Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
MSCA
The EU’s researcher mobility and training programme, funding postdoctoral fellowships, doctoral networks and staff exchanges. A common route for bringing an international researcher into a UK group, or sending one out.
- Kind of funder
- International (open to UK)
- Where it funds
- UK-wide, International
- Indicative award size
- £150k – £5m
- Who can apply
- Universities, Research institutes, Individual researchers, SMEs
- Career stages
- PhD / doctoral, Postdoctoral, Early career
Research areas
Named schemes (8)
MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 ↗
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Open24 Nov 2026pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA COFUND 2027 ↗
Call: MSCA COFUND 2027 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Upcoming6 Apr 2027pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA Choose Europe for Science 2027 ↗
Call: MSCA Choose Europe for Science 2027 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Upcoming6 Apr 2027pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027 ↗
Call: MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027 · Excellent Science
Upcoming15 Apr 2027pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA and Citizens 2027 ↗
Call: MSCA and Citizens 2027 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Upcoming8 Jun 2027pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 ↗
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Upcoming8 Sept 2027pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027 ↗
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Upcoming23 Nov 2027pulled from EU portal 2026-09-11MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships ↗
One to three years of fellowship funding for postdoctoral researchers moving between countries, covering salary, mobility and research costs. Single annual call.
Rolling / recurringCheck funder site for current round£150k – £350k per awardchecked 2026-05-01