COMFUTURO · COMFUTURO, a public-private collaboration committed to science and the future
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2022-01-01 → 2026-12-31
- EU contribution
- €1,655,100
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-COFUND
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Results in brief
COMFUTURO, a public-private collaboration committed to science and the future
COMFUTURO, a 60-month MSCA-COFUND initiative, addresses pressing research challenges by awarding 15 fellowships to Experienced Researchers (ER) of any nationality who complied with the MSCA mobility rule, to carry out innovative projects. Fellows are hired by the Spanish National Research Council, with additional support from 6 partner organizations which offer fellows training opportunities and secondments. The programme aims to foster employability while addressing societal demands aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It provides a platform for ERs to propose transformative solutions to urgent challenges like climate change and healthcare. COMFUTURO offers comprehensive support including mentorship, training, and networking to enhance research capabilities and societal contributions. Ultimately, COMFUTURO seeks to cultivate versatile researchers capable of offering innovative solutions and succeeding in diverse professional settings, thus driving positive societal impact and research excellence.
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Project objective
ComFuturo is a public-private collaboration initiative managed by Fundación General CSIC (FGCSIC), which has had 4 successful previous calls for young researchers at the national level. Now, FGCSIC wants to expand ComFuturo, attracting international talent, through a comprehensive programme that includes quality training and research secondments. This 60-month programme will offer 15 ComFuturo 36-month fellowships to Experienced Researchers (ER) of any nationality who have obtained their PhD in the last 10 years. The “ComFuturo fellows” will be selected through a single call and an objective and transparent process, which will include an external evaluation by the Spanish State Research Agency. FGCSIC has teamed up with 7 partner organisations (PO). The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) will recruit, hire and host the ER. ComFuturo research areas will include those aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that contribute, from any scientific-technical discipline, to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda; and topics proposed by PO (in consensus with FGCSIC), that help respond to strategic challenges of the productive sector. ComFuturo aspires to generate, via the promotion of highly innovative projects and science of excellence, an impact on the sustainability of the productive fabric, the environment and society. ComFuturo fellows will freely propose their research projects and their host CSIC centres. They will carry out industrial and international secondments and it will be ensured that they all have the same opportunities and can benefit from the interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international nature of the programme. ComFuturo aims to contribute to obtain a generation of researchers who are leaders in their fields of specialization, but at the same time, versatile and multifaceted, for an improvement in their employability prospects and a successful development of their professional careers, whether in the public or private sector.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- FUNDACION GENERAL CSIC · MadridCoordinatorSpain
Links
- View on CORDIS
- DOI: 10.3030/101034263
- http://www.comfuturo.es
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5ee33ef3e&appId=PPGMS
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5ee34051d&appId=PPGMS
Data: CORDIS, © European Union