EU funding and tools for researchers mobility Charlotte Grawitz EURAXESS Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Infoday, Conicyt, 7 November 2018
Mobility under Horizon 2020 Horizon 2020 1- Excellent science 24.4 billion 2- Industrial leadership 17 billion 3- Societal challenges 31 billion Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions European Research Council 6.2 bln EUR 13 bln EUR
Presentations Content 01. Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) 02. European Research Council (ERC) 03. How can EURAXESS help you?
EU funding for research mobility Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA)
Ações Marie Skłodowska-Curie - MSCA A European Union funded programme for structuring researcher training, mobility and career development Brain gain and bran circulation Open to all researchers, all areas, all levels, all nationalities Bottom-up Innovation Mobility Budget 2014-2020: 6.162 billion Training Career
MSCA in a nutshell
MSCA for Chile based researchers Chilean researchers or based in Chile are eligible to MSCA to: Carry out a PhD in Europe (ITN & Cofund) EURAXESS Jobs
PhD in Europe (ITN/Cofund) => open on EURAXESS Jobs portal jobs.euraxess.org
MSCA for Chile based researchers Chilean researchers or based in Chile are 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, from the academic or the non-academic sector. Annual calls (april-september 2019) Competitive, generous & prestigious grants
MSCA for Chilean research institutions Chilean 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) host an EU based research for free (IF)
The 4 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks ITN early-stage researchers (< 4 years) Doctoral and initial training: European Training Networks, European Industrial Doctorates, European Joint Doctorates Individual Fellowships IF experienced researchers (> 4 years) Support for experienced researchers to undertake international and inter-sector mobility, incl. career restart and reintegration Research and Innovation Staff Exchange RISE International and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of staff Co-funding of programmes COFUND Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes: - doctoral programmes (ESR) - fellowship programmes (ER)
MSCA Calls 2019 ITN 13/09/2018 15/01/2019 470 million RISE 04/12/2018 02/04/2019 80 million IF 04/2019 09/2019 273 million (tbc) COFUND 04/04/2019 26/09/2019 90 million
MSCA for Chileans Resources Pontos focales en Chile (MSCA NCP) : Pablo Gutiérrez, Universidad de O Higgins, pablo.gutierrez@uoh.cl Enrique Tirapegui, Universidad de Chile, etirapeg@gmail.com Pontos focales MSCA en Europa: bit.ly/horizon_ncp Associación de alumni MSCA : https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu Guia MSCA - What s in it for LAC? http://bit.ly/focusmsca_lac
EU funding for research mobility European Research Council ERC
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 International, top level peer-review 15
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 16
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
Extensions of eligibility window Extensions of eligibility window possible for StG and CoG for documented cases of: Maternity 18 months per child (before or after PhD) Paternity actual time taken off Military service Medical speciality training Caring for seriously ill family members No limit to the total extension 18
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
Additional ERC opportunities Positions in teams funded by ERC (PhD, post-doc, researchers) see vacancies on EURAXESS Jobs Website
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 Chilean nationality currently or previously engaged in ERC projects. Analysis of 1,901 Starting and Advanced Grants 21
Attractive features for researchers from outside Europe Additional funding for scientists moving to Europe Up to 500 000 for Starting Up to 750 000 for Consolidator Up to 1 Million for Advanced grantees Up to 4 Million for SyG PIs Grantee can keep affiliation with home institute outside Europe Work time in Europe, at least 50% Team members can be based outside Europe 22 * Conversion rate May 2016: 1 Euro ~ 4 R$
Priority to Young Scientists + 40 000 PhD and post-doc researchers working in ERC teams. Two-thirds of ERC grants to early-career Principal Investigators. 23
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 2018 17 October 2018 580 (390) 24 October 2018 7 February 2019 602 (314) Advanced Grants ERC-2019-AdG 21 May 2019 29 August 2019 390 (166) Synergy Grants ERC-2019-SyG 10 September 2018 8 November 2018 400 (48) 24
ERC for Chilean researchers - Resources ERC Website : https://erc.europa.eu/ & video National contact Pontos (NCPs) ERC na Europa: bit.ly/horizon_ncp Focus ERC - What s in it for LAC? http://bit.ly/focuserc_lac Interviews with Pis from LAC and team members: http://lac.euraxess.org
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 and many other on EURAXESS Jobs, Postdoc positions in ERC teams, short-term mobility with ERC teams 03. Frontier research ERC grants (individual ou groups of PIs) in Europe (28 European member states and 16 countries associated to H2020) 04. Collaboration projects MSCA RISE, MSCA ITN, Horizon 2020
How can EURAXESS help you? Charlotte Grawitz EURAXESS Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Infoday, Conicyt, 7 November 2018
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