Research Opportunities in Europe

1. Research Opportunities in Europe
(MSCA, ERC, etc)
&
EURAXESS Researchers in Motion
European Higher Education Virtual Fair 2015
India and South Asia
Webinar 27 November 2015
Ainhitze Bizkarralegorra Bravo l Country Representative l EURAXESS Links India

2. EURAXESS Links India at EHEVF 2015
Part 1- Research Opportunities in Europe
Introduction to Horizon 2020 (ERC, MSCA)
I. European Research Council (ERC)
II. Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA)
III. Erasmus Mundus (Euphrates call)
IV. Other (European countries/organisations)
Part 2- EURAXESS Researchers in Motion

4. European Research Area (ERA)

5. Why Europe?
Top quality & leading RI/HEI
Affordable
One ticket: several countries
One more language: many more windows
Around the corner for Indian researcher/student

6. Research Opportunities in the European Union
& more
(ERA countries, etc)

7. PolicyPolicyResearch and
Innovation
Research and
Innovation
What is Horizon 2020?
• One of the largest (∼ 80 bn € !) and most open
public R&I programmes in the world (2014-20)
• Funding for Research & Innovation:
 Collaborative projects for applied research
 European Research Council grants for basic research
 Fellowships supporting the mobility of researchers
("Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions")

8. PolicyPolicyResearch and
Innovation
Research and
Innovation
Three priorities
ExcellentExcellent
sciencescience
IndustrialIndustrial
leadershipleadership
SocietalSocietal
challengeschallenges
∼ 80 bn €

9. PolicyPolicyResearch and
Innovation
Research and
Innovation
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
(MSCAs)
& ERC grants (European Research Council)
• Individual Indian researchers
• No pre-determined research fields 
• 4 MSCA schemes: Individual Fellowships (for
researchers with PhD or 4 years of relevant experience – usually for 2
years), etc.
• 3 main ERC schemes: Starting Grants,
Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants (very competitive !)
• Mobility involved

10. Starting Grants
starters
(2-7 years after PhD)
up to € 1.5 Mio
for 5 years
Advanced Grants
track-record of
significant research
achievements in the
last 10 years
up to € 2.5 Mio
for 5 years
Proof-of-Concept
bridging gap between research - earliest
stage of marketable innovation
up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders
ERC Grant Schemes
Consolidator Grants
consolidators
(7-12 years after PhD)
up to € 2 Mio
for 5 years
│ 10

11. ERC offers independence, recognition & visibility
• - a research topic of own choice, with a team of own
choice
• - financial autonomy for 5 years
• - to negotiate with host institution the best conditions of
work
• - top team members (EU and non-EU) and collaborators
• - portability of grant (to move with the grant to any place
in Europe if necessary)
• - to attract additional funding and gain recognition
(ERC is a quality label)
│ 11
ERC Grant

12.
Starting
Grant
Consolidator
Grant
Advanced
Grant
Call identifier ERC-2016-StG ERC-2016-CoG ERC-2016-AdG
Call Opens 29 July 2015 15 October 2015 24 May 2016
Deadline 17 November 2015 2 February 2016 1 September 2016
Budget million EUR
(estimated grants)
485 (335) 605 (335) 540 (235)
Planned dates to
inform applicants
29 April 2016
1 September 2016
1 July 2016
1 December 2016
16 January 2017
16 March 2017
Indicative date for
signature of grant
agreements
1 January 2017 1 April 2017 16 July 2017

13. │ 13
May-Britt
Moser
ERC
Grantee
AdG
2010
The Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2014
was awarded to May-Britt Moser and Edvard
Moser, together with John O'Keefe,
"for their discoveries of cells that
constitute a positioning system in the
brain”.
The research leading to these discoveries was
supported by FP5. ("Spatial Representation in the
Entorhinal Cortex” Science 2004)
Edvard
Moser
ERC
Grantee
AdG
2013
ERC
Grantee
AdG
2008
2014 Distinctions to ERC Grantees
The Nobel Prize in Economic
Sciences 2014 was awarded to
Jean Tirole "for his analysis
of market power and
regulation".Jean Tirole
ERC
Grantee
AdG
2009
Two of the Fields Medals
2014 awarded to researchers
based in Europe: Artur Avila
"for his work in dynamical
systems” and to Martin
Hairer “for his work on
stochastic singularities”.
Artur Avila
22/10/2014 f3.jpg (300×358)
http://plus.maths.org/content/sites/plus.maths.org/files/news/2014/Seoul/f3.jpg 1/1
ERC
Grantee
StG
2010
Martin Hairer
22/10/2014 Hairer.jpg (310×233)
ERC
Grantee
CoG
2014

15. Her birthplace
in Warsaw.
La Sorbonne,
where she
studied
Physical
Science.
Her thesis
director,
Gabriel
Lippmann.
Pierre and
Marie Curie.
Maria Skłodowska…

16. Key features MSCA
Mobility of researchers
from all over the world
Both junior and senior, at
any career stage
Focus on training and
career development
Financing rate 100%
Allowances (for fellow)
and management/training
costs (for host)
Competitive calls
Independent evaluators
Subjects: all (bottom-up)
Type: all (From basic research
up to market take-up)
Anywhere: any research
performing organisation,
public/private worldwide

19. EURAXESS Jobs
Special tags:

20. Horizon 2020 l Participant Portal
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020

21. Erasmus+
Higher
education
opportunities
for the whole
world
Erasmus+Erasmus+

22. 2007-2013 Erasmus Mundus (phasing out)
Erasmus Mundus EUPHRATES Programme
mobility from India to Europe
students/researchers: Bachelor, Master, Doctorate
(PhD), Postdoctorate (PD) and Administrative-Teaching Staff
Fields: Agricultural Science; Engineering, Technology; Medical Sc; Natural Sc
Target Group 1: universities belonging to consortium
Target Group 2: not included in the partnership
Target Group 3: Nationals of India in a vulnerable situation
.
http://www.usc.es/euphrates
Deadline: 7 January 2016 (NEW and last call!)
facebook.com/erasmus.mundus.euphrates

23. EURAXESS Researchers in Motion l Your Gateway to ERA
1.- EURAXESS Links India
2.- EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion
3.- How we work
4.- What we offer

24. 1.- EURAXESS Links India l WHAT
Research information & networking tool in India
Part of EURAXESS-Researchers in Motion:
Pan-European initiative: covering ERA
Backed by the European Union, MS and AC
Made of 4 tools
www.euraxess.org

25. 2.- EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion l TOOLS
recruitment tool open to European and non-European
practical information for researchers + their family
research opportunities in host country
rights and obligations of researchers and their employer
info & networking for researchers outside Europe
(ASEAN, Brazil, China, India, Japan, North America)

26. EURAXESS Services Centres
o free access
o more than 260 centres
in 40 countries
o all matters relating to
professional and
daily life

27. 3.- EURAXESS Links India l in Action
How EURAXESS works in India:
(i) Services by EURAXESS Links India
(ii) EURAXESS Links India Events
(iii) Individual assistance
Supported by 1 Country Representative and a team in
Germany (PT-DLR) for EURAXESS Links Network
In close collaboration with EU Delegation to India
and European countries/organisations

28. (i) Services by EURAXESS Links India

29. (ii) EURAXESS Links India Events
EURAXESS Share
• discuss & share best practices in general
EURAXESS Connect
• opportunities in particular research fields
EURAXESS Science Slam
• Global European event (6 locations)
• Science communication competition
• 2015 finals on 30 Oct. in Bangalore

30. 4.- EURAXESS Links India l Opportunities

31. EURAXESS Links India ready to support you!
Register today: EURAXESS Links India
community!

32. EURAXESS Links India

33. Research Opportunities in Europe
* EURAXESS-Researchers in Motion =>
Gateway to European Research & Innovation
(i.e. four tools: Jobs, Services, Rights, Links)
** EURAXESS Links India =>
Your key in India
(e.g. EURAXESS Science Slam 2015)

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