Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

With a total budget of €25 million, MSCA4Ukraine will provide fellowships for doctoral candidates and post-doctoral researchers. The scheme will allow scientists to continue their work in academic or non-academic organisations in EU member states and countries associated to Horizon Europe, and re-establish themselves in Ukraine to rebuild the country’s research and innovation capacity when conditions allow.

Displaced researchers or other specialists from Ukraine can search for opportunities to become involved in ongoing EU-funded research & innovation projects through Horizon for Ukraine. MSCA-funded projects can post and announce their opportunities in the portal.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. Funded researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors. The current call will award €257 million and close on 14 September 2022.

MSCA Doctoral Networks provide support partnerships of organisations from different socio-economic sectors across Europe to implement doctoral programmes. The aim is to train highly skilled doctoral candidates, stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities and boost their employability in the long-term. The current call will award €427 million and close on 15 November 2022.

Through EURAXESS you will find hundreds of hosting offers from organisations interested in supporting your application to MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022. Research institutions, universities, businesses or organisations involved in research and innovation can also post their hosting opportunities to find the best researchers.

The conference, organised as part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will address priority topics for the MSCA through a series of presentations and debates: doctoral education, international movement of researchers, career development, gender, green research. The Conference will also host the 2022 edition of the MSCA Falling Walls Lab competition. Register now!

Falling Walls Lab MSCA is a world-class pitch competition showcasing the quality, diversity and passion of the most innovative minds taking part in the MSCA. MSCA fellows will present - in a 3 pitch minutes - their research topic, innovative project, social initiative, business model, or idea to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Register now!

The new open access publishing platform venue accepts articles in all fields of science stemming from MSCA-funded research. The platform guarantees rapid, transparent, open access, peer-review publication without paywalls. Join the webinar on 13 May to know more!

This matchmaking event will provide Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants with an opportunity to hear testimonials from fellow researchers and host organisations in MSCA, and to network with potential hosts based on scientific areas and type of policy work – the event is highly relevant for applicants considering a non-academic placements as part of their proposal. Register by 24 May.

The European Research Executive Agency and the European Commission are organising an MSCA event bringing together researchers, experts and EU policymakers, to explore how research and innovation can help in achieving the objectives of the EU mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”. Register by 31 May.

The new MSCA matchmaking platform, launched by MSCA-NET, brings together fellows, companies, supervisors, NGOs and Academic Institutions from a large number of European countries and beyond. This is a unique opportunity to generate new contacts and future successful projects in the upcoming MSCA calls for 2022. Register now and find the best match!

The European Commission awarded MSCA Seal of Excellence certificates to 1 956 applicants for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2021. These applicants presented outstanding proposals but fell short of receiving funding from the scheme. If you received the certificate, check the list of available support for Seal of Excellence awardees.

33 outstanding MSCA fellows will participate in the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Germany, 26 June - 1 July 2022). This meeting is dedicated to Chemistry and will bring together 600 young scientists and around 35 Nobel Laureates. Also 8 excellent MSCA fellows will participate in the 7th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences (23-27 August 2022) with the participation of 500 young scientists and around 20 Nobel Laureates.

HSbooster.eu supports EU projects to address urgencies identified in the EU Strategy on Standardisation. If your project is working on any of these topics and can contribute to the revision or creation of standards then please get in touch and find out more about our services. MSCA projects are eligible for support.

A recent study used machine learning and qualitative text analysis to investigate the evaluation of grant proposals, thereby generating new insights into grant peer reviewing. It discovered that the content of review reports matched predefined evaluation criteria. This observation suggests that the European Commission briefs its independent expert evaluators with great coherence.

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