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Marie Sklodowska-Curie: Postdoctoral Fellowships – European Fellowships 2026

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The aim of the postdoctoral fellowships of the European programme Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of young PhD holders who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility.

The "MSCA European Fellowships» actions are aimed at researchers of any nationality who wish to carry out a project, lasting up to two years, at a European institution. Candidates may come from outside Europe or go to a European country other than their current one.

The call has a budget of EUR 339.19 million for this type of funding.

Fellows may undertake secondments (secondments) at other institutions, in any country in the world, during the fellowship period. The duration of these stays may not exceed half of the duration requested for the project (excluding from this duration any additional period intended for a stay in the non-academic sector) and must be aligned with the project objectives, providing significant added value and impact to the fellowship.

In addition to these stays, «placements in companies» (placements in the non-academic sector). may be proposed. A placement of up to 6 months may be carried out at an institution in the business sector at the end of the fellowship period, provided that it is included at the application stage.

Interested parties must send their proposal to the foundation (email link(ELIMINAR)) at least 10 working days in advance, before the application deadline for this call. The Foundation will review it to determine whether the funding covers the total employment cost according to the collective agreement/salary scales or whether a co-financing commitment is required.

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