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Friday, October 21, 2016

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - workshop to help prepare applications for their grants

The European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) support research training and career development focused on innovation skills. The programme funds worldwide and cross-sector mobility that implements excellent research in any field. There are MSCA grants for all stages of a researcher's career, from PhD candidates to highly experienced researchers.


This one-day workshop on November 24 2016 will provide detailed information on the eligibility and application criteria for the MSCA Individual Fellowships and the MSCA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE). 

This workshop is open to researchers planning to apply to the 2017 Marie-Curie Individual Fellowship (IF) Call and the 2017 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Call.


The Marie-Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) International Individual Fellowship programme is a mobility research grant scheme that is open to post-doctoral researchers from all over the world. Any Experienced Researcher, from a recent PhD graduate to an emeritus professor, can apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to be hosted at a research-performing organisation in Europe. Europe-based researchers can be hosted by research-performing organisation in ASEAN. This is one of Europe’s most competitive and prestigious awards. The generous annual budget includes funding for salary, mobility costs, research costs, and a contribution to the overhead costs of their host organisation. The next call for applications will open on 11 April 2017 with a deadline of 14 September 2017.  

RISE aims at international and inter-sector collaboration through promoting research and innovation exchanges of staff.  RISE will support short-term mobility of research and innovation staff at all career levels, from the most junior (post-graduate) to the most senior (management), including administrative and technical staff. RISE offers an opportunity to expand and strengthen research networks, to share knowledge and skills, and to strengthen institutional links with Europe. The next call for application will open on 1 December 2016 with a deadline of 5 April 2017. 

Participation in the workshop is free of charge but registration is required. Participation is limited to 60 people only.

Register for the workshop here - https://europeanresearchdayasean2016.splashthat.com/ 

Date, time and location - Thursday,  November  24 2016, 8.30am – 6.00pm
Sofitel Hotel Sukumvit, Bangkok