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Developing European Partnerships: Framework programme, Jean Monnet and Erasmus Mundus Mary Farrell

Developing European Partnerships: Framework programme, Jean Monnet and Erasmus Mundus Mary Farrell School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Research Infrastructures. Research for the Benefit Of SMEs. Regions of Knowledge. Research Potential. Science in Society.

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Developing European Partnerships: Framework programme, Jean Monnet and Erasmus Mundus Mary Farrell

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  1. Developing European Partnerships: • Framework programme, Jean Monnet and Erasmus Mundus • Mary Farrell • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  2. Research Infrastructures Research for the Benefit Of SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science in Society Activities of International Co-operation Coherent Development of Policies Initial Training of Researchers Starting Independent Researcher Grants Lifelong Learning and Career Development Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways Advanced Investigator Grants The International Dimension Specific Actions Cooperation Capacities Introduction to FP7 People Ideas + JRC + Euratom

  3. FP Finances – Key Principles • Co-financing principle: • Usually based on reimbursement of a proportion of direct and indirect costs • Lump sums or flat rates in certain actions • Different project types/funding schemes • Collaborative projects • Research – 75% • Demonstration – 50% • Management/Other – 100% • Special Transitional Flat rate for indirect costs 60% • EC principles of eligible costs and non-eligible costs • No profit FP7 Financial Issues 3

  4. Process Overview Call opens One/two stage e-submission Eligibility Check Individual Evaluation FP7 Submission and Evaluation Panel Review/ Consensus Feedback (ESR) Post-evaluation Ranking Negotiation of Proposals Report to PC

  5. Collaborative Research FP7 – Co-operation - Themes

  6. Socio-economic sciences and humanities FP7 – Co-operation - SSH 1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society 5. The citizen in the European Union 2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective 6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators 7. Foresight activities 3. Major trends in society and their implications 8. Horizontal actions 4. Europe in the world

  7. What is the ERC? What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation • Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars • Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13) What are the aims of the ERC? • Encourage highest quality research in Europe • Competitive, flexible funding • Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support) What are the ERC Grant Schemes? • Starting Grants and Advanced Grants • Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members • Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of scientific excellence • The ERC also has calls for tender for studies on the ERC itself ERC - Introduction

  8. Key Points for ERC Grants • Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members • No need for collaboration or to work with other countries • Team all usually based at the same institution (in EU/AC), but possible to have team members in other organisations if strongly justified (anywhere in World - not just EU, AC and ICPC) • Also for Advanced Grants can have a Co-I (must be from a different discipline to the PI) • No nationality or mobility requirements • Investigator driven (bottom-up) substantial advances “Frontier Research” • Excellence is only peer review criterion • 50% for the PI (must have an outstanding CV, (potential) leadership profile & track record • 50% for the Research Project ERC

  9. ERC Starting Grants Starting Independent Researcher Grants • aims to provide critical and adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers • who are at the stage of starting or consolidating their own independent research team or, depending on field, their independent research programme • researchers applying for an ERC Starting Grant must be able to demonstrate their potential to become independent research leaders • Now ~47% of Annual ERC Call Budget • Annual calls: open late spring and close in autumn • Grants of up to €2 million over 5 yrs (normally €1.5 million) ERC - Introduction

  10. ERC Advanced Grants Advanced Investigator Grants • aims to encourage and support excellent, innovative and investigator-initiated research projects • by leading advanced investigators • complements the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established themselves as being independent research leaders in their own right • Now ~53% of Annual ERC Call Budget • Annual calls: open in autumn and close in spring • Grants of up to €2.5 million over 5 yrs (€3.5 million in certain cases) ERC - Introduction

  11. Marie Curie Actions Objectives and Policy Context: • Make Europe more attractive to researchers • Structuring effect on the European Research Area through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers • Strengthen human potential by: • Encouraging people to become researchers • Encouraging researchers to carry out their research in Europe • Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility • €4.7 Billion FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  12. Definition of researchers FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  13. Marie Curie Actions Overview FP7 – Marie Curie

  14. Intra-European Fellowships • Training through a research project prepared by an experienced researcher in coordination with the host organisation • Researchers based in the EU or Associated Country • Must have spent less than 12 months in the last three years in the country where the fellowship is undertaken • 12 – 24 months in an EU Member State or Associated Country • Individual applies with host and project • Next deadline August 2011 FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  15. International OutgoingFellowships • Acquiring new knowledge in the third country – bringing it back to the EU/AS • EU Member or Associated State Nationals only • Only fellowship that retains a nationality criterion • 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months in third country • Mandatory return phase of 1 year • Individual applies with host FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  16. International IncomingFellowships • Experienced researchers based in third countries come to EU/AS • 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS • Individual applies with host, contract between EC and host • Knowledge-sharing FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  17. European Re-integration Grants • (Re)-integration into research career following a period of transnational mobility • Applicants must have already benefited from a Marie Curie fellowship under FP6 or FP7 - 18 months minimum FTE • The European Re-integration Grant: • Supports a research project of 2- 3 years • Contributes to the research costs • Researcher applies with host institution • Start within 12 months of your fellowship end FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  18. Initial Training Network (ITN) • A consortium of institutions develops a joint training programme • At least 3 EU Member or Associated States (of which 2 must be MS or Candidate Countries) • Fellowships for 3 months to 3 years • Training focussed on Early Stage Researchers • Industrial participation a requirement • Optional: - recruiting a ‘visiting scientist’ - hold short training events FP7 – Marie Curie - ITN

  19. Industry Academia Pathways & Partnerships (IAPPs) • Partnership – at least one commercial and one non-commercial entity • Staff exchange – early stage or experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff andresearch managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years • Recruit experienced researchers for between 2 months and 2 years • Organise common workshops/conferences • Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months FP7 – Marie Curie - IAPP

  20. International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) • Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries • At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country • Secondment between 0 – 12 months • Project duration of 24 – 48 months • Commission contribution: EUR 1800/researcher/month for EU/AC secondments FP7 – Marie Curie - IRSES

  21. Jean Monnet programme • Objective: Promotion of knowledge/understanding of European integration Actions • ·     JM Modules • ·     JM Chair • ·     JM Information and research activities -all flat-rate financing • ·     JM Centre of Excellence • ·     Association of professors, researchers and multi- national research groups       -budget-based costs

  22. JM Module: • Short course = 40 hours per year, for 3 years • Budget = 21,000 euros • ·     One discipline, or multi-disciplinary • ·     General/introductory, or • ·     Highly specialised, or • ·     Summer course • Priority: • ·     New teaching activities • ·     Open to non-EU countries • ·     Renewal of JM staff • ·     Open to those who do not come into contact with European integration classes • ·     Contribution to lifelong learning • ·     Open to participation by civil society groups

  23. JM Centre of Excellence • Institution specialising in European integration studies, or a collaboration among several institutions in one city/region • Multi-disciplinary • Open to civil society • Young researchers involvement • Creation of joint transnational activities and structural links with academic institutions in other countries • Length: 3 years • Budget: Ɛ75,000

  24. Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013) • Objectives: • ·Enhance quality in European higher education • ·Promotion of EU as a centre of excellence in learning around the world • ·Promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with 3rd countries as well as the development of 3rd countries in higher education •  Three actions •     Action 1 – Joint Masters and joint doctoral programmes, with scholarships/fellowships for participating students/staff     Action 2 – partnership between Europe and third country •   Action 3 – projects to enhance the attractiveness and image of European higher education world-wide

  25. Erasmus Mundus – how it works • Consortium – 3+ countries/institutions • Students apply to the consortium • 5 year funding (includes management costs, student scholarships (7-17), mobility grants, 3rd country scholarship) Award criteria (Masters) • Academic quality (30) • Course integration (25) • Course management (20) • Student facilities (15) • Quality assurance and evaluation (10) Call open = November Deadline = April

  26. Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate • How it works:  Minimum 3 partners 4 year programme  Research training Mobility • Financial • -     Management costs 50,000 pa. • -     Scholarships (61200 – 129,000 for 4 years, amount depending on mobility) • Award criteria • ·     Relevance (25) • ·     Contribution to excellence (25) • ·     Quality (50) • -     of partnership, of organisation, student facilities

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