The objective of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of young PhDs who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary mobility.
There are two postdoctoral fellowship modalities:
European Postdoctoral Fellowships, open to researchers of any nationality to carry out a personalised project in the European Union (EU) or countries associated to Horizon Europe for up to 24 months.
Global Postdoctoral Fellowships, open to EU and Horizon Europe associated countries nationals or long-term residents wishing to work with organisations in third countries for a period of 12 to 24 months, before returning to Europe for 12 months.
The scheme encourages researchers to gain experience beyond academia by giving them the opportunity to request an additional six months at the end of their fellowship to undertake a placement in a non-academic organisation in Europe.
Indicative budget: EUR 399.05 millions
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to postdoctoral researchers from all over the world, of any nationality and at any career stage, with a maximum of 8 years of research experience after their PhD. Some exceptions and specific conditions apply for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Researchers must develop an application with their prospective supervisor and apply together with their future host organisation, which can be:
- a university
- a research institution or facility
- a company, small or medium-sized enterprise
- a government, public institution, or body
- a museum, hospital, or NGO
- any other organisation
Researchers interested in PFs
- should have a PhD degree at the time of the deadline for applications. Applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will also be considered eligible to apply.
- must have a maximum of eight years experience in research, from the date of the award of their PhD degree, years of experience outside research and career breaks will not count towards the above maximum, nor will years of experience in research in third countries, for nationals or long-term residents of EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries who wish to reintegrate to Europe.
- should comply with mobility rules: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
Proposals are submitted electronically through the Funding and Tender Portal.