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Marie Curie Actions

International Reintegration Grants (IRG)

7^th Research Framework Programme
People Programme

What are the Marie Curie International Reintegration Grants?

Marie Curie International Reintegration grants provide financial assistance to researchers who wish to return and find a job in Europe after they have worked in research in a third country for at least three years. The duration of the grants is between 2 and 4 years.

Who can apply?

Researchers from EU Member States or Associated Countries with at least 4 years full-time postgraduate research experience or a doctoral degree, who at the deadline of submission foreseen in the call for proposals have been active in research in a third country for at least 3 years. The researcher applies in liaison with a (re)integration host organisation located in an EU Member State or Associated Country.

Note: The researcher should not have resided more than 12 months in a Member or Associated State in the last 3 years.

If the researcher is already working in Europe, justification should presented showing that the IRG grant will significantly improve contractual conditions and career opportunities.

Which research topics are supported?

Proposals from all areas of scientific and technological research of interest to the European Union are welcome.

How does it work?

Applications are evaluated twice a year. If the proposal is selected, the Commission signs a grant agreement with the (re)integration host. The (re)integration host will then sign an employment agreement with the researcher.

What does the funding cover?

The grant is a flat-rate contribution to the project costs and amounts to €25000 per year during the period of reintegration.

Call for applications: 9^th of October 2008, continuously available.

Cut-off dates: 2^nd of April, 2009 and 8^th of October, 2009, 17:00 Brussels local time (16:00 Lisbon).

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=95

For additional informations, contact the National Contact Point:

Data on this page obtained from a European Commission flyer on the Marie Curie Actions, under the supervision and with further clarifications from the Portuguese National Contact Point.