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Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020. Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions. University of Edinburgh 13 November 2013. Edward Ricketts e dward.ricketts@bbsrc.ac.uk. UK Research Office. UKRO’s Mission: “To promote effective UK engagement in EU research, innovation and higher education activities” The Office:

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Horizon 2020

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  1. Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions University of Edinburgh13 November 2013 • Edward Ricketts • edward.ricketts@bbsrc.ac.uk

  2. UK Research Office • UKRO’s Mission: “To promote effective UK engagement in EU research, innovation and higher education activities” • The Office: • Is based in Brussels, was established in 1984 • Is sponsored by the seven UK Research Councils • Around 130 research organisations subscribe to UKRO

  3. Rationale “.. Ensure excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through cross-border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges”

  4. Horizon 2020 structure Widening Participation; Science with and for Society European Institute of Innovation and Technology(EIT) Joint Research Centre (JRC) EURATOM

  5. MSCAin Horizon 2020 • Operates in a ‘bottom-up’ basis • Open to all research and innovation domains – from basic research to market take-up • Mobility is a key requirement • Aim: develop new knowledge / enhance skills of people behind research and innovation • Dissemination and public engagement through public outreach activities • Total budget: €6.2bn (compared with €4.7bn in FP7)

  6. Definitions Mobility Rule: At the time of the relevant deadline for submission of proposals, or recruitment/secondment by the host organisation, depending on the action, researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date.”

  7. MSCA – 4 Schemes Also:Researchers’ Night

  8. Innovative Training Networks • “Aim to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative researchers, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit” • Competitively selected joint research training/doctoral programmes implemented by partnerships of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic actors from different countries across Europe (and beyond). • Focus on scientific/ technological knowledge through research on individual/personalised projects • Exposure to non-academic sector • Transferable skills training e.g. communication, research management, IP, ethics, societal outreach, entrepreneurship

  9. Innovative Training Networks • The ITN scheme consists of 3 strands: • Other new features: • Participants defined as ‘academic’ and ‘non-academic’ • Early stage researchers (ESRs) only • Innovative Doctoral Programmestrand only through COFUND

  10. Innovative Training Networks

  11. ITN activities • Four year programme (max three year support for each ESR) • Activities include: Research and innovation Secondments, placements Summer schools

  12. Innovative Training Networks

  13. Individual Fellowships • “Aim to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition at multi- or interdisciplinary level through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility” • Supports Experienced Researchers only • Opportunities to acquire new knowledge and work on research in a European context, or outside Europe • Specific support for return and reintegration of researchers to Europe who have previously worked here • Supports career restart for individuals with high potential

  14. Individual Fellowships Mobility rule for CAR and RIG: “researcher has not resided or carried out their main activity in the country of their host organisation for more than 3 years in the 5 years immediately prior to the relevant deadline” *) AND “researcher has not been active in research for at least 12 months” **) AND “researcher has previously been active in Europe for at least five consecutive years”

  15. Individual Fellowships • Optional intersectoralsecondmentthat should significantly add to the impact of the research project • Must take place in a MS/AC • Must occur during the fellowship • Secondment phase can be a single period or divided into shorter mobility periods • For a fellowship > 18 months, secondment phase may be up to 6 months • For a fellowship ≤ 18 months, secondment phase may be up to 3 month

  16. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange • “Aim to promote international and inter-sector collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa) for the advancement of science and development of innovation” • Should involve institutions from the academic and non-academic sectors (particularly SMEs) based in MS/AC and/or third countries • Development of joint research and innovation project partnerships • Knowledge sharing via international and/or inter-sector mobility through two way secondments of (ESRs /ERs/support staff) with built-in return mechanism • Exchanges between MS/AC only: secondments must be inter-sectoral • Exchanges between MS/AC and third countries: secondments can be same sector and/or intersectoral

  17. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange • Participants must be from at least three different countries, at least two of which are MS/AC • If all participants in same sector one participant country must be a third country • Secondmentperiod - 1 to 12 months- does not need to be continuous • Activities of the programme Joint research and innovation Networking Sharing of knowledge Career development of staff New skills acquisition Workshops, Conferences

  18. COFUND • “Aims at stimulating regional, national or international programmes to foster excellence in researchers’ training, mobility and career development, spreading the best practices of MSCA” • Supports new or existing programmes for international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research training and transnational and cross-sector mobility of researchers • Two streams Fellowship programmes Doctoral programmes

  19. COFUND

  20. Researchers’ Night • “Aims to bring the researchers closer to the public at large and to increase public awareness of the research and innovation activities and the impact of researchers’ work” • European Researchers’ Night takes place on the last Friday of September annually • Events can start on early Friday afternoon and last until early Saturday morning • Participants can be any legal entity in MS/AC and/or a partnership at regional, national or international level • Funding will cover two editions of the Night (2014 and 2015) but funding for one edition only may be considered • Involvement of researchers funded by FP7/Horizon 2020 encouraged

  21. Timetable Note: draft and subject to change

  22. Application Process • Applications on line through the ECAS Participant Portal • Apply to specific discipline panel

  23. Award Criteria • Evaluation scores awarded for each criteria from 0 to 5 • Each award criterion has a weighting • Total score is subject to a threshold of 70% • Proposals ranked • Proposals funded in ranking order • Evaluation summary reports provided • No restrictions on re-application Impact (30%) Excellence (50%) Implementation (20%)

  24. ITN evaluation criteria • Excellence • Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research programme • Quality and innovative aspects of the training programme • Quality of supervision • Quality of the proposed interaction between participating organisations • Impact • Enhancing research and innovation related human resources, skills and working conditions to realise the potential of individuals and provide new career perspectives • Contribution to structuring doctoral/ESR training at the European level and to strengthening European innovation capacity • Effectiveness of proposed measures for communication and dissemination of results • Implementation • Overall coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources • Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures including quality management and risk management • Appropriateness of infrastructure and operational capacity of participating organisations • Competences, experience and complementarity of participating organisations and their commitment to the programme

  25. IF evaluation criteria • Excellence • Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research • Clarity and quality of transfer of knowledge/training • Quality of supervision and hosting arrangements • Capacity of the researcher to reach/reinforce a position of professional maturity in research • Impact • Enhancing research and innovation related human resources, skills and working conditions to realise the potential of individuals and to provide new career perspectives • Effectiveness of proposed measures for communication and results dissemination • Implementation • Overall coherence and effectiveness of work plan • Appropriateness of management structures and procedures • Appropriateness of institutional environment • Competences, experiences and complementarity of participating organisations and institutional commitment

  26. Funding Arrangements

  27. Marie Curie Actions in FP7 Initial Training Networks • UK co-ordinators submitted 231 apps • 40 successful (17.3% success rate) • General success rate: 12.5% • UK participated in 1156 applications • 173 successful (15% success rate) COFUND • UK co-ordinators submitted 3 proposals • 2 successful (Queen Mary and Durham) • General success rate 40%

  28. Marie Curie Actions in FP7Statistics Individual Fellowships 2012 Calls • Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) – Aug 2012 • 3,708 proposals received • Success rate: 16.6% • UK success rate: 23.0% • UK host for 237 fellowships (out of 614 funded) • Approx. value to the UK € 46M • International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – Aug 2012 • 955 proposals received • Success rate: 16.4% • UK success rate: 29.5% • UK return host for 36 fellowships (out of 157 funded) • Approx. value to the UK € 9M • International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – Aug 2012 • 1,447 proposals received • Success rate: 13.3% • UK success rate: 18.6% • UK host for 78 fellowships (out of 193 funded) • Approx. value to the UK € 16M

  29. Thank you! • Questions? • UK NCP Helpdesk Email: mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk Phone: + 32 2 230 0318 http://www.ukro.ac.uk/mariecurie/Pages/index.aspx Contact Email: edward.ricketts@bbsrc.ac.uk Phone: +32 2 286 9056

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