Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are the European Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. The programme promotes the mobility of researchers between countries, sectors and disciplines to acquire new knowledge, skills and competences.
The main actions are: Doctoral Networks (DN), Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF), Staff Exchanges (SE), Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND).
Key Information
Switzerland is an Associated Country to Horizon Europe and Swiss entities may participate as beneficiaries and coordinators.
Bottom-up projects
Open call 2025
- MSCA Choose Europe for Science (opening 1 October 2025, deadline 3 December 2025)
Calendar for 2026 calls (based on Draft work programme)
- COFUND (opening 16 December 2025, deadline 8 April 2025)
- Staff Exchanges (SE) (opening 16 December 2025, 16 April 2026)
- Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) (opening 9 April 2026, deadline 09 September 2026)
- Doctoral Networks (DN) (opening 28 May 2026, deadline 24 November 2026)
MSCA Main Information
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more information less informationPostdoctoral Fellowships (PF)
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Contacts
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Isabelle Spühler
National Contact Point for
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
isabelle.spuehler@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern
Manuel Bianco
National Contact Point for
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Mobility (Cluster 5) and Energy, incl. Euratom (Cluster 5), Missions
manuel.bianco@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern
Marco Cavallaro
National Contact Point for
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
marco.cavallaro@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern