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Horizon Europe
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Postdoctoral Fellowship 2021
Dr Vivek DHAM
Advisor, Research & Innovation
Delegation of the European Union
New Delhi, India
Outline
• MSCA under Horizon Europe
• MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Host Countries & Host Institute
• Application Formalities
• ERA - Widening Fellowships
• Evaluation Criteria
• Tentative Timeline
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
MSCA in Horizon Europe (2021-2027)
What is MSCA? • Marie Skłodowska-Curie • Excellence & Mobility • MSC Action for every stage of career • Career development and training for excellent researchers • Website: https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/ The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
MSCA Actions under Horizon Europe
6.6 billion Euros
Doctoral Networks
Staff Exchanges
Doctoral Postdoctoral
Fellowships Support for
programmes in and
research and
outside academia Support to excellent
innovation staff
incl. joint & postdoctoral researchers
exchanges
industrial doctorates
COFUND MSCA and Citizens
Co-funding doctoral Public outreach
and postdoctoral events (Night)
programmes
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeMSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Main Objectives:
Foster excellence through implementation of an
original and personalised research project
Enhance the creative and innovative potential of
researchers holding a PhD (training on research +
transferable skills) + support to career development
Focus on i3 (international, inter-sectoral,
interdisciplinary) mobility
Bridges and exposure to the non-academic sector
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeResearch areas
All scientific fields - bottom up (including Euratom areas-
novelty)
Proposals evaluated and ranked in 8 Scientific panels:
1) Chemistry (CHE)
2) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)
3) Economic Sciences (ECO)
4) Information Science and Engineering (ENG)
5) Environment and Geosciences (ENV)
6) Life Sciences (LIF)
7) Mathematics (MAT)
8) Physics (PHY)
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeType of Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Mono-beneficiary actions to support postdoctoral research
and careers
• Architecture simplification – Two types of Fellowships
European Postdoctoral Fellowships *
Coming to Europe from any country in the world or
moving within Europe
Global Postdoctoral Fellowships
Outside EU Member States and Horizon Europe AC to any
Third Country.
* Widening activities: “ERA Fellowships” will be aligned
with the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeApplication Opening & Closing date
• Opening : 22 June 2021 - (TBC)
• Closing : 12 October 2021 (17h00 CET) -(TBC)
• Electronic submission system
• Funding and Tenders Portal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeEligibility for European PF • Mobility Rule: the postdoctoral candidate must not have lived, worked or studied in the country of the future European host institute for more than 12 months during the 3 years prior to deadline. • Any nationality • Any age • Must hold PhD at the call deadline and have no more than 8 years of research experience after PhD The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
Host Institution
Academic sector
public or private higher
education establishments
public or private non-profit
research organisations
International European Non-academic sector
Research Organisations
any socio-economic
actor not included in
the academic sector
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeHost Countries 27 EU Member States (MS): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden Horizon Europe Associated Countries (AC)**: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Republic of North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine ** Currently no country is associated to Horizon Europe. All countries associated to Horizon 2020 are considered incoming associated countries to Horizon Europe (see list of countries above), except Switzerland with whom the association discussions are on hold given the termination of the EU- Switzerland Institutional Framework Agreement (IFA) negotiations. Other countries (ex. UK) could become associated to Horizon Europe. Please check the F&T portal for updated list of countries that will be associated to the EU's Horizon Europe programme The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
Who is involved in the application?
Applicant (called 'Fellow'): in possession of PhD at the call deadline
– no more than 8 years research experience after PhD
Supervisor (or ‘Primary Coordinator Contact’): experienced
researcher who will be supervising the fellow and the project. The
fellow should develop the project proposal in liaison with the
supervisor. Guidelines on Supervision
Beneficiary (also called 'Host Institution'): this is the European
university or institute or industry, validated by the EC as a 'legal
entity' with Participant Identification Code (PIC).
Administrative Coordinator Contact: the administrative person
responsible on behalf of the beneficiary.
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeHow does European PF work?
1. Find Host Institute: PF candidate to find European Host
Institute/Supervisor (academic or non-academic sector)
2. Proposal writing: jointly written by the PF candidate and
European Supervisor
3. Submission of Proposal: Only the European Host supervisor
should press the "submit" button and take any other actions in the
name of the organisation electronic submission system of the
Funder and Tender Portal.
• Only one proposal per individual researcher can be submitted. In
case of several proposals involving the same individual researcher,
only the last submitted one will be considered eligible
• Successful proposal receive funding for up to 24 months
• European host institute receives the money and recruits the
awarded researcher
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeDuration and Funding
Duration
• European Fellowships: 12-24 months
Secondment
• Worldwide short-term secondments
• Optional additional placement up to 6 months in non-
academic organisation
Funding
• Living allowance: €5080/month
(adjusted through a country correction coefficient)
• Mobility allowance:€600/month
• Family allowance:€660/month – if applicable
• Research & training costs: €1000/month
• Management costs: €650/month
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeBenefits For researcher • Opportunity to work on own research project • Advance training and mobility • 100% funding • Recognition of excellence science • Increase of career prospective/employability For host institute • Access to talent • Recruiting high skilled researchers • Enlarge international network • Transfer of knowledge The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
Application Form* (1/2)
Part A – completed on the Participant Portal
• Section 1: General information about the proposal (including the
abstract)
• Section 2: Administrative Data on participants and contacts
• Section 3: Budget
• Section 4: Ethics issues
• Section 5: Information on Partner organisations
* To be verified upon publication of the PF proposal template
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeApplication Form (2/2)
Part B – Download
• Document 1 – start page, table of contents, participating
organisations and sections 1-3 (13 pages)
1. Excellence
2. Impact 10 pages max
3. Implementation
• Document 2 – sections 4-7 (see guidance for page limits and
structure)
4. Researcher CV
5. Capacities of the participating organisations
6. Ethical Aspects
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeERA - Widening Fellowships
• European Research Area (ERA) Fellowships aligned with the MSCA
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 – funded through the Widening part of the
Horizon Europe WP
• Offering a “second chance” of funding for fellows with host institutions in
widening countries
• The best ranking MSCA-PF proposals with host institution in one of the
“Widening countries” that are not funded due to lack of budget (and are just
under the “cut-off-score”) will be funded from the ‘Widening Participation
and Spreading Excellence” part in of Horizon Europe
• In the application for MSCA-PF, the fellow must indicates that if not selected
for funding, he/she wants to apply for the ERA Fellowship
• After the MSCA-PF evaluation is completed, if the proposal is not selected for
lack of funding, but is eligible for ERA Fellowship, it is automatically
“resubmitted” to the ERA Fellowship call (with the score the proposal
received in the MSCA-PF evaluation).
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme*ERA - Widening Countries 15 EU Member States are eligible for Widening support: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia 12 (incoming) Associated Countries are eligible for Widening support*: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, The Republic of North Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine *subject to successful association to Horizon Europe negotiations. Check the F&T portal for updated list of countries that will be associated to the EU's Horizon Europe programme The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
ERA - Widening Fellowships The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
Evaluation Criteria
Three evaluation criteria:
• Excellence (50%)
• Impact (30%)
• Implementation (20%)
• Seal of Excellence: applications with a total score equal to or
higher than 85%, but which cannot be funded due to lack of budget
available to the call. Adds weight to researcher’s application, when
they seek to apply to other funding sources offered by EU Member
States.
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeSuccess rate • 14%-18% overall success rate under H2020-MSCA- European Fellowship • >1900 Indian researchers (31% are women) funded by H2020 – MSCA • 449 IND recipients of H2020-MSCA-IF –EF • 2nd rank: among non-European countries, IND ranked 2nd just behind China in terms of number of researchers The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
Tentative Timeline • Invitation to Submit Proposal: 22 June 2021 (TBC) • Deadline for Submission: 12 October 2021 17:00 Brussels Time (TBC) • Evaluation of Proposals: October-December 2021 (TBC) • Information on Outcome of Evaluations: February-March 2022 (TBC) • Indicative Date for Signing the Grant Agreement: March- April 2022 (TBC) • Prospective Start Date April-September 2022 (TBC) The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programme
Next Steps
• Look of Host Institute & Supervisor
• Think about Secondment
• Think about Career Development & Training
• Find Documents & Support
Guidelines for Applicants PF 2021
MSCA Work Programme 2021
The information in this presentation is preliminary and subject to the adoption of the work programmeUseful links
• Euraxess Portal (PhD and postdoctorate vacancies, more
information)
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/
• List of National Contact Points
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/ncp
• Research Inquiry Service
https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/contact/research-enquiry-service-
and-participant-validation_en
• Funding and Tenders Portal (calls, applications, etc.)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home
• MCAA (Alumni association)
https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu
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