The MSCA Choose Europe for Science pilot scheme aims to increase the attractiveness of European research careers by addressing precarity and offering excellent working conditions, turning the current challenge of brain drain in the R&I sector into brain gain.

Choose Europe for Science will support projects in which academic and non-academic organisations recruit postdoctoral researchers with a vision to employment beyond the project period. The main novelty of the initiative is that organisations will also be selected based on their offers of longer-term professional perspectives.

Indicative timeline

• 1 October 2025: Launch of the call

• 9 October 2025: Information Session

• 3 December 2025, 17.00 CET: Deadline to submit proposals

• April 2026: Notification of call results to applicants (TBC)

• May-August 2026: Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)

• Summer 2026: First EU-funded projects start (TBC)

• Second half of 2026: First vacancies published on EURAXESS

Indicative budget

The total budget for this call is €22.5 million. A beneficiary can receive a maximum of €3.5 million for this call.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted by organisations via the EU Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal by 3 December 2025, 17.00 CET.

Full call details

For full details of this call, visit the call page on the EU Funding & Tenders portal.