EURAXESS tips and tools on European funding for Colombian researchers

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1 EURAXESS tips and tools on European funding for Colombian researchers Ingrid Le Van, EURAXESS LAC (Latin America & the Caribbean) COLIFRI, Universidad de Antioquia,12 December 2018 EURAXESS is a European Commission s Directorate General for Research and Innovation initiative

2 About EURAXESS EURAXESS Researchers in motion is a European Commission initiative, since 2003 Objetive: remove the barriers to brain circulation Information and support services to researchers wishing to pursue their research careers in Europe or stay connected to it All services are free of charge!

3 Mobility to/from 28 EU Member States (MS) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom 16 Associated Countries (AC) to MSCA Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, FYROM, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia

4 EURAXESS helping you in EU and worldwide Network of 40 countries in Europe service centres + 9 global hubs working together to assist researchers and research organisations

5 EURAXESS portal TARGET GROUP PROFILED INFO RESEARCHERS mainly from MA UNIVERSITIES / RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS EURAXESS portal proposes registered users matching collaboration, job and hosting opportunities

6 Find a new job on EURAXESS Website - jobs.euraxess.org ~ 8000 research jobs available/day > 700 fellowships available/day > registered organisations (companies, universities, research centers, labs etc.) Open to Colombian organisations! >Around CVs uploaded Open to Colombian researchers! All research fields covered Free of charge! Interlinked with other Job portals: NatureJobs, Academic positions, Academic Transfer, and many more

7 Register to benefit from all the free functions euraxess.ec.europa.eu

8 EURAXESS helps researchers Find collaborators: partnering EURAXESS offers a partnering tool to search for both individuals and research organisations/businesses. Search CV database to find collaborators.

9 EURAXESS takes care of you > 600 professionals > 550 services centres across 40 countries in Europe 40 national portals Queries in a 4-year period Personalized assistance to researchers in their new host country Local funding opportunities? Visa? Accommodation? Family? Healthcare? Language courses? services.euraxess.org

10 Support from 550 EURAXESS centres in 40 EU countries

11 INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE National EURAXESS Portals

12 INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE EURAXESS France (and other 40 countries in Europe)

13 EURAXESS LAC How do we work? Website & Facebook (FB: Euraxess LAC) Publications Presentations and events (upon invitation)

14 EURAXESS LAC lac.euraxess.org Want to promote your international events and calls for free throughout the EURAXESS worldwide network?

15 lac.euraxess.org Tell us about your calls open to international cooperation! EURAXESS LAC List of open calls

16 lac.euraxess.org EURAXESS LAC EURAXESS Tutorials

17 Receive regular s with selected open calls in Europe

18 Be part of the EURAXESS Community! Want to receive our regular free communications? Please subscribe to the EURAXESS LAC mailing list: and spread the project WIDELY among your networks!

19 HORIZON 2020

20 Horizon 2020 Colombia automatically eligible for funding under the Horizon 2020 budget! 45 projects in Colombia (among which 26 MSCA) CO (data for signed grants up to 07/11/2018) Horizon 2020 FP7 Total number of CO participations Total number of grants with CO participants Total EU contribution to CO participants (Meuros) 2,2 6,1 Total non-eu budget of CO beneficiaries (Meuros) 0,2 2,1 Collaborative grants: Number of CO participations Collaborative projects: Number of grants with CO participants Collaborative projects: EU contribution to CO participants (Million euros) 1,7 6,1 Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions: Number of CO participations 29 0 Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions: Number of researchers of CO nationality ERC grants: Number of CO participations 1 0 ERC grants: Number of grantees of CO nationality 1 1 Note: Any discrepancies that might appear with respect to other data sources are mainly due to: (i) The above data on participations do not include only beneficiaries, but also third parties & partner organizations.

21 Tools for researchers from Colombia to find European research partners 1. H2020 Participant Portal, which includes a Partner Finding Tool. Individual researchers: Create a personal profile on the Participant Portal. Institutions: create a unique organisation profile to receive a 9-digit number (PIC). 2. Projects & Results Service CORDIS :database of institutions and/or research consortia that have successfully participated in previous projects funded by Horizon EURAXESS website: partner finding tool.

22 Make your research stay in Europe a reality! European Funding for scientific mobility Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) From PhD Incoming / outgoing European Research Council (ERC) All areas. All nationalities. Cutting-edge research. Individual scholarships. 5 years.

23 MSCA and ERC for Colombians additional resources Colombia National Contact Points for H2020 (also any questions on MSCA or ERC) NCPs in Europe and in LAC: bit.ly/horizon_ncp

24 Colombia National Contact Points for Horizon 2020 Juan Camilo Perez Cuervo (Colciencias) - jcperez@colciencias.gov.co Maria Villaveces (ACAC) mvillaveces@acac.org.co Gloria Prieto (Servicio Geológico Colombiano) gprieto@sgc.gov.co Dennis Garcia (CINTEL) dgarcia@cintel.org.co and more!

25 Education and Culture Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions EU's main research fellowship programme

26 What are the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions? A European Union funded programme for structuring researcher training, mobility and career development Mobility is compulsory: encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. Budget : billion up to 15,000 non-eu researchers to start or pursue their careers in Europe by 2020

27 MSCA Global reach

28 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks Individual Fellowships Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Co-funding of programmes ITN early-stage researchers (< 4 years) IF experienced researchers (> 4 years) RISE COFUND Doctoral and initial training: European Training Networks, European Industrial Doctorates, European Joint Doctorates Support for experienced researchers to undertake international and inter-sector mobility, incl. career restart and reintegration International and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of staff Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes: doctoral programmes (ESR) fellowship programmes (ER)

29 How are LAC researchers doing with MSCA funded research?

30 Eligible Researchers Early-Stage Researchers (ESR) Experienced Researchers (ER) No PhD or < 4 years of experience PhD or > 4 years of experience ITN RISE COFUND IF RISE COFUND

31 Apply for your own fellowship Individual Fellowships - IF WHAT? transnational post-doctoral fellowships Within or into Europe - European Fellowships Outside Europe - Global Fellowships WHO? Experienced researchers from any country. No age restriction. HOW? Directly to the MSCA with a host institution Annual calls

32 Individual Fellowships - IF European Fellowships For fellows coming to or moving within Europe (12-24 months) Any Experienced Researcher may submit only one proposal to the call for proposals in any given year Global Fellowships For fellows from Europe going to Third countries (12-24 months) and returning (12 months)

33 Researchers looking for a supervisor in Europe to host their MSCA fellowship EURAXESS Portal: European institutions posting their offers to host MSCA fellows. Network of MSCA NCPs platform: offer support in finding a European host and partner. Expressions of Interest (EOI) for researchers who are looking for a partner institution for MSCA projects, Host institutions for MSCA fellowships MSCA fellowship positions

34 Where to find MSCA on EURAXESS Portal

35 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - IF The Financial Dimension Monthly rates Research, networking, training costs Management and indirect costs Living allowance* 4650 Mobility allowance 600 Family allowance 500 * Living allowance subject to country correction coefficient Amount quoted is gross amount before deductions

36 MSCA European Fellowship (IF): How to write an application?

37 Annual Calls! MSCA RISE - Research & Innovation Staff Exchange WHAT? Reseach & Innvovation project International & intersectorial realised through exchange of staff between organisations throughout the world 1-12 months WHO? Research institutions/ staff, researchers and administrative staff HOW? Colombian research institutions can join a consortia as partner together with a European consortium

38 RISE Partnerships and activities R&I activities promoting: Complementarity of the activities of participants Networking activities Organisation of workshops & conferences to facilitate sharing of knowledge Creation of new competencies & career development

39 MSCA RISE «Third countries» participation

40 Convocatorias MSCA 2019 I TN 13/09/ /01/ million RI SE 04/12/ /04/ million IF 04/ / million (tbc) COFUND 04/04/ /09/ million

41 RESUMEN! MSCA para Colombianos

42 MSCA for Colombian researchers Colombian researchers or Colombia-based: eligible to MSCA to: Carry out a PhD in Europe (ITN & Cofund) EURAXESS Jobs Carry out a post doc (IF) with host institution based in Europe, academic or nonacademic sector Competitive, generous & prestigious grants

43 MSCA for Colombian research institutions Colombian institutions performing research (public or private, academy or not) can take part in a: research training network with EU partners (ITN) joint research and innovation project through short term intersectorial & international staff exchange (RISE) CoFund host an EU based research for free (IF)

44 EU funding for research mobility European Research Council ERC

45 What is the ERC? An autonomous funding body set up by the EU in 2007 and led by scientists Funding excellent researchers of any nationality To carry out frontier research in all fields of science and humanities 1 researcher, 1 Host Institution, 1 project, 1 selection criterion: excellence International, top level peer-review 47

46 Who can apply? Excellent Researchers any nationality any age any current working place in the world any topic (bottom-up) Only requirement - letter of support from a Host Institution (HI) based in EU or associated countries 48

47 What does ERC offer? ERC Grant Schemes Starting Grants starters (2-7 years after PhD) up to 1.5 Mio for 5 years Consolidator Grants consolidators (7-12 years after PhD) up to 2.0 Mio for 5 years Advanced Grants track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years up to 2.5 Mio for 5 years Synergy Grants 2 4 Principal Investigators up to 10 Mio for 6 years to lead to breakthroughs that cannot be achieved by a PI working alone Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest stage of marketable innovation up to 150,000 for ERC grant holders

48 What does ERC offer? Creative Freedom of the Individual Grantee ERC offers generous grants, independence & visibility Work on a topic of own choice, with a team of own choice Gain true financial autonomy for 5 years Negotiate best work conditions with the host institution Attract top team members (EU and non-eu) Move with the grant to any place in Europe (portability of grants) Attract additional funding and gain recognition: ERC is a quality label

49 Attractive features for researchers from outside Europe Grantee can keep affiliation with home institute outside Europe Work time in Europe, at least 50% Team members can be based outside Europe * Conversion rate May 2016: 1 Euro ~ 4 R$ 51

50 Additional ERC opportunities Positions in teams funded by ERC (PhD, post-doc, researchers) see vacancies on EURAXESS Jobs Website

51 Look for a job in ERC teams in Europe!

52 Attracting Bright Minds from around the World Nationality of ERC project team members (PIs not included) In all ERC grants + 10,000 non-era team members There are an estimated 200 team members of Mexican nationality currently or previously engaged in ERC projects. Analysis of 1,901 Starting and Advanced Grants

53 Priority to Young Scientists PhD and post-doc researchers working in ERC teams. Two-thirds of ERC grants to early-career Principal Investigators.

54 Indicative summary main calls 2019 provisional budget ERC Calls Call date Submission Deadline Budget M (est. grants) Starting Grants ERC-2019-StG Consolidator Grants ERC-2019-CoG 10 September October (390) 24 October February (314) Advanced Grants ERC-2019-AdG 21 May August (166) Synergy Grants ERC-2019-SyG 10 September November (48) 56

55 How to find a job in ERC teams? Vacancies for team members interested in joining an ERC led research project can be published on the EURAXESS Jobs portal. A quick search with the European Research Council (ERC) filter will list all vacancies available in ERC teams in Europe. It is then possible to refine the results by research field, country, etc. Find out some tips for successful applications in the interview of Brazilian PhD candidates within ERC funded projects here.

56 In short, the European Commission funds 01. PhD Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) ITN & COFUND, PhD positions in ERC team 02. Post-doc MSCA IF, CoFund, RISE and many other on EURAXESS Jobs, Postdoc positions in ERC teams, in Europe 03. Frontier research (28 European member states and 16 countries ERC grants (individual ou groups of PIs) associated to H2020) 04. Collaboration projects MSCA RISE, MSCA ITN, MSCA CoFund, Horizon 2020

57 Where to find more Information & Documents

58 Horizon 2020 en español! El Programa Marco de Investigación e Innovación de la Unión Europea:

59 Supporting Documents Download here Download here

60 MSCA for Colombian Researchers - Additional resources MSCA en español! Lee los manuales elaborados en el marco del Proyecto ALCUE-NET: Guía para la participación exitosa de INVESTIGADORES Latinoamericanos y Caribeñoes en las ACCIONES MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE Guía para la participación exitosa de INSTITUCIONES Latinoamericanas y Caribeñas en las ACCIONES MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE

61 MSCA and ERC for Colombian Researchers - Additional resources Concise Guides for Latin American researchers: Focus on MSCA: Focus on ERC: MSCA IF Guide for applicants Here Upcoming webinar 3 May on MSCA IF: check EURAXESS LAC website!

62 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Website Horizon Participant Portal (applications) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Alumni Association

63 Information for new NCPs: More Info links! Welcome pack: ewcomers_welcome_package.pdf FAQ-Blog with many useful tips: Brochures and flyers to download: Horizon 2020 Success Stories incl. LAC: m#countries

64 Contact Ingrid Le Van, LAC representative MUCHAS GRACIAS!!! Facebook: EURAXESS LAC EURAXESS is a European Commission s Directorate General for Research and Innovation initiative