For Postdoctoral Fellowships, individual interested researchers submit an application together with a host organisation, which can be a university, research institution, business, SME or other organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country (this includes the UK).

For other actions within the MCSA, UK organisations and businesses can apply for funding as part of a three-country consortium with at least one member from within the EU. If you are interested in one of the calls and would like to find a collaboration partner, contact Innovate UK Business Connect’s European Programmes team.

Two information day recordings from the 2025 call are available to watch for potential applicants:

• the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks 2025 – Call info day on Tuesday 24 June 2025 (recordings available), which will inform all potential applicants and stakeholders about the key aspects of the MSCA-DN-2025 call for proposals, and promote the Industrial Doctorate and Joint Doctorate modes and present the main incentives (online event)
• the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) staff exchanges information session 2025 on Thursday 5 June 2025 (recordings available)

Visit the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions home page to see upcoming events when they are available.

These calls require a consortium from at least three countries.

Single-stage calls opening 28 May 2026, deadline 24 Nov 2026

• HORIZON-MSCA2026-DN-01-01 TMA Doctoral Networks. MSCA Doctoral Networks will implement doctoral programmes, by partnerships of universities, research institutions and research infrastructures, businesses including SMEs, and other socio-economic actors from different countries across Europe and beyond. MSCA Doctoral Networks are encouraged to lead to Industrial or Joint Doctorates.
• HORIZON-MSCA2026-DN-01-01 TMA Doctoral Networks – Industrial Doctorates. Through Industrial Doctorates, doctoral candidates will step outside academia and develop skills in industry and business by being jointly supervised by academic and non-academic organisations, both of which can be established in the same EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country.
• HORIZON-MSCA2026-DN-01-01 TMA Doctoral Networks – Joint Doctorates. Joint Doctorates represent a highly integrated type of international, inter-sectoral and multi/interdisciplinary collaboration in doctoral training. They lead to the delivery of joint, double or multiple doctoral degrees17 recognised in at least one EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country.

These three calls have a combined budget of €593,030,000.

Single-stage calls opening 26 May 2027, deadline 23 Nov 2027

HORIZON-MSCA2027-DN-01-01: TMA Doctoral Networks

HORIZON-MSCA2027-DN-01-01: TMA Doctoral Networks –
Industrial Doctorates

HORIZON-MSCA2027-DN-01-01: TMA Doctoral Networks –
Joint Doctorates

These three calls have a combined budget of €574,620,000.

For the full scope and requirements for each of these, please read the MSCA Actions Work Programme.

For these calls, individual interested researchers who can submit an application together with a host organisation, which can be a university, research institution, business, SME or other organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country (this includes the UK).

Single-stage calls opening 9 Apr 2026, deadline 9 Sep 2026

HORIZON-MSCA2026-PF-01-01: TMA Postdoctoral Fellowships – European Fellowships. Total budget €339.19m. Open to researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in R&I projects by either coming to Europe from any country in the world or moving within Europe. The standard duration of these fellowships must be between 12 and 24 months.

HORIZON-MSCA2026-PF-01-01 TMA Postdoctoral Fellowships – Global Fellowships. Total budget €59.86m. Open to European nationals or long-term residents who wish to engage in R&I projects with organisations outside EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. These fellowships require an outgoing phase of minimum 12 and maximum 24 months in a non-associated Third Country, and a mandatory 12-month return phase to a host organisation based in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country.

Single-stage calls opening 7 Apr 2027, deadline 8 Sep 2027

HORIZON-MSCA2027-PF-01-01: TMA Postdoctoral
Fellowships – European Fellowships. Total budget €33.28m.

HORIZON-MSCA2027-PF-01-01: TMA Postdoctoral Fellowships – Global Fellowships. Total budget €58.29m.

For the full scope and requirements for each of these, please read the MSCA Actions Work Programme.

These calls require a consortium from at least three countries.

MSCA Staff Exchanges promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain. The scheme fosters a shared culture of research and innovation that welcomes and rewards creativity and entrepreneurship and helps turn ideas into innovative products, services or processes. It is open to research, technical, administrative and managerial staff supporting R&I activities.

Single-stage call opening 16 Dec 2025, deadline 16 Apr 2026

• HORIZON-MSCA-2026-SE-01-01: TMA Staff Exchanges. Total budget €97.92m.

Single-stage call opening 15 Dec 2026, deadline 15 Apr 2027

• HORIZON-MSCA-2027-SE-01-01: TMA Staff Exchanges. Total budget €95.04m.

For the full scope and requirements for each of these, please read the MSCA Actions Work Programme.

These calls require a consortium from at least three countries.

MSCA COFUND co-finances new or existing doctoral programmes and postdoctoral fellowship schemes with the aim of spreading the best practices of the MSCA including international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research training, as well as international and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers at all stages of their career. In practice, MSCA COFUND provides complementary funding for doctoral or postdoctoral programmes managed by entities established in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries.

MSCA Choose Europe for Science co-funded programmes additionally aim to address brain drain and precarity of researchers’ careers in order to make Europe more attractive to the most promising young talents.

Single-stage calls opening 16 Dec 2025, deadline 8 Apr 2026

• HORIZON-MSCA-2026-COFUND-01-01: TMA-Cofund-Doctoral
• HORIZON-MSCA-2026-COFUND-01-01: TMA-Cofund-Postdoctoral

The total budget for these two calls is €105.46m.

Single-stage calls opening 8 Dec 2026, deadline 6 Apr 2027

• HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-01-01: TMA-Cofund-Doctoral. Total budget €51.25m.
• HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-02-01: TMA-Cofund-Postdoctoral. Total budget €51.25m. Co-funded by MSCA Choose Europe For Science.

For the full scope and requirements for each of these, please read the MSCA Actions Work Programme.

These calls require a consortium from at least three countries.

MSCA and Citizens aims to bring research and researchers closer to the public at large, to increase awareness of research and innovation activities and to boost public recognition of science and research education. It will show the role of the researcher for the society and economy, as well as the impact of researchers’ work on citizens’ daily lives. It also aims to raise the interest of young people in research and scientific careers.

(There are no 2026 calls in this topic.)

Single-stage call opening 9 Mar 2027, deadline 8 Jun 2027

HORIZON-MSCA-2027-CITIZENS-01-01: MSCA and Citizens 2027. c.€100,000-€350,000 per project for up to 50 projects.

For the full scope and requirements, please read the MSCA Actions Work Programme.