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Arctic MSCA-IF program 2020

Marie Skłodowska-Curie - Individual Fellowships at UiT

What is Arctic MSCA-IF Program?

The «Arctic MSCA-IF program» aims to recruit and support excellent junior scientists from outside Norway who plan to submit applications for independent research fellowships through the mobility program Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF) in order to pursue an academic research career. The talented postdocs are selected by UiT supervisors and invited to Tromsø for the Arctic MSCA-IF symposium in May. During the symposium, the UiT supervisor and the postdoc meet and learn how to write a successful MSCA-IF proposal. 10 MSCA-IF projects have been granted UiT since Arctic MSCA-IF program was launched in 2016.

The program is open for all research fields.

Definitions:

Experienced Researcher (ER): fellowship applicant, Postdoc from abroad. Requirements are listed at the bottom of this document.
Supervisor: Formerly called «Scientist in charge» (normally professor/associate professor) at UiT who will supervise the ER through his/her fellowship. Selection criteria listed at the bottom of this document.
Beneficiary: Host institution, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, legal entity.

Arctic MSCA program 2020 will have the following structure:

Date	Activity	Responsible
Dec 9, 2019	Deadline for UiT supervisors to apply to the program	Supervisor
Dec 17, 2019	Final selection of supervisors	SEFU/faculty
Jan 2020	EURAXESS advertisements	SEFU/supervisors
Feb 7, 2020	Deadline for postdoc candidates to apply	Candidates
Feb 17, 2020	Deadline for supervisors to evaluate and propose candidates	Supervisors
March, 2020	Proposed candidate evaluated by SEFU (to ensure fit for the MSCA-IF scheme) and selected candidates are invited to Arctic MSCA-IF Symposium (flight tickets and hotel covered by the program)	SEFU
April, 2020	Booking of flight tickets and hotel (G travel)	SEFU
May, 2020	Workshop for supervisors	SEFU/supervisors
May 26-28 2020	MSCA-IF Symposium	Candidate/supervisor/SEFU/faculty/Trend2000
June-July, 2020	Proposal Writing	Candidate/supervisor (support from Faculty/SEFU)
August, 2020	Pre-evaluation of proposal draft by external consultant and SEFU	Candidate/supervisor/SEFU/Trend2000
August, 2020	Input to administrative forms in the electronic proposal system	SEFU
September 9, 2020	Deadline for submission – 17:00 CET	Candidate/supervisor

The program will cover European Fellowships (EFs): duration 12-24 months.

How to apply to the Arctic MSCA-IF Program as a supervisor?

Find information here and application form here.

Eligibility Criteria for the candidate:

The applicant must be an «Experienced Researcher»; he/she shall, by the time of the deadline (September 9th 2020), be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. The ER can be of any nationality and shall not have spent more than 12 months in Norway in the 3 years immediately prior to September 9th 2020.

Responsible for the program:
Theresa Mikalsen, Research Services and Education Quality Section (SEFU)
Contact: ArcticMSCA@uit.no

Relevant links:
MSCA-IF work programme 2018/2020
MSCA Guide for Applicants
UiT The Arctic University of Norway