MSCA awards €99.5 million for international research cooperation projects
The European Commission will support 83 Staff Exchanges projects to boost knowledge transfer and innovation.
The European Commission has announced the results of the 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Staff Exchanges.
The Commission will assign €99.5 million for a total of 83 projects, promoting cooperation between academic and non-academic organisations in the EU and around the globe, boosting innovation and knowledge transfer.
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 329 applications for this call for project proposals, of which 324 were eligible and were evaluated. 83 projects were selected. This result corresponds to a 26% success rate.
Frontier research in all fields
Selected projects span all scientific disciplines and will research areas including
- advanced health, AI, sustainability, and deep tech, covering areas like cancer diagnostics, climate resilience, neurodegenerative disease research, and circular economy solutions
- quantum physics, inclusive education, democratic governance, food security, and cultural heritage valorisation
- developing digital information models and 3D databases to valorise cultural heritage routes and architectural heritage in European border territories and improve sustainable planning and management
Selected projects are in the following broad areas.
A list with all funded projects and coordinating organisations is available in CIRCABC. Please note that this list reflects the results of the evaluation before the Grant Agreement Preparation and formal selection decision.
International cooperation beyond academia
These collaborative projects are implemented by international partnerships, covering 1025 organisations in 111 countries in the EU, countries associated to Horizon Europe and beyond, including 300 non-academic organisations and 150 small and medium-sized enterprises.
Selected projects are coordinated by organisations in 17 countries.
The most active organisations in terms of participation are the following.
The following countries have the highest participation in selected projects.
An overview of the evaluation results, cut-off scores and statistics has been published on the MSCA Staff Exchanges 2024 call page.
Once the grant agreements are finalised, the complete list of funded projects will be published on the afore-mentioned page and on CORDIS.
Staff Exchanges calls are also open to organisations based outside the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe.
Next steps for successful applicants
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) sent out letters on the results of the evaluation to inform applicants of the outcome of the selection. Applicants should be able to access the results of the evaluation in their personal area of the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal.
The letter sent out to the successful applicants contains all the instructions about the next steps to prepare the grant agreement with the agency.
The first projects will start at the earliest in summer 2025. Projects on the reserve list might be contacted once all the grants have been signed.
Next funding round & information session
The 2025 call for MSCA Staff Exchanges is now open for submissions and will close on 8 October 2025.
Find more information on how to apply and attend the upcoming Staff Exchanges 2025 Information Session on 5 June 2025.
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