FP 7 Marie Curie Industry Academic Partnership

FP 7 Marie Curie Industry / Academic Partnership and Pathways Dr Conor O’Carroll, IUA Wednesday, 29 th September 2010 www. iua. ie

FP 7 overview (2007 -2013) EU’s main instrument for funding research Aim : Contribute to EU becoming the world’s leading research area Cooperation : Ideas : M€ 32 500 M€ 7510 ERC Collaborative research 10 THEMATIC AREAS Total FP 7 budget : M€ 50 500 Marie Curie Research Capacity People : M€ 4750 JRC : M€ 1750 Capacities : M€ 4100 Euratom : M€ 2750 Nuclear research FP 6 (2002 -2006) Marie Curie Actions € 1580 million

1. Statistics: Fellows in Host country per 1000 Researchers Last updated 18/03/2018 02: 35

1. Statistics: Fellows Nationality per 1000 Researchers Last updated 18/03/2018 02: 35

Marie Curie Actions - Overview Initial training of researchers Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) Life-long training and career development Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) European Reintegration Grants (ERG) Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND) Industry-academia pathways and partnerships MC Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships Scheme (IAPP) International dimension MC International Outgoing and Incoming Fellowships (IOF / IIF) MC International Reintegration Grants (IRG) MC International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Specific actions Researchers’ Night (NIGHT) 5

‘People’ – deadlines, budgets, success rates Action Call Closes/ Cut-off date Budget (and budget/size per project, where applicable) Success rates (expected) IAPP Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways 7 December 2010 80 M€ (~250 k€ - 3 M€) 15% or more IEF Intra-European Fellowships IOF International Outgoing Fellowship IIF International Incoming Fellowships 11 August 2011 110 M€ 40 M€ 15% - 20% depending on scheme IRSES International Research Staff Exchange Scheme 17 February 2011 40 M€ RG Reintegration Grants 2 nd cut off 7 September 2010 32 M€ 50% or more ITN Initial Training Networks 26 January 2011 318 M€ (average 3. 4 M€, 9 partners) 5% CO-Funding of Regional, national & International Programmes 17 February 2011 90 M€ (max. 5 M€ per applicant) 70% or more

Objectives • Focus is on knowledge transfer between academia and industry • Support for creation, development and reinforcement and execution of strategic partnerships, aimed at knowledge sharing and inter-sector mobility, based on targeted human resources interaction • Open to all disciplines – from Engineering to Social Sciences and Humanities • Bottom-up – no pre-defined topics or priority areas

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) • Minimum configuration is a university and company (one in Ireland, one abroad) • Funds staff exchange of – – early stage (Ph. D) experienced researchers (Postdocs) Technical Research managerial • Also funds hiring of additional staff (experienced researchers)

IAPP Objectives Foster co-operation between non-commercial research organisations & commercial enterprises based on joint research projects. Stimulate long-term collaboration between sectors through secondment of researchers between the public & private research domains. Diverse career possibilities & research experience for researchers, knowledge sharing/cultural exchange.

IAPP Participants At least 1 non-commercial organisation At least 1 commercial enterprise Non-Commercial – Universities/research centres – Non-profit or charitable organisations – International European interest organisations – Joint Research Centre of European Commission – International organisations (WHO, UNESCO) Commercial – Commercial enterprises of ALL sizes (incl. SMEs, spin offs, start ups) – National organisations if commercial

IAPP Participants At least 2 different EU or Associated States + free choice. EU Member States (MS) & Associated Countries (AC): EU 27 + Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia. “Third Countries” 2 categories International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): based on three categories according to income per capita (low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper-middle-income) Other Third Countries (OTC): US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand.

IAPP Main activities Compulsory Secondment of staff • Majority of support in IAPP • Always inter-sector • Normally 2 -way with in-built return • Up to 30% for secondments within 1 country Optional Recruitment of experienced researchers • Not substitute for secondment (<=50%) Other • Networking activities • Workshops & Conferences: participants' own research staff & external researchers

IAPP Eligible Researchers Secondment Early-stage/Experienced researchers (2 -24 months) Must be staff members for at least 12 months Reintegration into the home institution for at least 1 year Recruitment Experienced researchers from any country (12 -24 months) Early-stage researchers (ESR) Experience ≤ 4 years No Ph. D Experienced researchers 2 pay scales 4 -10 years experience (ER) >10 years of research (MER)

IAPP Nationality Rules Secondment No nationality restrictions Recruitment Researchers not residing / having main activity in country of the host > 12 months in last 3 years before recruitment Hosts in ICPC or OTC can only recruit MS or AC nationals

IAPP Activities Joint Research Project Research of mutual interest to all partners Milestones & deliverables Secondments underpin co-operation between partners in different sectors Possibility to recruit experienced researchers Networking Activities Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings Invitation of external experts Attendance at international conferences & workshops Electronic networking (internet webpages, email, video conferencing)

Community contributions Host Fellow expenses Gross amounts (rates for 2010) Living allowance* € 38, 000 / 19, 000 per year (ESR: post-graduates) € 58, 500 / 29, 250 per year (ER: 4 -10 years) € 87, 500 / 43, 750 per year (MER: > 10 years) Mobility / travel allowance* € 700 or 1000 per month Research/training/networking costs € 1800 per researcher-month Small equipment expenses for SMEs max. 10 % of SME contribution Overheads 10% of direct costs Management costs max. 10% of total contribution *Correction Coefficients apply; IE = 114. 7

What does IAPP offer? 100% funding Simple application procedure: short and precise Few reporting requirements – 2 main reports in 4 years Support – in particular NCPs Top class public and private sector evaluators Marie Curie label Networking and conference costs SMEs – equipment contribution

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) • Duration: 3 -4 years • Funds the associated salary costs and contribution to research, management and overheads • Call open on 30 July 2010, deadline 7 December 2010 • Budget € 80 million • Success rate 2009: 17% (Ireland 37%)

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) • Slow start in 2007… not a single successful proposal with Irish participation. • Increased interest (and success!!) in 2008. 6 out of 9 Irish proposals funded. • Only two of the seven universities involved in IAPPs.

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) 2007 2008 2009 Submitted 103 (0!!)* 141 (9) 358 (21) Evaluated 102 141 (9) 356 (21) 41 51 (6) 59 (9) Budget (M Euro) 38. 5 45 65 Success rate 40 % 36 % (66%) 16. 6 % (43%) Selected *Ireland in brackets

Overall Country Participation EU 27 2009 Total A list UK 209 41 DE 156 27 IT 132 19 FR 76 16 IE 41 15 FI 30 12 BE 45 11 ES 129 11 EL 55 9 PL 39 9 PT 46 9 AT 29 6 DK 19 5 NL 55 4 SE 42 4 HU 33 3 RO 32 3 CY 11 2 EE 5 2 LU 6 2 CZ 13 1 SI 9 1

Coordinator’s Country 2009

Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) - 2009 • 21 Irish led proposals • 9 funded • NUIM, NUIG, TCD, UCD, DIT, DKIT, NCAD, RCSI • De. Puy, Oncomark, Vorna

Further Information • Full call docs and Guide for Applicants http: //cordis. europa. eu/fp 7/dc/index. cfm? fuseaction=User. Site. People. Details. Call. Page&call_id=314 • Financial Assistance for proposal preparation • • Academic - Coordination & Travel Companies (EI/IDA) – Proposal preparaton

Further Information • Planning a proposal writing workshop October • Also see following brochure for examples http: //www. iua. ie/publications/documents/publications/2009/ IUA_Marie_Curie_2009_IAPP_Success_Stories. pdf

Further Information • 50, 000 th Marie Curie Fellow Celebration • I want 3 nominees from Ireland • Deadline 7 th October