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European Mobility schemesfor third countries

Kristin KraavArchimedes Foundation

Estonia

Workshop: Boosting quality: International Credential Evaluation and Higher Education Quality Assessment in SSH (PHOENIX)

Bishkek, 13-14 April 2006

13.-14.April 2006 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2

Contents

• Funding opportunities for mobility: – EU Research Framework Programmes and

Marie Curie Actions

• Support structures:– finding fellowships and grants;– getting information and support (visas,

work permits, social security, everyday matters).


EU Framework Programmes

• FP6: 2002-2006

• FP7: 2007-2013

• Approximately 5% of total research budget in Europe

• Competitive calls for proposals

• Special schemes for researcher mobility: Marie Curie Actions


Marie Curie Actions

• Bottom-up: no pre-determined research fields

• Approximately 10% of the FP budget

• Host schemes and individual schemes

• Open to researchers from all over the world

• Opportunities in FP6 projects still open

• New FP7 calls to be published in 2007


Opportunities in FP6 Host schemes

• Open positions in already financed projects:– Marie Curie Early Stage Training– Marie Curie Research Training Networks– Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

• vacancies for PhD (& MSc) students and post-docs

– Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge• vacancies for post-docs and experienced

researchers


Where to find the vacancies?

http://cordis.europa.eu.int/mc-opportunities/

• How to use the search tool?– Host Fellowships / RTN– Conferences





Select discipline:


Search results:


Vacancy details:


Individual Fellowships

• Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships– Experienced researcher from a third

country to work in Europe for 1-2 years (post-doctoral level or higher)

– Possible reintegration phase – grant for returning to home country

– New calls in 2007


Support structures

• European Researcher’s Mobility Portalhttp://europa.eu.int/eracareers/– Research job vacancies– Information of Fellowships and grants– Practical information

http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/


ERA-MORE: The European Network of Mobility Centres

• Aim: to assist mobile researchers and their families in all aspects related to mobility

• 200 centres in 32 countries


National Mobility Portals

• Mobility centres belonging to the ERA-MORE network manage national mobility portals

• 30 portals on-line, with information on the country’s research landscape and practical issues


smartEstonia.ee – the Estonian Researcher’s Mobility Portal

• Combines information for mobile researchers as well as students

• 5 subdivisions:– About Estonia– Student Mobility– Researcher Mobility– Practical Training– Higher Education and Research Institutions

Questions?

Thank you for your attention!

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