Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 call (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01), for the mobility of researchers, is part of the Excellent Science Pillar of the Horizon Europe Programme.
The 2024 call was published on 23 April 2024, with a closing date scheduled for 11 September 2024 at 17 pm.
The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are addressed to postdoctoral researchers in any field of research to develop their project in a host institution in a country other than their country of residence.
Postdoctoral researchers of any nationality with a maximum of 8 years of full-time equivalent research experience, counted from the date of obtaining the doctorate until the deadline for submission of the call (this period may be extended under certain circumstances), are eligible for the MSCA PF. They must comply with the mobility rule, i.e. the postdoc researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity in the host country for more than 12 months in the three years preceding the closing date of the call
Los dos principales tipos de participación y sus características son:
- European Fellowships:
- Applicant (Experienced Researcher - ER) must move or have moved from any country to the Host Institution (HI), located in MS/AC (Member States EU or Associated Countries EU).
- Applicant (ER) must comply with the mobility rule (see Guide for Applicants MSCA PF 2024).
- It is recommended to carry out a Secondment in another EU institution, preferably in a non-academic sector institution.
- Possibility to carry out a 6-month Placement in a non-academic institution.
- Open to ER of any nationality.
- Duration: 12-24 months.
- Applicant (Experienced Researcher - ER) must move or have moved from any country to the Host Institution (HI), located in MS/AC (Member States EU or Associated Countries EU).
- Global Fellowships:
- 12-24 months project outside the EU, +12 additional months mandatory return phase to EU/AC.
- ER must be from MS/AC or must be a long-term resident.
- HI must be from MS/AC, but will carry out the project in a Non-Associated Third Country (TC), with return to EU.
- Mobility rule must be fulfilled in the TC.
- Letter of Commitment from the TC entity is required.
- MS/AC or long-term residents.
- Duration 12-24 months in a TC + 12 months return in MS/AC.
- 12-24 months project outside the EU, +12 additional months mandatory return phase to EU/AC.
“Secondments” & “Placements”
- During the execution of the project it is recommended that the ER carries out at least one Secondment in another MS/AC institution:
- MSCA-PF European: Up to 1/3 of the project duration.
- MSCA-PF Global: Up to 1/3 of the exit phase or at the beginning of the project (max. 3 months).
- At the end of the project, a Placement of 6 months in a non-academic sector institution can be included.
Official link F&T: HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01
Deadline: 11 September 2024, 17h.
- Work Programme MSCA 2024 (v.17/04/2024)
- IMPORTANT:
- Proposal template 2024 (.doc format)
- Postdoctoral Fellowships Guide for Applicants 2024
- Proposal template 2024 and instructions on how to fill it in
- 6 steps to prepare your application for the 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowships call
- Common mistakes in MSCA-PF proposal submission
- For MSCA PF 2024 supervisors:
- Proposal template 2024 (.doc format)
- Standard evaluation form (HE MSCA PF)
- MSCA specific evaluation forms used by the expert evaluators
- Specific FAQs for Postdoctoral Fellowships call for proposals 2024
- Specific keywords for the proposal template
- MSCA Green Charter
- New! EU Guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research
Other useful information:
- New! MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Handbook Call 2024
- National 2024 events/information days and supporting documentation (European Office - NCP MSCA)
- MSCA FAQs - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Q&A Blog (MSCA-NET)
- Common mistakes in MSCA-PF proposal submission (Source: EC)
- Policy Briefs on MSCA relevant topics: Open Science, Missions, Gender Policy (Source: MSCA-NET, april 2023)
- MSCA FAQs Blog: https://mariesklodowskacurieactions.blogspot.com/
- MSCA-NET, see section "Scientific Community" (success stories, participation statistics.)
- European Commission MSCA website
- MSCA website European Research Executive Agency MSCA website
Support initiatives for the MSCA PF 2024 call:
- Workshop: "Principles to approach proposal writing MSCA PF 2024"
Dates: 10 May and 11 June 2024
Recordings available on request to operum@um.es
National informative sessions:
- 30 April 2024: National online briefing on new developments and general issues- Recording and presentations
- 7 June 2024: National online briefing on evaluation and practical issues - Recording and presentations
Call to support the preparation of proposals to be submitted to the Horizon Europe MSCA PF 2024.
Deadline: 6 June 2024 [CLOSED]
- 16/02/2024: España es el primer país de la UE por quinto año consecutivo en atraer talento en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska Curie (Fuente: Oficina Europea FECYT)
- 15/04/2024: Next Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 call: 6 steps to prepare your application (EC)
- 23/04/2024: Sesiones informativas y documentación de apoyo Convocatoria Proyectos Posdoctorales MSCA 2024 (Fuente: Oficina Europea FECYT)
- 23/04/2024: The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions announce €1.25 billion to support cutting-edge research (EC)
- 23/04/2023: MSCA opens €417 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships (EC)