The 7 th Framework Programme for RTD The Marie Curie Actions – 2012+ Horizon 2020 (PEOPLE Programme) Lindau Nobel meet

1. The 7th Framework Programme for RTDThe Marie Curie Actions – 2012+ Horizon 2020(PEOPLE Programme)Lindau Nobel meeting June 2011 Mike Rogers Senior Policy Officer DG EAC C3 – Marie Curie Actions

2. Cooperation : € 32 413 Ideas : € 7510 Collaborative research 10 thematic areas Frontier Research ERC Marie Curie Actions Research Capacity People : € 4750 Capacities : €4097 JRC : € 1751 Euratom : € 2751 Nuclear research FP7 overview (2007-2013) EU’s main instrument for funding research Aim : Contribute to the Union becoming the world’s leading research area FP7 breakdown (€ million) Evolution of annual budget

3. Horizon 2020 synergises this Programmes Instruments New thematic initiatives SETPLAN JTI Artemis Eniac Clean Sky IMI FCH Art. 169 AAL Bonus EMRP ERANET JTI PPP ICT-FET (Flag Ships) ERANET+ FP7 is not isolated  Wind Energy 6B€ Solar Energy 16B€ Bioenergy 9 B€ Carbon Capture & Storage 13B€ Electricity Grid 2 B€ Sustainable Nuclear Energy 7 B€ Smart Cities Ageing (More Years Better Lives) Climate Knowledge (Clik-EU) Seas and Oceans Antimicrobial resistance Urban Europe Water challenges • Alzheimer • Agriculture, Food Security & Climate change • Health and Diet • Cultural Heritage National and Regional Funds   Joint Programming     ELSA  EERP * NER300 *  COFUND EUROSTARS ENV ENE TRS eHealth eIdentity ICT for TT Energy efficiency FP7 HEALTH  CIP NMP SPA SEC CSH  KBBE REA/ERCEA  ICT PPP Energy Efficient Buildings Future of Factories Green cars Future Internet  EC Funds    eHealth Smart grid TT, mobility & logistics Content Large Scale Demos & trials ERC SMEs and SME Associations   INFRASTRUCTURES  PEOPLE – IDEAS Fundamental Research Applied Research Deployment Market set up Development Innovation * EERP – European Energy Recovery Plan NER300 – New Entrants Reserve 300 Million Tons

4. Cooperation – Collaborative research Ideas – (ERC) Frontier Research People – Marie Curie Actions Capacities – Research Capacity JRC (non-nuclear) JRC (nuclear) Euratom This session covers:PEOPLE & IDEAS Programmein FP7 +

5. PEOPLE Marie Curie Actions in FP7 • Overall scope • Human resource development in R&D in Europe • Numerous, well-trained, motivated researchers • Attract students to research careers • Attract researchers to Europe • Skills and sustainable career development • Continuity of previous Framework programme, with focus on structuring impact, while simplifying Annually ca. >>10,000Researchers benefit from Marie Curie Actions

6. Marie Curie Actions & Research Staff: IRSES IF you are in Research, OR want to get back, MCA has a way Applicants Research funding bodies Individual fellowships Industry/Research Institutions IEF/CAR OIF IIF CIG Senior Post-docs > 10 years COFUND Post-docs > 4 years ITN IDS Profile of recruited researchers IAPP Post-graduates < 4 years Ind PhD

7. “People” Programme ~€1 Billion/year Annual calls per Action – 2012 Calls launch starts 20 July Initial training (~40% budget) Initial Training Networks (ITN) Life-long training and career development (~25-30% budget) Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)/ European Career & Reintegration Grants (ERG) Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND); International Reintegration grants (IRG) Industry dimension (~5-10% budget) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) World fellowship (~25% budget) International Outgoing & Incoming Fellowships (IOF & IIF); International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Policy support actions (~1% budget) Mobility and career enhancement actions

8. 8 Shaping the future horizon… Horizon-2020- A Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation

9. 9 Challenges for the MCAs in H-2020 • INNOVATION UNION - ERA • 1 million more researchers • Improve quality of doctoral training • Involve businesses in doctoral training • Attractive employment conditions • ERA attractiveness • Gender Balance • Competitiveness of knowledge base enterprises, including SMEs • Exploitation of results, commercialisation of research • Leveraging national policies and programmes • International cooperation • Open access, dissemination Research • The Agenda for NEW SKILLS and JOBS • Equip researchers with relevant skills that will match both public and private sector needs • Improve career prospects of doctoral candidates • YOUTH On the MOVE • Promote researchers mobility accross sectors, countries and disciplines • Modernisation of HIGHER EDUCATION • Attractiveness of European universities • Stronger links between universities and businesses MARIE CURIE ACTIONS Business Education • Triple 'i' dimension: • International • Intersectoral • Interdisciplinary

10. Widest Possible consultations with Actors Marie Curie Actions for attractive research careers in Europe • 5 experts meetings: • Industry Jul 2010 • Cofund Sept 2010 • EID Oct 2010 • International Dec 2010 • Future MCAs Apr 2011 • Beneficiaries consultation Feb-Mar 2011 • European Business Test Panel Apr-May 2011 • On-line CSFRI consultation (Q23) Feb-May 2011 • Impact assessment Mar-Jun 2011 • Ongoing Advisory Group Published on Net • Programme Committee & Mixed Meetings 2011 – • Meetings and Consultations campain 2011-

11. 11 MCA beneficiaries February – March 2011 • 714 replies out of 4000 beneficiaries Main reasons to apply to MCAs: • Establish international research collaborations: 81% • Free choice of research topic: 77% • Enhance careers 72% • Attract excellent researchers: 72% Key aspects of MCAs to be kept in the future: Training of ESRs: 89% Career development of ERs: 81% Geographical mobility/International collaboration: 81% Bottom-up approach: 75%

12. 12 224 businesses 86% less than 50 employees (SMEs) April – May 2011 • 88% “researchers should be exposed to a business environment during their training” • 69% “interested in training a PhD researcher in collaboration with a university located in a different country” • 67% “researchers should spend equal time in academia and in a business during their PhD” • 70% “interested in participating in a staff exchange scheme with a university or public research institutions” So industrial participation demand exists!

13. 13 Green Paper: on-line questionnaire Q23. How should the role of Marie Curie Actions be strengthened in promoting researcher mobility and developing attractive careers? 750 replies & 775 position papers Programme considered as important or higher: MCA: 70% ERC: 72% Infrastructure: 64% General comments on MCAs: • One of the most successful programme • Needs More budget • Knowledge Triangle reinforcement • Worldwide mobility essential • Bottom-up approach • Streamlining – real simplification, but family friendly

14. 14 • MCA for ESRs: • More budget (higher success rate) • Increase companies involvement (e.g. EID) • Extend co-funding principle • MCA for ERs: • Increase companies involvement: temporary postings • Support from juniors to seniors • Co-funding principle to be maintained Green Paper11 February – 20 May • MCA for Staff Exchange: • Importance of cross-sector and -border short term exchanges

15. 15 MCA - possible future development in Horizon 2020 • How to make 3 1/2 MCA “Actions” out of 8? ITN IAPP IEF IOF IIF CIG COFUND IRSES ESRDoctoral candidates C O F U N D ER Individual fellowships / grants Staff exchange / Secondments

16. Also consulting on such issues as • - Supporting gender balance • - Salary levels / correction coefficients • - Allowances and Dual careers • - Recognising excellence • - Enhancing Outreach • - Research to Innovation, EU-2020 IU • Supporting IPR • Open Access The debate is warming up, the next 12 are crucial

17. 17 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions