Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Marta Muter National Contact Point (NCP-Poland) Institute for Technological Fundamental Research, Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Świętokrzyska Warszawa tel: 22/ fax: 22/

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY HR&M budget „Focussing and Integrating” M Euro „Structuring ERA” M Euro Research and Innovation 290 M Euro Human Resources and Mobility M Euro Research Infrastructures 655 M Euro Science and Society 80 M Euro „Strengthening the Foundations of ERA” 320 M Euro „Euratom” M Euro HR&M - 9% of the overall 6PR budget

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY The overall strategic objective of the HR&M is to provide broad support for the development of abundant and dynamic world-class human resources in the European research system:  development and transfer of research competencies  widening of researchers’ career prospects  promotion of excellence

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Marie Curie Actions – general introduction  “Marie Curie” – a common identity for all the actions within HR&M activity directed towards training and mobility of researchers  12 different Marie Curie actions  most of the actions open to third country nationals and institutions  enhanced funding: FP M Euro FP M Euro  a “bottom-up” approach - no need to address FP6 priorities, field of research chosen freely by the applicants

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Marie Curie Actions – participants/fellows participant (a host institution/a contractor to EC) any organization active in research or research training (university, national or international research institute, commercial enterprise, etc.) researcher ( a fellow ) Early-stage researcher : in the first 4 years of their research activity, including the period of research training (at least post-graduate level) or Experienced researchers: - at least 4 years of research experience or - in possession of the doctoral degree

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Marie Curie Actions – participating states EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, Italy Associated States: Candidate Countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Turkey Other associated states: Iceland, Izrael, Liechtenstein, Norway Third Countries: participate in selected actions only All other states, including (for the present calls) Switzerland

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Marie Curie Actions – mobility rules researchers must be nationals of a state other than that of the host organization researchers may not have worked/studied (etc.) in the country of the host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the start date third country researchers cannot in general carry out their transnational mobility in third countries a third country researcher who has legally worked/studied (etc.) for at least 4 of the last 5 years in Member/Associated State is treated as a national of that state

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Marie Curie Actions I MC Host-driven actions * II MC Individual-driven actions* III MC Excellence Promotion and Recognition* IV IV MC Return and Reintegration Mechanisms o (* open either to institutions or researchers from third countries)

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY documents: workprogramme (action rules and objectives) guide for proposers (application forms) handbook (useful explanatory notes) guidance notes for evaluators financial guidelines model contract

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY I MC Host-driven actions Support for research networks, research institutions or enterprises in their schemes for transnational training and mobility of researchers or development/transfer of their competencies. Institution applies for funding, signs a contract with the EC and it is then obliged to advertise their vacant fellow positions. Up to 30% of funded researcher-months can be used for third country nationals. (1) Marie Curie Research Training Network (2) Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training (3) Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge (4) Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY I MC Host-driven actions (1) Training Networks  support for research teams in the context of a well-defined collaborative project  main idea: cohesive but flexible framework for the training and development of early stage researchers  participants: at least 3 MS or AS (of which 2 must be MS or CC), open to third country institutions  contract: up to 4 years  fellowships: 3 – 36 months  open to third country researchers  min. 65% of total project budget must be dedicated to the hosted fellows

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY I MC Host-driven actions (2) Early Stage Research Training  targeted at higher education and research institutions, to reinforce their training capability  main idea: an offer of structured training for early stage researchers, typically within a framework of doctoral studies, including: - acquisition of specific scientific competencies - complementary skills: management, ethics, communication, etc.  participants: - single host – third country institutions not funded - multi-partner hosts – at least 3MS or AS, open to third countries  contract: up to 4 years  fellowships: 3-36 months  open to third country researchers

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY I MC Host-driven actions (3) Transfer of Knowledge MC Development Scheme  reinforcement of the research potential of host entities with priority given to less-favored regions of EU and to the Candidate Countries (MC Development Scheme) MC Industry-Academia Partnership Scheme  creation and development of real strategic and durable partnerships between the academic world and the world of enterprises (MC Industry-Academia Partnership Scheme)  open both to the third country institutions and researchers  targeted at experienced researchers  contract: up to 4 years  fellowships: months

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY I MC Host-driven actions (4) Conferences and Training courses  main idea: to enable junior researchers to benefit from the experience of leading researchers by supporting specific training activities (linked to European achievements and interests) - organization of coherent series of high-level conferences/training courses - funding of the participation of eligible researchers in large conferences  open to the third country researchers  exceptionally may be open to the third country co-organizers

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY II MC Individual-driven actions (1) Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (1) Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships targeted at third country nationals (2) Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships open to third country institutions (as partners) (3) Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY II MC Individual - (1) Incoming International Fellowships  main idea: to attract top-class third country researchers to work and undertake research training in Europe  host institution: in MS or AS  fellowship: 1 to 2 years  in the case of developing countries or emerging and transition economies, the project may include a phase of reintegration in the researcher’s country of origin

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY II MC Individual- (2) Outgoing International Fellowships (2) Outgoing International Fellowships  targeted at experienced researchers from MS and AS  main idea: to work in established third country research centre and widen international research experience  project involves 2 mandatory phases: - phase 1: 1 to 2 years in a third country partner institution (no contract with the EC signed; agreement with the host institution) - phase 2: an immediate reintegration in the host organization of MS or AS (contractor)

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY III Excellence Promotion and Recognition (1) Marie Curie Excellence Grants (2)Marie Curie Chairs (3)Marie Curie Awards

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY III Excellence Promotion and Recognition (1) Marie Curie Excellence Grants  creation and development of European research teams of high excellence  research conducted in MS or AS  international teams built up around a researcher with potential to reach a high level of excellence  project cannot be located in an institution where the leader has worked for more than 1 year  no nationality excluded, nonetheless: designed to counteract brain drain from Europe  team leader applies jointly with the host organization  contract: should guarantee the necessary autonomy to the team leader; for up to 4 years

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY III Excellence Promotion and Recognition (2) Marie Curie Chairs  to attract to European institutions world-class researchers for a period of research and lecturing  no nationality of potential chair holder excluded  appointments for 1-3 years  chair holder shall give lectures, teach research courses, supervise research and thesis work, may carry out own research  subject(s) to be taught should be of a leading edge/multi- disciplinary nature and relevant to Europe  chair holder expected to take part in events publicising top-level research or attractiveness of research career

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY research funding (1) – general rules EC contributes up to 100% of the total budget of the project EC contributes to the activities carried by fellows and host organizations 9 categories of eligible expenses, but not all of them relevant to every MC action all the EC payments are forwarded to host institutions (not individuals) host institutions are contractually obliged to make payments to fellows “correction coefficient”

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY research funding (2) payments to fellows monthly living allowance ( Euro/year) travel allowance mobility allowance (600/900 Euro monthly) career exploratory allowance (2000 Euro, after 1 year) contribution to the participation of eligible researchers

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY research funding (3) contribution to host organizations contribution to the research/training/transfer of knowledge programme expenses (project execution) management activities (including audit certification) – typically up to 3-7% of the total EC contribution contribution to overheads – typically 10% of direct costs other types of eligible expenses/specific conditions

Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOBILITY Research Training Networks19 November 2003 Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training11 February 2004 Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge19 May 2004 Conferences and Training Courses20 April 2004 Outgoing International Fellowships12 February 2004 Incoming International Fellowships12 February 2004 Excellence Grants18 May 2004 Chairs21 January 2004