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Sunday, 27 July 2014

Application For Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships for International Researchers, 2015

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Applications are available for individual fellowships to support individual researchers at postdoctoral level and beyond to work on a research project of their own design. Two types of fellowships will be awarded i.e. European Fellowships (between 12 and 24 months) and Global Fellowships (between 24 and 36 months). 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. 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 concludes with a mandatory return phase in Europe.

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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Apply For WHRI-Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships for International Researchers, 2014

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WHRI-ACADEMY offers up to 175 new postdoctoral fellowships spread between three different schemes (incoming, outgoing and reintegration). WHRI-ACADEMY fellowships have a minimum duration of 12 months and a maximum of 36 months. Researchers from any nationality can apply for incoming scheme, researchers from EU Member State or Associated Country to a Third Country are eligible for outgoing scheme and Only 

EU Member State or Associated Country nationals that have carried out research in a Third Country for at least 3 years can apply for reintegration scheme. In all cases, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the host institution country for more than 12 months in the years 3 years prior to deadline for the submission of proposals.

Study Subject(s): 
Fellowships are awarded in following research areas: Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathophysiology, including Cardiovascular disease and Endocrinology, Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Cellular and Development Biology, Neurosciences and Neural Disorders, Immunity and Infection, Diagnostic tools, Therapies and Public Health and Ethics and medical. Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral research programme.  
Scholarship Provider: 
WHRI-ACADEMY receives funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities under grant agreement no 608765.  
Place to be taken at: 
UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, USA and Belgium.

Eligibility:
1. To comply with the EU FP7 definition of “transnational mobility”
Incoming:
- For non-residents of the host country.
- Researchers from any nationality can apply to.
-Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the Host Organization country for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the application deadline.
Outgoing:
- For residents of Members States or Associated Countries.
- Researchers from any nationality can apply.
- Mobility is from a EU Member State or Associated Country to a Third Country (with a preferably return phase to either a EU Member State or Associated Country)
-Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the Host Organization country for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the application deadline.
Reintegration: from a Third Country to a EU Member State or Associated Country.
- Only EU Member State or Associated Country nationals that have carried out research in a Third Country for at least 3 years can apply.
Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the Host Organization country for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the application deadline.
2. To comply with the EU FP7 definition of “experienced researcher”, the candidate must, at the time of the recruitment by the Host Organization, either:
a) be in possession of a doctoral degree; or
b) have at least four years of research experience (full-time equivalent) since gaining a university diploma giving him/her access to doctoral studies either in the country in which the degree/diploma was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided.
-Candidates who are about to receive their doctoral degree are eligible to apply but they need to have their PhD degree by the day they receive the offer (indicatively 3 months after the application deadline).


 International Students: 
Researchers from any nationality can apply for incoming scheme, researchers from EU Member State or Associated Country to a Third Country are eligible for outgoing scheme and Only EU Member State or Associated Country nationals that have carried out research in a Third Country for at least 3 years can apply for reintegration scheme.

Scholarship Description: 
The William Harvey International Translational Research Academy (WHRI-ACADEMY) is a new mobility fellowship programme which aims to provide multidisciplinary projects to transnational researchers to help to maximise their career development opportunities in healthcare and life sciences.

Number of award(s): 
WHRI-ACADEMY offers 175 new postdoctoral fellowships spread between three different schemes (incoming, outgoing and reintegration) and a training programme, including workshops, dedicated training in complementary skills and industrial placement.

Duration of award(s): 
WHRI-ACADEMY fellowships have a minimum duration of 12 months and a maximum of 36 months.

Area Cover:
The Living allowance will depend on the experience of the selected fellow. The Host Organizations are allowed to use their own salary scales to support the costs for the fellows’ salary costs. Within WHRI-ACADEMY, the fellows must benefit of 1 500 EUR/year as mobility/travel allowance. This allowance refers to relocation and mobility costs of the fellows. It does not take into consideration family status of the applicant. Furthermore, the fellows must benefit of 15 000 EUR/year as contribution to the research costs. This allowance refers to those eligible direct costs related to the research project such as consumables, travel and subsistence for attendance to scientific events, publications, material for the dissemination of the research project, salaries of a person (i.e.: PhD student) for assisting the fellow, etc.). Please note that the EU contribution per fellow-year is 29,800 EUR and it shall correspond to up to 40% of the annual fellowship cost.

Selection Criteria:  
The Evaluation panel experts will assess and score the application on the basis of the Relevance, Research & Innovation quality and Feasibility and Exploitability. The criteria to be assessed are detailed here. Weighting is equal among criteria and you need to reach a minimum score of 3 for each criterion.
- Criteria 1: Quality of the Proposal
- Criteria 2: Quality of the host organization
- Criteria 3: Supervision and Career development
- Criteria 4: Transfer knowledge
 

Evaluation scores will be given for each of the four criteria. Each criterion will be scored out of 5. Scores will be given with a resolution of one decimal place. A score 0 means that the proposal fails to address the criterion under examination or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information. A score 1 means poor and, therefore, that the criterion is addressed in an inadequate manner, or there are serious inherent weaknesses. A score 2 means fair and, therefore, that while the proposal broadly addresses the criterion, there are significant weaknesses. A score 3 means good and, therefore, that the proposal addresses the criterion well, although improvements would be necessary. A score 4 means very good and, therefore, the proposal addresses the criterion very well, although certain improvements are still possible. A score 5 means excellent and, therefore, that the proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the criterion in question. Only proposals scoring a minimum of 12 points will be considered for funding.

Notification: 
Not Known

How to Apply:
Step 1 – Expressions of Interest: Please note that the Expressions of Interest (EOI) must be made. You can download the Initial Expressions of Interest form here. If the planned Host Organization is happy to accept you as a candidate for a WHRI-ACADEMY Fellowship, you shall send it to: x.sandin-at-qmul.ac.uk. Only if your EOI is approved by your Scientist-in-Charge, you can start completing the application form and working on your full project proposal.


Step 2 – Full Proposal: Please note that only if your EOI is approved by your Scientist-in-Charge, you can start completing the application form and working on your full project proposal.
When you and your chosen Host Organisation have completed work on your full project proposal, you should submit it via email x.sandin-at-qmul.ac.uk. Please note that you shall write as a subject “family name – Application Call 2 WHRI-ACADEMY”.


Application Deadline: 
The application deadline is 13 October 2014.

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