellowship programmes

Sole beneficiary responsible for matching funds

COFUND-ed PhD and Postdoc on EURAXESS JOBS

Marie Curie Actions

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Website : http://ec.europa.eu/msca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions

Horizon 2020

http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020

Horizon 2020 l Participant Portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

Erasmus+ Higher education opportunities for the whole world

Erasmus+

Erasmus+

Erasmus+ The EU's programme to support education, training youth and sport

* EU-funded scholarships for students & staff

* EU-funded cooperation projects for HEIs

Erasmus+ (2014-2020) and India

• Budget €14.7 billion (extra €1.68 billion for international cooperation);

• Cooperation projects & mobility;

• India is a Partner country*;

• Up to 2017: 5300 Indian students / scholars

• Most actions in the field of HE open to India.

50

Erasmus+

EU-funded scholarships

• Credit Mobility + scholarships

• Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees + scholarships

EU-funded scholarships

• Capacity-Building for Higher Education

Erasmus+

I - Credit mobility

• Short-term studies in a partner HE institution that will count to your degree back home

• Mobility at Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level – and for staff

• Study periods of 3 – 12 month

• Grant for travel and subsistence

Erasmus+

Credit mobility: How to apply

• First worldwide credit mobility started in 2015-2016

• From late 2015, contact your own university's international office to see:

which universities you can go to

which study programmes you can choose

II - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

• A full degree programme at Master level, with study at two or more universities

• Full-study scholarships for students from all over the world

• Possibility to choose from a list of over 100 Masters courses

Erasmus+

Joint Master Degrees: How to apply

• Check the list of Master courses

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-

plus/library/emjmd-catalogue_en

• Apply directly to the course

• Apply in autumn 2018 for programmes starting in September 2019

•

10/15

Erasmus+

III - Capacity-building for higher education in brief

1.Joint Projects: Building capacities in higher education institutions (micro level)

2.Structural Projects: Reforms at national level with the support of the authorities (macro level)

Erasmus+

Capacity-building for higher education: how to apply

• Annual Calls for Proposals issued by EU

• Applications may be from an institution in a Partner or Programme Country

• Apply direct to EACEA:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

Opportunities for HEI's

High degree

of visibility in

a programme

of Excellence

Multiannual

grant

agreement

and

personalised

management

support by

EACEA

Attractive EU

co-funding

scheme

Select top

students

worldwide

Opportunities for students

Top

academic

expertise

and

specialisati

on options

Unique

mobility

experience

recognised

joint/multipl

e degree

Full

scholarshi

ps with

attractive

financial

envelope

Support by

consortium

partners

and EMA

EMA = Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association

Education and Culture

Where to get more information?

Erasmus+ Programme Guide and General Call for proposals:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/index_en.htm

Jean Monnet Activities:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet_en

The next steps

Q&A Session

EU funded

Research initiatives under Horizon 2020

and Erasmus+