Therese Lindahl - Writing a Proposal for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship

Sep 12, 2026

A proposal-writing guidance presentation for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, aimed at supporting experienced researchers in preparing strong applications. It outlines the fellowship’s goal of boosting creative and innovative capacity through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility. The material clarifies eligibility for the term “experienced researcher” (doctoral degree or at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience at call deadline) and explains how research experience is measured. Practical proposal structuring is discussed via a bottom-up approach, joint application roles, and scientific-area targeting.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

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Pages37

Reading Time13 min

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Agenda

Short introduction into the funding scheme

Best practice in setting up a proposal

Tips & tricks for the proposal text itself

Aims of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

“Experienced researcher”

Definition from the funding rules

Measuring research experience

Bottom up: you propose the topic

Scientific areas

Joint application

Experienced researcher and host institution roles

Anywhere, 1–3 years

Therese Lindahl I FFG WRITING A PROPOSAL FOR A MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP 24 February 2019, Vienna AGENDA 􀂃 Short introduction into thefunding scheme 􀂃 Best practice insetting upaproposal 􀂃 Tips & tricks fortheproposal text itself © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at IMAGE Source Therese Lindahl YuliyaShakalisava © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at 3 SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEMARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIEINDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at AIMS OF THE MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE FELLOWSHIP The goal of the Individual Fellowshipsisto enhancethe creative and innovative potential ofexperienced researchers, wishing to diversify theirindividual competence in terms of skill acquisitionthrough advanced training, international andintersectoral mobility. MSCA Work programme 2018 – 2020, page 13 © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at 5 „EXPERIENCED RESEARCHER“ Definition from the funding rules … … atthe date of call deadline (i.e., 11.9.2019) in the possession of adoctoral degree or at least 4 years offull-time equivalent research experience 􀂃 no age restriction 􀂃 nationality in most IF types notrelevant © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at 6 © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at MEASURING RESEARCHEXPERIENCE Research experience is measured fromthe date when the researcher obtainedthe degree entitling him/her to embarkona doctorate – even ifa doctorate wasnever started or envisaged. 7 BOTTOM UP … 􀀭 YOU PROPOSE THE TOPIC 8 Scientific areas … 􀂃 Chemistry (CHE) 􀂃 Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) 􀂃 Economic Sciences (ECO) 􀂃 Information Science and Engineering (ENG) 􀂃 Environmental and Geosciences (ENV) 􀂃 Life Sciences (LIF) 􀂃 Mathematics (MAT) 􀂃 Physics (PHY) © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at 8 © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at JOINT APPLICATION Experienced researcher (= fellow)+ host institution(s) (= beneficiary) 􀂃 legal entity in the academic or non -academic sector 􀂃 established ina European UnionMember State or Associated Country(MS/AC) 10 ANYWHERE, 1 – 3 YEARS !!! very rough answer, to get the picture 􀀭 More precisely, where and how longdepends 􀂃 on the typeof the fellowship 􀂃 the mobility rule related to the fellowship © FFG I Austrian Research Promotion Agency I www.ffg.at 11

FAQs

What is the main aim of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship?

It aims to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers by supporting skill acquisition through advanced training and enabling international and intersectoral mobility.

Who qualifies as an “experienced researcher” for this fellowship?

An experienced researcher is defined as someone holding a doctoral degree or having at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience at the call deadline; there is no age restriction and nationality is generally not relevant in most IF types.

How is research experience measured for eligibility?

Research experience is measured from the date the researcher obtained the degree that allows embarking on a doctorate, even if a doctorate was never started or envisaged.

Sep 12, 2026

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