HORIZON 2020 MSCA-
CALLS
Topic
Budget (€)
Year : 2016
Stages
Opening
date
Deadline
Time
(Brussels Time)
MSCA-ITN-2016 - MSCA-ITN-EJD
European Joint Doctorates
28,000,000
single-stage
15 October
2015
12 January
2016
17:00
MSCA-ITN-2016 - MSCA-ITN-EID
European Industrial. Doctorates
25,000,000
single-stage
15 October
2015
12 January
2016
17:00
MSCA-ITN-2016 - MSCA-ITN-ETN
European Training Networks
317,000,000 single-stage
15 October
2015
12 January
2016
17:00
ITN:
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Based on triple “I” – International, Intersectoral (academic and non-academic),
Interdisciplinary collaboration in Doctoral-level training
Max. 48 months from the starting date set out in the grant agreement
Fellowships of 3-36 months
Career Development Plan
Unit costs calculated on the basis of the research-month
Multi-partner research training networks:
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ITN-ETN – European Training Networks (317M €) - multi-partner research training
networks; at least 3 beneficiaries established in at least 3 different EU Member
States or Associated Countries; International Organizations, 3rd Country
organizations; Consortium between 6 to 10 beneficiaires; participation of nonacademic sector is essential.
ITN-EJD – European Joint Doctorates (28M €)- doctoral-level training in Europe
through the creation of joint doctoral programmes, leading to the delivery of joint,
double or multiple doctoral degrees that are entitled to deliver doctoral degrees; at
least 3 beneficiaries established in at least 3 different EU Member States or
Associated Countries; Above this minimum, the participation of any other
organisations from the same or other countries (worldwide) is possible;
participation of non-academic sector essential.
ITN-EID – European Industrial Networks (25M €) - have the objective of training
highly-skilled researchers and stimulating entrepreneurship, creativity and
innovation in Europe by involving the non-academic sector in doctoral training; Each
EID is composed of at least 2 beneficiaries established in 2 different Member States
or Associated Countries; At least 1 beneficiary must be entitled to award doctoral
degrees and at least 1 beneficiary must come from the non-academic sector,
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HORIZON 2020 MSCAprimarily enterprise; Each participating researcher must be enrolled in a doctoral
programme and spend at least 50% of their time in the non-academic sector; The
joint supervision of fellows by supervisors from each sector is mandatory. A wider
set of partner organisations may also complement the training.
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EU Member States
The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT’s) linked to the Member States
Associated Countries (AC) - Albania, Bosnia and Herzigovina, former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia,
Faroe Islands, Ukraine and Turkey. Switzerland has signed an agreement for some
specific programmes.
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Automatically eligible non-EU applicants: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa,
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic People’s Republic), Congo
(Republic), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon,
Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo*,
Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau,
Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, TimorLeste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, , Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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International European interest organisations will also be eligible to receive funding
from Horizon 2020.
Legal entities established in countries not listed above will be eligible for funding
when such funding is explicitly foreseen in the relevant call text.
In addition, legal entities established in countries not listed above and international
organisations will be eligible for funding:
− When funding for such participants is provided for under a bilateral scientific and
technological agreement or any other arrangement between the Union and an
international organisation or a third country;
− When the Commission deems participation of the entity essential for carrying out
the action funded through Horizon 2020.
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European Union contribution and applicable rates
The host organisation shall appoint each eligible researcher under an employment contract
Contract: with full social security coverage (including sickness, parental, unemployment
and invalidity benefits, pension rights, benefits in respect of accidents at work and
occupational diseases) except where national regulation prohibits this possibility.
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HORIZON 2020 MSCAYearly reference rates for living allowances under employment contracts (These amounts
include all compulsory deductions under national applicable legislation)
Researchers Categories (recruited under an
EUR/year
employment contract)
Early-stage researchers (4 anos)
37.320€ (3.110€ month) – at least 1 Early
Stage researcher
Experienced researchers
55.800€ (4.650€ month)
When an employment contract cannot be provided, the host organisation shall recruit the
researcher under a status equivalent to a fixed-amount fellowship.
The rates applicable in these cases, which shall be duly justified, will be 50% of the rates for
researchers under an employment contract. The host organisation shall ensure that
researchers enjoy minimum social security coverage.
In addition to the living allowance, a mobility allowance and a family allowance will be paid
for some categories of researchers as specified in Table below. In this context family is
defined as persons linked to the researcher by (i) marriage, or (ii) a relationship with
equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the legislation of the country where this
relationship was formalised; or (iii) dependent children who are actually being maintained
by the researcher.
Structure of the European Union contribution
Researcher Unit Cost**
Marie Curie
Action
Living
Allowance*
Mobility
Allowance
Family
Allowance
Institutional unit cost
person/month
Researcher,
Management
training and and indirect
Networking
costs
costs
Innovative
3.110€
Training
600€
500€
1.800€
Networks
Individual
4.650€
600e
500€
800€
Fellowships
*A country correction coefficient applies to the living allowance (PT: 89,1%).
** These unit costs will be subject to a funding rate of 100%.
1.200€
650€
Marie Curie funding Rate: 100% (IVA ELEGIBLE)
1 mandatory – Supervisory Board
+6 months – mandatory personal career plan
Contact: Audrey Arfi – Audrey.arfi@ec.europa.eu - +32.2.2956850 (joint doctorates)
Attention: proposals 30 pages limit.
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HORIZON 2020 MSCAAward Criteria
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