Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) 2018 Berit Sundby Avset and Per Magnus Kommandantvold, MSCA NCP s, The Research Council of Norway
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What is Horizon 2020?
Horizon 2020 will use three core themes to maintain Europe s position as one of the world s leading innovative regions
Excellent Science Competitive Industries Better Societies (Societal Challenges) European Research Council (ERC) Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions Research Infrastructures Innovation in SMEs Access to Risk Finance Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture, forestry, marine, maritime, inland water and bio-economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure societies 5
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Who, what and where? Who? What? Where? All levels of research experience All areas of research - bottom-up approach Anywhere: any research performing organisation, public or private worldwide - there are actions for European and international mobility
MSCA objectives Attract and retain research talent in Europe Develop state-of-the-art, innovative training schemes, consistent with the requirements of R&I Promote sustainable career development in R&I Focus on delivering new knowledge and skills Back up strong partnership with MS via co-funding mechanism
MSCA key features Open to all domains of R&I from basic to market Entirely bottom-up Participation of non-academic sector strongly encouraged Mobility key requirement - funded researchers move Promotion of attractive working and employment conditions Particular attention to gender balance Public engagement of supported researchers
Deadline: 15. January 2019 Deadline: 12. September 2018 Deadline: 21. March 2018 Deadline: 27. September 2018
RISE: two possible dimensions, or a mix of those Projects promoting staff exchanges between: International (MS/AC and TC) Inter-sectoral (academic and nonacademic sectors)
Sectors The sector of an organisation is defined automatically Academic Sector Higher education establishments (public or private) Non-profit research organisations (public or private) International European interest organisations Non-Academic Sector Any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector (and fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation typical examples: companies, NGOs, museums, etc.)
RISE in short Exchange-of-staff-action to stimulate transfer of knowledge Academic and non-academic participants Flexible inter-sector and international (outside Europe) exchange of highly skilled research and innovation staff members Work with existing staff no recruitment foreseen Based on a common project on research and innovation Bottom up approach no predefined scientific priorities No funding of salaries
Project Main Aspects Project built on joint research and innovation activities Project implemented through the secondment of staff (no recruitments) A staff member seconded for a period of 1 to 12 months The maximum size for a project is 540 person months No minimum size explicitly defined for the project, but substantial impact is expected Maximum project duration is 4 years
General Aspects All Countries can participate in RISE, but not all are eligible for funding All institutions fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation can participate in RISE
Participants in RISE Beneficiaries Sign the Grant Agreement and claim costs Are responsible for the execution of the programme Are established in a Member State/Associated Country Partner Organisations Do not sign the Grant Agreement and do not claim costs Must include a letter of commitment in the proposal Are established in a Third Country (i.e. neither MS nor AC)
Staff members Actively engaged in or linked to research/innovation activities for at least 1 month prior to first secondment (NEW!) Types of staff members: ESR (no PhD and < 4 years experience) ER (PhD or > 4 years experience) Managerial staff Administrative or Technical staff Return phase required
Minimum eligibility conditions At least 3 independent participants in 3 different countries. (At least 2 participants from 2 different MS/AC) If all in MS/AC: at least 1 academic and 1 non-academic In practice, 2 possible minimum settings: MS/AC 1 + MS/AC 2 + TC or MS/AC 1 + MS/AC 2 + MS/AC 3 Academic Non-Academic
Eligible and non-eligible secondments
Countries eligible for EU funding EU Member States (and Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the MS as defined on page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020) Horizon 2020 Associated Countries The Third Countries listed (On page 3 and 4 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020)
Countries not eligible for EU funding In practice, those countries are mainly: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, United States. In extremely exceptional cases, partners from those countries might be funded. But the following conditions have to be fulfilled: a) This partner has competences/expertise that no organisation in MS/AC has b) The relevant transfer of knowledge can only be done via a secondment in the direction from a TC to a MS/AC c) Points a) and b) must be endorsed by the expert evaluators d) The experts' endorsement (point c) must be confirmed by the REA
EU Contribution Unit costs per researcher per month of secondment Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Staff member unit cost * person/month Institutional unit cost * person/month Research, training and networking costs Management and indirect costs Research and Innovation Staff Exchange 2 100 1 800 700 *These unit costs are subject to a funding rate of 100% and no country coefficients apply.
EU contribution The Staff member unit cost is intended to support the travel, accommodation and subsistence costs linked to the respective secondments. Participants are expected to continue paying the salary of the seconded staff during the period of exchange. Ensure that the EU contribution is fully used for the benefit of the seconded staff members.
EU contribution It can be: paid directly to the seconded staff member or managed centrally by the beneficiary according to the specific needs of the secondment. Detailed arrangements for the use of the contribution may also be agreed internally between beneficiaries and partner organisations, to address the specific financial needs of each secondment.
EU contribution The Research, training and networking costs cover the costs of research and innovation related activities of the project such as purchasing of consumables, laboratory costs, participation to conferences, workshops, coordination and review meetings, and networking activities.
EU contribution Management and indirect costs cover all general costs connected with the organisation and implementation of the secondments (administrative and financial management, logistics, ethics, human resources, legal advice, documentation, etc.).
EU contribution The distribution of Research, Training and Networking Costs and the Management and Indirect Costs should be agreed upon at an early stage. This should be reflected in the Consortium and the Partnership Agreements.
EU contribution MS/AC beneficiaries must also include in the budget the secondments which shall be claimed for eligible third country partners.
Secondments (per person): can be split in several stays. the total of all splits cannot be less than 1 month or more that 12 months, over the full duration of the project. The travelling days are included in the secondment duration. No minimum size explicitly defined for a project, but: Impact is one of the three award criteria, projects are expected to have a substantial impact. no restrictions as regards to the direction or balance of the secondments within the project. The essence is that the secondments are relevant for the execution of the proposed project. No limitations to the budget per country either.
Statistics from RISE
RISE 2017
RISE 2017 Average duration of secondments: 2,3 months
RISE 2017: Total number of secondments 7480 Sending Secondments Receiving Academic 3509 Academic Academic 2382 Non-academic Non-academic 1518 Academic Non-academic 71 Non-academic
RISE 2016: Type of participants A-list proposals Total number of participants: 845 Academic 559 (66%); Non-Academic 286 (34%) 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 MS AC TC Academic Non-academic MS Member States AC Associated Countries TC Third Countries
Results for RISE 2014-2017 2014 2015 2016 2017 Applications (total) 203 363 367 326 Proposed for funding 84 89 84 80 Success rate 42 % 25,6% 23,0 % 24,9% Applications with Norwegian particip. 4 14 26 29 Norwegian coordinator 0 5 7 6 Proposed for funding, Norw. particip. 1 5 8 8 Funding, Norw. coordinator 0 2 1 1 Successrate (Norw. participation) 25 % 35,7 % 30,8 % 27,6% Person-months, funded Norwegian beneficiaries 2 91 140 84
Examples of projects from RISE 2014
VIVOIMAG 645757 Academic partner Non-Academic partner UMONS 4 10 13 bone implants: a new contrast agent sensitive to enzymatic activity of metal-proteases, which will permit for the first time to follow the integration and cell differentiation activity in bone tissue bioreactors in vitro and in grafts in vivo using existing non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging techniques. CSIC 8 6 BIOIMAG 5 15 4 7 13 BET DEMO 4 4 8 Total EC Contribution = 472,500 EUR / 48 months Total eligible researcher months = 105 8 BONUS
GREEN BUBBLES 643712 Total EC Contribution = 1,611,000 EUR / 48 months Total eligible researcher months = 358 NHTV UNIVPM GAIA COE UBICA BURC DANEU to maximise the benefits associated with diving while minimising its negative impacts, thus achieving the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the system. This will be 6done by: 1) Carefully assessing and modelling the system itself; 2) Developing innovative products based on the issues and needs highlighted by assessment and modelling; 3) Promoting the uptake of such products by the system designing tailored business models and marketing plans. Direct engagement with selected stakeholders (divers, professionals, diving operators, certification agencies - CAs, MPAs, NGOs) will ensure relevant feedback throughout the project s lifetime, as well as effective uptake of results at the end of the project. NWU DANSA 01/01/2015
TraSaCu 645690 Traffic Safety Culture aims at developing a cultural approach in road traffic safety research and accident prevention. It will conduct a number of case studies of different traffic safety cultures across Europe. It focuses on the safety cultures that emerge under different institutional, demographic and topographical conditions and their influence on the numbers and forms of accidents. It also looks at those cultural elements that can be changed easily in order to improve road safety of the investigated traffic systems. TR TUT SWOV V-Tech MSU KFV TUW U-POLIS AMRKS Co-PLAN TCN Total EC Contribution = 499,500 EUR / 36 months Total eligible researcher months = 111 HREI METU 01/03/2015
Evaluation Process & Award Criteria
Evaluation Panels 8 Panels: Chemistry (CHE) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Economic Sciences (ECO) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Environment and Geosciences (ENV) Life Sciences (LIF) Mathematics (MAT) Physics (PHY)
Award Criteria
Selection Criteria Operational capacity Proposals must include a description of: The profile of the people who will be primarily responsible for carrying out the proposed work Any significant infrastructure or major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work Any partner organisations (not beneficiaries) contributing towards the proposed work
How to submit a RISE proposal
RISE Calls Upcoming call: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018 Opened November 2017 Deadline: 21 March 2018 17:00 CET Budget 80 Mio EUR Results of the evaluation: about 4 months (max 5) after the call deadline Signing of grant agreements: Maximum 8 months after the call deadline
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html
Proposal Part A Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4: Section 5: General information (incl. abstract) Data on participating organisations Budget and List of secondments Ethics table Call specific questions
Proposal Part B
Relevant resources: The Research Council of Norway H2020 web page: www.forskningsradet.no/horisont2020 All calls for Horizon 2020 : http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions: http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions EURAXESS: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/general/index Net4Mobility, web page of the MSCA NCPs http://www.net4mobility.eu/ncp-doc.html and http://mariecurieactions.blogspot.no/ Cordis (funded projects) http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html NB! The RISE 2017 Coordinators Day 18/19 January 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/events/research-and-innovation-staffexchange-rise-coordinators-day-18-and-19-january-2018_en 57
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: National Contacts Points: Berit Sundby Avset Division of Science, bsa@rcn.no, ph. 22037015 Per Magnus Kommandantvold Division of Science, pmk@rcn.no, ph. 92247635 @MarieCurie_NCP 63
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