MSCA COFUND 2024 - HORIZON-MSCA-2024-COFUND-01-01
deadline: 2024. szeptember 26.
Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) supports new or existing doctoral programmes and postdoctoral fellowship schemes.
The aim of the action is to spread 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.
Proposed programmes can cover any research disciplines ("bottom-up"), but exceptionally, can also focus on specific disciplines. Notably, this focus can apply when the programmes are based on national or regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation ("RIS3" strategies).
In this case, the range of covered disciplines should allow reasonable flexibility for the researchers to define their topic. Funding synergies with Cohesion policy funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) are strongly encouraged.
COFUND takes the form of Doctoral Programmes or Postdoctoral Programmes.
Indicative timeline
- 3 April 2024: Launch of the call for proposals.
- 26 September 2024: Deadline for submitting proposals
- February 2025: Notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
- March 2025: Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
- March 2025: First EU-funded projects start (TBC)
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 - HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01
deadline: 2024. szeptember 11.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships will be open to excellent researchers of any nationality.
The scheme also encourages researchers to work on research and innovation projects in the non-academic sector and is open to researchers wishing to reintegrate in Europe, to those who are displaced by conflict, as well as to researchers with high potential who are seeking to restart their careers in research.
Fellowships will be provided to excellent researchers, undertaking international mobility either to or between EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, as well as to non-associated Third Countries. Applications will be made jointly by the researcher and a beneficiary in the academic or non-academic sector.
Postdoctoral Fellowships either can take place in Europe (i.e. in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country) or in a Third Country not associated to Horizon Europe:
- European Postdoctoral Fellowships are 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.
- Global Postdoctoral Fellowships are 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.
Specific eligibility conditions apply to MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships in the research areas covered by the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2021-2025.
Indicative timeline
- 10 April 2024: Launch of the call for proposals
- 11 September 2024: Deadline for submitting proposals
- February 2025: Notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
- April 2025: Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
- April 2025: First EU-funded projects start (TBC)
MSCA International Cooperation 2024 - HORIZON-MSCA-2024-INCO-01-01
deadline: 2024. szeptember 4.
The objective of this call is to foster international cooperation in MSCA in Horizon Europe, through a dedicated support action to complement and ensure coordination between existing promotion channels at local level, and ensure consistency with formal R&I policy dialogues at bilateral and regional levels.
Focus should be given
- At bilateral level on countries having concluded bilateral Science and Technology Agreements with the EU (Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, India, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United States).The expected duration of the action is 36 months.
- At regional level, on bi-regional research and innovation policy dialogues, established notably with the African Union, ASEAN, LAC, Mediterranean partner countries, Eastern Partnership countries and Western Balkans.
Based on the outcomes of a study on the MSCA international dimension in Horizon 2020, activities to be implemented should include
- Policy support to bilateral/bi-regional cooperation: assessing main cooperation trends, opportunities and challenges related to local developments in the R&I/higher education domain; identifying possible gaps versus joint priorities and participation of prominent local stakeholders; reviewing existing cooperation mechanisms (info relays, training, co-funding schemes) relevance and efficiency for MSCA; identifying main existing or planned cooperation initiatives to build upon, as well as major local players, networks and associations to be prioritized; qualitative monitoring of the participation in the different MSCA calls; preparing background reports ahead of joint committee meetings and regional dialogues; providing contributions to newsletters and periodic reports from existing information relays, e.g. Euraxess Worldwide, EU Delegations.
- Promotion of MSCA cooperation opportunities: identifying main local/bilateral or bi-regional events to target for MSCA promotion and opportunities for ad-hoc events co-located with bilateral/regional policy dialogues; liaising with local MSCA info relays, including local NCPs, Euraxess Worldwide offices, EU Delegations/S&T Counsellors, National Erasmus+ Offices, Enterprise Europe Network and other stakeholders/association representatives to identify coordinated promotion plans; organising MSCA promotion and training sessions (including through the physical participation of EU trainers when relevant); liaising with the EU NCP coordination platform to coordinate promotion activities with MSCA NCPs
- Cross cutting activities: analysing consistency with EU R&I bilateral and bi-regional, cooperation roadmaps and action plans, people-to-people dialogues, synergies with promotion events and activities related to Horizon Europe, including ERC or COST and other EU programmes (in particular Erasmus+).
The expected duration of the action is 36 months.
Indicative timeline
- 14 May 2024: Launch of the call for proposals
- 4 September 2024: Deadline for submitting proposals
- February 2025: Notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
- March 2025: Grant agreement signature for the successful project (TBC)
- March 2025: The EU-funded project starts (TBC)
MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 - HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01
deadline: 2024. november 27.
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 indeed open to the participation of organisations from third countries, in view of fostering strategic international partnerships for the training and exchange of researchers.
These doctoral programmes will respond to well-identified needs in various R&I areas, expose the researchers to the academic and non-academic sectors, and offer training in research-related, as well as transferable skills and competences relevant for innovation and long-term employability (e.g. entrepreneurship, commercialisation of results, Intellectual Property Rights, communication).
Proposals for doctoral networks can reflect existing or planned research partnerships among the participating organisations.
The selection procedure for doctoral candidates must be open, transparent and merit-based, in line with the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The vacancy notice (to be widely advertised internationally, including on the EURAXESS website) must include the gross salary (not including employer’s social contributions) offered to the researcher.
MSCA Doctoral Networks are encouraged to lead to Industrial or Joint Doctorates.
Indicative timeline
- 29 May 2024: Launch of the call for proposals
- 27 November 2024: Deadline for submitting proposals
- April 2025: Notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
- July 2025: Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
- August 2025: First EU-funded projects start (TBC)
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2024 - HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01
deadline: 2025. február 5.
MSCA Staff Exchanges involve organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (including SMEs) from across the globe.
Support is provided for international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of R&I staff, leading to knowledge transfer between participating organisations.
Mobility through secondments
The organisations constituting the partnership contribute directly to the implementation of a joint R&I project by seconding and/or hosting eligible staff members.
Such a project must explore activities that can be based on previous work but should go beyond and generate or strengthen long-term collaborations.
Secondments must always take place between legal entities independent from each other.
Dimensions of mobility
MSCA Staff Exchanges can address three dimensions of mobility, which are
- inter-sectoral
- international
- interdisciplinary
Exchanges between organisations within EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries should mainly be inter-sectoral. However, same-sector exchanges are also possible under the condition that they are interdisciplinary. Interdisciplinarity is not required for same-sector exchanges with non-associated Third Countries.
Secondments between institutions established in non-associated Third Countries or within the same EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country are not eligible.
The collaborative approach of MSCA Staff Exchanges should exploit complementary competences of the participating organisations and create synergies between them.
The secondments should be essential to achieve the joint project’s R&I activities.
The project should inter alia enable networking activities and the organisation of workshops and conferences, to facilitate sharing of knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics.
Skills development
For participating staff members, the project should offer new skills acquisition and career development perspectives.
Participating organisations must ensure that the seconded staff are adequately mentored.
Indicative timeline
- 19 September 2024: Launch of the call for proposals
- 5 February 2025: Deadline for submitting proposals
- July 2025: Notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
- November 2025: Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
- November 2025: First EU-funded projects start (TBC)