2011 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development (IEF)

The Intra-European Fellowship (IEF) aims to help experienced researchers enhance their career by providing financial support for an individual project that will get funded for a period of 12 to 24 months. The goal is to support researchers in attaining a leading independent position, e.g. principal investigator, professor or other senior position in education or enterprise.
Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must be in possession of PhD or with at least 4 years of research experience full time.
The IEF may also assist researchers to resume a career in research after a break. As the other Marie Curie Actions, the rule of mobility is mandatory in an IEF: applicants can be of any nationality, but they must move from an EU Member State (MS) or an Associated Country (AC) to another MS or AC. The IEF follows a bottom-up approach, e.g., the research topic is freely chosen by the researcher in collaboration with the host institution. The IEF is cross-cutting, e.g. any scientific field can be funded.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 August 2011
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Marie Curie Career Integration Grants‏

Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (CIG) EU

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Scholarship / Financial aid: grants covering up to 100% of the budget

24 and 48 months

Deadline: 06 September 2011

Open to experienced researchers

Budget: € 40 000 000

Eligibility conditions:

– This action addresses researchers who, at the relevant deadline for submission of proposals, correspond to the definition of experienced researchers, and who comply
with the mobility rule.
– A researcher who has benefited or is benefiting from a reintegration or career integration grant (including IRG and ERG grants under both FP6 and FP7) is ineligible for funding under this call.
– The application is made jointly by a researcher and a host organisation. Applicant host organisations must be active in research and located in a Member State or associated country.
– Projects must be for a period of between 24 and 48 months (full-time equivalent).
– For further details concerning these conditions you must refer to the core text of the work programme.

Guide for Applicants: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/calls/people/m-gfa-common-2011_en.pdf

What types of expenses are covered?
According to the Work Programme, the eligible expenses may be broadly divided into:
• Eligible expenses for the activities carried out by the experienced researcher;
• Eligible expenses for the activities carried out by the host organisations and for the benefit of the experienced researcher.
The financial support for Intra-European Fellowships takes the form of a grant covering up to 100% of the budget, according to a system of flat rates for eligible cost categories, comprising the following components:

- Expenses for the activities carried out by the experienced researcher
• a monthly living allowance :
This refers to the basic monthly amount to be paid to the experienced researcher according to Table 3.1 in Annex 3 of the Work Programme. This is then adjusted, applying a correction factor for the cost of living according to the country in which s/he will be appointed, as shown in
Table 3.2 in Annex 3 of the Work Programme.

• a monthly mobility allowance
This is a monthly payment of a flat rate contribution to cover expenses related to the mobility (relocation, family expenses, language courses, travel expenses etc.). As for the living allowance, a correction factor for the cost of living of the country of execution of the project is
applied (see Table 3.2 in Annex 3 of the Work Programme). There are two reference amounts depending on the family situation of the experienced researcher at the time of the relevant deadline for submission of proposals:
• €1000/month: experienced researcher with family obligations. 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 national legislation of the country of the
host organisation or of the nationality of the researcher; or (iii) dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.
• €700/month: experienced researcher without family obligations.

• a contribution to the training expenses of the eligible experienced researcher
This contribution is managed by the host organisation for expenses related to the participation of the experienced researcher in research and training activities. In principle all costs related to the successful execution of the project by the fellow (e.g. purchase of consumables,
participation in conferences and training courses, fees for scientific journals, memberships of scientific associations etc.), and which would normally not arise if the fellow was not hosted at the host organisation, are eligible. This contribution consists of a fixed amount:
• €800 per researcher-month

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2011 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships

2011 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships - European Commission
European Commission (EC) — Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships 2011
Study Subject:All areas of scientific and technological research that are of interest to the EU
Employer:European Commission
Level:Postdoctoral
Scholarship Description:Top-class researchers from Third Countries are welcome to work on projects in Europe. This helps to develop research cooperation between Europe and other parts of the world – to everybody’s benefit.
Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships are specially designed to encourage these moves.
Who can apply?
Researchers of any nationality active or recently active in Third Countries are eligible for an IIF. That means countries that are neither EU Member States nor Associated Countries. To apply, you must have either a doctoral degree or at least 4 years’ full-time equivalent research experience, after obtaining a degree permitting you to embark on a doctorate. But that is the minimum. The more experience you have, the better will be your chances of being accepted for this action.
Your application for an IIF should be made in liaison with the organisation or institution that would be willing to host you in Europe. Host organisations can be universities, research centres or companies.
What does the funding cover?
IIF funding is provided for a research project which will transfer knowledge into your host organisation and building or enhancing collaborations between Europe and the rest of the world. The research project will also allow you to advance your career. Financial support is provided for 12-24 months (full-time equivalent).
Funding allows you to:
* join a European research team that doesn’t have your experience
* establish a collaboration through a research project with your lab or your country
* gain new knowledge in a European lab.
Your IIF may also cover a return phase of up to one year. This will be spent back in your country of origin, applying the experience that you have gained. To qualify for a return phase, you must be from one of the International Cooperation Partner Countries. If you want a return phase, you must include details of it in your initial application. And you must specify the potential return host organization in your country of origin
Which topics can be funded?
All areas of scientific and technological research that are of interest to the EU may be eligible for IIF funding. But there is one exception: research areas covered by the EURATOM Treaty cannot be funded.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 2011-08-11
Further Scholarship Information and Application