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International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)Mobility by individual researchers has been supported by Marie Curie Actions for some time now. But something similar was needed for research organisations in particular for exchanges outside Europe. Marie Curie’s new International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) plugs that gap. It helps research organisations to set up or strengthen long-term cooperation with others, through a coordinated exchange programme for their staff. Who can apply?Public organisations or private bodies with a public mission (e.g. universities, research centres etc) which carry out research can take part in IRSES. Your proposal must include at least two independent participants in at least two different EU Member States or Asso ciated Countries PLUS one or more organisations located either in countries with which the EU has an S&T Agreement (a science and technology cooperation agreement) or in countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy. The EU’s S&T agreements are listed at: The European Neighbourhood Policy website is at: One of the Member State or Associated Country partners in your project will act as its coordinator. Which topics can be funded?Proposals are welcomed from all areas of scientific and technological research that are of interest to the EU. But there is one exception: research areas covered by the EURATOM Treaty cannot be funded. What does the funding cover?For each staff member from an EU Member State or Associated Country staying in an eligible Third Country, a fixed monthly allowance to cover mobility costs (including travel costs) will be paid by IRSES. In exceptional cases, the costs of stays by staff from certain Third Countries in Europe may also be covered. In all cases, the staff must remain employed by their organisations and are expected to return after the mobility period. Grant Agreements with the Commission are signed for a period of 2-4 years. The maximum duration of the individual staff exchanges will be 12 months. Who decides?IRSES proposals are selected in an open competition. Selection is through transparent, independent peer review, based on excellence using a series of predetermined criteria. How do we apply?Calls for IRSES proposals are announced on the CORDIS website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm Proposals can be submitted online at: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite. FP7SubmitProposalPage For more information about Marie Curie Actions see: http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions |
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