FP6 Presentation - Lynne Hunter

Host driven actions  include :

Marie Curie Research Training Networks which provide training and research experience for researchers of any age or nationality by giving them the opportunity to spend between three months to three years in another country as part of an international high-quality research project. The scheme also supports the interaction and exchange of all research staff working on the project.  The size of the network varies according to the nature of the research activity, but will involve at least three partners from three different countries. Universities, research centres, enterprise and international organisations in an EU or Associated State or any other country of the world making up the proposed network apply together to the European Commission for funding. The Commission then selects the successful proposals and signs a contract with the research institutions involved. The network is then free to select the fellows directly. The training is open to early-stage researchers of any nationality in the first four years of their research career and more experienced researchers with up to ten years of research experience. Successful researchers will be required to move to the country where their host institution is based.

Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training (Young researchers) Funding is available for universities, research organisations, and businesses in the EU or Associated States to provide early-stage researchers of any nationality or age with structured scientific or technological training opportunities of between three months to three years.  To apply for funding, the same process as before applies

Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge -  There are two types of progamme here - The Marie Curie Development Scheme: In this case, experienced researchers are recruited to transfer knowledge to develop the research potential of institutions. Organisations in less-favoured regions in the EU and the candidate countries will be given priority and the The Marie Curie Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership: This scheme supports the development of long-lasting collaborations between industry and academia via the exchange of researchers. The research institution, university or enterprise applies to the European Commission for funding. The Commission selects the most suitable proposals and signs a contract with each of the successful hosts. The host is then free to select the fellows directly, following the specific guidelines set by the Commission. Fellowships last between two months and two years and are open to experienced researchers of all nationalities and ages.

Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses  Funding is available to help universities, research centres and businesses in the EU or Associated States organise conferences and training courses and to allow early-stage and more experienced researchers to take part.

The research organisation submits a proposal to the Commission to fund either a series of events or a large conference. Funding for series of events is restricted to organisations established and located in an EU or Associated State. Funding for large conferences is also open to organisations in third countries.  In the case of large conferences, support is provided by the Commission to allow early-stage and experienced researchers to take part. All nationalities are eligible, except for events outside the EU or Associated States. In this case, only EU and candidate country researchers are eligible.

Individual Actions include

The Marie Curie Individual Fellowships The Marie Curie Actions offer numerous opportunities to individual researchers to participate in a research team in another country. Funding is available for researchers to move both within Europe and internationally. And, in an effort to enhance networking between researchers, the EU provides funding for researchers coming from third countries to train in Europe. Three types of so-called 'Individual-Driven Actions' are available to researchers of all ages with at least four years' experience or with a doctorate degree. We are concerned however with only two since one of these actions is only exchange within Europe. 

The Incoming International Fellowships target experienced researchers from outside the EU and Associated States who want to move to Europe to take part in research training.

The Outgoing International Fellowship allows experienced researchers from EU or Associated States to broaden their international research experience by spending time at a research centre outside the EU and Associated States for periods of between one and three years, including a compulsory return phase.  Before applying for this fellowship, potential applicants must find suitable host organisations in a third country, for the so-called 'outgoing phase', and in an EU or candidate country, for the 'return phase'.

Under the The Excellence Promotion and Recognition Actions only one action applies to third countries. 

Marie Curie Chairs

The aim here is to encourage world-class researchers working in fields of key importance for Europe to resume or further develop their careers in Europe, by providing support for a period of research and teaching of between one to three years.  All nationalities of world-class researchers are eligible, except when the host institution is located in a non-candidate Associated State. In such cases, only world-class researchers from a Member State or candidate country are eligible.

And finally The Return and Reintegration Actions;  We are really only concerned with the second action here which is entitled the International Reintegration Grants. This  grant aims to encourage researchers from the EU or candidate countries who have been working outside Europe for at least five years to return to Europe to share their knowledge and expertise.

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