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MSCA Staff Exchanges promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain.

2026 call for proposals

MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026 call
HORIZON-MSCA-2026-SE-01   
97.92 million Overall indicative budget for the call

HORIZON-MSCA-2026-SE-01

  1. 16 December 2025
    Launch of the call for proposals
  2. 16 April 2026
    Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
  3. July 2026
    Notification of applicants if their proposal has been selected
  4. October 2026
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects
  5. January 2027
    First EU-funded projects start

All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.

Information on eligibility for MSCA fellowships and project funding

Overview of the application process, guidance and templates

2025 call

See the call on the Funding and Tenders Portal.

HORIZON-MSCA-2025-SE-01-01

  1. 27 March 2025
    Launch of the call for proposals
  2. 5 June 2025
    Info Days
  3. 8 October 2025
    Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
  4. End of January 2026
    Notification of applicants if their proposal has been selected (TBC)
  5. March-April 2026
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
  6. As from April 2026
    First EU-funded projects start (TBC)

Previous MSCA Staff Exchanges projects selected for funding

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