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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

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• 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

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• 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)

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• COFUND – obligation to indicate

m inim um gross salary in vacancy announcem ents

• Optional online introductory

training for all MSCA fellow s

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• Revision of the long-term

residency rule for third-country researchers ( m ore flexible now )

• Budget increase notably for I TN

and I F

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• 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

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• 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

• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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Part 2 W idening Fellow ships

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Date: in 12 pts

• 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

Policy context

Date: in 12 pts

• Clear evidence of a science divide in MSCA
• Calls for change at political level

Council Conclusions

• f

30 November 2016

• n

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) Rationale for MSCA

Date: in 12 pts

• EU-13 accounts for 20%
• f the EU population or

12% of the EU researcher population … but receives

• nly 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

• f

proposals above threshold and a majority

• f

widening countries have excellent (very high- scoring) proposals not funded due to lack of budget.

Evidence of a science divide in MSCA

Date: in 12 pts

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

Measures to support w idening for MSCA

Date: in 12 pts

• 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
• f around EUR 5-6 million per year will fund 30-40

fellowships per year (2018, 2019, 2020)

Pilot action for w idening fellow ships

Part 3 Seal of Excellence

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Date: in 12 pts

• Oversubscription

in H2020 means a lot

• f

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

• f

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

• ut new evaluation

Date: in 12 pts

• Entirely

up to national funders to use it

• r

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

Funding Seal of excellence recipients

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

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Arm enia

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

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Georgia

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Moldova

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Ukraine

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