Marie Curie - Events & Training


2008 Events

Marie Curie & ERC Information Day – Tailor Made for You

Thursday, May 15th 2008 - TCD Science Gallery, Pearse St, Dublin.

A national information event on a number of Marie Curie Schemes and the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants was organised by the Marie Curie Office of the Irish Universities Association in collaboration with the National Contact Point for the ERC at SFI.

Download the presentations here.

Information:

For information on the Initial Training Networks (ITN) and the Individual Fellowship schemes (Intra-European – IEF, International Incoming – IIF, International Outgoing – IOF), see the Marie Curie 2008 Work Programme and the Guides for Applicants which can be downloaded from the corresponding call pages on CORDIS:

IEF: Next deadline in 2008: 19 August http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=usersite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=118

IIF: Next deadline in 2008: 19 August http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=usersite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=119  

IOF: Next deadline in 2008: 19 August http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=usersite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=120  

ITN: Next deadline in 2008: 2 September http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=usersite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=121

 

Marie Curie Seminars on the “Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways” (IAPP) and the “International Research Staff Exchange Scheme” (IRSES)

In collaboration with the Research Offices at the participating institutions, the IUA Marie Curie Office is organising a series of seminars on the Marie Curie “Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways” (IAPP) and the “International Research Staff Exchange Scheme” (IRSES).

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, Dublin City University

13.00 – 14.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Scheme (and a short overview of the International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES))

Venue: "Seminar Room" on the 4th floor of the Invent building, DCU Campus (map)

Local contact person & registrations: Dr Fiona Killard, Research Officer, Office of the Vice-President for Research, 01-700 7895, Fiona.Killard@dcu.ie. External participants are welcome!

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, Waterford Institute of Technology

13.15 – 15.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Scheme and International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES). A light lunch will be provided at 13.00.

Venue: Main Board Room (Room AO2), Cork Road Campus (map).

Local contact person & registrations: Ms Susie Cullinane, Projects Manager, Research Support Unit, 051-306260, scullinane@wit.ie. External participants are welcome!

Monday, 4 February 2008, NovaUCD

14.00 – 15.30 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

Venue: Seminar Room (0.23), NovaUCD, Belfild Innovation Park, University College Dublin (map)

Local contact person & registrations: Ms Helen Mc Grath, Operations Manager, NovaUCD, 01-7163711, helen.mcgrath@ucd.ie. External participants are welcome!

Thursday, 17 January 2008, University of Limerick

11.00 – 13.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Scheme

14.30 – 15.15 Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

Venue: Glucksman Library Boardroom

Local contact person & registrations: Sharone O'Loughlin, Manager, EU & External Funding, Research Office, 061-202160, sharone.oloughlin@ul.ie External participants are welcome!

Friday, 18 January 2008, University College Cork

11.00 – 13.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Scheme and International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

Venue: Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Room 225 (coffee will be served in Room G11 from 10.15 to 10.55)

Local contact person & registrations: Ms Rebecca Haworth, Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the Vice-President for Research, 021-4901896, r.haworth@ucc.ie. External participants are welcome!

Monday, 21 January 2008, Trinity College Dublin

11.00 – 12.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways

(if you want to arrange a further one-to-one discussion with Dagmar on a potential proposal after the presentation please give your availability after 12.15 on 21 Jan).

Venue: Large Conference Room, O'Reilly Institute

Local contact person & registrations (participants from TCD only): Dr Oonagh Kinsman, Research Projects Officer, 01-8968562, oonagh.kinsman@tcd.ie

External participants are welcome – please send an email to dagmar.meyer@iua.ie to register for the event.

Wednesday, 23 January 2008, NUI Galway

11.00 – 13.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Scheme and International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

Venue: Siobhan McKenna Theatre, Arts Millennium Building

Local contact person & registrations: Mr Padraic De Búrca, Research Support Officer, Office of the Vice President for Research, 091-492034, padraic.deburca@nuigalway.ie . External participants are welcome!

Monday, 28 January 2008, NUI Maynooth

11.00 – 12.00 Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

12.00 – 12.30 Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

Venue: Lecture Auxilia II (AXII), Auxilia House, North Campus, NUI Maynooth (map)

Local contact person & registrations: Dr Miriam Ryan, Enterprise Officer, 01-7086019, miriam.ryan@nuim.ie. External participants are welcome!

 

2007 Events

Marie Curie Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Scheme

11.00-13.00, Mon Dec 10th 2007

Venue: Winter Hall, Royal College of Physicians, No 6 Kildare St, Dublin 2

A national information event on the Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) scheme is being organized by the Marie Curie Office of the Irish Universities Association (IUA). The programme includes a presentation of the IAPP scheme (objectives, eligibility and evaluation criteria, funding level) as well as a number of short presentations by successful contractors in the Marie Curie “Transfer of Knowledge – Industry-Academia Partnerships” programme from FP6 (predecessor of the IAPP scheme in FP7). Ample time will be devoted to a Q&A session about any aspect of the new scheme.  

Please register for the event by Thursday 6th December by email to Lia O'Sullivan

Marie Curie Workshops on Individual Fellowships and Grants  

In collaboration with the Research Offices at the participating universities and Institutes of Technology, the IUA Marie Curie Office is offering a series of information sessions / short workshops on the Marie Curie Individual Actions in FP7:

  • Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF)
  • International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
  • International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
  • European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
  • International Reintegration Grants (IRG)

 The following events have been planned so far:

Wednesday, 27 June, 12:00 – 14:00, Waterford Institute of Technology

Venue: to be confirmed

Local contact person & registrations: Ms Susie Cullinane, Projects Manager, Research Support Unit, WIT, 051-306260, scullinane@wit.ie

Sandwiches and drinks will be provided before the workshop.

Friday, 8.June, 11:00 – 13:00, NUI Galway

Venue: Theatre IT125, IT Building

Local contact person & registrations: Mr Padraic De Búrca, Research Support Officer, Office of the Vice President for Research, 091-492034, padraic.deburca@nuigalway.ie

Monday, 11 June, 11:00 – 13:00, NUI Maynooth

Venue: John Hume Building, Lecture Theatre JHL7, North Campus

Local contact person & registrations: Dr Miriam Ryan, Enterprise Officer, 01-7086019, miriam.ryan@nuim.ie  

Wednesday, 13 June, 12:30 – 14:30, Trinity College Dublin

Venue: Large Conference Room, O’Reilly Institute

NB: This workshop is organized by the Centre for Women in Science & Engineering Research (WiSER) and the Trinity Research Staff Association (TRSA). A light lunch will be provided.

Local contact person: Ms Caroline Roughneen, Director, Centre for Women in Science & Engineering Research, 01-8963508, croughn@tcd.ie

Registrations: To register, please email wiser@tcd.ie with your contact details.

Thursday, 14 June, 13:00 – 14:30, Round Lecture Theater, Dublin City University

Local contact person & registrations:  Dr Mark Rushforth, Research Officer, Office of the Vice-President for Research, 01-700 5612, mark.rushforth@dcu.ie

Monday, 25 June, 10:00 – 12:00, Library Boardroom, University of Limerick

Library Building 1st floor

Local contact person & registrations: Ms Sharone O'Loughlin, Manager, EU & External Funding, Research Office, 061-202160, sharone.oloughlin@ul.ie  

Tuesday, 26 June, 11:00 – 13:00, University College Cork

Venue: Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, UCC

Local contact person & registrations: Dr Ruth Davis, Research Support Officer, Office of the Vice-President for Research Policy and Support, 021-4903542, r.davis@ucc.ie  

Each workshop will start off with a general introduction to the Marie Curie Individual Actions in FP7, covering their objectives, eligibility criteria, financial aspects and also the support systems that are in place to help moving to another country.

The remainder of the workshop will present further details of the proposal preparation including:

  • where to find relevant information
  • what are the key points to keep in mind when preparing a proposal
  • how does the evaluation process work and what are the evaluation criteria
  • common mistakes to avoid

This second part of the workshop is primarily for those already preparing a proposal or those seriously thinking about it. Participants will have the opportunity to ask more in-depth and specific questions relating to their project proposal or idea. 

If you are interested in attending any of these events, please register with the local contact as indicated.

Launch of the Marie Curie FP7 People Programme

May 21st 2007

Crowne Plaza Conference, Santry, Dublin 9

Launch of Marie Curie FP7 Programme