Marie Curie Industry Host Fellowships

Abstract

<jats:p> The system of Marie Curie Fellowships has, under the European Community's Fifth Framework Programme (1998–2002) for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, been extended to include an Industry Host Fellowship scheme. The objectives of the scheme are to make research training opportunities in industrial and commercial environments available to young postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, and to encourage cooperation and the transfer of technology between industry and higher education institutions. This paper presents the rationale behind the scheme in the context of the Fifth Framework Programme and provides an overview of its key features. </jats:p>