Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

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About MSCA

This page provides information about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Part of Horizon Europe, the MSCA is the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers.

Here you will find information about the objectives of the MSCA and the types of funding available.

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) manages the MSCA on behalf of the European Commission.

Objectives of the MSCA

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fund excellent research and innovation and equip researchers at all stages of their careers with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines. The MSCA help build Europe’s capacity for research and innovation by investing in the long-term careers of excellent researchers.

The MSCA also funds the development of excellent doctoral and postdoctoral training programmes and collaborative research projects worldwide. By doing so, they achieve a structuring impact on higher education institutions, research centers, and non-academic organisations.

The MSCA promotes excellence and set standards for high-quality researcher education and training in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers.

Full Information: https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/about-msca

MSCA under Horizon Europe

Following feedback from various stakeholders, there are a number of changes to the MSCA under Horizon Europe (2021-2027), compared to the previous programme Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). The budget for the MSCA under Horizon Europe is €6.6 billion.

Some of the main changes include