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Main changes in the amended version of the Horizon Europe MSCA work programme

The amended version of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) work programme has been published on the European Commission Funding and Tenders Portal. These are the main changes for the MSCA: Revision MSCA Unit contributions / Lump Sums / Country Correction Coefficients which are to be used for the 2024 and 2025 calls Introduction includes references to: the European Innovation Council (EIC) internship for R&I Talents Scheme; the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment; The European Competence Framework for Researchers (ResearchComp); European Charter for Researchers (2023 update - annex II of this Council Recommendation) Doctoral Networks (DN)/Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF)/Staff Exchanges (SE)/COFUND/Citizens: 2024 budget increase considering the UK Financial contribution to the programme (UK Association to Horizon Europe as of 1/1/2024) DN/PF/SE/COFUND: environmental considerations in line with MSCA Green Charter added as one of the possible additional criteria to be considered by evaluation panels for ex-aequo proposals All Training and Mobility Actions (TMAs): Included a specific provision in the WP as financial decision to allow increasing the maximum EU contribution leaving flexibility to cope with changes during implementation. DN - Joint Doctorates (JD): Changed eligibility in JD for the delivery of joint, double or multiple doctoral degrees recognized in at least one (instead of two currently) EU Member State or Associated Country DN: included criteria for defining a DN resubmission DN/PF: Included instrument of appointment as permanent staff/officials with full social security coverage as equivalent direct contract for the recruitment of researchers. DN/COFUND: Alignment of DN and COFUND with PF for part-time less than 50% for medical reasons. Same footnote as for PF included as well for DN and COFUND PF: clarifying part-time for the outgoing phase is only allowed for personal/family reasons DN/PF/COFUND: clarified the mobility rule regarding country of main activity SE calls schedule: changed timetable of the SE and COFUND calls 2024 SE/COFUND: Simplification/consistency regarding requirements for Letters of Commitment (LoC) Support to Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA): reference to MCAA members, chapters and working groups as third parties deleted plus adaption of procurement contract for reimbursement MSCA4Ukraine: Inclusion of a new grant to identified beneficiary for a financial top-up (€10 million) of the ongoing MSCA4Ukraine grant. Expected opening of the next call in May 2024. MSCA Danish Presidency Conference: inclusion of a new grant to identified beneficiary to support the organization of an MSCA Presidency Conference during the 2025 Danish Presidency (second half 2025) Inclusion of a new call in 2024 for a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) to support MSCA Feedback to Policy. Expected opening of the call: 25 April 2024 and deadline: 3 September 2024.

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Main changes in the amended version of the Horizon Europe WIDERA work programme for the Strengthening the European Research Area part

The amended version of the Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area (WIDERA) work programme has been published on the European Commission Funding and Tenders Portal. The main changes for the Strengthening the ERA by reforming and enhancing the EU research and innovation system part of the WIDERA work programme concerns the introduction of a new call HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-02-01 with one postponed and two new call topics. Expected opening of the call: 15 May 2024 and deadline: 25 September 2024. HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-02-01: Experimentation and exchange of good practices for value creation (Coordination and Support Action) HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-02-02: Science comes to town (Coordination and Support Action) HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-02-03: Talent ecosystems for attractive early research careers – pilot (Coordination and Support Action) Other new actions added:​ Prize: EU Award for Gender Equality Champions (2025 edition)​ Grant to identified beneficiary: European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) (2025) and Danish Presidency Conference on Reforming Research Assessment (2025)​ Public Procurement: Implementation of the Horizon Policy Support Facility (PSF) (2024 & 2025)​; Study on the R&I measures in the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) (2024)​ and Administrative management of the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) (2024)​

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PBNv2 - a MSCA ITN in the field of automotive R&D

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) European Innovative Training Network “PBNv2 - Next generation Pass-By Noise approaches for new powertrain vehicles” started in May 2017. Their research has the shared objective of investigating the possibilities to decrease pass-by noise of vehicles.

The project is a collaboration between 17 research institutions and companies in the European automotive R&D and provides a learning environment for 14 PhD fellows. The Belgian partner is the Noise and Vibration Research Group of KU Leuven, and this project is one of the many Horizon 2020 MSCA Innovative Training Networks that the KU Leuven research group participates in.