ERA-Can+ Webinar
Opportunities for European and Canadian participation in EURAXESS program
Thank you for joining the ERA-Can + webinar on “Opportunities for European and Canadian
participation in EURAXESS program”.
The webinar will start at 3:00pm - 4:30pm Central Europe Time (9:00am – 10:30am Eastern
Standard Time)
Please mute yourself upon entry; we will be taking all questions via the chat window on the right.
Please note that this webinar will be recorded and made available on www.era-can.net along with
the PowerPoint presentations and a document covering all your questions.
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Agenda
Opportunities for European and Canadian Participation
in EURAXESS programs
3:00 p.m. (9am EST)
Words of welcome
Overview of Horizon2020 and ERA-Can+
Isabelle Couture, Project Lead, Canada’s Public Policy Forum
3:15 p.m. (9:15am)
Opportunities for European and Canadian Participation in EURAXESS
programs
Viktoria Bodnarova, Regional Representative, EURAXESS Links North
America
4:00 p.m. (10am)
Questions and Answers
4:30 p.m. (10:30am)
Session is concluded
Horizon 2020 Overview
Horizon 2020
• 2014-2020, ~€80 billion
• Core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union, European
Research Area:
o Responds to econ crisis, invests in future jobs &
growth
o Addresses livelihood, safety and environ issues
o Strengthens EU’s global position in research,
innovation & technology
Structure of H2020: Three Pillars
ERA-Can+ Project Overview
ERA-Can+: project objectives
ERA-Can I & II
New elements
ACCESS2CANADA
ERA-Can+: project objectives
1. Enriching the EU-Canada policy dialogue - identify
areas of mutual interest, targeted opportunities,
and implementation plans
2. Stimulating transatlantic cooperation in research
and innovation by raising awareness of
opportunities
3. Enhancing coordination among Canadian federal
and provincial funding bodies, sector leaders and
networks and their counterparts at the EU level and
in European Members States. Strengthening and
supporting the Canadian NCP network.
ERA-Can+ : project partners
Organization
Country
Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE)
Italy
Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI)
Austria
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
France
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) Canada
Universities Canada (UC)
Canada
The Public Policy Forum (PPF)
Canada
ERA-Can+: project activities
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Guides to Canadian/European programs
Producing reports on STI collaboration
Webinars on H2020, IPR, legal & fin considerations
Roundtables and European Brokerage Events
Symposia research infrastructure and innovation
ERA-Can+:online presence
Website
www.era-can.net
On line Helpdesk
helpdesk@era-can.net
@ERA_Can
#ERACAN
European Research Area Canada
ERA-Can
European Funding Opportunities for
Students, Postdocs & Researchers
of All Nationalities
ERA-Can+ Webinar, 10 December 2015
Content
◦ EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion initiative
◦ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
◦ European Research Council Grants (ERC)
What is EURAXESS?
EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion
Project since 2004
Goals:
• Support research careers
• Help researchers move to Europe
Offer information and services
40 European countries + 6 non-European + European
Commission
How can EURAXESS help?
JOBS: helps you find jobs and funding opportunities
SERVICES: more than 500 people in 40 countries to
assist you
RIGHTS: looks after your rights as a researcher
LINKS: connecting researchers of all nationalities
abroad
EURAXESS Links North America
• We work with: researchers, EU Delegations, EU
embassies and consulates, MSCA, ERC, bilateral
projects, North American universities and research
institutions
• We offer: monthly newsletter, networking platforms, upto-date information on EU fellowships and grants, events
• You can join: sign-up to our community online or
mailing list, follow us on social media
ALL SERVICES ARE FREE
◦ Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Actions
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
What the European Commission seeks
‘Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s
intellectual capital to generate new skills, knowledge and
innovation.’
General Aims:
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Attract and retain research talent
Promote sustainable career development in research and innovation
Ensure excellent and innovative research training
Develop innovative training schemes
‘Brain Gain and Brain Circulation’
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
General features:
◦Budget 2014-2020: € 6.162 billion
◦Work Program 2016-2017 (10 calls)
◦Bottom-up approach
◦Mobility is a key requirement
◦Open to researchers/staff of any nationality
◦Open to all domains of research and innovation
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
◦ Support for two types of mobility:
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European: moving from outside Europe into Europe
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Or moving within Europe
◦ Global: moving from Europe to a country outside of
Europe – NB compulsory return phase of one year (fully
funded)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
◦ Experience: Support for two categories of researchers:
◦
Early Stage Researcher: Less than 4 years of research
experience*, and without a doctoral degree ("pre-doc")
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Experienced Researcher: In possession of a doctoral
degree or at least 4 years of research experience*
("post-doc")
◦ *counted from the time when the individual is entitled to embark on a doctoral degree
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Innovative
Training
Networks
Individual
Fellowships
Research and
Innovation Staff
Exchange
Co-funding of
programmes
ITN
early-stage
researchers
(< 4 years)
IF
experienced
researchers
(> 4 years)
Doctoral and initial training: European Training
Networks, European Industrial Doctorates,
European Joint Doctorates
Support for experienced researchers to undertake
international and inter-sector mobility, incl. career
restart and reintegration
RISE
International and inter-sector cooperation through
the exchange of staff
COFUND
Co-funding of regional, national and international
programmes:
- doctoral programmes (ESR)
- fellowship programmes (ER)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
How to apply for a fellowship
• IF: apply to an open call (next call opens 12 April 2016)
• ITN/COFUND: All projects publish their vacancies on
the Marie Curie website & EURAXESS Jobs
• !!! Check the MSCA website frequently !!!
• Funding levels defined by the MSCA - employment
contracts with full social security
• Duration (ITN): 3-36 months for pre docs; max 24
months for post docs; (IF): 1-2 years for post docs;
(COFUND): very individual depending on a project
◦ European Research Council
European Research Council
ERC calls are open to researchers of any nationality, age or current
place of work in the world (with at least 50% of work time in Europe)
ERC offers independence, recognition & visibility
◦ to work on a research topic of own choice, with a team of own
choice
◦ to gain true financial autonomy for 5 years
◦ to negotiate with the host institution the best conditions of work
◦ to attract top team members (EU and non-EU) and collaborators
◦ to move with the grant to any place in Europe if necessary
(portability of grants)
◦ to attract additional funding and gain recognition; ERC is a
quality label
European Research Council
Advanced Grants
Starting Grants
starters (2-7 years
after PhD)
up to € 2.0 Mio for 5
years
Consolidator Grants
consolidators (7-12
years after PhD) up
to € 2.75 Mio for 5
years
track-record of
significant
research
achievements in
the last 10 years
up to € 3.5 Mio for 5
years
Proof-of-Concept
bridging gap between research - earliest
stage of marketable innovation
up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders
for 18 months
European Research Council
"Excellence is the Sole Criterion of Evaluation"
Evaluation of excellent quality at two levels:
 Excellence of the Research Project
 Ground-breaking nature
 Potential impact
 Scientific approach
 Excellence of the Principal Investigator
 Intellectual capacity
 Creativity
 Commitment
Referees and panels evaluate and score each criterion, and then rank
the proposals according to these results.
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European Research Council
◦ OPEN CALLS:
◦ ERC Consolidator Grant | ERC-2016-CoG
◦ Deadline: 2 February 2016
◦ ERC Proof of Concept | ERC-2016-PoC
Deadline: 16 February 2016
◦ FUTURE CALLS:
◦ ERC Advanced Grant | ERC-2016-AdG
◦ Call opens: 24 May 2016 (Closes 1 Sep 2016)
How to connect with us?
– EURAXESS Links North America
– @euraxess_na
– EURAXESS Links – Internationally Mobile Researchers
– (subgroup: EURAXESS Links North America)
– YouTube Channel
– Join our North America Community
Useful links
◦ EURAXESS: www.euraxess.org
◦ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/
◦ European Research Council: http://erc.europa.eu/
◦ Horizon 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/programme
◦ Projects Bilateral Transatlantic Cooperation with the EU
– BILAT USA 2.0: http://www.euussciencetechnology.eu/
– ERA-Can+: http://www.era-can.net/
◦ Bridge between researchers and policy-makers in Europe
– Voice of the Researchers: http://voice.euraxess.org/
Thank you!
Viktoria BODNAROVA/Stephanie JANNIN
Regional Representatives
EURAXESS Links North America
northamerica@euraxess.net
http://northamerica.euraxess.org
Questions and Answers
Please type your questions in the chat
box on the right of the screen.
While we may not have time to answer all your questions, they
will all be answered in a written document made
available on www.era-can.net
Thank you!
Please note that this webinar will be recorded and made available
on www.era-can.net along with the PowerPoint presentations and
a document covering all your questions.
Please visit www.era-can.net for more information on ERA-Can+
and upcoming webinars.