1 - Introduction

The Innovative Training Networks (ITN) aim to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. Partnerships take the form of collaborative European Training Networks (ETN), European Industrial Doctorates (EID) or European Joint Doctorates (EJD).

1 - European Joint Doctorates

EJDs have the objective of promoting international, intersectoral and multi/inter-disciplinary collaboration in doctoral-level training in Europe through the creation of joint doctoral programmes, leading to the delivery of joint, double or multiple doctoral degrees. Doctoral degrees have to be recognised as such by the relevant authorities of the country or countries concerned.

3 - Eligibility

EJD networks are composed of at least three beneficiaries established in different EU Member States or Associated Countries that are entitled to deliver doctoral degrees. Above this minimum, the participation of any other organisation from the same or other countries (worldwide) is possible under the conditions provided by the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation.

Each recruited researcher must be:

*selected, supervised, monitored and assessed through a joint governance structure;

*be enrolled on a joint doctoral programme

*undertake transnational mobility

4 - Budget

The total budget available for the programme is of EUR 370.000.000,00, from which EJDs will be ranked in a separate panel with a dedicated budget of EUR 28.000.000,00. The yearly reference rates for living allowances under employment contracts is of EUR 37.320,00. The overall EU contribution is limited to the recruitment of a maximum 540 person-months.

5 - Duration

The maximum duration of support will be four years from the starting date specified in the Agreement.The duration of the support is from 3 to 36 months.

6 - Deadline

* VHIR deadline is 05/01/2015

*the official deadline is 13/01/2015

7 - More information

More information can be found here: LINK