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Nationality constraints

Researchers must be nationals of a State other than that of the host organisation. At the start of their fellowship/activity, researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the start date. Short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

Example: A French researcher has moved to Germany for the first time and has been carrying out research there for the last six months. He/she can be appointed within a RTN team in Germany during the next six months.

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In the case of a national holding more than one nationality, he/she will be able to carry out a period of mobility in the country of his /her nationality in which he/she has not resided during the previous 5 years. Short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

Example: A researcher holding both the Spanish and the British nationalities has just finished his/her Ph.D. studies in Spain. He/she often visits family in the UK for holidays but has never worked or studied there. He/she would therefore be eligible to be appointed to a RTN team located in the UK.

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Researchers from Member States or Associated States can, according to the nature of the action, carry out their transnational mobility in all other Member States and all other Associated States. These researchers will be considered as being eligible to benefit from a training or mobility action, including in their country of origin, if they can provide evidence that they have legally resided and have had their principal activity (work, studies, etc) in a third country for at least four of the last five years immediately prior to the start date.

Example: An Italian researcher is currently carrying out research as a postdoc in the USA having also completed his/her Ph.D. there (a total of 4?? years outside the EU Member and Associated States prior to appointment in the RTN). He/she would like to return to Europe and continue his/her research career. He/she is eligible and can even be appointed to an Italian team participating in a RTN project.

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Non-nationals from Member States or Associated States having legally resided and having had their main activity (work, studies etc) for at least four of the last five years at the start of their fellowship in Member States/Associated States are treated as nationals of the Member/ State in which they have resided the longest.

Example: A researcher from South Africa has been working in Europe for a total of seven years having spent 5 years in Germany undertaking their Ph.D. and subsequently two years in Italy. He/she would be eligible for appointment within an RTN but only at teams located outside Germany (their assimilated nationality) and Italy (due to the mobility requirement).

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Participation and funding of researchers from third countries is foreseen. A maximum of 30 % of the number of funded researcher-months can be used for third country researchers. This percentage could be exceeded in exceptional cases under the condition that the excess is duly justified as being essential to attain the objectives of the action. Participating organisations must have a common selection policy in order to avoid exceeding this limit.

Example: A Japanese researcher currently working in Japan would like to be appointed to a RTN team in the Netherlands. This is possible assuming that the network is within the foreseen 30 % envelope of person-months for the network as a whole.

Example: A Ukrainian researcher has been carrying out research in Germany for the last two years having previously studied in the Ukraine. He/she would be eligible to be appointed to a RTN team as long as it is located outside Germany and within the foreseen 30% envelope of person-months.