ITN: Where can fellows share their work with society? What other platforms, events, etc. (besides the European Researchers’ Night) are there for MSCA fellows?

Fellows can look for the following opportunities:

• The host organisation's PR services, including social media channels.

• Science weeks, science fairs, open-schools, etc. organised in their city/ region.

• The European Science Engagement Association.

• The Falling Walls Lab.

• The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA offers talks on public engagement and semi-citizen/ semi-peer targeted outreach sessions at their events.

• Apply at ESOF – EuroScience.

ITN - ETN: If an ITN consortium is coordinated by an SME, which cannot award doctoral degrees but has an arrangement with a university to award doctoral degrees, is it mandatory to include the university in the consortium as a Partner Organisation?

REA ITN Helpdesk suggested to add the University as partner organisation in this case.

What are the eligibility criteria for researchers for ETN?

Eligibility criteria for researchers Researchers participating in an ETN have to be ‘EarlyStage Researchers’ at the time of recruitment. This means that they are in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research career and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. At the time of recruitment, they cannot have lived or worked for more than 12 months in the country of their future host organisation (short stays such as vacation are not taken into account).

Where do I find the 'Researcher declaration' in Horizon2020 and HorizonEurope?

The ”Researcher Declarations” is even more important in Horizon2020, as reporting is automated (the data from the declarations will be fed directly to the reporting system). TThe RD has to be updated for all cases of leave (e.g. parental or sickness leave) and for secondments. The declarations are done electronically via the SyGMa portal for managing the grant.  

Is it possible to submit an ETN in which some of the fellows receive a joint degree? And is that an advantage for the evaluation?

It is possible that some fellows in ETN will be enrolled in joint/double or multiple degrees, but it is not a formal requirement as in EJD.  As such, joint degrees are not considered separately in ETN: the proposal overall will be evaluated against the evaluation criteria of ETN.  It is important to keep in mind when submitting an ETN that  minimum eligibility rules and other aspects of that particular mode must be respected.  In addition, ranking takes place within the ETN mode.