We are holding an information session on Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships on Monday 18th May from 10.00-11.00 in the MEA House auditorium. The aim of the session is to present the scheme and the application process to colleagues who are thinking about applying to the 2015 call which closes on the 10 September. Nikos Mavroudis from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, who has been a MSC fellow and is currently an evaluator for the programme, will give some hints and tips from his own experience.
If you are not familiar with it, this programme is a mobility grants scheme offering very attractive funding for researchers, regardless of their nationality or discipline, to support both a research project and the skills and career development of the fellow. Fellowships are either European or Global. European Fellowships are held in EU Member States or Associated Countries and are open to researchers either coming to Europe or moving within Europe. Global Fellowships are based on a secondment to a third country and a mandatory 12 month return period to a European host.
There are also fellowships to enable individuals to resume research in Europe after a career break, e.g. after parental leave. Researchers are also encouraged to include a secondment phase in Europe, notably in the non-academic sector, within the overall duration of their fellowship.
This is a great way to bring in experienced researchers (with a doctorate and/or 4 years full-time research experience) to Northumbria for up to two years. Applications must be submitted by the supervisor in the host institution.
If you would like to find out more, come along to the session. It would be helpful if you could let me know in advance by email.
n published by the European Commission. This gives greater clairty around the mobility requirements for fellows, particularly in relation to Global Fellowships. It also lists the areas to be covered in the CV of the proposed fellow.
