Under Horizon Europe’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the European Commission funds research and innovation projects to boost top researchers’ careers through mobility and innovative doctoral and postdoctoral training. Find out more in this video and factsheets, as well as the MSCA Work Programme:
- Factsheet MSCA: Developing Talents, Advancing Research
- Factsheet MSCA: Almost 30 years of European support to researchers
- MSCA Work Programme 2023-25
Following feedback from various stakeholders, there are a number of changes to the MSCA under Horizon Europe (2021-2027), compared to the previous programme Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). Please consult this page to discover the differences.
Should you be interested in ERA Fellowships, which build on the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 action, please consult our Widening participation and spreading excellence webpage.
Funding opportunities
Next call for proposals opens on 29 May 2024
Next call for proposals opens on 23 April 2024
Next call for proposals opens on 19 September 2024
Next call for proposals opens on 23 April 2024
Next call for proposals opens in 2025
The next MSCA4Ukraine call will open in May 2024.
Apply for funding
Information on eligibility for MSCA fellowships and project funding
Overview of the application process, guidance and templates
Resources and contact points to help you prepare your proposal
What you should comply with when applying for funding and implementing your project
What to comply with when applying for funding and implementing your project
How to manage your project / fellowship
Guidelines on the contractual management of your project and reporting
Tips and requirements on communicating your project
Advice and resources on how to disseminate and exploit your project results
News
Discover some of the EU-funded projects that have contributed to the research and innovation scene following the 2004 EU enlargement.
Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to gain new skills and experience while carrying out their own research project abroad. The deadline to apply is 11 September 2024.
COFUND gives organisations a unique opportunity to attract talent through their own doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programmes.
Today, the Commission announced new calls worth over €1.25 billion to support research under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), part of the EU research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe.
Publications
Information note for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellows in postdoctoral fellowships
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges
Boost your research career - Come to Europe!
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Lessons Learnt from the implementation of European Industrial Doctorates in Horizon 2020