Seventh EU Framework Programme Ireland

Specific actions

The Marie Curie actions that provide funding for the mobility or researchers are complemented by a number of Specific actions that support the policy framework underlying the People programme:

• Researchers' Night
• Marie Curie Awards 2007
• Trans-national collaboration among ERA-MORE members
• Trans-national collaboration among National Contact Points

The Researchers Night action aims at supporting the efforts undertaken since 2005 in order to bring researchers closer to the larger public, with a view to enhancing their important role in society, and in particular within the daily life of citizens.

The Marie Curie Awards were launched in FP6 with the aim to express public recognition of the research excellence achieved by researchers who have benefited from EC mobility support for research training under the Sixth Framework Programme or previous framework programmes. The action has been discontinued, with only one call in FP7 in 2007.

The action Trans-national collaboration among ERA-MORE members has been designed to enhance the overall performance of the ERA-MORE network of Mobility Centres and to stimulate cooperation between ERA-MORE members on operational and strategic issues. Similarly, the action Trans-national collaboration among National Contact Points aims at reinforcing the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for the Seventh Framework Programme under 'People', by promoting trans-national co-operation. The action focuses on identifying and sharing good practices.

Details of these supporting actions can be found on the FP7 - People website on CORDIS in the section dedicated to Specific actions.