Horizon 2020 MSCA Individual fellowships - PowerPoint Presentation

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Horizon 2020

MSCA Individual fellowships

The project BLACK SEA HORIZON has received funding from Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, under the Grant Agreement 645785 (H2020-INT-INCO-2014).

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ly

7, 2015Slide2

Black Sea Horizon (BSH) Project

OverviewFunding:Horizon 2020, under the Grant Agreement 645785 (H2020-INT-INCO-2014). Duration: February 2015 – January 2018 Project Partners: 19 organisations, 16 countries: AT, DE, GR, TR, HU, BG, FR, MD, PL, PT, RO, AM, RU, UA, GE, AZCoordinator: Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI GmbH), Austria2BLACK SEA HORIZONSlide3

Black Sea Horizon (BSH) Project

Key objectivesto support the EU’s external relations with the Black Sea region by significantly contributing to ongoing bi-regional and regional STI policy dialogues (EU-Black Sea Cooperation Programme in STI and Bi-regional STI conference), and by increasing the knowledge base about the EU’s external environment; to stimulate bi-regional STI cooperation and to strengthen the EU’s economic competitiveness;Webinars on H2020 and H2020 Summer school Grant scheme for brokerage events Cluster identification and training of entrepreneurs to contribute to the establishment of supportive framework conditions by facilitating the pooling of resources

and by identifying challenging thematic areas for mutual STI cooperation.

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Black Sea Horizon (BSH) Project

ContactsWebsite: http://blacksea-horizon.eu/Email: office@blacksea-horizon.eu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackSeaHorizonTwitter: https://twitter.com/BlackSea_H2020LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=82919114BLACK SEA HORIZONSlide5

MSCA general objectives and rulesMSCA/ IF Individual Fellowships:

 objectives, rules and activities  how to write a successful proposal Other possibilities for individuals PlanThis presentation is based on materials from ECSlide6

HORIZON 2020 

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions born in 1867, Warsaw, Poland at age 24 she moved to Paris SKŁO – DO – W

– SKA

born in

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7

,

Warsaw, Poland

at age 24 she

moved to Paris

focus on

research, excellence

,

training

,

skills and mobility

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European Charter for Researchers

Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researcherstraining on various research domains and on complementary skills conferences, seminars, etc.

publication of research results,

engagement in outreach activities

employment and secondments,

joint research activities and different training

s

MSCA objectivesSlide8

Działania Marii Skłodowskiej Curie

FUNDAMENTAL RULE in MSCA: TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY OF RESEARCHERS TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES AND BEST PRACTICES  AMONG EUROPEAN COUNTRIES  BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE WORLD

MSCA key featuresSlide9

Individual Fellowships IF

GENERAL RULES

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To enhance creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers

To provide opportunities to acquire new knowledge, work on research projects in Europe or outside Europe and in different sectors OBJECTIVE SCOPE EXPECTED IMPACT individual, trans-national fellowships for the best / promising researchersGlobal

Fellowships or

European Fellowships (include Career Restart and

Reintegration Panels)

various activities implemented during the fellowships

secondment option to another institution located in MS/AC

To

release the full potential of researchers and to foster significant development in their careers in different sectors

To

strengthen the contact network of the researcher & host organisation

IF key featuresSlide11

Eligible countries in MSCAMember States – 28

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United KingdomAssociated countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia,Turkey, Switzerland, Ukraine (on-going) All other countries – Third countriesSlide12

European Fellowships

12-24 months

Global Fellowships

12-24 + 12 months

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12-24 m

2

12 m

IF

t

ype

s

of grants

EU

/AC

EU

/AC

TCSlide13

EF: European Fellowships

12-24 months GF: Global Fellowships12-24 + 12 months Standard European Fellowships (ST)Career Restart Panel (CAR)

Reintegration Panel (RI)

4 types of IF

2015:

27

mln €

2015:

186

mln €

IF

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ype

s

of grantsSlide14

IF key featuresSlide15

2.

MOBILITY RULE the ER must not have resided or carried out main activities (study/work) in the country of host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior the call deadline. BUT In the CAR and RI the rule applies for more than 3 years in the last 5 years prior to the call deadline. 2 eligibility criteria for researchers 1.

ER 

support to EXPERIENCED Researchers  at the call deadline ER must have: a

PhD degree or  4 years of full-time equivalent research experience

to Europe

(EF

)

:

researchers of any nationality

and from all

countries (

exception Reintegration Panel

 like for GF)

to third country

(

GF

)

:

nationals of EU MS/AC and

long-term

residents

(



5 consecutive years in research in MS or AC

)

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international mobility allowing personal and career development as well as enhancement of collaboration and transfer of knowledge;

research project with focus on innovation & interdisciplinarity;participation in conferences and advanced trainings in the research area and complementary skills (ethics, IP, project management) needed for further development of a researcher’s career;deepening or acquiring new knowledge and skills through inter- sectoral mobility;  secondment option up to 6 months to another institution located in MS/AC, preferably in other sector than the beneficiary’s;communication and dissemination of project results

 publication, patents, promotion

, ….; popularization of science

among the general public 

social media, press articles, scientific festivals

, …

;

IF

activitiesSlide17

IF budget

 MSCA Researcher unit cost/month  Institutional unit cost/month  Living allowance*

Mobility allowance

Family allowance

Research, training and networking

Management and

indirect

costs

IF

4 

650

€

600

€

500

€

800

€

650

€

one unit is defined as one person-month

calculation of budget: number of person-months x unit costs

project budget is unchangeable during the project implementation

living allowance is the basic, gross amount

- subject to a country correction coefficient (given in Work Programme)

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Call identifier

: H2020-MSCA-IF-2015Publication of call: 12 MARCH 2015 Budget: 215 mil €Evaluation procedure: one-stage evaluation Submission deadline

:

10 SEPTEMBER 2015 (at 17:00, Brussels time)

Proposals evaluation:

OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2015

Outcome of the evaluation:

FEBRUARY

2016

Signing Grant Agreement starts

from MAY 2016

Beginning of the fellowship:

up to 12 months

from the date of the GA signature

IF 2015: call informationSlide19

Useful websites

MSCA ON SOCIAL MEDIA http://mariecurieactions.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/Net4Mobility  https://www.facebook.com/net4mobility2?ref=hl  https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=4345491

Call documents on the PARTICIPANT PORTAL

http

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ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-msca-if-2015.html

EC/ MSCA website:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/

CORDIS (accepted projects)

http

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cordis.europa.eu/home_pl.html

IPR HELP-DESK

http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/servicesSlide20

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions portal:Job

s, fellowships, trainings within the funded MSCA projects: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions EURAXESS portal - more than 6000 jobs & fellowships!www.euraxess.euOther opportunities for researchersSlide21

Individual Fellowships IF

PROPOSAL – PART A

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Proposal structure 22

≤ 10 pages≤ 5 pagesSlide23

H2020: Participant Portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

Calls database with information, forms, documentsOn-line tool for proposal submission Information tool about call results Management tool for project implementation, reporting, communication with REA project officers Database & Tool for expert registration

Institutions

have to be registered

in the Portal 

one PIC for the institution (

Participant Identification Code)

Researchers

have one individual account for all submitted and implemented projects and for the expert role

Each proposal

has one account until the call closing deadline

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all

in one Slide24

Submission ServiceSlide25
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Call documents

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Ask your institution or Slide28
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Part ASlide30
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Choose your evaluators

ACRONIM: easy to pronounce and to remember, linked to the proposalTITLE: to be understandable for non-specialist, short & summarising your proposalABSTRACT: proposal in a nut-shell, giving a positive feeling at the beginning KEY WORDS

: matching your proposal with evaluator’s expertise

8 THEMATIC PANELS: choose the one which suits the most

DESCRIPTORS:

helping to specify

the research content of your proposal Slide32

Individual Fellowships IF

PROPOSAL – PART B

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IF

2014 call results Slide34

3 evaluation criteria

Each criterion is scored from 0 to 5 with decimal pointsOverall threshold of 70% applies to the total weighted score Slide35

IF-EF 2014: minimum scoresSlide36

IF-GF 2014: minimum scoresSlide37

Success tips

Create a logical structure & description, according to the Part B template  help your evaluators find appropriate keywords and sentences Use tables, diagrams, colours and underline  evaluators use computers Comply with the given page limit, font size and type  experts are instructed not to read above 10

th

page

Answer each question/problem posed

in Part B



experts mark the keywords from

the

template

Don’t copy-paste your sentences

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„the same issues” should be written from

an

other point of

view

Be sure why, when, how and

what you

would like to do



NO

for conditional mood; YES for numbers, places, dates …

Good English

without very specialised scientific language 

experts can be from

a

wider

th

a

n your research

area

Let someone read your proposal

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your friend can notice something

that

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aren’t

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1st criterion1

.1 Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research1.2 Clarity and quality of transfer of knowledge/training1.3 Quality of the supervision and the hosting arrangements 1.4 Capacity of the researcher to reach/re-enforce a position in research ExcellenceSlide39

ExcellenceBLACK SEA HORIZON39

OBJECTIVE  clear and given at the beginning, feasible during the grant period, beyond the state-of-the-art with results to be implemented at the European level and in a wider contextRESEARCH ACTIVITIES and METHODOLOGY with emphasis on originality, innovative and interdisciplinary aspectsTRANSFER of KNOWLEDGE  from host to the researcher and vice versaTRAININGS in the scientific fields, soft skills  all that is needed for career development in different sectors and for planned different activities: what kind of trainings and conferences, secondment, how many, when and where HOST and SUPERVISION  knowledge & experience in the research fields and in hosting researchers, both

the

supervisor and team, quality of the supervision: how, who and what RESEARCHER: qualification, experiences and potential in various fields  to convince experts that you are the best candidate

that is able to implement the project and boost

your own career

+ CV

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pages

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IF 2015: Drugie kryterium oceny 2.1

Enhancing research- and innovation-related skills and working conditions to realise the potential of individuals and to provide new career perspectives 2.2 Effectiveness of the proposed measures for communication and dissemination of results ImpactSlide41

ImpactBLACK SEA HORIZON41

CAREER DEVELOPMENT  how the different project activities (research, training, secondments, new environment, international cooperation) will help in implementation of the researcher’s aims and further career development  not only in science  next steps/ plans in your careerPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT  clear activities related to popularisation of science among society (can be a project’s research and your scientific area): articles, interviews, science festivals, social media, open lab days, talks with schoolchildren, students, society

RESULTS DISSEMINATION

 scientific publications, presentation

s during

conferences…

RESULTS EXPLOITATION

 ways to make good use of the project results in order to foster the research field, innovation for the benefit of society and economy

IPR

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IF 2015: Trzecie kryterium oceny3.1

Overall coherence and effectiveness of the work plan 3.2 Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures3.3 Appropriateness of the institutional environment3.4 Competences, experience and complementarity and institutional commitment ImplementationSlide43

ImplementationBLACK SEA HORIZON

43WORK PLAN  clear, logical and measurable, coherent with excellence and impact description; divided into work packages which include tasks, deliverables and milestones PROJECT PERIOD  counted from 1 to 24 or 36 months, don’t use exact days as you never know when the project will start GANTT CHART  according to the given template PROJECT MANAGEMENT

 structure, duties of host supervisors & administration: organisation of the research & trainings, financial & IPR management; career development monitoring  Career Development Plan; partnership agreement (GF, secondments)

Deliverables

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ImplementationBLACK SEA HORIZON

44RISKS  stress the potential risk in reaching the project objectives and solutions to eliminate them HOST ENVIRONMENT  tasks and commitment of institutions; infrastructure and other resources (including human resources ) to be at the disposal on unlimited base. + Operational capacity’s tableINSTITUTIONAL COMPLEMENTARITY  active engagement of the host institution and partners (GF and secondments)

+

for GF commitment letter from TC organisation

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Important aspect BLACK SEA HORIZON

45ETHICS ISSUES Ethics issues are an integral part of research funded within Horizon 2020.All proposals from the main and reserve lists are checked by ethics expertsEthics table in Part A  check the „How to complete your Ethics Self- Assessment” guide.Explanation of underlined issues must be given in Part B

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Useful sources of help

INTERNET – you can find Part B of IF MSCA SOCIAL MEDIA: MSCA NCPs offer GUIDES & HANDBOOKS such as http://issuu.com/luxinnovation/docs/marie_sklodowska_curie_actions_infohttp://www.horizon2020.lu/Downloads/How-to-write-winning-Marie-Curie-proposalsSlide47

http://www.net4mobility.eu/fileadmin/CY-NCPs_Survivors-Guide-to-MSCA-IF_2015.pdfSlide48

PARTICIPANT PORTALhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.htmlHORIZON 2020 on-line MANUAL

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/guide.htmlHORIZON 2020 DOCUMENTS /Annotated Grant Agreement/http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/reference_docs.html RESEARCH ENQUIRY SERVICEhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiriesHELPFUL INFORMATIONSlide49

Anna.Wisniewska@kpk.gov.pl Adam.Gluszuk@kpk.gov.pl Thank you for your attention!

BLACK SEA HORIZON