[R&D&I Management] EUROFLASH R&D 2023 No. 258. HE: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Electronic Bulletin of Information Alerts on R&D Calls for Proposals
EUROFLASH R&D NEWSLETTER NO. 258 – Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
HE: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2023
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) of the Horizonte Europe (HE) Program;The main objective is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of PhD researchers who want to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility;
This call is open to excellent researchers of any nationality, including those who wish to reintegrate in Europe or who aspire to restart their research career, as well as to personnel displaced by conflicts.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CALL:
– Implementation, by the Researcher, of a Research and innovation projectoriginal and personalized;Participants (entities)Beneficiary entity –Beneficiary-established in a Member State of the European Union (EU MS) or in a Horizon Europe Partner Country (HE AC), which signs the Grant Agreement, hires and supervises the Researcher, receives funding, etc.) and Associated entities -Associated Partners (AP)– that train researchers, host them in stays,… but do not sign the Grant Agreement, do not hire the Researcher and do not receive direct funding;– Types of FP: European Postdoctoral Fellowships (EF):Researchers of any nationality, who meet the eligibility criteria indicated below, will be hired by the Beneficiary entity for a period of between 12 and 24 months; extendable for a maximum of 6 more months if the proposal includes aPlacement Period (see section onStays). Global Postdoctoral Fellowships (GF):The GF has 2 Phases; one Exit phase to a PA, located in a Third Country (neither EU MS nor HE AC), for a period between 12 and 24 months, and one Mandatory return phase of 12 months, in the Beneficiary entity, which is the entity that hires him/her.      –Eligibility CriteriaResearcher’s requirements: To have a PhD degree or to have successfully defended the Thesis before the closing date of the call. Research experience (full time): maximum 8 years since obtaining the (first) PhD degree; this limit may be extended for certain reasons (see Applicant’s Guide). Available one calculation guide8 years of full-time research experience. Mobility rule: the Researcher cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than 12 months in the 36 months prior to the closing date of this call (September 13, 2023): In the country of the Beneficiary entity that hires him/her, in a FE. In the country of the PA, where he/she will carry out the Exit Phase, in a GF.  – StaysApplications may include (optional), as long as it is in line with the project objectives and adds significant value and/or impact to the project: Stay/s: during the project implementation (EF) or during the Exit Phase (GF), in any country of the world, up to a maximum of 1/3 of the project duration (contract) in the EF and 1/3 of the duration of the Exit Phase, in the GF (in the GF this 1/3 may include an initial stay, of max. 3 months, in the Beneficiary entity, as part of the Exit Phase). Additional stay, called Placement periodThe project will be carried out in a UE MS or HE AC, of up to 6 months duration (these months would extend/extend the duration of the Project), necessarily in the non-academic sector and not during the project but in its final phase, closing the project. – FinancingEU funding is a unitary contribution (unit: month of the researcher’s contract) and is associated with the researcher’s recruitment and expenses related to his training, research work, seminars, publication costs, etc.; management and indirect costs are also financed (see the budget structure, expenditure categories and unit amounts in the Work Program 2023-2024, 2. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actionsp. 89 et seq.) Additional quotation may be requested if aPlacement periodIf the Researcher’s dedication to the Project is not full time (see conditions in Work Program 2021-2022, 2. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actionsp. 91) funding will be reduced pro rata.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
Applications shall be submitted jointly by the Investigator (an Investigator can only submit one application per call) and by the Beneficiary entity.electronically, through via through the EU Funding & Tenders P! ortal.The application consists of a Part A (completed on-line),content) and a Part B,Part B-1 and Part B-2 (incorporated in two separate pdfs), which must include, in the case of GFs, a letter of commitment from the PA where the Exit Phase will take place. Only the PA of the Exit Phase of a GF and, if applicable, the non-academic PA of the GF must be included in Part A as a participating entity.Placement Period; the other PAs (Stay/s) should only be included in Part B. See minimum content of the letter of commitment in the staff/templateof Part B of the applicationpage 38.PENALTYApplications submitted to the HE-MSCA-PF-2022 call by a Beneficiary entity (and in the GF also a PA in the Exit Phase) and an Investigator, which received a score lower than 70%, may not be submitted to this HE-MSCA-PF-2023 call.
MORE INFORMATION:
General information about the call for proposals:– Work Program 2023-2024– Applicant’s Guide– Model Grant Agreement (U nit Gr ants)– MSCA PF 2023 briefing: news and general aspects of the call for proposals, April 25, 2023Personal informationCampus de Vera: Rosa Mª Piquer (78289), e-mail: sgi-europeos@upv.es Alcoi Campus: Vicente Díez (74096) Gandia Campus: Pilar Sánchez  (49409)