The
'Marie Curie Actions' have long been one of the
most popular and appreciated features of the
Community Framework Programmes for Research and
Technological Development. They have developed
significantly in orientation over time, from a
pure mobility fellowships programme to a
programme dedicated to stimulating researchers'
career development. The 'Marie Curie Actions'
have been particularly successful in responding
to the needs of Europe's scientific community in
terms of training, mobility and career
development.
In the Seventh
Framework Programme, the 'Marie Curie Actions'
have been regrouped and reinforced in the
'People' Specific Programme. Entirely dedicated
to human resources in research, this Specific
Programme has
a significant overall budget of more than € 4,7
billion over a seven year period until 2013,
which represents a 50% average annual increase
over FP6.
