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Information session UHasselt

Information session UHasselt. FWO: Call 2011-2012 Pegasus. Dr. Hans Willems Director Research Policy 7 december 2011. On the agenda. Mission and key facts Selection procedure and how to apply Funding schemes of the FWO Pre-doctoral fellowships ( a.o . Aspiranten)

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Information session UHasselt

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  1. InformationsessionUHasselt FWO: Call 2011-2012 Pegasus Dr. Hans Willems Director Research Policy 7 december 2011

  2. On the agenda • Mission and keyfacts • Selection procedure and how to apply • Fundingschemes of the FWO • Pre-doctoralfellowships (a.o. Aspiranten) • Postdoctoralfellows • Pegasus • Research and travel grants • Varia

  3. 1. Mission and keyfacts

  4. Mission and keyfacts • Mission of the FWO • Fundsfundamentalscientific research (“frontier research”) • Bottom-upfunding in all disciplines • Strong selectionbasedonscientificexcellence and interuniversitycompetition (Flemischuniversities and, to a lesserextent, research performingorganisations) • Transparent and equalopportunities

  5. Mission and keyfacts • Mission of the FWO • Label awarded in december 2010 • Implementation of Charter & Code • Focus ontransparentrecruitment procedures and gender-friendlymeasures

  6. Mission and keyfacts • Target groups of the FWO • Young researchers • Postdoctoralresearchers • Establishedresearchers • Research teams • Top-researchers and high-potentialresearchers • Equalopportunities: nodisciriminationwith respect to nationality, gender, disciplines,…  flexibleregulations to support and stimulatefemaleresearchers in theiracademiccareer.

  7. Mission and keyfacts • Fundingschemes of the FWO • Fundingforindividualresearchers • Pre- and postdoctoralfellowships, benchfees and grants • Fundingfor research teams • Research projects, Big Science, Bilateralagreements, … • Supportingmobility, international contacts and collaborations • Travel grants, VisitingPostdoctoral Fellowships, Sabbaticalleaves, Scientific research communities, Organisation of conferences in Belgium, Internationaldcoordination acties, collaborationagreements, … • Attracting excellent researchers, activeabroad, to Flanders • Odysseus , Pegasus • Awardingscientificprizes

  8. Mission and keyfacts • Budget 2011: ± 200 million euro, of which ca. 80% from the Flemish Government

  9. Mission and keyfacts Allocation 2010 Allocation over different research domains 2010 Biological Sciences Humanities Social Sciences Medical Sciences Exact and applied sciences Interdisciplinary

  10. Mission and keyfacts • Evolution of number of researchers in function

  11. Mission and keyfacts • Genderbalance Strong increase in number of femaleresearchersonpre-doctoral level: in 2010 53% of the research fellows in functionwerewomen. The amount of femaleresearchers has alsorisenonpostdoctoral level, yet, despiteimplementingfamilyfriendlyregulations, the percentage of femaleresearchersstaysbelow 40%.

  12. Mission and keyfacts • % foreignresearchers Continuousincrease in number of foreignresearchers in function: In 2010, ca. 12% of the researchers had a non-Belgiannationality. N.B.: this does notincluderesearchersemployedon FWO research projects

  13. Mission and keyfacts • Evolution of succes ratespre-doctoralfellowships: Downward trend reversed in 2011

  14. Mission and keyfacts • Evolution of successratespostdoctoralfellowships: Downward trend reversed in 2011

  15. Mission and keyfacts Events

  16. 2. Selection procedure and how to apply

  17. Selection procedure and how to apply Call External referees (online) Submission/ eligibility check Expert Panels (29+1) CIS (Pegasus) Board of Trustees 1 February 1 April February/March April/May 2x / year meeting in Brussel 20 June 14 November Durationworkflowfellowships: < 5 months Durationworkflowprojects: < 7 months

  18. Selection procedure and how to apply • Online: FWO E-Portal(register at least 24 hours in advance)

  19. Fundingschemes of the FWO • Predoctoralfellowships • PhD Fellowships • Special PhD Fellowships • ClinicalPhD Fellowships • Postdoctoralfellowships • Postdoctoral Fellowships • Senior ClinicalInvestigator • Pegasus • Research and travel grants

  20. Postdoctoralfellow • What? • 3 years, 1x renewable(nolonger 2nd renewal) • Full time research • Postdoctoral level (obtainedPhD < 1/6/2012) • First step in academiccareer • No nationalityrequirements • No formalage limit: • ≤ sixyearsafterobtainingPhD (1/10/2012) • One extra yearforeachpragnancyor parental leave (notapplicablewhen < 36 (1/10/2012))

  21. Postdoctoralfellow • In practice • Employment contract, 3 years • Oncerenewable • Applybefore 1 February of the last year • Salary is at the same level of doctor-assistant of a Flemishuniversity • Anciennity is taken into account • Disciplinarydependant of the host institution

  22. Fundingschemes of the FWO • Predoctoralfellowships • PhD Fellowships • Special PhD Fellowships • ClinicalPhD Fellowships • Postdoctoralfellowships • Postdoctoral Fellowships • Senior ClinicalInvestigator • Pegasus • Research and travel grants

  23. Pegasus

  24. Pegasus • Background • International mobility, income and outcome are important • Untilnow FWO instruments are focussingonoutwardmobility • Odysseusprogrammeforveryhigh-levelresearchers, in generalnotforyoung postdocs

  25. Pegasus • Aims of the programme • To increaseincomingmobilityinto the Flemish research community • To provide selectedfellowswithoptimalcareerdevelopmentopportunities (i.c.w. universities) and thuscontribute to ERA • To serve as a pioneeringinitiativeforongoingevolutionswithin FWO (HR strategy, e-government, etc.)

  26. Pegasus • PEGASUS-long (30): 3 year-fellowshipwithemployment contract • PEGASUS-short(59): 1 year-fellowships, employmentcontractsorstipends

  27. Pegasus • General overview: calls

  28. Pegasus • Whocanapply? • PhDnolongerthan 6 yearsagoforPegasus-longor 10 yearsforPegasus-shorton the start of the fellowship (if < 36 years) • At least 2 of the 3 previousyearsactiveabroad (Belgiannationalsnotexcluded) • Afterreceiving the grant: affiliated to one of the universities of the FlemishCommunity (collaborationwithotherRPO’s is possible)

  29. Pegasus • Selection procedure: remote referees • Remote referees (cfr. Postdoc) • Regular Expert Panel evaluation (cfr. Postdoc) • General panel: • CIS: Committeefor International Collaboration Multidisciplinary, majority of foreignmembers

  30. Pegasus • What the regular Expert panels do… • Discussion of all the Pegagsusapplicationssubmitted to it, on the basis odpreliminary reportsby at least 2 panel members • Ranking of all suitablePegasusapplications (independentlyfromotherfellowships) • What the CIS panel does … • Discussionof the rankedproposalson the basis of all availableinformation • Global rankingof Pegasusapplications (rankingcannot overrule sub-rankingby panels)

  31. Postdoctoralfellow • Selection procedure referees: • Applicantsuggests10 potential referees • APPLICANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ELIGIBILITY OF THE REFEREES. IN CASE OF ANY MISCONDUCT EACH APPLICATION WILL IMMEDIATELY BE INELIGIBLE • FWO-administration selects at random referees till at least2 reports areavailable

  32. Postdoctoralfellow • Noteligible as referee are: • Members of the Board of FWO; • Members of an expert panel of FWO; • Those who are appointed at a Belgian university, research institution or whatever other organization; • Those who are professionally appointed at an institution where the applicant(s) during the last three years has/have been enrolled as a student or professionally has/have been appointed; • Co-authors of the applicant(s) of a publication that has been submitted or published within the last three years prior to the final submission date for applications; • Partners of the applicant (s) in a research project that has been applied for or ongoing within the last three years prior to the final submission date for applications

  33. Pegasus • Selection criteria (1) • Quality of the applicant • Research capability and potential such as: • Publications in peer review journals as well as other elements of the candidate’s CV • Patents, teaching, advanced courses, etc., taking into account the level of experience • Research skills and methodology • Scientific independence (independent thinking, management experience and leadership qualities) • Scientific background of the candidate • Mobility of the applicant (previous trans-national and/or inter-sectoral mobility experience

  34. Pegasus • Selection criteria (2) • Quality of the proposal • Originality and innovative nature of the project (progress beyond the state of the art) • Feasibility of the project • Focus of the project • Relevance of the project • Coherence of the project

  35. Pegasus • Selection criteria (3) • Quality of the context of employment • Quality of the research environment of the host group (researchers, infrastructure, etc.) • Quality of the supervision and training support of the host group • Potential to acquire new scientific (disciplinary and interdisciplinary) and non-scientific skills (“soft skills”, e.g. project management, IPR, grant writing, communication, ethics, etc.)

  36. Pegasus • Interim and ex-post evaluation • PEGASUS-long: annualprogress report expectedfrom the candidate • PEGASUS-short: final report withinthreemonthsafter the end of the fellowship • Reports are examined and markedby the CIS panel

  37. Fundingschemes of the FWO • Predoctoralfellowships • PhD Fellowships • Special PhD Fellowships • ClinicalPhD Fellowships • Postdoctoralfellowships • Postdoctoral Fellowships • Senior ClinicalInvestigator • Pegasus • Research and travel grants

  38. Research and travel grants • Research grants • Personal research budget between € 2.500 and € 40.000 • Grantfor 1 year • Krediet Fernand De Waele (Civil Construction/Cancer): € 6.200 • Krediet Rimaux-Bartier (IncurableDisease): € 12.400 • Krediet Effel (Cancer and Leukemia): € 7.450 • Krediet “Fortis Bank & Mees Pierson” (Economy): € 15.500

  39. Research and travel grants • Travel grants • Bottom-up: free choice of destination and research topic • Types of grants: • Attendance of international conferences / workshops • Short and long staysabroad

  40. 4. Varia

  41. For more informationon the FWO • Website of the FWO: www.fwo.be • Informationonstrategy, regulations, scientificprizes, calls, … • Free to download publications • Module 80 year FWO: http://www.geschiedenisfwo.be/

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