Trans-national cooperation among Marie Skłodowska-Curie National Contact Points (NCP)
Objective:
Facilitate trans-national co-operation between National Contact Points (NCPs) for the Marie
Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), with a view to identifying and sharing good practices and
raising the general standard of support to applicants, taking into account the diversity of
actors.
Scope:
Support will be given to a consortium of formally nominated NCPs in the area of MSCA. The
activities will be tailored according to the nature of the area, and the priorities of the NCPs
concerned. Various mechanisms may be included, such as benchmarking, joint workshops,
enhanced cross-border brokerage events, training sessions linked to MSCA as well as to
gender dimension of Research and Innovation, twinning schemes, etc. Special attention will
be given to enhancing the competence of MSCA NCPs, including helping less experienced
NCPs rapidly acquire the know-how accumulated in other countries. It will be also
encourage