1. Date: in 12 pts
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
RISE & ITN…..
….OPPORTUNITIES FOR NON-ACADEMIC SECTOR
Mario Roccaro
Policy Officer
European Commission, DG EAC
Unit C.3 – Research Careers
mario.roccaro@ec.europa.eu
Education
and Culture
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2. Education
and Culture
1. Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions in Horizon 2020
2. Opportunities and advantages in MSCA
3. Participants, sectors and different kinds of involvement
4. The different actions and their specifics
5. Calls, applications and further information
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3. Education
and Culture
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4. Education
and Culture
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5. Includes all domains of research and innovation
Strong accent on participation of industry, SMEs and
and other socio-economic actors
A global scope with cross-border and cross-sector
mobility as key components
Education
and Culture
Level of involvement is proportional to the participant's
needs
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6. Education
and Culture
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7. Universities IEIOs
Academia
Public or private HEI awarding
academic degrees
Public or private non-profit
research organisations
International European
interest organisations
Non-profit
research
institutes
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and Culture
Industry
Business and non-
academia
Other socio-
economic
actors
SMEs
Broad definition:
Any socio-economic actor not
included in the academic
sector definition
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8. Education
and Culture
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9. Education
and Culture
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10. Education
and Culture
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11. Education
and Culture
Research, networking,
training costs
1800 €
Management and
indirect costs
700 €
Top-up allowance 2000 €
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12. Education
and Culture
- 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:
Academic
MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2
Non-Academic
TC+ +
or
MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2+ + MS/AC 3
Minimum
Eligibility Conditions
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13. RISE
European
Networking
Country
Non-Ac.
MS/AC1
Acad.
Partner
MS/AC2 MS/AC3
B
C
A X
same sector
X
X
D
samecountry
same sector
A European Partnership
Education
and Culture
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14. RISE
International
Networking
An International Partnership
MS/AC1 MS/AC2Country
Non-Ac.
Acad.
Partner
TC
A
B
C
X
D
samecountry
Education
and Culture
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15. Eligibility condition for staff member: 6
months at the sending institution prior to
the first secondment
Types of staff members:
• ESR (no PhD and < 4 years
experience)
• ER (PhD or > 4 years experience)
• Managerial staff
• Administrative or Technical staff
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and Culture
RISE – Supplementary
 Budget: € 70 Million in 2014
€ 80 Million in 2015
 Partnership agreement
recommended
 No mobility rule required
 No country coefficient
 Annex A of the Work Programme
to verify the countries eligible for
funding
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16. Education
and Culture
Research, networking,
training costs
1800 €
Management and
indirect costs
1200 €
Living allowance 3110 €
Mobility allowance 600 €
Family allowance 500 €
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17. Network composition:
• Min 3 beneficiaries from 3 MS/AC. Typical
size: 6-10 participants.
• Each beneficiary must recruit and host at
least one researcher at its premises.
• Participation of non-academic sector
considered essential.
European Training Networks
(ETN)
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and Culture
• Secondments to other beneficiaries
and/or partner organisations up to
30% of the researcher recruitment
period.
• Joint supervision encouraged.
• Maximum 40% of total budget to one
country.
Academic
Non-academic
Partner organisations
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Academic/
Non-acdemic
Academic/
Non-acdemic
Academic/
Non-acdemic

18. Education
and Culture
Partner
Organisation(s)
Academic
Non-
academic
Partner
Organisation(s)
Non-
Academic
Country 2
Academic
Country 1
≥ 50%
EID – 2 beneficiaries
 2 beneficiaries
 1 academic
 1 non-academic
 2 countries (MS/AC)
 Max. 180 researcher-
months
 PhD enrollment
 > 50% of time at non-
academic sector
 Joint supervision
European Industrial
Doctorates (EID)
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19. Education
and Culture
Partner
Organisation(s)
Academic
Non-
academic
Partner
Organisation(s)
Non-
Academic
Country 2
Academic
Country 1
≥ 50%
EID – Multi-beneficiaries
Non-
Academic
Country 3
 3+ beneficiaries
 Min. 1 academic
 Min. 1 non-academic
in 2 countries (MS/AC)
 Additional beneficiaries
any sector, any country
 Max. 540 researcher-
months
 PhD enrollment
 > 50% of time at non-
academic sector
 Joint supervision
European Industrial
Doctorates (EID)
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20. Education
and Culture
Network composition:
• At least 3 beneficiaries from
different MS/AC entitled to
award doctoral degrees.
Additional beneficiaries or
partner organisations from any
country, sector and discipline
• Participation of non-academic
sector essential
European Joint Doctorates
(EJD)
AcademicAcademic
Academic
Country 2
Country 1
Academic
Non-academic
Country 3
Partner organisations
joint
multiple
double

21. Education
and Culture
Research, networking,
training costs
800 €
Management and
indirect costs
500 €
Living allowance 4650 €
Mobility allowance 600 €
Family allowance 500 €

22. Education
and Culture
Management costs 325 €
Living allowance
Early-stage researchers
1855 €
Living allowance
Experienced researchers
2625 €

23. ITN
11/12/2013 – 09/04/2014
02/09/2014 – 13/01/2015
EUR 405.18 million
EUR 370.00 million
IF
12/03/2014 – 11/09/2014
12/03/2015 – 10/09/2015
EUR 240.50 million
EUR 213.00 million
RISE
11/12/2013 – 24/04/2014
06/01/2015 – 28/04/2015
EUR 70.00 million
EUR 80.00 million
COFUND
10/04/2014 – 02/10/2014
14/04/2015 – 01/10/2015
EUR 80.00 million
EUR 80.00 million
NIGHT 11/12/2013 – 04/03/2014
CLOSED
EUR 8.00 million
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and Culture

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