MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

Who can apply: You must hold a PhD and have at most eight years of research experience since the PhD was awarded. Mobility rule: you must not have resided or carried out your main activity in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 36 months before the deadline. For European Postdoctoral Fellowships… What is funded: Call budget of EUR 399.05 million. Support comprises a living allowance and a mobility allowance, plus family, long-term leave and special needs allowances where applicable. Per-month rates are set in the Horizon Europe Work Programme rather than on the call page. Deadline: 9 September 2026. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: HORIZON-MSCA-2026-PF-01.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: European Commission, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, official page.

Who can apply

• You must hold a PhD and have at most eight years of research experience since the PhD was awarded. Mobility rule: you must not have resided or carried out your main activity in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 36 months before the deadline. For European Postdoctoral Fellowships researchers of any nationality can apply. Global Postdoctoral Fellowships are restricted to nationals or long-term residents of EU Member States or associated countries. You apply jointly with a host organisation.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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