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Part 1 MSCA W P 2 0 1 8 -2 0 Changes & novelties in the final version Education and Culture

MSCA W P 2 0 1 8 -2 0 - adopted on 2 7 October 2 0 1 7 - European Com m ission Decision C( 2 0 1 7 ) 7 1 2 4 http:/ / ec.europa.eu/ research/ participants/ da ta/ ref/ h2 0 2 0 / w p/ 2 0 1 8 -2 0 2 0 / m ain/ h2 02 0 - w p1 8 2 0 -m sca_ en.pdf Education and Culture

 Part-tim e w ork for researchers in I ndividual Fellow ships on pilot basis  To pursue supplem entary activities, such as creating a business, advanced studies, etc.  Only condition for request: agreem ent betw een supervisor and fellow  Minim um w orking time in MSCA: ≥50%  Proportional extension of project Education and Culture

 Global Fellow ships - possibility to spend tim e at the European beneficiary before the outgoing m obility foreseen  Max. 3 m onths ( part of outgoing phase to ensure sufficient know ledge transfer later) Education and Culture

 Career Restart Panel ( CAR) and Reintegration Panel ( RI ) strengthened  2 x and 1 .5 x budget of other panels  Up to 3 years funding instead of 2 years in CAR  RI to directly attract researchers back and reintegrate them on a longer basis Education and Culture

 New obligation to cover costs for short secondm ents ( up to 6 m onths) of researchers in I TN w ith the Research, Training and Netw orking costs  At least travel and accom m odation costs Education and Culture

 Stricter requirem ents for I TN European Joint Doctorates  Joint degree alw ays w ithin Europe or w ith European beneficiary  To avoid out-of-scope fellow ships Education and Culture

 New rule for inter-sectoral m obility in European I ndustrial Doctorates ( EI D) 1 . At least 5 0 % inter-sectoral m obility 2 . I nter-sectoral m obility betw een beneficiaries m ust be international 3 . Mobility to partner organisations is aligned w ith standard ETN rules: lim ited to 3 0 % and can be international or not Education and Culture

 Research and I nnovation Staff Exchange ( RI SE) – less strict eligibility criteria for secondm ents  Staff m em bers m ust be linked to the sending institution one m onth ( instead of six) before the first period of secondm ent  More flexibility and m ore secondm ents Education and Culture

 COFUND – obligation to indicate m inim um gross salary in vacancy announcem ents  Optional online introductory training for all MSCA fellow s Education and Culture

 Revision of the long-term residency rule for third-country researchers ( m ore flexible now )  Budget increase notably for I TN and I F Education and Culture

 Special needs allow ance for disabled researchers  Lum p sum m icro-grant to beneficiary  Separate grant agreem ent  Up to EUR 6 0 .0 0 0 per researcher  Operational as of Q1 2 0 1 9 ( depends on I T im plem entation)  Applicable also to ongoing actions from previous calls Education and Culture

 European Researchers Night  Possibility to organise pre-events during spring or sum m er prior to the m ain event in Septem ber  Budget for 2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9 call: EUR 12 m  Budget for 2 0 2 0 call: EUR 8 m Education and Culture

 MSCA Unit Cost Decision ( I )  Mid-term review in line w ith Com m ission Decision  Consultancy study in 2 0 1 6 -1 7 recom m ended to m aintain existing m ethodology but adjust part of unit costs for period 2 0 1 8 -2 0 2 0  Rationale to take account of increase in researchers' salaries w hich have risen broadly in line w ith inflation Education and Culture

 MSCA Unit Cost Decision ( I I )  New am ending Com m ission Decision C( 2 0 1 7 ) 6 8 5 5 increases m onthly living allow ance and top-up allow ance for RI SE by 5 %  CCC also updated based on Eurostat data for the period 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 6 Education and Culture

 Model Grant Agreem ents  V5 .0 of the Model Grant Agreem ents ( MGAs) reflects W P 2 0 1 8 -2 0 2 0 changes  Annotated Grant Agreem ent w ith explanations is currently under revision – w ill be published as soon as possible Education and Culture

Part 2 W idening Fellow ships Education and Culture

Policy context  Significant disparities between countries in R&I performance persist = > "science divide"  Disparities in H2020 funding  Widening participation to tackle this divide is a shared responsibility – Member States and EU  Onus on Member States and institutions in widening countries to carry out reforms  Supported by EU through: - ESIF used for R&I capacity-building - H2020 specific measures €800 million: Teaming, Twinning, ERA Chairs, COST, Policy Support Facility to help reform national R&I policies Date: in 12 pts

Rationale for MSCA  Clear evidence of a science divide in MSCA  Calls for change at political level Council Conclusions of 30 November 2016 on Young Researchers " invites the Commission and Member States to foster and adequately reward all types of mobility … while taking into account the need to close the R&I divide across Member States and regions "  Evidence of untapped potential in widening countries; Recognition of barriers such as 'old boys networks'; Lack of a level playing field  Commitments to tackle widening by Commissioners Navracsics (Education) and Moedas (R&I) Date: in 12 pts

Evidence of a science divide in MSCA  EU-13 accounts for 20% of the EU population or 12% of the EU researcher population … but receives only 4.6% of MSCA funding in H2020  Among EU-13, variation across countries and actions  And widening is largely but not exclusively EU-13 problem  Widening countries tend to apply less, coordinate fewer projects and have a higher share of rejected proposals.  However, all widening countries have a lot of proposals above threshold and a majority of widening countries have excellent (very high- scoring) proposals not funded due to lack of budget. Date: in 12 pts

Measures to support w idening for MSCA National level  National and institutional strategies linked to smart specialisation, strengthening synergies (ESIF , Teaming, COFUND, Seal of Excellence, etc), creating more attractive research environment  Better administrative support, targeted awareness raising, showcasing projects. Long-term strategy EU level  2017 NCP Call – includes additional support for widening NCPs  Seal of Excellence  Pilot action for individual fellowships in widening countries in Work Programme 2018-20 Date: in 12 pts

Pilot action for w idening fellow ships  Aim to create a more level playing field by allowing institutions from widening countries to compete.  Compatible with excellence principle as very high-scoring proposals are currently not funded.  A small, pilot action is included in the Widening part of the H2020 Work Programme 2018-20  The action is open only to applicants (irrespective of nationality) wishing to undertake their fellowship in a widening country  Applicants should apply to the MSCA Individual Fellowships call and, if they not funded, will be automatically re-submitted to Widening fellowships call  Budget of around EUR 5-6 million per year will fund 30-40 fellowships per year (2018, 2019, 2020) Date: in 12 pts

Part 3 Seal of Excellence Education and Culture

 Oversubscription in H2020 means a lot of very high quality proposals are not being funded  Seal of excellence introduced for MSCA IF Call 2016. More than 2 300 applicants who scored at least 85% received a Seal.  Dual aim: i) provide researchers with recognition of quality which may help their career ii) support researchers and host institutions in their search for alternative funding  Recipients have passed a high-quality assessment process which reduces the need for countries/ institutions to carry out new evaluation Date: in 12 pts

Funding Seal of excellence recipients  Entirely up to national funders to use it or not but Commission is encouraging use of regional, national and international funding sources including Structural Funds (ESIF)  Initiatives in place:  National funding measure in SE, SI  National measures using ERDF in CY and ESF in CZ  Measure at university level (e.g., Univ Padova, Italy)  Flexible, e.g., CZ measure is open to all applicants above threshold (score of 70% )  Website updated with latest information https: / / ec.europa.eu/ research/ soe/ index.cfm?pg= opportunitie s_msca Date: in 12 pts

Part 4 Participation of Eastern Partnership Countries in MSCA in H2 0 2 0 Education and Culture

Arm enia Education and Culture

Azerbaijan Education and Culture

Belarus Education and Culture

Georgia Education and Culture

Moldova Education and Culture

Ukraine Education and Culture

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Ideas? Martin.muehleck@ec.europa.eu Marie Skłodowska -Curie Website http://ec.europa.eu/msca