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What are H2020 Marie Curie Innovative Training Networks (MSCA-ITN) ?

Who can be a beneficiary of an MSCA-ITN?

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  • Institutions from the academic or nonacademic sector

 

 

  • Beneficiaries have to recruit at least one young researcher for 3 to 36 months

 

  • Beneficiaries provide scientific and/or non-scientific training to young researchers

Who are the young researchers (ESRs)?

  • From any countries
  • With less than 4 years of full time research since the obtention of their master degree (or equivalent)
  • With less than 12 months in the host country in the past 36 months

Types of MSCA-ITN

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ETN (European Training Networks)

  • Minimum 3 beneficiaries from 3 EU countries or associated countries
  • Participation in the non-academic sector is strongly advised
  • Enrollment in PhD program is not mandatory

 

EID (European Industrial Doctorates)

  • Minimum 2 beneficiaries – 1 academic, one non-academic
  • Minimum 2 EU countries or associated countries
  • Young researchers have to get a PhD at the end of the project
  • Mandatory cosupervision of the PhD (one supervisor from the academic sector, the other from the nonacademic sector)
  • Minimum 50% of the time in the non-academic sector

 

EJD (European Joint Doctorates)

  • Minimum 3 beneficiaries able to deliver a PhD diploma
  • Minimum 3 EU countries or associated countries
  • Young researchers have to get a PhD degree from at least 2 universities from the consortium at the end of the project

Budget of MSCA-ITN

The financial support of H2020 MSCA-ITN by the EU takes into account a correction coefficient for the host country. It covers:

  • Living, mobility and family allowances for the researcher (gross salary 3,150€)
  • Research, training and networking costs for the institution (1,800€/month)
  • Management and indirect costs (1,200€/month)

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