Opportunities of the 7th Framework Program for Research Izabella Zandberg, PhD EURAXESS Links USA
EU Research Framework Programs: Annual Budgets between 1984 and 2013 b i l l i o n 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 NB: budgets in current prices. Source: Annual Report 2003, plus FP7 revised proposal
Seventh Framework Program (FP7): 2007-2013 Total Budget for the years 2007-2013: 50.5 billion (except Euratom) This represents 63% increase from FP6 at current prices
FP7: The Structure Cooperation Collaborative research Ideas Frontier Research People Marie Curie Actions Capacities Research Capacity + JRC non-nuclear research Euratom direct actions JRC nuclear research Euratom indirect actions nuclear fusion and fission research
FP7 (2007-2013) Indicative Breakdown ( million)
PEOPLE PROGRAM: Marie Curie Actions Main characteristics: Open to all domains of research (bottom-up approach) Application through calls for proposals Evaluation by international peer-reviewers Trans-national and inter-sector mobility Budget covers mainly salaries of researchers Eligible researchers for funding Early-stage researchers (ESR) : research experience 4 years or No PhD Experienced researchers (ER) : research experience 4 years or PhD holder Mobility 2 pay scales (less and more than 10 years experience) Researchers not living/working in the country of the host for more than 12 months in the last 36 months before relevant deadline
PEOPLE PROGRAM: Marie Curie Actions World Fellowships: International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF) International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) Career Integration Fellowship (CIF) International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Host Driven Actions Initial Training Networks (ITN) Industry-Academia Partnership and Pathways (IAPP)
PEOPLE PROGRAM: Marie Curie Actions Almost a third of PEOPLE budget is allocated the International dimension Mobility of researchers between Europe and U.S. is becoming increasingly bilateral: 75% of European researchers funded within the IOF scheme carry out research activities in the U.S. In FP7, U.S. researchers are the top third country nationals benefiting from the IIF scheme.
Marie Curie Actions for each need Initial training of researchers (1900 M ) Life-long training and career development (1170 1400 M ) Industry dimension (250-450 M ) International dimension World fellowships (1170 1400 M ) Marie Curie Action Initial Training Networks (ITN) Intra-European Fellowships (IEF - CRG) Career Integration Grants (IRG/ERG - CIG) Co-funding of regional, national, international programmes (COFUND) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Objective Improve career perspectives of early stage researchers in both public & private sector Career development of experienced researchers by e.g.: diversification skills/competencies; reintegrate after mobility/resume research Open and foster dynamic pathways between public research organisations and private commercial enterprises Reinforce extra-european dimension of the ERA through mobility through training, knowledge transfer and cooperation
International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) Fellowships for experienced researchers moving from a Third Country to a MS or AC Objectives: Knowledge sharing and co-operation (not training!) 1-2 years in EU/AC & option of 1 year return option if from an International Co-operation Partner Country Community contribution similar to Intra-European fellowships Return phase possible for researchers from developing countries
Career Integration Grants (CIG) For Experienced Researcher (PhD or at least 4 years of research experience) Objectives: reintegrate after mobility Researcher can be of any nationality Mobility Rule : Researcher must move country to take up research job During the past 36 months max. 12 months spent in host country Possible to return to home country Duration of CIG grant: 24-48 months. Host must offer full time research post for at least the duration of the CIG grant. EU contribution: 25 000 /year paid as lump sum.
Overall Results for IIF Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) 2007 2008 2009 2010 % increase/2009 CHE 98 117 161 175 8,70% ECO 7 8 20 26 30,00% ENG 76 101 141 168 19,15% ENV 85 97 145 136-6,21% LIF 170 182 307 383 24,76% MAT 23 21 38 30-21,05% PHY 77 102 170 155-8,82% SOC 26 33 57 96 68,42% TOTAL 562 661 1039 1169 12,51%
Marie Curie Actions Distribution of FP7- Marie Curie Action projects in different panels PHYSICS 13% SOCIAL SCIENCES 11% MATHEMATICS 4% LIFE SCIENCE 33% ENVIRONMENT 13% CHE ECO ENG ENV LIF MAT PHY SOC
IT ES FR DE IN PL EL UK IL CN NL TR PT US BE RU AT HU SE IE RO CZ BG FI UA CH AU CA SK DK IR BR JP AR MX CY Marie Curie Actions Nationality of fellows 700 600 500 400 IAPP IEF IIF IOF ITN RG 300 200 100 0
Some tips for success Consultations in Brussels Read carefully the latest version of People Work Programme and the Guide for Applicants Check if you comply with the eligibility rules Be precise and demonstrate your skills Follow the given structure Underline important clear information Allow time for on-line submission
Overview Evaluation Process Submission Individual reading Consensus Panel Finalisation Full Proposal Proposal forms Criteria Criteria Criteria Proposals in suggested priority order Final ranking list Rejection list Eligibility REA EVALUATORS REA
Scoring Examine each evaluation criterion; Score on a scale from 0 to 5; decimals may be used; Scores must pass individual and total thresholds if a proposal is to be considered for funding (total threshold: 70%); Score values indicate the following assessments: 0 The proposal fails to address the criterion under examination or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information; 1 Poor The criterion is addressed in an inadequate manner, or there are serious inherent weaknesses; 2 Fair While the proposal broadly addresses the criterion, there are significant weaknesses; 3 Good The proposal addresses the criterion well, although improvements would be necessary; 4 Very Good The proposal addresses the criterion very well, although certain improvements are still possible; 5 Excellent The proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the criterion in question. Any shortcomings are minor;
International Incoming Fellowships To reinforce the scientific excellence of the Member States and the Associated countries through knowledge sharing with incoming top-class researchers active in third countries to work on research projects in Europe, with the view to developing mutually-beneficial research co-operation between Europe and third countries. It aims to encourage these researchers to plan their period of international mobility within the framework of a coherent professional project and thus enhances the possibility of future collaborative research links with European researchers and research organisations in their future research career.
No Training requested Career Integration Grants (CIG)
Financial overview Monthly living allowance: Cost Category A WP 2008 2009 2010 2012 Categories Employed researcher Employed researcher Employed researcher Employed researcher Early stage researchers Experienced researchers (4-10 years experience) Experienced Researchers (>10 years experience) 34500 35300 36700 38000 53000 54300 56400 58500 79500 81400 84500 87500 For individual countries, correction factors mentioned in WP have to be applied
PEOPLE PROGRAM: DEADLINES IIF and IOF: 16 August 2012 CIG: 18 September 2012 Research Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people Marie Curie Actions website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/index.htm
IDEAS PROGRAM: European Research Council After 5 years of existence Highly recognized by the research community ~2 600 top researchers funded (58% are at early-career stage); 53 nationalities represented Working in >480 different institutes in 27 countries Highly competitive (average success rate 12%) 50% of grantees in 50 institutes; Excellence attracts excellence Benchmarking effect, e.g. competition between universities Efficient and fast grant management
ERC Granting schemes Starting Grants starters (2-7 years after PhD) 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 3.5 Mio for 5 years Synergy Grants 2 4 Principal Investigators up to 15.0 Mio for 6 years Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest stage of marketable innovation up to 150,000 for ERC grant holders
European Research Council: Starting Grant Starting Grant Research field: any field of science, engineering and scholarship Researchers: any nationality, any age. Applicants must be between 2 and 12 years after their Ph.D. Evaluation Criterion: scientific excellence Host Institution: research must be conducted in a public or private research organization (known as a Host Institution/HI) located in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries Funding: up to 2 million per grant Duration: up to 5 years
European Research Council: Advanced Grant Advanced Grant Research field: any field of science, engineering and scholarship Researchers: any nationality, any age. Applicants must be scientifically independent and have a recent research track-record and profile which identifies them as leaders in their respective field(s) of research Evaluation Criterion: scientific excellence Host Institution: research must be conducted in a public or private research organization (known as a Host Institution/HI) located in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries Funding: up to 2.5 million per grant (in some circumstances up to 3.5 million per grant) Duration: up to 5 years
Freedom of the individual grantee ERC offers independence, recognition & visibility to work on a research topic of own choice, with a team of own choice to gain true financial autonomy for 5 years to negotiate with the host institution the best conditions of work to attract top team members (EU and non-eu) and collaborators to move with the grant to any place in Europe if necessary (portability of grants) to attract additional funding and gain recognition; ERC is a quality label 26
ERC Competitions 2007-2011 Total number of applications received of which Evaluated* Funded success rates** Starting Grant 2007 9,167 8,787 299 3.4 Starting Grant 2009 2,503 2,392 245 10.2 Starting Grant 2010 2,873 2,767 436 15.8 Starting Grant 2011 4,080 4,005 487 12.2 Starting Grant 18,623 17,951 1,467 10.4 Advanced Grant 2008 2,167 2,034 282 13.9 Advanced Grant 2009 1,583 1,526 245 16.1 Advanced Grant 2010 2,009 1,967 271 13.8 Advanced Grant 2011*** 2,284 2,245 294 13.1 Advanced Grant 8,043 7,772 1,092 14.2 Proof of Concept 2011-1 78 73 29 39.7 Proof of Concept 2011-2*** 73 66 22 33.3 Proof of Concept 151 139 51 36.5 * withdrawn and ineligible proposals not taken into account ** percentage of funded proposals in relation to evaluated proposals *** selected 27
Number of Grantees Two main ERC grant schemes Starting Grant Attract/retain next-generation leaders (2-12 years after PhD) Up to 2 Million for 5 years 500 000 set up funds for those moving from overseas Advanced Grant Attract/retain current world-leaders Up to 3.5 Million for 5 years 1 Million set up funds for those moving from overseas 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 Age of Grantees
selected/evaluated proposals (%) Success rates ERC Starting & Advanced grant calls 2007-2011 succes rates ERC calls 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 10.2 15.8 12.1 13.9 16.1 13.8 13.1 8.0 6.0 4.0 3.4 2.0 0.0 StG 2007 StG 2009 StG 2010 StG 2011 AdG 2008 AdG 2009 AdG 2010 AdG 2011 StG AdG
Country Higher-Education Institution No StG AdG Total UK University of Cambridge 1 44 32 76 UK University of Oxford 2 38 34 72 CH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne 3 27 25 52 IL Hebrew University of Jerusalem 4 28 17 45 CH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) 5 14 29 43 UK University College London 6 23 19 42 UK Imperial College 6 22 20 42 IL Weizmann Institute 7 21 18 39 BE University of Leuven 8 19 7 26 UK University of Bristol 9 9 15 24 DE University of Munich 10 8 15 23 NL Leiden University 10 12 11 23 CH University of Zurich 10 10 13 23 UK University of Edinburgh 10 11 12 23 FI University of Helsinki 11 12 9 21 NL University of Amsterdam 11 13 8 21 IL Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 12 17 3 20 SE Karolinska Institute 12 11 9 20 Country Research Organisation No StG AdG Total FR National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 1 86 38 124 DE Max Planck Society 2 33 29 62 FR French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission 3 23 6 29 FR National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) 4 18 10 28 FR National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automatic Control (INRIA) 5 12 8 20 ES Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) 5 14 6 20 Top European Institutions hosting at least 20 ERC Grantees by funding Schemes StG 2007-2011 AdG 2008-2011 Legal signatories of the first grant agreement
IDEAS PROGRAM: European Research Council Forthcoming Calls for Proposals: Starting Grant: Summer 2012, applications due in the Fall 2012 Advanced Grant: Fall 2012, applications due in the Spring 2013
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