Research grants

MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016)

Funding institution

European Commission

Scope

Funding opportunities for individual researchers who want to work in Europe.The beneficiary is the host organisation that recruits the Experienced Researchers (ER), offering them attractive working conditions and bottom-up research funding.

MSCA encorages ER candidates (Doctoral or experienced researchers) with transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility.
 

Purpose: The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions aim to support the career development and training of researchers - with a focus on innovation skills - in all scientific disciplines through international and inter-sector mobility.
This action provides financial support for individual ER who want to work in host organisations established in European MSs or ACs.

Applicants

Host organizations must be research-focused organisations located in EU Member Sates (MSs) or Associated Countries (ACs).

The project proposal is submitted by the host organization and should be made jointly by the ER and the host organisation.

Requirements

• Post-doc candidates
• Mobility Rule
• NAcionality

see doc attached; http://www.iispv.cat/media/upload//arxius/funding/Resumen%20IF.JPG

Description

Features and activities:

- Bottom-up Project to be evaluated in one of the 8 scientific panels (CHEmistry , SOCial Sciences and Humanities, ECOnomic Sciences, Informations Science and ENGineering , ENVironment and Geosciences, LIFe Sciences, MAThematics, PHYsics ) + 2 multidisciplinary
panels (CAReer Restart, ReIntegration)
- Training through research under the supervision of the host institution team.
- Intersectorial / interdisciplinary secondments in European MSs or ACs are strongly recommended ( 3-6 months maximum).
- Outreach activities and societal impact must be detailed through events organization, communication and dissemination of results.

Participation options:
-European Fellowships (EF) . Project duration : 12 to 24 months(3-6 months periods for secondments in Europe included)
       -Standard European Fellowships . The ER must move or have moved (transnational     mobility) from any country to the MS/AC where the beneficiary is located.
        -Career Restart Panel  (CAR) ER who want to resume research career after a period of inactivity (min 12 months prior deadline).
The ER must move or have moved (transnational mobility) from any country to the MS/AC where the beneficiary is located. *
        -Reintegration Panel  (RI) for European or long term European resident (5 years research position without breaks) researchers that
moved to a Third Country and wants to come back to Europe, where the beneficiary is located.*
* Exception to Mobility Rule for CAR / RI : The researcher must not have resided or worked in the country of his/her host organisation for more than 3 years in the 5
years prior to the deadline.
        -Society and Enterprise Panel (SE): The beneficiary is an organisation from the non-academic sector.

- Global Fellowship(GF)Project duration : Secondment to a Third Country (12- 24 months) and mandatory 12 months return period to
European host. The country where the Global Fellowship secondment takes place is subject to the rules of mobility, whereas the
return country is not.

Deadline

September 14, 2016

Eligible costs

100% funded

The grant covers salary, a mobility allowance, research costs and overheads for the host institution

 MSCA IF-EF orientated contribution*24 months project 160.800-172.800€

MSCA IF-GF orientated contribution*36 months project 241.200 -259.200€

Duration

The duration for European Fellowships (standard EFs, CAR, RI, SE panels) is between 12 and 24 months. For the Global Fellowships there is a first outgoing phase between 12 and 24 months, and an additional mandatory 12 months return

Evaluation of applications

Indicative timetable:
    Evaluation outcome February 2017.
    Signature of GrantAgreement May 2017.

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