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FP7 Marie Curie Industry / Academic Partnership and Pathways Dr Conor O’Carroll, IUA Wednesday, 29th September 2010 www.iua.ie FP7 overview (2007-2013) EU’s main instrument for funding research Aim : Contribute to EU becoming the world’s leading research area Cooperation : Ideas : M€ 32 500 M€ 7510 Total FP7 budget : M€ 50 500 ERC Collaborative research 10 THEMATIC AREAS Marie Curie Research Capacity People : M€ 4750 JRC : M€ 1750 Capacities : M€ 4100 Euratom : M€ 2750 Nuclear research FP6 (2002-2006) Marie Curie Actions € 1580 million 1. Statistics: Fellows in Host country per 1000 Researchers Last updated 07/07/2015 18:51 1. Statistics: Fellows Nationality per 1000 Researchers Last updated 07/07/2015 18:51 Marie Curie Actions - Overview Initial training of researchers Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) Life-long training and career development Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) European Reintegration Grants (ERG) Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND) Industry-academia pathways and partnerships MC Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships Scheme (IAPP) International dimension MC International Outgoing and Incoming Fellowships (IOF / IIF) MC International Reintegration Grants (IRG) MC International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Specific actions Researchers’ Night (NIGHT) 5 ‘People’ – deadlines, budgets, success rates Action Call Closes/ Cut-off date Budget (and budget/size per project, where applicable) Success rates (expected) IAPP Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways 7 December 2010 80M€ (~250k€ - 3M€) 15% or more IEF Intra-European Fellowships IOF International Outgoing Fellowship IIF International Incoming Fellowships 11 August 2011 110M€ 40M€ 40M€ 15% - 20% depending on scheme IRSES International Research Staff Exchange Scheme 17 February 2011 40M€ RG Reintegration Grants 2nd cut off 7 September 2010 32M€ 50% or more ITN Initial Training Networks 26 January 2011 318M€ (average 3.4M€, 9 partners) 5% CO-Funding of Regional, national & International Programmes 17 February 2011 90M€ (max. 5M€ per applicant) 70% or more Objectives • Focus is on knowledge transfer between academia and industry • Support for creation, development and reinforcement and execution of strategic partnerships, aimed at knowledge sharing and inter-sector mobility, based on targeted human resources interaction • Open to all disciplines – from Engineering to Social Sciences and Humanities • Bottom-up – no pre-defined topics or priority areas Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) • Minimum configuration is a university and company (one in Ireland, one abroad) • Funds staff exchange of – – – – early stage (PhD) experienced researchers (Postdocs) Technical Research managerial • Also funds hiring of additional staff (experienced researchers) IAPP Objectives Foster co-operation between non-commercial research organisations & commercial enterprises based on joint research projects. Stimulate long-term collaboration between sectors through secondment of researchers between the public & private research domains. Diverse career possibilities & research experience for researchers, knowledge sharing/cultural exchange. IAPP Participants At least 1 non-commercial organisation At least 1 commercial enterprise Non-Commercial – Universities/research centres – Non-profit or charitable organisations – International European interest organisations – Joint Research Centre of European Commission – International organisations (WHO, UNESCO) Commercial – Commercial enterprises of ALL sizes (incl. SMEs, spin offs, start ups) – National organisations if commercial IAPP Participants At least 2 different EU or Associated States + free choice. EU Member States (MS) & Associated Countries (AC): EU27 + Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia. “Third Countries” 2 categories International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): based on three categories according to income per capita (low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper-middle-income) Other Third Countries (OTC): US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand. IAPP Main activities Compulsory Secondment of staff • Majority of support in IAPP • Always inter-sector • Normally 2-way with in-built return • Up to 30% for secondments within 1 country Optional Recruitment of experienced researchers • Not substitute for secondment (<=50%) Other • Networking activities • Workshops & Conferences: participants' own research staff & external researchers IAPP Eligible Researchers Secondment Early-stage/Experienced researchers (2-24 months) Must be staff members for at least 12 months Reintegration into the home institution for at least 1 year Recruitment Experienced researchers from any country (12-24 months) Early-stage researchers (ESR) Experience ≤ 4 years No PhD Experienced researchers 2 pay scales 4-10 years experience (ER) >10 years of research (MER) IAPP Nationality Rules Secondment No nationality restrictions Recruitment Researchers not residing / having main activity in country of the host > 12 months in last 3 years before recruitment Hosts in ICPC or OTC can only recruit MS or AC nationals IAPP Activities Joint Research Project Research of mutual interest to all partners Milestones & deliverables Secondments underpin co-operation between partners in different sectors Possibility to recruit experienced researchers Networking Activities Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings Invitation of external experts Attendance at international conferences & workshops Electronic networking (internet webpages, email, video conferencing) Community contributions Fellow expenses Host expenses Gross amounts (rates for 2010) Living allowance* € 38,000 / 19,000 per year (ESR: post-graduates) € 58,500 / 29,250 per year (ER: 4-10 years) € 87,500 / 43,750 per year (MER: > 10 years) Mobility / travel allowance* € 700 or 1000 per month Research/training/networking costs € 1800 per researcher-month Small equipment expenses for SMEs max. 10 % of SME contribution Overheads 10% of direct costs Management costs max. 10% of total contribution *Correction Coefficients apply; IE = 114.7 What does IAPP offer? 100% funding Simple application procedure: short and precise Few reporting requirements – 2 main reports in 4 years Support – in particular NCPs Top class public and private sector evaluators Marie Curie label Networking and conference costs SMEs – equipment contribution Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) • Duration: 3-4 years • Funds the associated salary costs and contribution to research, management and overheads • Call open on 30 July 2010, deadline 7 December 2010 • Budget €80 million • Success rate 2009: 17% (Ireland 37%) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) UL UC C RC SI LI T DK I IT T Sl ig o SM co m E pa ny ot he r 8 7 6 5 2008 successful as partner 4 2008successful as coordinator 3 2 1 T E co m pa ny SM SI C DK I RC UL UC IG NU IM 0 U • Slow start in 2007… not a single successful proposal with Irish participation. • Increased interest (and success!!) in 2008. 6 out of 9 Irish proposals funded. • Only two of the seven universities involved in IAPPs. NU pa ny C E co m SM UC UL IG NU U D IM NU DC UC TC D 0 2008submitted as coordinator D 1 2008 submitted partner DC 2007submitted as coordinator UC 2007 submitted partner TC D UC D DC U NU IM NU IG 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 TC D 3 Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) 2007 2008 2009 Submitted 103 (0!!)* 141 (9) 358 (21) Evaluated 102 141 (9) 356 (21) 41 51 (6) 59 (9) Budget (M Euro) 38.5 45 65 Success rate 40 % 36 % (66%) 16.6 % (43%) Selected *Ireland in brackets Overall Country Participation EU 27 2009 A list 9 PL 39 9 PT 46 9 AT 29 6 DK 19 5 NL 55 4 SE 42 4 HU 33 3 RO 32 3 CY 11 2 EE 5 2 LU 6 2 CZ 13 1 SI 9 1 100 50 0 SK 55 MT EL LV 11 LT 129 BG ES 150 SI 11 CZ 45 LU BE EE 12 CY 30 HU FI RO 15 SE 41 NL IE 200 DK 16 AT 76 PT FR PL 19 EL 132 ES IT BE 27 FI 156 IE DE 250 FR 41 IT 209 DE UK UK Total SK SE PT LT HU CZ BG RO NL LU FR FI EE CY PL DK AT EL IT DE BE ES IE UK Coordinator’s Country 2009 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) - 2009 • 21 Irish led proposals • 9 funded • NUIM, NUIG, TCD, UCD, DIT, DKIT, NCAD, RCSI • DePuy, Oncomark, Vorna Further Information • Full call docs and Guide for Applicants http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=314 • Financial Assistance for proposal preparation • • Academic - Coordination & Travel Companies (EI/IDA) – Proposal preparaton Further Information • Planning a proposal writing workshop October • Also see following brochure for examples http://www.iua.ie/publications/documents/publications/2009/ IUA_Marie_Curie_2009_IAPP_Success_Stories.pdf Further Information • 50,000th Marie Curie Fellow Celebration • I want 3 nominees from Ireland • Deadline 7th October