IAPP 2012 FP7 PEOPLE PROGRAMME. Marie Curie Actions. Industry-Academia Partnerships Pathways

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1 FP7 PEOPLE PROGRAMME Marie Curie Actions Industry-Academia IAPP 2012 Kaisa HELLEVUO Head of Sector Research Executive Agency (REA) Unit P4, Marie Curie Host-Driven Actions 1

2 The People Programme in FP7 Initial training Initial Training Networks (ITN) Life-long training and career development Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) / Career Integration Grants (CIG) Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) Industry dimension Industry-Academia and (IAPP) International dimension Outgoing & Incoming International Fellowships (IIF & IOF); International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Policy support actions Researchers Night; EURAXESS 2

3 MC Actions Applicants Individual fellowships Industry/Research Institutions Research funding bodies Profile of recruited researchers Senior Post-docs (ER) > 10 years Post-docs (ER) > 4 years* or PhD Post-graduates (ESR) < 4 years* CIG IIF IOF IEF IAPP IRSES Non-profit organisations only ITN COFUND *full-time equivalent research experience after degree which formally entitles to embark on a doctorate 3

4 OBJECTIVES Industry-Academia Research networks involving both the commercial and non-commercial sectors to: Foster co-operation between non-commercial research organisations & commercial enterprises based on joint research projects Promotes innovation and knowledge transfer Stimulate long-term collaboration between sectors through secondment of researchers between the public & private research domains Provide diverse career possibilities & research experience for researchers, knowledge sharing/exchange 4

5 Definitions Industry-Academia Participants: full network partners, signatories to the grant agreement. Second staff (mandatory) and optionally recruit ERs. Associated Partners: No associated partners in IAPP Early Stage Researcher (ESR): For secondment only. At the time of secondment, must be in the first 4 years of their research careers (full-time equivalent), and with no doctoral degree awarded yet Experienced Researcher (ER): For secondment or recruitment. At the time of secondmet (or recruitment), doctoral degree (or at least 4 years research experience). Two salary categories based on experience: 4-10 and >10 years of research experience (full-time equivalent) Industry/Enterprises: Private sector is understood to comprise organisations gaining the majority of their revenue (>50%) through competitive means with exposure to commercial markets 5

6 Industry-Academia PARTICIPANT rules: Minimum: 1 Industry/enterprise (commercial) and 1 non-commercial participant Located in at least 2 different MS/AC Additional participants from anywhere in world (any sector) Compulsory Secondment of staff (ESR, ER) Majority of support in IAPP - always inter-sector Up to 30% for secondments within same country Periods of 2-24 months can be split stay Also technical staff (must be justified in the proposal) Staff member min 12 months prior to secondment + reintegration afterwards Optional recruitment of experienced researchers (ER) Periods of months MC Mobility rule applies Not substitute for secondment Minimum 50% of total person months: Secondment 6

7 Industry-Academia COMPOSITION OF A CONSORTIUM R Recruited researcher from publicised vacancies Sector 1 Coordinator Partner 2 Partner 3 Mandatory Staff secondment Sector 2 Partner 4 Recruited researcher from publicised vacancies R Partner 5 Partner 6 7

8 Industry-Academia Joint Research Project Research programme/project of mutual interest to all partners Complementary competences Clear objectives, milestones & deliverables Secondments underpin co-operation between partners in different sectors Jusification for recruitment of experienced researchers Networking Activities Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings Attendance at international conferences and workshops 8

9 IAPP Financial regime Category 1: Monthly Living Allowance - 38,000 gross salary per ESR / year x country coefficient (secondment only) - 58,500 gross salary per ER / year x country coefficient (4-10 years) (sec. or recruit) - 87,500 gross salary per ER / year x country coefficient (> 10 years) (sec. or recruit) Category 2: Mobility Allowance - 1, (family or not) per researcher month x country coefficient - Flat-rate cost category Category 3: Contribution to Training & Research Costs - 1,800 per researcher month - Flat-rate cost category Category 4: Management Activities - Maximum 10% of total EU contribution - Real cost category Category 5: Overheads - 10% of direct costs - Flat-rate cost category Category 6: Small equipmnet - SMEs only: 10% of the contribution to that partner (real cost) Industry-Academia 9

10 How to apply? Industry-Academia Call published on the Research Participant Portal Publication of FP7 calls officially switched from CORDIS to the Research Participant Portal. FP7 calls no longer published on CORDIS. CORDIS users redirected to the relevant Participant Portal pages. 10

11 IAPP 2012 Budget and timetable Industry-Academia Budget 80 M Timetable Publication 19 October 2011 Closure 19 April 2012 (17:00 Brussels time) 11

12 Sources of support Your NCP Research Participant Portal CORDIS help desk EPSS Help desk Ethics help desk The Commission's FP7 Enquiry service Marie Curie Actions home page EURAXESS 12

13 Thank you! 13