MARIE CURIE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH STAFF EXCHANGE SCHEME (IRSES)

Description:                                                         Max. budget: EUR 30 million

The Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme is an action that aims to strengthen research partnerships through staff exchanges and networking activities between European research organisations and research organisations from countries with which the European Union has an S&T agreement or is in the process of negotiating one, and countries covered by the European Neighbourhood policy. Compared to individual Marie Curie Actions, that provide mobility possibilities to individual researchers, this action will provide support to research organisations to establish or reinforce long-term research cooperation through a coordinated joint programme of exchange of researchers for short periods.
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Participants:

A participant in this action is a research organisation that will be a member of the partnership that contributes directly to the implementation of the joint exchange programme, by seconding and/or hosting eligible researchers. A partnership in this action shall be composed of at least two independent participants established in at least two different Member States or associated countries, and one or more research organisations either located in countries with which the European Union has or is in the process of negotiating an S&T agreement, or in countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy.
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Eligibility criteria:

A proposal will only be considered eligible if it meets all of the following conditions:
• It is received by the Commission or by the Research Executive Agency before the deadline given in the call text.
• It involves at least the minimum number of participants given in the call text.
• It is complete (i.e. both the requested administrative forms and the proposal description are present).
• The content of the proposal relates to the activities and funding scheme(s), including any special conditions, set out in this work programme.

Additional eligibility criteria:

This action addresses partnership composed of at least two independent research organisations established in at least two different Member States or associated countries, and one or more research organisations either located in countries with which the European Union has or is in the process of negotiating an S&T agreement, or in countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy.

Deadline: 17 January 2013

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