Paul Harris, European Commission - Marie Curie Statistics and Evaluations

1. Date: in 12 pts
FP7 Marie Curie Actions
- statistics and evaluations
Paul Harris
DG EAC.C3
Durham, 8 May 2013
Education
and Culture
The conclusions, recommendations and opinions presented of the study authors do not
necessarily represent the views of the European Commission.

2. North-East in FP7 MCA
Organisation Type Marie Curie Action Participations Participant funding (€)
Higher Education MC-ITN 30 14 922 387
MC-IEF 29 5 448 173
MC-COFUND 1 3 965 023
MC-IIF 11 2 340 222
MC-IOF 8 2 112 864
MC-IRSES 19 2 111 800
MC-IAPP 4 1 302 807
MC-ERG 2 45 000
MC-IRG 1 37 500
MC-RN 1 26 400
Higher Education TOTAL 106 32 312 176
Private (for profit) MC-IAPP 4 334 687
MC-ITN 1 250 652
Private (for profit) TOTAL 5 585 339
Research MC-ITN 1 0
Research TOTAL 1 0
NORTH-EAST TOTAL 112 32 897 515

3. Education
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Funding
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5. Education
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FP7 MCA Achievements
• ~ 60 000 researchers financed since creation of
MCAs
• >10 000 PhD supported in FP7
• Marie Curie researchers coming from all over the
world (~ 130 nationalities)
• Marie Curie host organisations in >80 countries
• 38% women participation in FP7 MCA (target:
40%)
• ~50% of budget dedicated to research in societal
challenges
• Bridging academia-business gap: ~8 000
secondments/recruitments in ~750 projects
• SMEs play a major role: in IAPP & ITN account for
>50% of all businesses participating
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1996-1998 1999-2002 2002-2006 2007-2010 2011-2013
1996-2010
50 000 Marie Curie Researchers
Budget distribution by scientific panel
in FP7 (bottom-up approach)

6. Education
and Culture
The evaluations
 FP7 Marie Curie Actions Interim Evaluation
 Published March 2013
 FP7 Marie Curie Life-long Training and
Career Development Evaluation
 Published March 2012
 Both online at:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/evalre
ports/index_en.htm#fp7

7. Education
and Culture
Interim Evaluation
Carried out by
Duration of the evaluation project: Dec2011-Jan2013
Scope: FP7 MCA 2007-2011
Main focus:
 Host-driven Marie Curie Actions: ITN, IAPP, IRSES
 Researchers' Night
 Revision of the IMPAFEL methodology

8. Education
and Culture
Marie Curie Actions
•Uniqueness of the overall mix of instruments applied;
•Support to building international links and networks between
research institutions and individual researchers, as well as between
academia and business;
•Capability of good practice dissemination by influencing initiation of
similar programmes at the national level, as well as influencing current
practices;
•Provision of better career development and mobility opportunities
for researchers.
European Added Value

9. Education
and Culture
Effectiveness
and utility
86% of the beneficiaries agreed that participation in Marie Curie
projects has strengthened/will strengthen existing collaborations
with partner organisations.
Almost two thirds of the universities from the Shanghai
top 500 list participated in the host-driven MCA in 2011.
Nine out of ten European companies, investing the
largest sums in research and development, participated
in the host-driven MCA in 2010 and 2011.
92% of the ITN fellows assessed the Marie Curie
impact on their career prospects as “very good” or
“good”.

10. Education
and Culture
 Very high satisfaction of fellows with the study, training and career
opportunities received;
 Most of the fellows (79%) who already finished their training were
employed as researchers in a university, other higher education
institution or a public research organisation.
Skills development
Career progression

11.  Covers Activity 2 (Lifelong Training and Career
Development) and Activity 4 (International
Dimension) - FP7 PEOPLE programme (Marie
Curie Actions)
 Carried out by
 Evaluation of the period 2007-2010
 Focus: new co-funding mechanism (COFUND) and
how it compares with the longer established
Individual Fellowships and Reintegration Grants
Education
and Culture
Life-long Training
Evaluation

12.  Relevant to EU political priorities and global objectives, as well
as to the needs of research organisations, research funding
organisations and individual researchers
 Both mechanisms are achieving their objectives and are
strengthening the research capacity of the EU
 Modest positive impact on operational and administrative
procedures of host institutions (COFUND)
 COFUND or Individual Fellowships have contributed to the
development of researchers’ careers
 Budget appears appropriate – the quantity and quality of
outputs and results, and success rates for Individual
Fellowships appear satisfactory
Education
and Culture
Life-long Training
Evaluation conclusions