MSCA awards €404.3 million to postdoctoral researchers
1610 outstanding postdoctoral researchers were selected for funding among 17,066 applicants.
The European Commission will award €404.3 million to 1610 postdoctoral researchers to work at top universities, research centres, private and public organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises.
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 17,066 applications for this call, of which 16,836 were eligible and were evaluated. 1610 projects were selected. This result corresponds to a 9,6% success rate.
The selected applicants represent nearly 80 nationalities. They will work in 45 countries in Europe and the rest of the world.
The Commission will award
- €343.7 million to 1446 researchers through European Postdoctoral Fellowships, allowing them to carry out their projects in the EU or countries associated to Horizon Europe
- €60.6 million for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships, allowing 164 researchers to carry out research outside the EU or countries associated to Horizon Europe, mostly in the United States, Canada and Australia, before returning back to Europe
Projects will be coordinated by organisations in 27 countries in the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe.
A chart illustrating the proposals by country of coordinator. The top countries are the United Kingdom (347), Spain (182), Italy (174), France (130), Germany (125) and Switzerland (114).
Recipients of the MSCA Global Fellowships grants will carry out part of their research projects in organisations based in 18 countries worldwide not associated to Horizon Europe. They will then return to their organisations based in the EU and Horizon Europe associated countries.
A chart illustrating the proposals by outgoing country - Global Fellowships. The top countries are the United States (96), Canada (20), Australia (15), and Brazil (7).
The projects selected span all scientific disciplines
This pie chart shows the projects by scientific disciplines. The top disciplines are social sciences and humanities with 23.4% and life sciences with 20.8%.
An overview of the evaluation results, cut-off scores and statistics has been published on the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call page of the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal. A list with all funded projects and coordinating organisations is available in CIRCABC.
Once grant agreements are finalised, the complete list of funded projects will be published on the same page and on CORDIS.
Next steps for successful applicants
Host organisations and researchers have received letters informing them of the outcome of the selection process. They should be able to access the results of the evaluation in their personal area of the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal.
The letter contains all the instructions about the next steps to prepare the grant agreement with the European Research Executive Agency. The first projects will start at the earliest in April 2025.
261 projects are on the reserve list and may be contacted at a later stage if funding is available.
ERA fellowships
41 additional fellowships will go to excellent researchers to carry out their fellowships in "widening countries” under the European Research Area (ERA) Fellowships Action.
Selected applicants will receive the results of the ERA Fellowships call together with the letter informing them of the results of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships. The letters provide detailed instructions on the next steps for the preparation of the grant agreement with the European Research Executive Agency.
Applicants should be able to access the results of the evaluation by accessing their personal area on the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal.
Next funding round coming soon
The next call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships is planned to open on 9 April 2026. For more information look at our how to apply page.
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2026 marks a key milestone: the 30th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).
Since 1996, the programme has played a crucial role in advancing research and innovation, supporting over 150,000 researchers, including 23 Nobel Prize winners.
The programme has been a cornerstone of European research and a beacon of excellence, fostering mobility across disciplines, sectors, and countries and attracting and nurturing top talent.
2026 is a moment to reflect on what has been achieved, and to look ahead to what comes next.
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