Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in Horizon Europe - FECYT Info Day 11 December 2020 Bodo Richter - European Commission
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Marie Skłodowska-
Curie Actions in
Horizon Europe
FECYT Info Day
11 December 2020
Bodo Richter – European Commission
Education
and Culture
MSCA
MSCAKey
key Features
features
• Support the training and career development of
researchers from all over the world through excellent
doctorates, postdoctoral fellowships and collaborative
projects
• Stimulating international, inter-sectoral and
interdisciplinary cooperation. Participation of non-
academic sector, especially industry and SMEs
• For researchers at every stage of their career
• Support excellent research in all domains (bottom-up
approach)
• Promotion of attractive working and employment
conditions (financing rate of up to 100% )
• Impacting researcher careers, organisations, structures
MSCA in Horizon 2020 (2014-2020)
• 4 Main Actions
• 6.2 billion EUR
• Over 65,000 researchers
• Including 25,000 PhDs
The MSCA in Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe: Preliminary structure
Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3
Excellent Science Global Challenges and Innovative Europe
European Industrial
Competitiveness
• Health
European Research Council • Culture, Creativity and European Innovation Council
Inclusive Society
Clusters
• Civil Security for Society European innovation
Marie Skłodowska-Curie • Digital, Industry and Space ecosystems
Actions • Climate, Energy and Mobility
• Food, Bioeconomy, Natural
Resources, Agriculture and European Institute of
Environment Innovation
Research Infrastructures
and Technology
Joint Research Centre
Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Widening participation and spreading excellence Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I system
Excellent Science (Pillar 1): reinforcing and
extending the excellence of the Union’s science base
MSCA in Horizon Europe (2021-2027) 1. MSCA Doctoral Networks networks training PhD candidates 2. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships postdoctoral researchers 3. MSCA Staff Exchanges any type of research(-related) staff 4. MSCA COFUND co-funding for training programmes 5. MSCA and Citizens public outreach events The information in this presentation is still subject to change
1. MSCA Doctoral Networks MSCA Doctoral Networks aim to train creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and resilient doctoral candidates, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. The MSCA Doctoral Networks will raise the attractiveness and excellence of doctoral training in Europe. They will equip researchers with the right combination of research-related and transferable competences and provide them with enhanced career perspectives in both the academic and non-academic sectors through international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility combined with an innovation-oriented mind-set.
MSCA Doctoral Networks (1/3)
• Focus on career development plan, supervision, training: research
and transferable skills
• One action to set up doctoral programmes, including:
Industrial Doctorates: Training in academia and industry, Joint supervision
Joint Doctorates: Joint collaborations leading to a joint/multiple doctoral degree,
Joint selection and supervision
• Target group: doctoral candidates, i.e. researcher without a doctoral
degree at the date of the recruitment
• Who applies?
partnerships of universities, research institutions and research infrastructures,
businesses including SMEs, and other socio-economic actors
at least three independent legal entities, each established in a different MS or AC;
minimum of 1 beneficiary from a MS (on top of this minimum, any entity from any third
country can join)
The information in this presentation is still subject to change
MSCA Doctoral Networks (2/3)
• Size
Up to 360 person-months (standard) + 180 additional person-months for
joint or industrial doctorates (incentive)
• Duration
Programme: max. 48 months
Fellow: between 3 and 36 months
Secondments: up to 1/3 of the fellowship duration
Industrial doctorates: 50% in the non-academic sector; can be in the same
country as the academic host organisation
• Calls
2021: 4 May - 16 Nov 2021
2022: 3 May - 15 Nov 2022
Resubmission restrictions applying as of 2022 for applications receiving a
score below 80%
The information in this presentation is still subject to change
MSCA Doctoral Networks (3/3) • Unit contributions The information in this presentation is still subject to change
2. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships The goal of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, wishing to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to excellent researchers of any nationality, including researchers wishing to reintegrate in Europe, researchers who are displaced by conflict as well as researchers with high potential aiming for a career restart in research. The scheme also encourages researchers to work on research and innovation projects in the non- academic sector.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (1/3)
• Continue supporting postdoctoral research and careers; open to
researchers of any nationality
• New mind-sets and approaches to research and innovation through
interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral and international experience
• Continue funding all research domains
• One single action:
Two destinations: European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships
Secondments in any country
Incentive for additional period of up to 6 months for placements in the non-
academic sector
• Duration (no change):
European Fellowships: 12-24 months (additional up to 6 months for non-academic
sector)
Global Fellowships: 24 -36 (12-24 outgoing & 12 months mandatory return phase in
Europe)
The information in this presentation is still subject to changeMSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (2/3)
• Develop skills needed for academia and beyond
Intensify exposure/secondments to training in entities beyond academia
Improved guidance towards career development (plan & supervision)
• Managing the increasing demand to maintain high-quality selection &
improve success rate
Limit research experience (with possible exceptions) to 8 years postdoc
Require PhD degree
Restrict resubmissions below quality threshold (in 2022)
• Calls
2021: 15 Apr – 15 Sept
2022: 14 Apr – 14 Sept
The information in this presentation is still subject to changeMSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (3/3) • Unit contributions The information in this presentation is still subject to chan
3. MSCA Staff Exchanges MSCA Staff Exchanges promote innovative international, inter- sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain. The scheme fosters a shared culture of research and innovation that welcomes and rewards creativity and entrepreneurship and helps turn ideas into innovative products, services or processes. It is open to research, technical, administrative and managerial staff.
MSCA Staff Exchanges (1/2)
• Most international action under MSCA
• Continue supporting staff exchanges, open to any type of staff
contributing to research activities (researchers, administrative,
technicians, infrastructure operators,…)
• International, intersectoral, interdisciplinary secondments
• Emphasis on the added-value of the collaboration itself
• Lean and flexible tool to support collaborative R&I projects
• 4 years for project implementation (no change)
• Interdisciplinary secondments possible within Europe (max 1/3 of
project’s person-months)
• Number of person-months reduced to 360 (to make projects more
manageable)
• Calls
2021: 7 Oct 2021 - 9 Mar 2022
2022: 6 Oct 2022 – 8 Mar 2023
The information in this presentation is still subject to changeMSCA Staff Exchanges (2/2) • Unit contributions The information in this presentation is still subject to chan
4. MSCA COFUND
• MSCA COFUND co-finances new or existing doctoral programmes
and postdoctoral fellowship schemes at national, regional or
international level with the aim to spread the best practices of the
MSCA including international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary
research training, as well as transnational and cross-sectoral mobility
of researchers at all stages of their career.MSCA COFUND (1/3)
• Funding to develop national, regional, institutional doctoral and
postdoctoral fellowship programmes in any discipline based on
international mobility, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral experience
• The European Union’s contribution covers minimum living and
mobility allowances
• Accessible to organisations in the European Union or Associated
Countries wishing to implement these programmes
• Introduce sustainable structuring effects by promoting excellent and
sustainable research training
• Spread best practices of the MSCA by promoting high standards in
the recruitment process and excellent working conditions
• Calls
2021: 11 Oct 2021 – 10 Feb 2022
2022: 10 Oct 2022 – 9 Feb 2023
The information in this presentation is still subject to changeMSCA COFUND (2/3)
• Continue co-funding national, regional, institutional schemes for
doctoral training and postdoctoral fellowships
• Introduce sustainable structuring effects, spread best practice
• Greater focus on new beneficiaries and new training programmes
• Encourage synergies with Structural Funds
• EU contribution:
Simplification. It will cover minimum remuneration (70% living + mobility allowance)
Limited to EUR 10 million per beneficiary per call (unchanged)
Maximum duration: 60 months (unchanged)
The information in this presentation is still subject to changeMSCA COFUND (3/3) • Unit contributions The information in this presentation is still subject to change
5. MSCA and Citizens MSCA and Citizens, through the European Researchers’ Night, aims to bring research and researchers closer to the public at large, to increase awareness of research and innovation activities and to boost public recognition of science and research education. It will also show the role of the researcher for the society and economy, as well as the impact of researchers’ work on citizens’ daily lives, and aim at raising young people’s interest for research and scientific careers.
MSCA and Citizens
• Continuation of the European Researchers’ Night
• With a focus on EC priorities and European Research and
Innovation Missions (Cancer, Climate, Oceans, Climate-neutral
cities, Soil)
• And a promotion of the European Union and the impact of its
policies on citizens’ daily life
• Call
• 2021: 17 June – 7 October
• Eu contribution
• Lump sum
The information in this presentation is still subject to change6. MSCA support and other
activities6. MSCA support and other activities MSCA Support • Trans-national cooperation among MSCA NCPs • MSCA International Cooperation • MSCA for Researchers at Risk Other activities • MSCA Presidency conferences • Events and outreach • Studies • Marie Curie Alumni Association • Researchers at Schools The information in this presentation is still subject to change
Links Marie Curie Actions Website http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions Participant Portal (applications, documents) http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal Euraxess Portal (vacancies, more information) https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ @MSCActions marie.curie.actions Contact EAC-UNITE-C2@ec.europa.eu
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