People

FP7 checklist

If you are already involved with a FP7 project, or are looking to become involved, why not use FEAST’s FP7 checklist in to help you. You can access it at: www.feast.org/members/fp7checklist.

in this section

The European Commission expects that under the “People” programme more than 35,000 researchers will be able to benefit from Marie Curie fellowships. With an estimated additional 35,000 researchers engaged in other short-term training activities in the various “Marie Curie Actions”, an estimated total of 70,000 researchers should be able to benefit directly from the “Marie Curie Actions” in FP7.

Marie Curie Actions are open to Third Country researchers. For the following Actions: Initial Training Networks, Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships, and the possible reintegration phase of the International Incoming Fellowships, the participation of legal entities from international organisation other than an international European interest organisation, or a legal entity established in a Third Country other than an ICPC country, EU funding may only be granted if their participation is essential for carrying out the project.

The major document to fully understand the different Marie Curie Actions is the FP7 Work Programme 2012: People. See the following sites for further details:

Details about international Marie Curie exchange schemes following.

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

The European Commission has a Marie Curie scheme, the International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES).

Activities

IRSES provides support for those Australian research organisations participating in a selected partnership, to establish or reinforce long-term research co-operation through a coordinated joint and balanced programme of exchange for 2 to 4 years, of researchers for periods not exceeding 12 months. Importantly, technical and management staff may also participate in these exchanges.

The European Commission will support the travel and living costs of European staff travelling to Australia. In Australia, each organisation is expected to cover the mobility costs (i.e. travel and subsistence costs) of their outgoing researchers travelling to Europe. Under IRSES, staff exchanges are treated as secondments (i.e. exchange participants maintain salary in their institution of origin, and have the right to return).

Application

The proposal must be submitted by a coordinator from a European Member State of FP7 Associated Country (list available in the guide for applicants). To be eligible, the consortium must include the organisation of the coordinator, an organisation from another European country (Member State of FP7 Associated Country), and an Australian organisation (or from any Third Country).

The size of such exchanges is left to the appreciation of the partners and to the available matching funding from Australia. Consortium from Australia will be competing on a €25m call with all other third countries having a S&T agreement with the EC and European neighbours.

Details about the Application are available in the guide for applicants 2012.

  • Details about the call are available in the “People” work programme and in the FP7 calls pages: ec.europa.eu/fp7calls

Funding for European staff

European staff will receive a monthly subsistence allowance of €1,900, covering all mobility costs (including travel).

Funding for Australian staff

This Marie Curie Action is not totally supported by the European Commission. Australian staff, will need to seek funding from their own institutions or/and any domestic sources.

Summary of Marie Curie individual international fellowships
Application informationOutgoing Fellowships (IOF)Incoming Fellowships (IIF)Career Integration Grants (CIG)
Scheme objectiveEuropean researcher to work in Australia for 1–2 yearsAustralian researcher to work in Europe for 1–2 yearsResearcher wanting to take up a position in Europe
Life cycle from deadline to the start of the fellowship10–12 months10–12 months10–12 months
Eligible host organisationThird CountryMS or ACMS or AC
Eligible return organisationMS or ACNot in Australian/a
Level of experience at deadline4 years of resarch or a PhD4 years of resarch or a PhD4 years of resarch or a PhD
Nationality & mobility conditions at deadlineNational of an EU Member or Associated country. The researcher has spent less than 1 year during the previous 3 years in the Third Country.The researcher has spent less than 1 year during the previous 3 years in the MS/AC of the incoming phase and has carried out research in the Third Country for at least 1 year.Cannot have worked for more that 1 year out of the previous 3 years at your host organisation.
FundingMonthly allowance, mobility (including family), travel allowances, some bench expenses and 10% overheadsMonthly allowance, mobility (including family), travel allowances, some bench expenses and 10% overheadsmax €25,000 per year for up to 4 years toward all research expenses (including salary) and 10% overheads
Mobility criterionApplicants must genuinely move from a MS/AC to a Third Country to have a positive evaluation of the mobility criterion.Applicants must genuinely move to a MS/AC from a Third Country to have a positive evaluation of the mobility criterion.Applicants must genuinely move to a MS/AC from either a Third Country, or a different MS/AC, to have a positive evaluation of the mobility criterion.

Application guidelines

Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Career Integration Grants (CIG)
Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND)
Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)
Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Other specific actions
Specific actions are also included in the People programme, but usually they are only relevant in Europe and to National bodies. They include ERA-More, ERA-Link, European nights, amongst other Actions. Details are available in the current work programme.

Top of page