EURAXESS:SUPPORTING MOBILE RESEARCHERS

Dr Susanne Rentzow-VasuREGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE EURAXESS ASEAN

E: asean@euraxess.net

What is EURAXESS?

• EC-led European initiative supporting researcher

mobility

• Comprehensive information & support tool

• Joint Database on European funding opportunities &

research career offers

• Network of researchers, research institutions,

industry

EURAXESS Worldwide: Connecting global research talent to Europe

US & Canada

LAC

India

China

Japan

Korea

Australia & NZ

ASEAN

EURAXESS ASEAN: FACTS

• 5 partner countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

• Ca 14.000 members (multidisciplinary / international)

• Collaboration with extensive network of local partners incl. government agencies, research institutes, universities, industry

EURAXESS ASEAN: WHO WE ARE

Simon Grimley – based in Bangkok

Susanne Rentzow-Vasu – based in Singapore

asean@euraxess.net

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean

Focus on Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

MSCA - Individual Fellowship: What is this?

• Highly-prestigious European Postdoc fellowship

• Mobility grant

• Funding for up to 24 months

• For Experienced Researchers

• Post-PhD or equivalent

• No upper age or experience limit

• Open to all nationalities

• Academic or non-academic host

2 Types of MSCA Individual Fellowships

• European Fellowships: For

researchers based in Singapore to Go

TO EUROPE

• Global Fellowships: For researchers

based in Europe to COME TO

SINGAPORE

Going TO EUROPE: European Fellowships

Mobility rule:

Max. 1 year in last 3

years in host country

• For ExperiencedResearchers (ERs) of any nationality coming to or moving within Europe

• Mobility rule applies

• 12-24 months

• Budget 2019: € 295 million

Coming TO SINGAPORE: Global Fellowships

Mobility rule:

Max. 1 year in last 3

years in host country

• For ExperiencedResearchers (ERs) of any nationality moving to the world

• Mobility rule applies

• 24-36 months

(incl 12 months mandatory

return phase)

Individual Fellowships: Eligibility condition 1

Individual Fellowships: Eligibility condition 2

Why apply?

• 1. Scientific excellence

• 2. Interdisciplinary skills

• 3. Inter-sectoral mobility

• Secondments possible to and from the non-academic sector: 3 – 6months

• Can spend up to 6 months (in total) working in anotherorganisation (ideally in another sector) in Europe.

• Opportunity to link with industry, NGO, public sector,national archive etc.

• 4. Networking

Categories of

eligible costs

Marie Skłodowska-Curie action

Costs of researcherPER MONTH

Institutional costsPER MONTH

Living allowance

(a)

Mobility allowance

(b)

Family allowance

(c)

Research, training and networking

costs(a)

Management and indirect

costs(b)

IF(100%)

4 650 600 500 800 650

• Fellow’s Salary = Living Allowance + Mobility Allowance (+ Family Allowance)

• Estimated Gross Salary (prior to employee’s tax, social security and pension deductions)

• €55,000 p.a. (no family allowance)

• €60,000 p.a. (with family allowance)

• MSCA-IF call 2019

• Deadline: 12 September 2019

Information & Application via Horizon 2020 Participant Portal:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/

OPEN

The European Research Council

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What is the ERC?

▪ An autonomous funding body set up by the EU in 2007 and led by scientists

▪ Funding excellent researchers of any nationality

▪ To carry out frontier research in all fields of science and humanities

▪ 1 researcher, 1 Host Institution, 1 project, 1 selection criterion

▪ Substantial grants and a recognised label of excellence

▪ International, top level peer-review

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ERC offers selective and generous grants, independence, recognition & visibility

▪ Work on a topic of own choice, with a team of own choice

▪ Gain true financial autonomy for 5 years

▪ Negotiate best work conditions with the host institution

▪ Attract top team members (EU and non-EU)

▪ Move with the grant to any place in Europe (portability of grants)

▪ Attract additional funding and gain recognition:ERC is a quality label

What does ERC offer?Creative Freedom of the Individual Grantee

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Who can apply?

▪ Excellent Researchers

▪ Any nationality, any age or any current place of work

▪ In conjunction with a Host Institution based in EuropeEU or associated countries

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Starting Grants

starters 2-7 years after PhD

(≥ 50% commitment)up to €1.5 Million

for 5 years

Advanced Grants track-record of

significant researchachievements in the

last 10 years(≥ 30% commitment)

up to €2.5 Million for 5 years

Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest stage

of marketable innovation up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders

What does ERC offer?ERC Grant Schemes

Consolidator Grants

consolidators 7-12 years after PhD(≥ 40% commitment)

up to €2 Million for 5 years

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Synergy Grants up to €10 Million

for 6 years

Which Grants Schemes are available?

ERC Synergy Grants are designed to tackle truly bold scientific challenges by funding groups ofup to 4 excellent Principal Investigators (PIs) who jointly address the frontier of knowledge.This action is open to researchers of any nationality with early achievement or a 10-year track-record who intend to conduct their research activity in any Member State or AssociatedCountry. The ERC's frontier research grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis withoutpredetermined priorities.

As of July 2018, Synergy Grant Groups can include up to one Principal Investigator based in athird country, including Singapore.

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Main calls 2019-20

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Calls Expected call date

Deadline

Starting Grant ERC-2020-StG

August 2019 October 2019

Consolidator Grant ERC-2020-CoG

October 2019 February 2020

Advanced GrantERC-2019-AdG

OPEN 29 August 2019

Synergy GrantERC-2019-Syn

July 2019 September 2019

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Information & application via Horizon 2020 Participant Portal:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/