Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
The European Commission's Marie Curie programme is intended for young, talented scientists such as PhD students who would like to do research abroad.
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Conditions
There are three types of Innovative Training Networks (ITN):
European Training Networks;
European Industrial Doctorates; and
European Joint Doctorates.
The conditions differ per ITN. An individual PhD student cannot apply for a fellowship Only the ITN can apply for funding.
Duration of the scholarship
The ITN-project can get funding for recruitment and training for every participating researcher, during maximum three years. The researcher receives –based on an employment contract- a monthly allowance and additional allowances for insurance, mobility and family.
The ITN receives an additional allowance for organisation and management costs. The duration of an ITN-project is maximum four years.
Size
Depends on the type of fellowship.
Applications
The Innovative Training Network has to submit a proposal which matches one of the ‘Open calls’.
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Deadline
The deadline varies because it depends on the specific 'open call' for which the proposal was submitted.