The MSCA Choose Europe for Science 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 academic and non-academic organisations in selecting, recruiting and training a minimum of 3 postdoctoral researchers over a longer 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

• 8 December 2026: launch of the call for proposals (TBC)
• 6 April 2027: deadline for submitting proposals (TBC)
• September 2027: notification of call results to applicants (TBC)
• December 2027: grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
• January 2028: first EU-funded projects start (TBC)

Indicative budget

EUR 51.32 million

How to apply

Learn about the next steps to apply for funding under this call.

Full call details

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