Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility. 

The 2026 call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships is open as of 9 April 2026.

With a budget of €399.05 million, the grants target researchers holding a PhD and aim to help them acquire new skills, develop their careers, and gain international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral experience by working in another country.

These prestigious fellowships are also a stepping stone in researchers’ careers. They allow them to strengthen research cooperation with leading scientific teams and figures worldwide.

The call will close on 9 September 2026 and is expected to fund nearly 1600 projects.

The call is open to applications in any scientific field, including Euratom research.

Fellowships include

• 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.

• Table of Content
• About European Union (EU)
• Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship
• Requirements for Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship

• €399.05 million

Requirements for Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship Qualification

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 instance for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships and Euratom research.

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  

based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country.

Researchers applying to Global Fellowships will need to seek the commitment of an organisation based in a third country, as they will carry out their research there for a period of between 12 and 24 months.

The call is open to researchers wishing to reintegrate in Europe, to those displaced by conflict, as well as to researchers with high potential who are seeking to restart their careers.

ERA Fellowships

Researchers applying for a standard European Fellowship with a host organisation in a “widening country” and outermost regions (i.e. less advanced countries in terms of R&I performance in Horizon Europe) can opt in to be considered for the ERA Fellowships call.

Around 40 ERA Fellowships will be awarded to excellent applicants who were not selected under the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call due to budget constraints. Find the eligible host countries for ERA Fellowships.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowship

• 9 April 2026: launch of the call for proposals
• 9 September 2026: deadline to submit proposals
• February 2027: notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
• February-May 2027: grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
• May 2027: first EU-funded projects start (TBC)

Check also:
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC 2027
Chevening Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit European Commission webpage.