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| Horizon Europe Marie Curie | |
|---|---|
| Name | Horizon Europe Marie Curie |
| Established | 2021 |
| Parent | Horizon Europe |
| Funders | European Commission |
| Focus | Research mobility, training, career development |
| Budget | €6.6 billion (approx.) |
| Website | European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions |
Horizon Europe Marie Curie
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon Europe form a European Union research mobility and career-development program aimed at supporting researchers across European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Israel, United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, India, China, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and other countries through fellowships, doctoral networks, and staff exchanges. Originating from the legacy of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the program builds on prior frameworks such as Seventh Framework Programme and Horizon 2020, interfacing with institutions like the European Research Council, European Commission, European Parliament, European Investment Bank, CERN, EMBO, Max Planck Society, CNRS, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Karolinska Institutet, Università di Bologna, University of Barcelona, Sorbonne University, Technical University of Munich, Delft University of Technology, and KU Leuven.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon Europe continue to finance researcher mobility, training, and career development through competitive grants and collaborative networks. The program links fellowships, doctoral networks, and staff exchanges with institutions including Universities UK, European University Association, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Edinburgh, King's College London, University of Manchester, University of Zurich, University of Geneva, Ecole Polytechnique', Politecnico di Milano, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Lisbon, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and many research infrastructures.
The program pursues objectives aligned with European Green Deal, Digital Decade, Horizon Europe Strategic Plan, and international agendas such as United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, aiming to enhance researcher skills, promote cross-border mobility, and facilitate knowledge transfer between entities like European Cluster of Advanced Industrial Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprise (EU), European Institute of Innovation and Technology, European Innovation Council, World Health Organization, UNESCO, World Economic Forum, and national agencies including Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Science Foundation (United States), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Australian Research Council, and National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Key instruments include Individual Fellowships, Doctoral Networks, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Staff Exchanges, and Co-Funding of regional, national, and international programs, interacting with entities such as European Structural and Investment Funds, Erasmus+, COST Association, Marie Curie Alumni Association, Innovate UK, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Italian Ministry of University and Research, Spanish National Research Council, Polish National Science Centre, H2020 Marie Curie Actions, Human Frontier Science Program, Wellcome Trust, Max Planck Society Fellowships, and private foundations like Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Corporation. Grants support secondments, interdisciplinary training, industrial placements at companies like Siemens, Philips, Roche, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, SAP SE, Bosch, Airbus, and collaborative projects with nongovernmental organizations such as Médecins Sans Frontières, WWF, Greenpeace, Amnesty International.
Eligibility criteria reference researcher mobility rules, doctoral status, and transnational host organizations, with applicants drawn from institutions like University of Vienna, Trinity College Dublin, National University of Ireland Galway, University of Helsinki, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Heidelberg University, University of Bologna Graduate School, Scuola Normale Superiore, École Normale Supérieure, Institut Pasteur, Max Delbrück Center, Nanyang Technological University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Seoul National University, IIT Madras, and Indian Institute of Science. Calls require submission through the Funding & Tenders Portal, evaluation by independent experts often affiliated with European Technology Assessment Network, Science Europe, ALLEA, ERA, European Research Area Committee, and compliance with ethics rules used by European Ethics Review Committee. National contact points, research offices, and host supervisors from institutions like Karolinska Institutet, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, University of Oslo assist applicants.
Governance is provided by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, implementation via executive agencies including the Funding & Tenders Office, and coordination with bodies such as European Research Council Executive Agency, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, Marie Skłodowska-Curie National Contact Points, European Court of Auditors, European Ombudsman, Council of the European Union, and member state ministries like Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spain), Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany). Programme monitoring uses indicators akin to those in Lisbon Strategy, Europe 2020, and reporting channels to European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Outputs include doctoral degrees, peer-reviewed publications in outlets such as Nature, Science, The Lancet, Cell, PNAS, patents registered with European Patent Office, technology transfers involving Fraunhofer Society, spin-offs incubated by Station F, Cambridge Science Park, and alumni networks exemplified by the Marie Curie Alumni Association. Measurable impacts appear in collaborations among universities, industry partners like SAP, Siemens Healthineers, and research infrastructures such as European XFEL, ESS, EMBL-EBI, enhancing career progression tracked in surveys by Eurostat, OECD, UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Critiques involve competition intensity, administrative burden reported by host institutions like University of Zagreb, University of Belgrade, University of Ljubljana, perceived geographic concentration favoring clusters around London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Milan, Barcelona, Munich, Zurich, Stockholm, disparities highlighted by European Committee of the Regions, ethical controversies monitored by European Research Council Advisory Board, and concerns over brain drain discussed in fora including European Council on Foreign Relations and national assemblies. Implementation challenges include coordination with national funding agencies, harmonization across legal frameworks such as General Data Protection Regulation, and aligning with strategic priorities of stakeholders like European Industry Day and regional innovation strategies.