MSCA Masterclass – Preparing a competitive proposal for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

Useful informations

If you encounter any problems, please contact us at the following email address: grants@icm-institute.org

 

To register : First, connect to your Open Brain School account, by using the same credentials as your ICM account. Click on « Book a Ticket » and fill in the information requested (marked by an asterisk *).

 

This workshop will be held in English 🇬🇧

 

 

Description


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) are highly competitive post-doctoral fellowships designed to support excellent scientists in mobility. This Masterclass offers several activities to enlighten you on the application process (evaluation steps, application components), reviewers’ expectations (evaluation criteria, Q&A with the Grants Office) and will help participants to prepare a strong application through specific recommendations. 

 

This Masterclass is intended for all post-doctoral researchers with less than 8 years of research experience after PhD at the deadline (13 September 2023). Due to a limited number of participants, priority will be given to postdocs wishing to join a team of the Paris Brain Institute for their post-doctorate or preparing a Global Fellowship with a return phase at ICM. 

 

Learning outcomes


 

  • Knowledge of the application and evaluation process and criteria 
  • Knowledge and guidelines on the components of a competitive MSCA postdoctoral fellowship proposal 
  • Knowledge of the construction of Parts B1 and B2 

 

Learning content


1) Workshop on proposal preparation 

Held on 15 June 2023 from 14:00-16:30 in meeting room 4 (and on Zoom upon request), it will provide you with important information for writing a competitive proposal that meets the expectations of MSCA-PF reviewers. We will focus on best practices and tips for writing and organising B1 and B2 documents, including building a strong CV. This Masterclass will be fully in English.  

 

2) Complementary information sessions organised by the National MSCA Contact Point: 

  • Presentation of the MSCA-PF call on 11 May 10:00-12:00 (in French, online upon registration) 
  • Webinar « Writing tips – Postdoctoral Fellowships » on 6 June (in French) or 9 June (in English) – registration link to be communicated 

 

3) Workshop materials + templates of documents B1 & B2 with ICM guidelines 

Several documents will be made available via our Digiforma training platform after the workshop, among which the templates providing detailed writing recommendations and structured guidelines directly integrated into the B1 and B2 templates. 

 

4) Individual support for applicants to the 2023 deadline of 13 September (upon request).  

 

 

Organizing team


Julia Tepel – European grants officer – ICM Grants Office (grants@icm-institute.org) : Julia Tepel has been supporting researchers with MSCA proposal preparations since 2014. She is an expert of the European research and innovation programmes, among which Horizon Europe.  

 

Ressources


To be uploaded:  

  • B1 templates with ICM guidelines 
  • B2 templates with ICM guidelines