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Fellowships & MobilityFunding OpportunitiesUNIL, 11 June 2020

Marie Sklodowska-Curie

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Let’s start with a few MSC fellows’ testimonials

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“The Marie Curie fellowship helped me improve my scientific skills and reach professional maturity.”

Pilar Bustos


It substantially increased the likelihoodof both future funding and a permanent research position.”

John Greenwood

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“I think it is really important for researchers to have experience at various institutions and in different countries, as each of them has a different research culture.”

Sarah Leonard


“The MSC fellowship allowed me to choose my ideal research group, explore my own ideas and acquire and develop the skills and tools for my career as an independent scientist.”

Tiago Brandao Rodrigues

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“I had a short break in my career to give birth to my son and this prestigious fellowship greatly facilitated resuming my research career and achieving an appropriate work/life balance.”

Claire Chaussade


“Moreover, all the process of application, management and reporting allowed me to learn a bit more about research funding and the process of grant developing and writing.”

Felix Rico

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“(…) The benefits of the grant are simply that I am now working in a new country with new people and new challenges.”

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Excellent Science(24.4 B €)

Industrial Leadership(17 B €)

Societal Challenges(29.7 B €)

Spreading Excellence (0.8 B)Science for Society (0.5 B)

EIT (2.7 B) JRC (1.9 B) Euratom (1.6 B)

Health (7.5 B)

Food (3.9 B)

Energy (6 B)

Transport (6.3 B)

Climate (3 B)

Inclusive Societies (1.3 B)

Security (1.7 B)

LEIT = Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (13.5 B)- ICT- Nano, new materials- Biotechnology- Space

Access to Risk Finance(2.9 B)

Innovation in SMEs/SME Instrument (0.6 B)

European Research Council (ERC) (13.1 B)

Future and Emerging Technologies(2.7 B)

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (6.1 B)

Research Infrastructures (2.5 B)

HORIZON 2020 (2014-2020) ~ € 80 billion

Last MSC IF call! Seize the opportunity !

MSC IF in Horizon 2020

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie: a mobile researcher

Marie Sklodowska-Curie (1867-1934) moved from Poland to France in1891. She was convinced that Science is essentially international. She wasthe first woman to be awarded 2 Nobel Prizes in two different fields:Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).


Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

2020 MSC IF call opened on April 8, 2020Submission deadline: September 9, 2020

Overall call budget: €328M €263M for EF (ST, RI & CAR) €10M for SE €55M for GF

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§ Bottom-up

§ Open to all fields of science (any topic)

§ Mobility - as key requirement (“mobility rule”)

Researchers:

§ Any nationality except for the Global Fellowships and the Reintegration panel (EF)

§ No age limit (but “research experience”)


MSC IF – Main Features


MSC IF : research experience

IFs are for «ExperiencedResearchers» (ER)

in possession of a PhD or at least 4 years of researchexperience (FTE)

Full-Time Equivalent Research Experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree

entitling him/her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the

country in which the researcher is recruited.

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Duration: 12-24 months (ST/RI/SE) /12-36 months (CAR)

Location: EU MS/AC to H2020(e.g. CH)

For ER of any nationality either coming to Europe or moving within Europe


European Fellowships (EF)

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§ 8 Standard scientific panels:

-> CHE, ECO, ENG, ENV, LIF, MAT, PHY, SOC

§ 3 EF multidisciplinary panels:

Ø Career Restart (CAR)

The ER must have had a career break in research, i.e. they were not active in research for a continuous period of at least 12 months within the 18 months immediately prior to the deadline for submission of proposals (i.e. between March 10, 2019 and September 9, 2020)

Ø Reintegration (RI)

The researcher must 1) be a national or long-term resident of an EU MS or AC AND 2) move or have moved directly from a “third country” (TC) to the EU MS or AC where the host institution (“beneficiary”) is located.

Ø Society & Enterprises (SE)

The host institution must be an entity from the non-academic sector (Definitions).


European Fellowships (EF)

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/guides_for_applicants/h2020-guide-appl-msca-if-2018-20_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/guides_for_applicants/h2020-guide-appl-msca-if-2018-20_en.pdf

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The researcher cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host institution (“beneficiary”) for more than 12 months in the three yearsimmediately before the call deadline.

(i.e. between September 10, 2017 and September 9, 2020).


Mobility rule for EF (Standard panel)

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The researcher cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host institution (“beneficiary”) for more than 3 years in the 5 years immediately before the call deadline.



Mobility rule for EF (CAR, RI & SE panels)

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§ Duration: 12-24 months outside of Europe+ mandatory 1 year-return phase in Europe(EU MS or AC to H2020, e.g. CH)

§ The ER must be a national orlong-term resident of an EU MS/AC

Long-term residents = researchers who spent a periodof full-time research activity of at least 5 consecutive yearsin one or more MS or AC

§ 8 standard scientific panels

Warning : GFs are not allowed at EPFL


Global Fellowships (GF)

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The researcher cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country where the outgoing phase (outside Europe) takes place for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the call deadline.


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Mobility rule for GF

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Ø Proposals are submitted jointly by the applicantand the supervisor at the Host institution.

Ø The Host institution (called “Beneficiary”) is the legal entity that signs the Grant Agreement (GA = contract) and has the complete responsibility for the proper implementation of the action (project).

Ø The host contributes directly to the implementation of the research, transfer of knowledge and training activities by recruiting, hosting, and training, as well as supervising the MSC funded researcher.


Submission procedure

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Submission via the Portal

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/msca-if-2020;freeTextSearchKeyword=;typeCodes=1;statusCodes=31094502,31094501;programCode=H2020;programDivisionCode=31047830;focusAreaCode=null;crossCuttingPriorityCode=null;callCode=Default;sortQuery=submissionStatus;orderBy=asc;onlyTenders=false;topicListKey=topicSearchTablePageState

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Part A (to be completed on the Funding and Tender Opportunities Portal)

Section 1: General information about the proposal (including the abstract)Section 2: Administrative data of the future host institution(s)Section 3: Budget (“unit costs”)Section 4: Ethics issues tableSection 5: Call specific questions (eligibility, personal data, secondment(s), Open Research Data Pilot)

Part B (use the templates; B1&B2 have to be uploaded on the Portal)

§ Document 1 (10 page-limit)

Sections 1-3 1. Excellence 2. Impact 3. Quality and efficiency of the implementation

§ Document 2 (no page limit)

Sections 4-74. CV of the researcher5. Capacity of the future host institution(s)6. Ethical issues7. Commitment letter of the outgoing host (for GF only)


IF Proposal structure


2020 IF EC rates/contribution

Gross amounts (all social charges employer + employee included)

Country Correction Coefficients applicable to “Living Allowance”:

CH: 121.2% (living allowance + mobility allowance: 6’514.55 €/month) DE: 97%FR: 115.7%IT: 104.4%UK: 139.8%US: 99.1%

Costscategories

Researcher

Livingallowance

€/month

Researcher

Mobilityallowance

€/month

Researcher

Familyallowance

€/month

Institution

Research, train-ing & networ-king costs

€/month

Institution

Management and indirect costs

€/month

IF (postdocs) 4’880 600 500 800 650

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§ Excellence (50%)

quality and novelty; appropriateness of the training / knowledge transfer; capacity of the researcher to reinforce professional maturity / independence

§ Impact (30%)

quality of exploitation / dissemination / communication measures

§ Implementation (20%)

coherence and effectiveness of the workplanintitutional environment / allocation of tasks and resources


MSCA – Evaluation Criteria

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9’875 proposals received /9’709 evaluated(8’885 EF/ 824 GF).

1’475 funded proposals (“main list”), 655 on the “reserve list”.

Overall success rate: 15,93% CH success rate: 19,88%

Gender58% M applicants42% F applicantsMain list: 56% M / 44% F


2019 Statistics

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2020 MSC IF timeline

Call for proposalscloses

Call for proposalsopens

EvaluationFirst info to the supervisors

Earlieststart date Latest start date

8 April 2020

9 Sept 2020

Oct.-Dec.2020

End Jan. -Feb. 2021

March 2021 Sept.

2022

Start looking for a host institution/supervisor very early and contact asap the Grants Office at the host institution.

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A new EU R& I Frameworkprogramme called “Horizon Europe” (2021-2027; budget: ≃ €95bn)

MSCA IF in “Horizon Europe”:

restrictions will be introduced on scientific age and resubmission !


From 2021 on

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§ 2018-2020 MSCA Work Programme

-> 2020 MSC IF call (54-57); evaluation rules (85); evaluation procedure (88); unit costs (92); country correction coefficients (95-96)

§ Self-evaluation form

§ All National Contact Points (select the appropriate country + Marie Sklodowska-Curie)

§ MSCA Blogspot (MSCA National Contact Points)

§ Testimonials from fellows

§ Euresearch MSCA

§ 2020 IF Webinar

§ 2020 MSC IF checklist

For researchers applying with a host in Switzerland only :• Applicants’ trainings

§ Access to the tutorial

§ Proposal prescreening by the MSC NCPS (“first come, first served” principle)


Useful links & documents


https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h2020-wp1820-msca_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/call_ptef/ef/2018-2020/h2020-call-ef-msca-if-2018-20_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal4/desktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html

https://mariecurieactions.blogspot.com/

https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/resources/testimonials_en

https://www.euresearch.ch/en/european-programmes/horizon-2020/excellent-science/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ga4OJpxuU

https://www.euresearch.ch/fileadmin/redacteur/Career_Funding/MSCA_IF_2020_Checklist.pdf

https://www.euresearch.ch/en/events/

https://www.euresearch.ch/fileadmin/redacteur/Career_Funding/Access_to_the_Online_Tutorial_MSCA_IF_2020.pdf

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-> bottom-up -> all fields of science-> highly competitive (≃12%)-> top level peer review-> portable grants

Ø Starting GrantsØ Consolidator GrantsØ Advanced GrantsØ Proof of Concept Grants

Ø Synergy Grants

1 SelectionCriterion

-> scientificexcellence

ERCautonomousfunding body

since 2007

1 Host Institution

-> EU MS/AC

1 Principal Investigator (PI)

-> any age-> any nationality

1 Project

-> high risk/high gain

-> ground-breaking

ERC in a nutshell

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ERC Starting Grant

Starting Grant(ERC-2021-StG)

First PhD awarded> 2 and ≤ 7 yearsprior to 1/1/2021

> 4 and ≤ 9 yearsafter MD

(reasons for extensions:maternity/paternity leaves, clinical training,

long illness, etc.)

Max. €1.5M / 5-year project

Commitment of the PI:min. 50%

ERC website

ERC page at Euresearch

The next ERC StG call will be launched in 2021 (Horizon Europe)

https://erc.europa.eu/funding/starting-grants

https://www.euresearch.ch/en/european-programmes/horizon-2020/excellent-science/european-research-council/

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European R&I programmes

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