1. Dr. Juliane Sauer  National Contact Point Mobility Euresearch Head Office  juliane.sauer@euresearch.ch  Tel.: +41 31 380 60 21 Marie Curie Actions: boost your career! EU 7th framework-programme for R&D (FP7) ERAcademy, Oct. 28th, Lausanne

2. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 2 Presentation outline  Marie Curie: who was she?  Marie Curie & the 7th framework programme of the European Union for R&D (FP7)  Marie Curie Actions: 2 categories  “Individual fellowships”  “Host driven actions”  Euraxess: EU web portal for researchers  Contact us!

3. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 3 „ You have to discover your talent and use it. You have to find out your strong points. Have the courage to use your brain. It will double your confidence and your strength.“ From a speech to her students, quoted in: „Das strahlende Metall“, von Wilhelm Strube, p. 167. Polish-French Chemist and Physicist 1867 – 1934 Nobel Price in Physics and Chemistry Marie Curie: a brilliant scientist…

4. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 4 MC = Marie Curie = Mobility = People = Fellowships = … …and Marie Curie in the EU

5. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 5 Marie Curie Actions in FP7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html € 4.7 bio

6. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 6 Marie Curie Actions: basic rule Scientist Host institution National border Go abroad!

7. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 7 Marie Curie Actions: brief introduction  Financial support for increasing transnational and intersectorial mobility:  Stimulate people to take up the profession of researcher  Help researchers at different stages of their career  Encourage researchers to stay in/to come to Europe  All scientific areas are covered (“cross-cutting”)  Research fields are chosen by the applicants (“bottom up approach”)

8. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 8 Who is eligible ? Full-time research exrperience 0-4 years: Doctoral students 4-10 years: Post-docs 10 years and more: Very experienced researchers ITN ( doctoral students) Individual Fellowships Re-integration Grants IAPP, COFUND ITN, IRSES ITN IAPP Re-integration Grants Marie Curie Actions

9. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 9 Marie Curie Actions: 2 different categories „Individual driven actions“:  IEF  IIF  IOF  ERG  IRG „ Host-institution driven actions“:  IAPP  IRSES  COFUND  ITN

10. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 10 Individual Fellowships: Introduction  Help experienced researchers:  broaden their horizons  undertake research in another country  develop new skills  move to a new sector: from a university to a company (or vice-versa) Make European researchers more competitive!

11. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 11 Marie Curie Fellowships: a brief overview What?Who?When?Where? IEF Intra-European Fellowship Experienced researchers (ER) of any nationality Call open: 17.03.2010 Call deadline: 17.08.2010 From an EU-27/AC to another EU-27/AC IOF International Outgoing Fellowship ER nationals of an EU-27/AC Call open: 17.03.2010 Call deadline: 17.08.2010 1st phase: From an EU- 27/AC to a 3rd Country 2 nd phase: From a 3rd Country to an EU-27/AC IIF International Incoming Fellowship ER of any nationality but active in a 3rd Country Call open: 17.03.2010 Call deadline: 17.08.2010 1st phase: From a 3rd Country to an EU-27/AC 2 nd phase (fac.): From an EU-27/AC to the country of origin Yearly living allowances for the researcher: € 56 700 (+ mobility, travel, career exploratory allowances) + ~€ 8400 for the host institution Overall success rate: 25% since FP7 has started © Euresearch  Mai 2009  Introduction to FP7  www.euresearch.ch

12. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 12 Marie Curie Grants: a brief overview What?Who?When?Where? ERG European Reintegration Grant ER of any nationality, finishing a MC Action (FP6/FP7) Next cut off dates: 09.10.2009 09.03.2010 07.09.2010 Within Europe. No mobility rule applies! IRG International Reintegration Grant ER nationals of an EU- 27/AC but active in a 3rd Country Next cut off dates: 09.10.2009 09.03.2010 07.09.2010 From a 3rd Country to an EU-27/AC EC contribution to the host institution:  ERG: € 15 000/year during a period of max. 3 years  IRG: € 25 000/year during a period of max. 4 years © Euresearch  Mai 2009  Introduction to FP7  www.euresearch.ch Success rate:  ERG: 89% (2008)  IRG: 50% (2008)

13. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 13 Marie Curie Actions: 2 different categories „Individual driven actions“:  IEF  IIF  IOF  ERG  IRG „ Host-institution driven actions“:  IAPP  IRSES  COFUND  ITN

14. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 14 Host driven Actions: introduction  Reinforce co-operation between research institutions  Increase the transfer of knowledge between research institutions  Improve trans-national and/or intersectorial mobility of researchers Make research careers more attractive!

15. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 15 Host driven actions ActionConsortiumEligible staffCall ITN Initial Training Network 3 partners in 3 different MS/AC ResearchersOpen: 08.09.2009 Deadline: 22.12.2009 COFUND Co-funding of national programmes 1public research institution ResearchersOpen: 18.11.2009 Deadline: 18.02.2010 IRSES International Research Staff Exchange Scheme 3 partners: 2 universities from MS/AC + 1 university in third-country Researchers Technicians Managers Open: 25.11.2009 Deadline: 25.03.2010 IAPP Industry- Academia Partnerships & Pathways Min 2. partners: 1 enterprise + 1 university Researchers Technicians Managers No Call foreseen in WP 2010

16. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 16 Your next steps…  Check if you‘re eligible for one of the Fellowships in the Work Programme: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/wp- 2010_en.htmlhttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/wp- 2010_en.html  If in doubt, please contact us: http://www.euresearch.ch/ http://www.euresearch.ch/  Prepare in advance: 4 or more months before the deadline!  Contact possible Host Institutions or Partners  Check here: Regular Workshops on how to write a successful proposal: http://www.euresearch.ch/eventshttp://www.euresearch.ch/events

17. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 17 Euraxess & Euraxess Switzerland http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess www.euraxess.ch

18. © Euresearch  Juliane Sauer  October 2009  FP7 – Mobility  www.euresearch.ch 18 Contact us!  Euresearch Regional Office Lausanne Anne-Emmanuelle de Crousaz and Pascale Menu UniL-EPFL Station 10 1015 Lausanne # 021 693 47 50 e: lausanne@euresearch.chlausanne@euresearch.ch  Euresearch Head Office Berne: Dr. Juliane Sauer, NCP Mobility Frédérique Zehnder Effingerstrasse 19 3008 Bern # 031 380 60 21 e: juliane.sauer@euresearch.ch; frederique.zehnder@euresearch.chjuliane.sauer@euresearch.chfrederique.zehnder@euresearch.ch www.euresearch.ch/people