Thousands of SMEs tap into MSCA funding [Sponsored]
More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to in... In the last 30 years, the MSCA has supported the careers of excellent researchers from Europe and beyond, enabling them to pursue their ideas across academia and industry. 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to international research networks and highly skilled researchers.
Key Takeaways
- Collaboration between universities and companies has been a fundamental part of the MSCA since its inception in 1996, and the involvement of Europe's SMEs has grown ever since.
Over the last five years, over 4,300 businesses took part in MSCA projects, and more than half of them were SMEs.
- For example, it explains how SMEs can team up with academia to apply for MSCA Staff Exchange funding, which enables research and research support staff to move across countries, sectors, and disciplines, gaining experience and sharing expertise.
SMEs can also reduce R&D costs and administrative effort by applying for an MSCA COFUND grant, which helps cover the cost of selecting, recruiting and training researchers.
- The MSCA Doctoral Networks , which support doctoral training, offer SMEs an opportunity to collaborate with universities in seeking MSCA funding.
For every three educational establishments participating in the Doctoral Networks, there were almost two private sector organisations, according to data gathered from 2021 to 2023.
- Another example is the Postdoctoral Fellowships , where the mobility rules say that applicants should not have lived or worked in the beneficiary country for more than 12 months out of the 36 immediately before the call deadline.
This international focus benefits SME partners because they get to participate in stronger international research networks.
- One example is SERENADE , an MSCA-funded Doctoral Network coordinated by BSH Appliances in Spain.
Stats & Key Facts
- #More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to in...
- #1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to international research networks and highly skilled researchers.
- #Collaboration between universities and companies has been a fundamental part of the MSCA since its inception in 1996, and the involvement of Europe's SMEs has grown ever since.
- #Since 2014 - when the EU's Horizon 2020 funding programme was launched - more than €1 billion in funding has supported the participation of over 8,500 private companies across more than 3,000 projects.
In the last 30 years, the MSCA has supported the careers of excellent researchers from Europe and beyond, enabling them to pursue their ideas across academia and industry. 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link More than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in projects funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) over the past five years, giving companies access to international research networks and highly skilled researchers.
In the last 30 years, the MSCA has supported the careers of excellent researchers from Europe and beyond, enabling them to pursue their ideas across academia and industry. Collaboration between universities and companies has been a fundamental part of the MSCA since its inception in 1996, and the involvement of Europe's SMEs has grown ever since. Over the last five years, over 4,300 businesses took part in MSCA projects, and more than half of them were SMEs.
Since 2014 - when the EU's Horizon 2020 funding programme was launched - more than €1 billion in funding has supported the participation of over 8,500 private companies across more than 3,000 projects. To help companies get the most out of the doctoral training networks, postdoctoral fellowships and staff exchanges on offer, the MSCA has created a business hub page. For example, it explains how SMEs can team up with academia to apply for MSCA Staff Exchange funding, which enables research and research support staff to move across countries, sectors, and disciplines, gaining experience and sharing expertise.
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