Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

Marie Skłodowska-Curie calls 2015
University of Luxembourg, 17 November 2014
© 2014 Luxinnovation
Katharina Horst & Morgane Griveaud
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PART I
MARIE CURIE 2015 CALLS &
2014 EVALUATION RESULTS
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Key features
Mobility programme
Any career stage (junior & senior)
Any field & subject (bottom-up)
Simple 100% flat-rate financing (researcher-months)
Budget 2015: € 758 m
Competitive programme, independent evaluation

Beneficiary vs Partner Organisation
Beneficiaries sign the grant agreement
Partner Organisations do not sign the grant agreement, but commit to
beneficiaries
• For secondments
• For Individual Fellowships outside Europe
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SOME BASIC CONCEPTS

Early-Stage Researcher and Experienced Researcher
Early Stage Researcher: is the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of his career
and does not have a PhD at time of recruitment
Experienced Researcher: At call deadline, is in possession of a doctoral degree
or has at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience
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SOME BASIC CONCEPTS

Mobility as sine qua non requirement
Researcher must not have lived, worked or studied in the country of their host
organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years before recruitment
That’s it. No other restrictions (nationality, etc) 
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SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Recruitment in Rome
Luxembourg Rome Luxembourg

Associated Countries (AC)
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SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
Albania
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Faroe Islands (ongoing)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Iceland
Israel
Montenegro
Norway
Serbia
Switzerland (partial Association)
Turkey

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FOUR MAJOR INSTRUMENTS
ITN
IF
RISE
COFUND
Innovative networks for early-stage researchers’ training
(Including Industrial doctorates & Joint doctorates)
Individual fellowship for experienced researchers
International and inter-sector cooperation through research
and innovation staff exchange
Co-funding of regional, national and international
programmes funding for doctoral and postdoctoral
researchers

INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS
(ITN)

Innovative Training Networks
International Network of academic and non-academic partners
Host ESRs for joint research training or PhD
Individual research projects and training
Secondments to non-academia encouraged
Project: 48 months. Recruitment: 3-36 months
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ETN | European Training Network
General training programme (no PhD)
At least 3 beneficiaries from at least 3 MS/AC
Each recruits at least 1 ESR
Partner organisations (non-academia) welcome (not part of consortium)
Maximum 540 researcher-months per network
Budget: € 317 m
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Part of Innovative Training Networks
ITN
ETN EID EJD

EID | European Industrial Doctorate
Doctoral degree with non-academic sector
2+ beneficiaries (partners) from 2+ MS/AC: at least 1 can award PhD
50%+ of time spent in non-academic sector
Joint selection, training, supervision
Maximum 540 researcher-months (if 2 partners: 180)
Separate panel: € 25 million (2015)
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ITN
ETN EID EJD

EJD | European Joint Doctorates
Cooperation between universities
At least three beneficiaries, all can deliver PhDs (single or double degree)
Joint governance and supervision
Maximum 540 researcher-months
Budget: € 28 million
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ITN
ETN EID EJD

ITN | Funding
EU contribution based on unit costs expressed in person-months, paid by host institution
(Calculated automatically)
Family allowance: determined at beginning and not changed during project
*Country Correction Coefficient (for living allowance only!)
Top-up possible. Under-payment strictly forbidden
Researcher Unit Cost Person/Month Institutional Unit Cost
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Person/Month
Living
allowance
Mobility
allowance
Familiy
allowance
Research,
training and
networking
costs
Management
and indirect
costs
3 110 600 500 1 800 1 200

ITN: 2014 CALL RESULTS
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ITN 2014: Submitted & A-list proposals
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Source: Research Executive Agency, Nov 2014

ITN 2014: Applicants in Europe
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ITN 2014: Eligible A-list proposals by panel
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ITN 2014: Number of beneficiaries in A-list & Role
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Luxembourg
One retained: University of Luxembourg, MEL-PLEX
(Exploiting MELanoma disease comPLEXity to
address European research training needs in
translational cancer systems biology and cancer
systems medicine)
Below Threshold 3
Outside available budget 10
Reserve 4
Retained 1
Grand Total 18

ITN 2014:ITN 2014: Number of beneficiaries in A-list & Mode
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ITN 2014: Number of beneficiaries in A-list & Mode
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ITN 2014: Consortium size, ETN
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
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Source: Evaluation report, own calculation
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ETN 2014: Number of partners in consortium (retained proposals)
1 1
4
5
17
21
30
8
4
2
1
0
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Euraxess
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ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
150 000 job advertisements published
in 4 years
MSCA opportunites “systematically”
published on Euraxess

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
STAFF EXCHANGE (RISE)
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R&I Staff Exchange
Exchange of staff in international and inter-sectoral projects
To promote a shared culture
Secondments of 1 to 12 months
Consortia of min three countries (at least two MS/AC)
(If all participants are from the same sector (e.g. academic) at least one must be from a
Third Country)
Staff member has worked min 6 months at sending institution before secondment
Mobility rule: does not apply
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Key features

RISE | Funding
Top-up allowance to support travel, accomodation, subsistence costs during secondment
Beneficiaries and partner organisations continue to pay salary during stay abroad
Staff Member Unit Cost Person/Month Institutional Unit Cost
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Person/Month
2 000
Research,
training and
networking
costs
Management
and indirect
costs
1 800 700

RISE: 2014 CALL RESULTS
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RISE 2014: Submissions and A-list selected proposals
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High success rate; same rate for academic and non-academic sectors
Academic sector
1026 submissions
438 A-list
Acad Non-Acad
1463 submissions
Non-academic sector
437 submissions
187 A-list
3 LU participations
1 LU funded (non-academic)
Success rate: 43 %

INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS (IF)
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Individual Fellowships
“Experienced Researcher” (ER) at deadline: PhD or min 4 years research
experience
Any nationality
Uses grant for an independent project to move forward (or resume) career
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THE RESEARCHER

Individual Fellowships
Academic, non-academic, or “International European Interest Organisation (e.g.
CERN) can host an IF fellow
Supervisor & candidate prepare project (and proposal) together
Beneficiary signs the grant agreement & an employment contract with the
researcher
Secondments encouraged (must be described in proposal already)
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THE HOST INSTITUTION

EUROPEAN Fellowships (EF)
Coming from anywhere (MS, AC, TC) to a host organisation in Europe (MS/AC)
Duration: 12-24 months
Standard case (€ 188 m budget)
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“COMING FROM OR MOVING WITHIN EUROPE.”

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GLOBAL Fellowships (GF)
Outgoing phase: secondment to Partner Organisation in Third Country (TC)
Return phase: to host organisation (beneficiary) in Member State (MS) or
Associated Country (AC)
Duration: 12-24 months outgoing + 12 months return phase
Budget: € 27 m (2015)
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“FIRST GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, THEN COME BACK TO EUROPE.”
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Individual Fellowships | Funding
EU contribution based on unit costs expressed in person-months, paid by host institution
(Calculated automatically)
Family allowance: determined at beginning and not changed during project
*Country Correction Coefficient (for living allowance only!)
Top-up possible. Under-payment strictly forbidden!
Budget 2015: € 217 million
Researcher Unit Cost Person/Month Institutional Unit Cost
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Person/Month
Living
allowance
Mobility
allowance
Familiy
allowance
Research,
training and
networking
costs
Management
and indirect
costs
4 650 600 500 800 650

IF: 2014 CALL RESULTS
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IF 2014: Proposal submissions per panel and mode
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ST = standard
CAR = Career restart panel
RI = Reintegration panel

IF 2014: Proposal submissions per country (standard)
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IF 2014: Country choice of outgoing phase in GF
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SCORING AND CALENDAR
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Scores and weighting (example)
Criterion Score Weight Weighted Score
Excellence 4,5 50% 2,25
Impact 4 30% 1,2
Implementation 3,5 20% 0,7
Total score out of 5 (min 3,5) 4,15
Total score out of 100% (min 70%) 83
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Weighting varies and an overall threshold applies

Call schedules and funding envelopes
Programme Opens Closes Envelope
ITN 02/09/2014 13/01/2015 € 370m
IF 12/03/2015 10/09/2015 € 213m
RISE 06/01/2015 28/04/2015 € 80 m
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One call for each scheme in 2015

PART II
HOW TO WRITE WINNING PROPOSALS
– EVIDENCE FROM ESR

General lessons…
Overarching themes found in all evaluation reports
It is vital to elaborate on each and every point of the evaluation criteria
Strengths may not outweigh weaknesses
Perfection is possible

EXCELLENCE
Quality, innovation and credibility of the research programme
Quality of supervision, hosting, and cooperation
Transfer of knowledge, capacity to mature professionally
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Evaluation criterion as described in Work Programme

EXCELLENCE
The bedrock of the excellence criterion is the research quality
• Experience and skills are essential
• Don’t be modest with what you’ve achieved
Be prepared to expand your academic horizon
• Multi- and inter- disciplinarity
• Your potential to learn and advance
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Evidence from 2013 Evaluation Summary Reports

IMPACT
Individuals can reach their potential, develop skills, and enhance career
perspectives
Good communication and dissemination
Contribute to research training in Europe, make Europe innovative
Non-academic sector is involved
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IMPACT
Do not shy away from industry
Contribute to European excellence and competiveness
Contribute to the European Research Area (ERA)
• Take your knowledge back with you
• Work together across borders – during, and after, the project
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IMPLEMENTATION
Coherent and effective work plan
Good management and clear procedures, quality management, risk
management
Good institutional environment (infrastructure)
Complementing partners, institutional commitment
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IMPLEMENTATION
Credibility and feasibility are key
Ambition is good, but don’t be too bold
• Organise your project in a structured, reasonable and practical manner
• Foresee milestones and deliverables
Rally good internal support for implementation
Infrastructure: Prove you chose the best of all environments
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Further Reference
Horizon 2020 Participant Portal – for all information, updates, submission, URL
Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Work Programme 2014-2015, URL
Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation, Regulation (EU) 1290/2013, URL
Marie Curie Model Grant Agreements, URL
Proposal templates: ITN , RISE and IF
From Face to Face, Portraits of Marie Curie Fellows, European Commission, 2012, URL
Fact Sheet IP management in Marie Curie Actions, IPR Helpdes, August 2012, URL
Horizon 2020 Helpdesk (Research Enquiry Service), URL (or contact NCP)
Register as an Horizon 2020 evaluator, URL
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