:: Call for Applications for EU Collaborations ::
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) €1.25 billion funding (2026-2027) https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-announce-eu125-billion-to-support-cutting-edge-research-and-a-second-choose-europe-for-science-call#timeline
Overall MSCA Investment (2026-2027)• Total MSCA budget: > €1.25 billion to support cutting-edge research, doctoral & postdoctoral training, collaborative research & career development under Horizon Europe. �
• Aims: high-quality research training, international & intersectoral mobility, career development pathways and boosting Europe’s global research attractiveness.
MSCA Call Summaries: Funding Covered & Benefits
1. MSCA COFUND• Budget: ≈ €105.46 million. • Funding covers:– Co-financing of new or existing doctoral and postdoctoral programmes.– Personnel costs and programme running costs (host institutions contribute co-funding).• Benefits:– Helps institutions design/expand high-standard research training.– Attracts & trains researchers across sectors.– Increases institutional excellence & collaboration.• Who benefits: Universities and research organisations across Europe.• When: 16 Dec 2025 – 8 Apr 2026.
2. MSCA Staff Exchanges• Budget: ≈ €97.9 million. • Funding covers:– Support for international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary research collaborations.– Facilitates staff secondments (including researchers, technical & managerial staff).• Benefits:– Enhances knowledge transfer and innovation across organisations.– Builds long-term research networks between academia and industry.• Who benefits: Consortia of institutions from ≥ 3 countries.• When: 16 Dec 2025 – 16 Apr 2026.
3. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships• Budget: ≈ €399.05 million. • Funding covers:– Individual grants for PhD-holders to conduct research abroad.– Mobility allowances, research costs, travel funds.• Benefits:– Researchers gain new international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral experience.– Career development through personalised research projects.• Types:– European Fellowships: research hosted in EU/Associated Countries.– Global Fellowships: research partly outside Europe then returning. • When: 9 Apr 2026 – 9 Sep 2026.
4. MSCA Doctoral Networks• Budget: ≈ €593.03 million. • Funding covers:– Support for joint doctoral training programmes across universities, industry and other partners.– Includes transferable & research-related skill training.• Benefits:– Structured PhD training & mobility.– Enhanced employability through interdisciplinary and cross-sector exposure.– Opportunities for industrial and joint doctorate pathways.• Who benefits: Doctoral candidates in collaborative networks.• When: 28 May 2026 – 24 Nov 2026.
5. MSCA ‘Choose Europe for Science’• Budget: €51.25 million (second call). • Funding covers:– Support for postdoctoral recruitment with long-term employment perspectives beyond project funding.– Focus on attractive career pathways & working conditions.• Benefits:– Helps address precarity and brain drain in research careers.– Encourages host organisations to offer stable, longer-term positions.• Who benefits: Academic & non-academic institutions recruiting postdocs.• When: 8 Dec 2026 – 6 Apr 2027.
Impact & Research Career Benefits• MSCA funding helps researchers gain global experience, develop transferable skills, and strengthens research excellence across sectors. • Supported organisations can boost research capacity and international partnerships.
Full call details, budgets, timelines & application info:https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-announce-eu125-billion-to-support-cutting-edge-research-and-a-second-choose-europe-for-science-call#timeline