PEOPLE Specific Programme: The Marie Curie Actions in FP7

1. PEOPLE Specific Programme: The Marie Curie Actions in FP7 General Information and Participation Tips Elizabeth Kokozila, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas Mobility-NCP Northern Greece Sofia, 31 October 2008

2. FP7 – Specific Programmes Ideas – Frontier Research People – Human Potential Capacities – Research Capacity + Joint Research Centre EURATOM (nuclear research) Cooperation – Collaborative research

3. The policy context: Human Resources in R&D • Mobility of researchers across the 33 countries associated to the FP is a condition to make the European Research Area (ERA) functioning • Europe needs to build excellent research careers and link them to EU research initiatives • From the traditional concept of “brain drain” versus “brain gain” to the acknowledgement of the fact that excellent science careers are international - “brain circulation or “brain exchange” • From a “Mobility” programme to an active “career development” programme acquiring additional qualifications and targeted trainings through transnational mobility

4. Cooperation : M€ 32 413 Ideas : M€ 7510 Collaborative research 10 thematic areas Frontier Research ERC Marie Curie Actions Research Capacity People : M€ 4750 Capacities : M€4097 JRC : M€ 1751 Euratom : M€ 2751 Nuclear research FP7 overview (2007-2013) FP7 is EU’s main instrument for funding research FP7 breakdown (€ million) Total EC budget : M€ 50 5210

5. PEOPLE Programme A dedicated programme for structuring training, mobility and career development Objectives: • Strengthening the human potential in R&D in Europe • Stimulate people to enter into the profession of researcher • Encouraging researchers to stay in Europe • Attracting researchers from around the world • Addressed to researchers at all stages of their careers

6. Marie Curie Actions: FP7 vs FP6 • FP7: € 4 750 million over 7 years (50 % average increase compared to FP6) • FP6 human resources and mobility: € 1580 million over 5 years • Continuity of FP6 • with focus on structuring impact • increased private sector participation • Strengthened international dimension • Balanced gender objective

7. FP7 vs. FP6: Main points of difference

8. PEOPLE Programme Main characteristics: • Open to all domains of research (bottom-up approach) • Application through calls for proposals • Selection criteria: • S&T quality • Quality of participants / (Training) • Impact • Implementation • Trans-national and intersectorial (IAPP) mobility • Budget covers mainly salaries of researchers

9. Marie Curie Actions Five Schemes • Initial training of researchers • Life-long training and career development • Industry-academia pathways and partnerships • World Fellowships (former International dimension) • Specific actions

10. Marie Curie Actions in FP7: Participants from which countries ? 4 categories of countries: • EU Member States (MS) • Associated Countries (AC): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, FYROM, Switzerland, Israel • International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)based on three categories according to income per capita (low-income –Angola, lower-middle-income – China -, or upper-middle-income - Russia). • Other (non-AC, non-ICPC) Third Countries (OTC)

11. Marie Curie Actions in FP7: Applicants Research funding bodies Individual researchers Industry/ResearchInstitutions Senior Post-docs …> 10 years IEF IOF IIF Senior Post-docs > 10 years Visiting Scientists COFUND ITN COFUND ERG IRG Post-docs …< 4-10 years Profile of researchers ITN IAPP IRSES ITN IAPP IRSES Secondment of any kind of researcher Optional recruitment of ERs Post-graduates …< 4 years

12. The Greek Participation in PEOPLE Programme (1st call)

13. Participation Tips Evaluation Criteria • Scientific and technological excellence: interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary aspects of the proposal, research methodology, timeliness, originality and innovative nature, host scientific expertise, quality of the members of the group • Quality of training provided: complementary skills offered, clarity and quality of the research training objectives, host expertise in training • Researcher: experience, research results, independent thinking and leadership qualities, reaching a position of professional maturity, acquisition of new knowledge, match between the fellow’s profile and the project • Potential impact: career development/ professional integration, benefit of the mobility to the ERA, contribution to European competitiveness and excellence, creation of long-term collaborations, transfer of knowledge, enhance intersectoral cooperation • Quality and efficiency of the implementation and management: quality of infrastructures, practical arrangements, feasibility and credibility of the project, administrative arrangements, support to the fellow, capacities of the host, exploitation of existing synergies, appropriateness of management plans

14. Participation Tips Since the proposals is requested to be limited in size, it is important to: • Reply to the evaluation criteria/ Coherence of the proposal • Explain clearly the aim and the content of the research project • Apply the reimbursement rates provided by the Commission (monthly living allowances, correction coefficient rates, amount of benefits, travel expenses etc.) • IMPORTANT: • Prefer employment contracts to researchers with full social security coverage vs. fixed amount fellowships with minimum social security coverage • Clearly mention in the proposal that the selection of researchers (ITN) will be based on “open, transparent and internationally comparable selection and recruitment procedures” according to the principles applied by the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers

15. Thank you for your attention Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas National Contact Point for “PEOPLE” Specific Programme HELPDESK: Elizabeth Kokozila, tel. +30-2310-498203, e-mail: ekokoz@certh.gr