EU FP7 Funds for European
Hosting Institutions
“Marie-Curie Actions”
Burçak Çullu
Marie-Curie National Contact Point for Turkey
R&D Indicators
• Increasing R&D Expenditure in GDP
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• Increasing quality and quantity of R&D
Personnel
R&D Expenditure*
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* 2008 rates, Source: TurkStat, R&D Statistics
Increased 2.7 times between 2002-2007
FTE R&D Human Resources
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Source: TurkStat, R&D Statistics
Between 2002-2007
# of FTE R&D Personnel increased 2.2 times
# of FTE Researchers increased 2.1 times
Countries Turkey outpaced between 2002-2007
• GERD;
– Finland and Denmark
• GERD/GDP;
– Greece, Poland ve Slovakia
• FTE R&D Personnel;
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– Greece, Romania, Arjantine, Avusturia,
Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Finland
• FTE Researcher;
– Switzerland, Denmark, Avusturia, Belgium,
Arjantine, Finland, Netherlands
National Support Schemes to Attract Talented
Researchers
TÜBĐTAK
The Department of Science Fellowships
& Grant Programmes (BĐDEB)
• PhD Fellowship Programme For Foreign Citizens
• Research Fellowship Programme For Foreign
Citizens
• Visiting Scientists Fellowship Programme
• EVRENA
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FP7 overview (2007-2013)
EU’s main instrument for funding research
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FP7 Budget Allocation
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• Research Organizations
• Industry
• Universities
• Academia
• Public Institutions
Target Audience
• International Bodies
can attract researchers and transfer
knowledge via Marie-Curie Support and
Fellowship Programmes
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• Post-Docs
• Engineers
• Professors
• Technicians
• MS Students*
Target Audience
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can enhance their careers via Marie-Curie
Support and Fellowship Programmes in
different countries, different sectors.
*ITN
Objectives
•Career development of researchers (attract/retain
numerous, well-trained, motivated researchers) in Europe
•Development of adequate and broad skills for both the
private and public sector; increased private sector
participation
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•Sustainable career development
•Strengthen international (outside EU/AC) dimension
•Balanced gender objective; equal treatment
Initial training:
•Networks for