MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027
MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027 · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN · Needs partners
What this call funds
This funding supports partnerships of universities, companies and other organisations that jointly train PhD researchers through structured doctoral programmes. It covers researcher salaries, research costs and training activities that combine academic research with skills relevant to industry and long-term careers. The goal is to produce highly skilled doctoral graduates while building lasting cross-sector and cross-border research collaborations.
research excellence · education skills · sme scaleup
Who wins this
A transnational consortium of universities, research institutions, and businesses (including SMEs) from different countries wanting to jointly recruit and train doctoral candidates through structured, inter-sectoral doctoral programmes.
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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 Doctoral Networks; HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks - Joint Doctorates; HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks - Industrial Doctorates
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- university, research organisation, research infrastructure, business including SMEs, other socio-economic actor
- Also required
- Joint supervision is mandatory for Industrial and Joint Doctorates, and doctoral programmes must involve organisations from different countries, potentially including third 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 the MSCA part of the Work Programme. 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 MSCA part of the Work Programme. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. Specific MSCA evaluation process is described on the MSCA section of the REA website. 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. See exceptions and specific conditions in the MSCA part of the Work Programme. Specific conditions described in the MSCA part of the Work Programme.
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