Study Subject(s):
All fields may be funded – that advances researchers’ careers.
Course Level:
Fellowship supports individual researchers at postdoctoral level and beyond to work on a research project of their own design.
Scholarship Provider:
Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Scholarship can be taken at:
European Fellowship takes place in EU Member States (MSs) or Associated Countries (ACs) and the Global Fellowships start with a significant period spent at a partner organisation located outside of Europe and conclude with a mandatory return phase in Europe.
Eligibility:
European Fellowships-
-The researcher must be an Experienced Researcher: s/he must, at the deadline for the submission of proposals, be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. Full-Time Equivalent Research Experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him/her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is or was ever envisaged.
-The researcher may be of any nationality.
-The researcher must move or have moved (transnational mobility) from any country to the MS or AC where the beneficiary is located. The researcher must comply with the following mobility rule: the researcher must not have resided or carried out the main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the deadline for submission of proposals. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
-The beneficiary must be located in a MS or AC.
Global Fellowships-
-The researcher must be an Experienced Researcher.
-The researcher must be national or long-term resident of a MS or AC. Long-term residents are researchers who spent a period of full-time research activity of at least 5 consecutive (without breaks in research) years in one or more Member States or Associated Countries.
-The researcher must move or have moved (transnational mobility) from any country to the partner organisation located in the TC. The researcher must comply with the following mobility rule: the researcher must not have resided or carried out the main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the TC where the initial outgoing phase takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the deadline for submission of proposals. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
-The beneficiary must be located in an MS or AC.
International Students:
Researchers of any nationality can apply for these Marie Curie Fellowships. However, the Global Fellowships and the Reintegration Panel of the European Fellowships are restricted to nationals or long-term residents of Member States or Associated Countries. Long-term residents are defined as researchers who spent a period of full-time research activity of at least five consecutive years (without breaks in research) in one or more Member States or Associated Countries.
Scholarship Description:
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) aim at enhancing the creative and innovative potential of Experienced Researchers who wish to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition through advanced training, international and inter-sectoral mobility. Individual Fellowships thus provide opportunities to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research in a European context (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. This scheme particularly supports the return and reintegration of researchers from outside Europe who have previously worked here. It also develops or helps to restart the careers of individual researchers that show great potential, considering their experience. The IF proposals may take one of the following forms:
European Fellowships (EFs):
For European Fellowships proposals are allocated for evaluation either to one of the 8 main scientific panels or to one of the 2 multidisciplinary panels Career Restart Panel
(CAR) and Reintegration Panel (RI) and
Global Fellowships (GFs):
Global Fellowships are composed of an outgoing phase during which the researcher undertakes a secondment to a partner organisation in a Third Country, and a mandatory 12-month return period to a host organisation (the beneficiary) located in a Member State or Associated Country
Number of award(s):
Unknown
Duration of award(s):
The duration for European Fellowships (standard EFs, CAR and RI multi-disciplinary 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 phase, so the total duration of this type of fellowship is between 24 and 36 months.
Area Cover:
The financial support for Marie Sklodowska-Curie IFs takes the form of a grant covering up to 100% of the costs. Funding is calculated exclusively based on the unit costs set out in the work programme.
The European Union contribution and rates under this action are set out in Part 3 of the Work Programme 2014-2015 and cover:
-the recruitment of the researcher to be trained;
-research, training and networking costs;
-management and indirect costs.
Selection Criteria: Each proposal will be assessed independently by at least three experts chosen by the REA from the pool of experts taking part in this evaluation. An expert will be designated as the proposal “rapporteur” and will assume additional responsibilities at the end of this phase and in the following phases of the evaluation session. Proposals are submitted in a single stage and evaluated in one step by the experts against all evaluation criteria.
-Conflicts of interest: under the terms of the expert contract, all experts must declare beforehand any known conflicts of interest, and must immediately inform the responsible REA staff member if they detect a conflict of interest during the course of the evaluation.
-Confidentiality: the expert contract also requires experts to maintain strict confidentiality with respect to the whole evaluation process. They must follow any instruction given by the REA to ensure this. Under no circumstance may an expert attempt to contact an applicant on his/her own account, either during the evaluation or afterwards.
Notification:
Applicants will be notified in February 2015.
How to Apply:
Proposals in this call must be submitted electronically, using the electronic submission service of the Commission accessible from the call page on the Participant Portal. In Part A you will be asked for certain administrative details that will be used in the evaluation and further processing of your proposal. Part A constitutes an integral part of your proposal. Part B of the proposal contains the details of the proposed research and training programme along with the practical arrangements planned to implement them. They will be used by the independent experts to undertake their assessment. For the GF the partner organisations in TC must include a letter of commitment in the proposal to demonstrate their real and active participation. These letters should be signed by the organisation’s legal representative, or someone of equivalent authority. Please ensure that your proposal is complete. The final version of Part B must include the letters of commitment required from TC partner organisations.
Application Deadline:
The application deadline is 11 September 2014.
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