Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Actions
under Horizon 2020
Kamila Partyka
DG EAC
Agenda
Marie Curie achievements
Horizon 2020
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions:
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Objectives and rationale
Feedback received
Key features
MSC Actions under H2020
Expected impact
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Marie Curie Actions
Basics
 Significant EU fellowships programmes since
1990 (FP3) for researchers’ mobility
 Marie Curie label since 1996 (~60.000 fellows to
date)
 Actions aimed at structuring training, mobility
and career development for researchers
Pierre and Marie Curie honeymoon, 1895
 Under FP7, implemented through the People
Programme (2007-2013)
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FP7 MC Actions
ITN (Initial Training Networks)
including EID and IDP since 2012
Research networks supporting initial and doctoral training
43% of FP7 MCA budget, 9-10% success rate
IEF
Support for researchers moving inside Europe
(Intra-European Fellowships)
IOF
Support for researchers moving away from Europe
(International Outgoing Fellowships)
IIF
Support for researchers moving to Europe
(International Incoming Fellowships)
CIG
Support for researchers starting a permanent position in Europe
(Career Integration Grants)
IAPP
Industry-Academia cooperation through exchange of staff
(Industry-Academia Partnerships
and Pathways)
IRSES
(International Research Staff
Exchange Scheme)
COFUND
(Co-funding of regional, national,
international programmes)
International cooperation between MS/AC & other third countries through
exchange of staff
Co-funding of regional, national and international research funding
programmes for experienced researchers
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MCA Achievements
1996-2010
50 000 Marie Curie Researchers
- 60.000 researchers financed since the
creation of the Marie Curie Actions
35000
30000
25000
20000
- More than 10.000 PhD supported in FP7
15000
10000
- Marie Curie researchers coming from all
over the world (around 130 nationalities)
5000
0
1996-1998 1999-2002 2002-2006 2007-2010 2011-2013
Life Sciences
27%
- Marie Curie host organisations in more
than 70 countries
COFUND
8%
Economics 2%
Information Science
and Engineering
17%
Mathematics
3%
Social Sciences
and Humanities
9%
Chemistry
10%
Environmental and
Geo-sciences
11%
Physics
13%
- 46% of researchers coming to EU from
industrialised countries stay in Europe
after the end of the IIF fellowship
- 38% women participation in FP7 MCA,
close to the 40% target
Budget distribution by scientific panel
in FP7 (bottom up approach)
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MCA Achievements
Ageing Population
€36m; 2%
Climate change
€106m; 6%
Energy shortage
€177m; 9%
Food supply
€77m; 4%
Other
€911m; 49%
Health
€534m; 28%
Water supply
€32m; 2%
- More than 50% of the budget
dedicated to research on societal
challenges
- Bridging the academia-business gap:
~6.000 secondments / recruitments in
~350 FP7 MCA projects
- SMEs play a major role: in IAPP and
ITN they account for more than 50%
of all businesses participating
Budget dedicated to societal challenges under
FP7 MCA (2007-2011)
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Horizon 2020
Europe 2020 priorities
International cooperation
European Research Area
Shared objectives and principles
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
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Simplified access
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture,
marine and maritime research, and the
bio-based economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw
materials
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
Industrial Leadership
− Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies (ICT, nano, materials, bio,
manufacturing, space)
− Access to risk finance
− Innovation in SMEs
Excellent Science
− European Research Council
− Future and Emerging Technologies
− Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career
development
− Research infrastructures
Dissemination &
knowledge transfer
Supporting the objectives:
European Institute for Innovation and Technology
Joint Research Centre
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MSCA Objectives
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Main objective
Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s
intellectual capital in order to generate new skills and innovation
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Rationale
 Encourage new, creative and innovative types of training
 Identify excellent talents in research and innovation in
international competition
 Make best researchers in Europe and the world work together
across countries, sectors and disciplines
 Create a whole new mindset in Europe, crucial for creativity and
innovation
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions = excellent researchers’ training
and mobility for career development
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MSCA in H2020
Proposed Budget (2014-2020): € 5.75 billion
Marie Curie Actions - budget evolution
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€ Million
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1994-1998
1998-2002
2002-2006
2007-2013
2014-2020
FP4
FP5
FP6
FP7
H2020
Framework Programme
~7% of H2020 budget
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Position of the Council
and the Parliament
Council RWP discussions on H2020 Excellent Science:
MSCA:
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Positive reactions, several delegations called for an increase of budget
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Stressing the importance of support to young researchers and of adequate working conditions for
researchers
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Mobility to address issue of brain drain – importance of reintegration
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Questions on co-funding
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Synergies with Erasmus for All, Structural Funds, KICs
EP ITRE Committee
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ITRE MEPs show strong support, in particular on the structure and objectives of H2020
Importance to have a significant budget for H2020 - proposed a budget of € 100 billion
Links with Cohesion policy funds should foresee clear additional bridges for stairways to
excellence
For a rapporteur, Teresa Riera Madurell and other MEPs, the budget foreseen for MSC actions is
insufficient
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Stakeholder feedback
Top 5 most frequent comments on MCAs:
1.
One of the most successful
programmes; call for an increase of
the budget allocated
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Knowledge triangle to be reinforced
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Importance of mobility
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Bottom-up approach
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Streamlining
'The Marie Curie scheme is one of the most
efficient programmes, both in terms of support
from the scientific community and of outcome in
reinforcing the quality and excellence of scientific
staff. Compared to many other programmes in
H2020, it has a long and proven track record.'
(LERU)
‘The Marie Curie scheme has been particularly
successful in encouraging the mobility of
researchers across the European Research Area,
and providing valuable research training for the
predominantly young researchers who form the
future of the EU's science base.'
(UK Higher Education Sector)
‘The MCA research training and mobility
programme is one of the clear success stories of
the previous Framework Programmes. It has
effectively reached out to and gained
respectability amongst the research community.'
(VRWI)
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MSCA – Key Features
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Bottom-up approach remains
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Fostering key skills and competences for research and innovation
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Main EU programme providing structured doctoral training, including industrial
doctorates
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Mobility, both trans-national and inter-sectoral
 Opening research careers at European and international level
 Enhanced business-academia collaboration and staff exchange
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Excellent employment and working conditions, in line with the EU Charter and
Code for Researchers
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Role model with pronounced structuring effect on regional, national and other
international programmes
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MSCA – Key Features
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Cross-cutting issues
 Gender balance
 Strengthening the participation of SMEs
 Synergies with the societal challenges and the industrial technologies
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Broad participation of businesses and other socio-economic actors
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Increased possibility of the portability of grants
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Stronger emphasis on communicating results and on outreach activities
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Extended use of the scale of unit costs (including indirect costs)
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MSC Actions
ITN
(including EID and IDP)
IEF
IOF
IIF
CIG
IAPP
IRSES
COFUND
Action 1
Early-stage
Researchers
Doctoral and initial training of researchers
proposed by international networks of
organisations from public and private
sectors
Action 2
Experienced
Researchers
Individual fellowships for most
promising experienced researchers to
develop their skills through
international or inter-sector mobility
Action 3
Exchange of
Staff
Action 4
COFUND
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International and inter-sector
cooperation through the exchange of
research and innovation staff
Co-funding of regional, national and
international programmes covering
actions 1, 2 and 3
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MSCA – Doctorate level
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Based on FP7 ITNs best practice
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Structured doctoral training, including industrial and
joint doctorates
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Combining scientific excellence with business
innovation
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Aiming to develop research competences
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Equip PhD holders with skills matching public and
private sector needs
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Adressing triple 'i' dimension of mobility
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Joint research training programmes with
transferable skills modules and exposure to other
sectors and disciplines
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MSCA – Post-doc level
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Individual Fellowships to promote
international and inter-sector mobility
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Aiming to support attractive career
opportunities and facilitate career moves,
also between public and private sectors
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Enhance competences and creative
potential of best researchers, European and
non-European willing to work in the EU
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In-built possibility of outgoing phase in TC
or in private sector
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MSCA – Exchanges
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New type of exchange of staff action to stimulate transfer of
knowledge
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Flexible exchanges of highly skilled research and innovation staff
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Aiming to enhance cross-border and cross-sector collaboration
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Single eligibility rule for international and inter-sectoral consortia
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Exchanges within Europe (cross-sector) and with third countries
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MSCA - COFUND
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Stimulating regional, national and international programmes
to foster excellence
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Spreading best practices of MSCA in terms of international
mobility, research training, career development
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Increasing numerical and structural impact of MSCA
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Building on experience from FP7 COFUND – evaluation
results available:
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Both (IxF and COFUND) mechanisms are achieving their objectives and
are strengthening the research capacity of the EU
COFUND is enhancing the international dimension of a number of national
and regionally-based fellowship programmes in ways that are not open to
Individual Fellowships
Modest positive impact on operational and administrative procedures of
host institutions (COFUND)
Contributing to a gradual ‘levelling up’ in employment conditions for
researchers
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MSCA - Expected Impact
2014-2020
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~ 65.000 researchers to be supported, including 25.000 PhD candidates
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~ 200.000 scientific publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals
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~ 1.500 patent applications
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~ 100 spin-offs created
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~ 350-400 new regional / national / international programmes to be
created targeting international and intersectoral training, and career
development of research and innovation staff
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Marie Curie Actions Website
http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions
Horizon 2020
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020
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