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Horizon 2020 – Excellence Science – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) – MSCA-RISE-2018

Objectives and description

The new call for proposals for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) (identifier: MSCA-RISE-2018) has been published under the Horizon 2020 the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-20) within the pillar of “Excellence Science. This scheme aims to promote international and cross-sector collaboration through exchanging research and innovation staff, and sharing knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa).

The scheme also fosters a shared culture of research and innovation that welcomes and rewards creativity and entrepreneurship and helps to turn creative ideas into innovative products, services or processes.

RISE involves organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (in particular SMEs), based in EU Member States and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries and outside Europe (third countries).

Support is provided for the development of partnerships in the form of a joint research and innovation project. This is aimed at knowledge sharing via international as well as intersectoral mobility, based on secondments of research and innovation staff (exchanges) with an in-built return mechanism.

The organisations constituting the partnership contribute directly to the implementation of a joint research and innovation project by seconding and/or hosting eligible staff members. Secondments shall always take place between legal entities independent from each other.

Eligible candidates

Eligible Organisations:

Two different types of organisations, from Member States, Associate Countries, and Non-Associated Third Countries, are eligible and distinguished according to their sector:

Academic sector;
- Public or private higher education establishments awarding academic degrees;
- Public or private non-profit research organisations whose primary mission is to pursue research;
- International European Interest Organisations.
Non-academic sector.

Eligible Researchers:

Eligible staff seconded under RISE is:

Early-stage researchers (ESR);
Experienced researchers (ER);
Administrative (ADM), managerial (MNG) and technical staff (TECH) supporting the research and innovation activities of the project.

Eligibility of the partnership

A RISE partnership shall be composed by at least three independent participants established in three different countries. At least two of them must be beneficiaries located in an EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country.

If all participating organisations are from the same sector (i.e. either only academic or only non-academic), there must be at least one partner organisation from a third country. Above this minimum, the participation of beneficiaries/partner organisations from any country is possible under the conditions provided by the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation Regulation No 1290/2013.

RISE actions distinguish also two types of participants:

Beneficiaries (= legal entities established in MS/AC)

Only legal entities that are established in EU Member States or Horizon 2020 associated countries can be beneficiaries. Beneficiaries are organisations that are signatories to the Grant Agreement. They contribute directly to the implementation of the research programme by supervising, sending/hosting and training staff member.

Partner Organisations(=legal entities established in TC)

Only legal entities that are established in third countries can be partner organisations. Similarly, to the role of beneficiaries, partner organisations contribute directly to the implementation of the research project by supervising, sending/hosting and training staff members. They provide secondment opportunities as well as ensure transfer of knowledge. Partner organisations are located in a TC and are not signatories to the Grant Agreement.

There is no maximum size fixed for the number of participants in RISE. However, there is an upper limit of a maximum of 540 person-months per project regarding the number of secondments funded. There is no minimum number of secondments but the project should have a substantial impact as it is highlighted in one of the evaluation criteria

Funding conditions and duration

The total indicative budget for this call for proposals is 80 million EUR.

The financial contribution to a Marie Skłodowska-Curie RISE project is calculated on the basis of unit costs. A unit cost is a fixed amount per person-month of secondment. The EU contribution is calculated by multiplying the unit costs by the number of completed person-months. The overall EU contribution for RISE actions is limited to a maximum 540 person-months.

The maximum duration of a secondment is 12 months and the minimum duration is 1 month for an individual staff member in the project for any organisation. However, a secondment may be split into several stays (by the same staff member from the same sending organisation to the same host organisation) as long as the sum of the duration of all splits is at least 1 month (30 days) and not longer than 12 months and within the duration of the project.

The maximum duration of a RISE project is 48 months from the starting date set out in the grant agreement.

Deadline of proposals’ submission

The deadline of the call is 21 March 2018 (17:00 Brussels local time).

Applicants must submit their proposal electronically, following the link on the submission service.

Further information

Please find attached the necessary documents.

More information: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/msca-rise-2018.html

Kind regards,

Ioanna

Ioanna Asimakaki
Erasmus+ Trainee

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