Angelica Valente, PhD
Department of Human Physiology
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Main topics
• Why apply for a MSCA RISE
• Added value to the research
• Useful tips
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Why apply for a MSCA RISE
RISE = Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
• International and inter-sectoral cooperation
• Sharing knowledge and ideas
• Advancement of science
Main
Objectives
• Development of innovation and entrepreneurship
• Turn creative ideas into innovative products
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Why apply for a MSCA RISE
RISE = Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
Financial modalities
Marie
SkłodowskaCurie Action
Staff member unit cost
[per person-month of
secondment]
Research and
Innovation
Staff Exchange
Institutional unit cost
[per person-month of secondment]
Research, training
and networking
costs
Management and
indirect costs
1800
700
2000
• Experience scientists
• Early scientists
• Administrative, managerial, technical staff
• NO new contract!
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Why apply for a MSCA RISE
What the most of young scientists miss at the end of their academic studies?
- International and inter-sectoral cooperation
- Business competence
- Turn creative ideas into innovative products
- Travel outside their Country
- Work in SMEs
- Interdisciplinary sectors
Create an EU/non-EU Network
Business competence with advancement of science
Turn creative ideas into innovative products
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Added value to the research
Limitations:
Limitations:
• Projects are not designed for market
• NO new skills in research
• NO experience on commercialisation
• NO access to state of the art
knowledge, research facilities and
expertise
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Added value to the research
Examples of MSCA RISE:
SCAFFY
nanoBAT
H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014
H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015
2 Universities + 3 SMEs
2 Universities + 3 SMEs
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Added value to the research
RISE
Projects
Supporting all the stages required in a research and innovation chain
(from the laboratory benches to the launch product into the market)
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Useful tips
Steps for EU grant
• Have an idea and understand what you can and specially cannot do
• Identify the right call
(http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/how-get-funding)
• STUDY the guide for applicants and related EU documents (understand what the EU call
requires, EU terminology, etc..)
“….The sustainability of the research and innovation project will be reinforced through
joint activities to which the project participants as a whole or part would participate.
Within the framework of a RISE project, the consortium is therefore expected to
implement the research and innovation activities by organising functional
secondments and organising/taking part in training courses, workshops, summer
schools, seminars, conferences etc. aimed at sharing knowledge, acquiring new skills
and developing careers for research and innovation staff members….”
“…. Proposals should consider these elements and provide a convincing concept and
work plan going beyond the simple scheduling of staff secondments…..”
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Useful tips
Steps for EU grant
Excellence
Impact
Implementation
Quality, innovative aspects
and credibility of the
research (including
inter/multidisciplinary
aspects)
Enhancing research- and
innovation-related human
resources, skills and working
conditions to realise the
potential of individuals and to
provide new career
perspectives
Overall coherence and
effectiveness of the work
plan, including
appropriateness of the
allocation of tasks and
resources
Clarity and quality of
knowledge sharing among
the participants in light of the
research and innovation
objectives.
To develop new and lasting
research collaborations, to
achieve transfer of
knowledge between research
Institutions and to improve
research and innovation potential
at the European and global levels
Appropriateness of the
management structures
and procedures, including
quality management and risk
management
Quality of the interaction
between the participating
organisations
Effectiveness of the proposed
measures for communication
and results dissemination
Appropriateness of the
institutional environment
(infrastructure)
Competences, experience
and complementarity of
the participating
organisations and
institutional commitment
Weighting
50%
30%
20%
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Useful tips
Steps for EU grant
• Find the right partners
consider knowledge you need
requirements of the call
(example of UniBS, HCell, InoCure)
https://www.nmp-partnersearch.eu/
• Meet your partners
build a relationship
underline their benefit in participanting to your project
• Run pilot testing
• Write the proposal
• Comment to improve it!
SCAFFY & nanoBAT
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