Did you know that Marie Sklodowska Curie "Individual Fellowships" funding scheme allows you to carry out a research stay of 12 to 24 months in a non-academic structure? Discover the scheme and consult the two offers of companies currently online on our website!
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The Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) offer individual grants to researchers who wish to boost their careers by working abroad or prepare their return to Europe. Host organisations can be non-academic organisations: companies of all sizes and sectors, museums, NGOs, associations, foundations...
There are two types of fellowships:
This action is for researchers from across the world.
Applicants need a doctoral degree or at least four years’ full-time research experience by the time of the call deadline.
MSCA Fellowships have a specific mobility rule: you cannot have spent more than 36 month in the last five years in the country for which you want to apply for.
All research areas can be funded. MSCA Fellows come from a wide variety of disciplines – from physics to linguistics, and from health-sciences to mathematical modelling.
The grant provides an allowance to cover living, travel and family costs. In addition, the EU contributes to the training, networking and research costs of the fellow, as well as to the management and indirect costs of the project. The grant is awarded to the host organization which commits itself to pay the minimum wage indicated below:
For the researcher
Gross salary: 4.880€ / month
Mobility allowance: 600€ / month
For the hosting organization
Family allowance: 500€ / month
Management and training costs: 1.450€ / month
The following documents have to be provided:
The proposal is written jointly with your future host organisation.
As any other EU-funding, your grant proposal will be evaluated according to the following three main factors:
Your proposal must explain how your project is going to help you to develop your skills and knowledge and how it will have an impact on your career development. Evaluators pay a specific attention to the outreach activities implemented during your project.
Because your proposal won’t be necessary evaluated by experts from the same specific field than you, explain your project in a way non-experts can understand. Showcase the red thread of your proposal by describing the objectives and how you will meet them; explain what impact your project will have for the society.
Successful applicants evaluate the time for writing the proposal by 2 months.
Elvesys is looking for a PhD in physics with a strong interest in microfluidics: "Let’s submit a proposal for a Post-doctoral grant together to create the innovations of tomorrow"
SAFRAN is looking for a PhD in physics, chemistry, material sciences: "Post Doc–Materials & technologies for sensor printing in aeronautical applications"
Listen to the tips and advice by Jean-Marie Pincemin, National Contact Point MSCA:
On average, successful applicants have a threshold higher than 91%. The ones who have reached the minimum threshold but are not funded will receive a “Seal of Excellence”.
In 2018, the success rate for an IF in a non-academic organization was 15,29%, higher than the one for an IF in an academic organization (12,4%).
Your proposal must be submitted before 11 September 2019.
Access to the tool box by the French National Contact Point MSCA (French)