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    HORIZON-MSCA-2027-PF-01-01

    MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027

    Opens 7 Apr 2027Live official EU data

    MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-GF · Can apply alone

    8 Sep 2027
    Deadline
    7 Apr 2027
    Opens for applications
    €388.6M
    Call budget (2027)
    7,100
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This scheme funds individual postdoctoral researchers to carry out a research project abroad, either within Europe or with a stint in a non-European country, hosted by a university or company. It aims to boost the researcher's skills, career prospects and international network, while also strengthening the hosting organisation's research capacity. Fellowships last one to two years and can include short secondments elsewhere or a placement in industry at the end.

    research excellence · education skills · nuclear energy

    Who wins this

    An individual excellent postdoctoral researcher applying jointly with a university, research institute or company willing to host them for an international research mobility fellowship.

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    The call in detail

    Funding model
    Unit costs — fixed amount per unit (e.g. per researcher-month)
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships; HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
    Partners
    Not required. You can apply on your own.
    Eligible applicants
    research organisation, academic institution, non-academic organisation (industry, business, etc.)
    Also required
    Fellowships must be applied for jointly by a researcher and a host beneficiary organisation; European fellowships last 12-24 months, Global fellowships require a 12-24 month outgoing phase plus mandatory 12-month return phase to Europe; specific eligibility conditions apply for Euratom-related research areas and ERA Fellowships in widening countries.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the MSCA part of the Work Programme

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