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MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027

104 projects were funded under the MSCA Doctoral Networks in 2027, across 22 countries.

Most-funded institutions

  • ASTON UNIVERSITY3
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS3
  • DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET3
  • NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU3
  • VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL3
  • ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE2
  • HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO2
  • KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN2

Funded projects

  • Network for Integration of Comb Experimental Spectroscopic Techniques

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,483,106.4

  • ASTROcytes in CIRCuits: Unraveling their contribution in healthy and diseased brain circuits.

    I3S - INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACAO E INOVACAO EM SAUDE DA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO · PT · €4,527,605.52

  • Open Collaborative Training for Operational Pan-Union Resilience of Transportation Systems

    THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN · IE · €4,585,060.8

  • Science for WInd turbine Resilience to Lightning

    UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA · ES · €4,663,592.64

  • Doctoral Training Network on Glycan–Cancer–Microbiota Interactions for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Innovation in Colorectal cancer

    UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA · PT · €4,674,997.08

  • Transferable Trustworthy Radiotherapy with Artificial Intelligence

    UNIVERSITE DE RENNES · FR · €4,720,181.76

  • AI4Power: Artificial Intelligence for low carbon Power systems

    ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION · EL · €4,611,478.68

  • Solar-driven hYBrid Methane production via BioelectrOchemicaL CO2 utilization

    POLITECNICO DI TORINO · IT · €2,997,712.08

  • Improved Diagnosis, Monitoring and Treatment through European Doctoral Collaboration in Capsule Endoscopy

    NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · NO · €4,693,908.24

  • Addressing Eco-Social Injustices: Grassroot Strategies Beyond Growth

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL PIEMONTE ORIENTALE AMEDEO AVOGADRO · IT · €4,104,630.72

  • UNderstanding change in Cultural Heritage: the Next Generation of Experts

    NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · NO · €4,746,888.36

  • Training a New Generation to Decode the Human Cis-Regulatory Genome

    INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE · FR · €4,630,678.56

  • Reconfiguring Europe: Law and Political Economy of the Green Transition

    ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM · NL · €4,571,779.68

  • Highly Efficient and Stable Organic Photovoltaic Indoor Sensors

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,880,710.08

  • Kernel-based Methods in Control and Estimation

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET ILMENAU · DE · €4,592,711.88

  • University Network for Industrial Quality, aUtomation, Ecology and Excellence

    UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA · PT · €3,681,329.76

  • The doctoral network for cell METAbolism and MORPHology interplay in cortical malformation-associated neurodevelopmental disorders

    HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · FI · €3,855,103.56

  • Metabolic disease heterogeneity definition, prevention and remission with targeted interventions

    HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH · DE · €4,437,236.16

  • Supporting Parents to Protect Children

    UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE · €4,244,839.92

  • Training Experts in Light-Based Additive Manufacturing

    UNIVERSITE DE HAUTE ALSACE UHA · FR · €4,104,955.08

  • Synergistic Neuromorphic Approaches for Scalable and Efficient Computing

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK · €4,220,876.16

  • Developing Immune Strategies to Counter tumor-immune-micrOnVironmEntal Resistance in NeuroEndocrine Tumors.

    UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN · BE · €4,574,378.16

  • Food-Grade Aerogels for Sustainable Food Systems

    MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY · TR · €4,189,370.04

  • Artificial Intelligence for Joint Communication and SENSing in Optical NEtworks

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK · €4,206,728.88

  • Regulatory Learning for the Governance of Transformative Technologies

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · DE · €4,695,784.92

  • Public Administration Doctoral Network in Digital and Green Transitions

    TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL · EE · €3,863,187.72

  • Bio-based, Intelligent and Regenerative Systems for a Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

    UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU FAKULTET TEHNICKIH NAUKA · RS · €3,418,883.28

  • Functionally Unified, Trustworthy, Ultra-Responsive, Reasoning-Enabled 6G with Autonomous Agents

    IQUADRAT INFORMATICA SL · ES · €4,245,959.16

  • Empowering Innovation for a Sustainable Plastic Future

    Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest · IE · €3,330,714.96

  • Equitable musculoskeletal health driven by inclusive models

    UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS · UK · €4,592,856.24

  • Boosting Europe’s Space Competitiveness through Advanced Power Electronics

    UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID · ES · €4,130,659.28

  • A Sociology of Post-Imperial Islamic Legal Cultures: Insights from Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia

    LUNDS UNIVERSITET · SE · €4,728,265.92

  • Empowering Human Agency in AI-Augmented Futures of Work

    STIFTELSEN HANDELSHOYSKOLEN BI · NO · €4,732,308

  • Using science-driven response diversity knowledge to leverage efficient ecosystem preservation and restoration

    LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET · SE · €3,920,823

  • Standardisation, characterisation and modelling composite processes and environment-induced deformations

    FUNDACION IMDEA MATERIALES · ES · €3,535,959.24

  • European doctoral network for proofreading the proteome

    ASOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN BIOCIENCIAS · ES · €3,345,728.4

  • Reconfigurable Colloids For Therapeutic Applications

    UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ES · €4,635,442.44

  • End-to-end Network digital TWIns for Native AI drivEn 6G architectures

    ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSIS · EL · €3,213,494.64

  • neuroMORPHic fluidic circuits Enabled by artificial iOn channelS

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA · IT · €4,694,918.76

  • Green Light for Advanced Solutions in Stained Glass Conservation and Application of Research and Education

    VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE · €4,525,873.2

  • Doctoral Training in Ruminant Microbiome Science:Developing Evidence-Based Interventions for Sustainable Food Production and Climate Change Mitigation

    THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST · UK · €4,833,648.72

  • Next-generation therapeutics for vascular diseases

    HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · FI · €4,273,567.56

  • Deciphering the Splicing Code in Human Disease

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA · ES · €4,589,824.68

  • Sanctions Effectiveness Network for Scholarship and Evaluation through Interdisciplinarity

    RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN · NL · €3,467,532.6

  • ELLE: European Doctoral Network on Secure and Safe Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Foundation Models

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI · IT · €4,477,079.52

  • Global climate impacts of extreme brine input to the ocean

    UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX · FR · €4,624,615.44

  • Integrated Pathways to RENEWable MEthane: Multidisciplinary Approaches for a Green Energy

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID · ES · €3,435,827.4

  • Building Europe’s Internet Resilience for a Connected Future

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · NL · €4,528,038.6

  • Machine learning to decipher plankton big data and unravel the link between marine plankton diversity and associated ecosystem services

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,471,046.67

  • Doctoral Network on Intelligent Laser Precision Manufacturing

    KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,341,669.84

  • Transport resilience against natural and anthropogenic disruptions

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · NL · €4,041,581.04

  • Advanced MOnitoring for a Resilient Environment (AMORE) – Nano sensing and Advanced Hybrid Modelling for PFAS, Micro- and Nano-plastics, and Pathogens detection in water.

    UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER · UK · €4,599,785.52

  • Data Science and Genomics Training for Chronobiology in Mental Health

    NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH · IE · €3,587,964.48

  • A Photonic Quantum Computer

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,650,022.8

  • Doctoral Training Network for Design of Resilient Systems-on-Chip

    IHP GMBH - LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROELECTRONICS · DE · €4,481,410.32

  • A training program on novel quantitative methods in regulatory decision making

    UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT · NL · €4,262,596.2

  • Training for innOvative Research in Cardiovascular science and tecHnology

    UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID · ES · €3,549,817.8

  • Next-Generation Radiopharmaceuticals for Glioblastoma and Pancreatic Cancer: A 3D Perspective

    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES · €4,366,499.76

  • Protein-RNA phase-separated condensates and their capacity for catalysis (PhaseCat)

    VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE · €2,623,710.96

  • A Doctoral Training Network on the Study Of Premodern Ceramic Heritage: Integrating Experimental and AI-Enhanced Interdisciplinary Research

    UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS · CY · €4,309,766.28

  • Embodied Multimodal Human Communication and Modelling

    KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,711,375.8

  • Integrating virology, artificial intelligence and biophotonics for innovative antiviral strategies against emerging flaviviruses

    LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. · DE · €4,063,812.48

  • Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,386,132.72

  • Initiatives to Accelerate the Translation of Research into Market-Ready Surgical Implantable Medical Devices by Strengthening Regulatory Science and Improved Regulatory Competencies Among Researchers

    INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE · FR · €4,639,195.8

  • Understanding learning variability to personalise training and boost knowledge-driven, efficient and acceptable neurotechnologies

    UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX · FR · €4,606,137.36

  • Doctoral Network on Zinc Energy Storage Technology

    KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,601,806.56

  • Colour and patterns as fundamental and applied training playground for the next generation of leaders in plant breeding and plant research

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · AT · €3,144,670.56

  • Next-Generation Accelerated and Scalable Modelling Frameworks for Chemically Reactive Flows

    QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · UK · €3,697,498.08

  • Vaccinologists for Europe: Training network for developing next generation vaccines against mucosal pathogens

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · DE · €4,640,639.4

  • Circular Economy approaches to Digested Sludge Utilization in a Wastewater Treatment Plant Based on Hydrothermal Carbonization and Complementary Technologies

    UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK · IE · €4,210,193.52

  • hybrid MOdel-Based optImal DesIgn and Control of energy systems​

    INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM · FR · €4,473,181.8

  • Why does It Look Different? - Material Appearance International Doctoral Network

    NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · NO · €4,790,340.72

  • Spatiotemporal photonic technologies

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL · €4,550,414.4

  • Circular Power Electronics Converters Design

    THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM · UK · €4,569,614.28

  • Training researchers in safe, resilient and economically viable ultra-fast battery charging systems

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,761,901.8

  • Training Europe’s Future Leaders in AI-driven Neuro-Oncology Diagnostics and Discovery

    RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG · DE · €4,379,816.52

  • Russian Influences in the European Periphery: Interdependencies, Narratives, Power

    VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS · LT · €2,828,522.16

  • Acting in Crisis: Understanding Social Complexity to improve Crisis Preparedness

    STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET · SE · €4,790,918.16

  • Integrating Circular Economy Principles into Power Transformer Fleets through Sustainable Fluid Retrofilling

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA · ES · €1,809,447.48

  • Target mining for the development of therapeutics against pathogen-induced cancers

    PARIS-LODRON-UNIVERSITAT SALZBURG · AT · €4,281,579.84

  • Disclosing the Environmentally Sensitive brain Through Interdisciplinary training in NeuroscIence and neuropSychology

    STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM · NL · €4,248,292.68

  • Enantioselective Catalysis for Radical Transformations

    UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM · UK · €3,402,750.6

  • HyDrogen genEration, Transportation, And utILization ecoSystem

    UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN · DE · €4,527,316.8

  • SUSTAIN Europe’s workforce. Actionable Knowledge and Training towards a Sustainable European Workforce for Future Health, Well-Being, and Prosperity

    SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,740,247.8

  • Bridging Chronobiology and Physiology through Expert Training

    ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE · CH · €3,885,021.72

  • Inter-organelle crosstalk in viral infections: identifying peroxisome-related targets for novel broad-spectrum antiviral strategies

    UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO · PT · €4,493,392.2

  • Next generation scientists studying extracellular RNA

    UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG · DE · €3,344,429.16

  • Circular Economy for Space

    AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE · PL · €4,475,058.48

  • MSCA Doctoral Network on Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer for Next-Generation Electric Mobility

    UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN · BE · €4,516,922.88

  • Mobile and Optical Networks for 6G (MONET-6G)

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK · €3,665,017.08

  • Hydrogen combustion NOise Investigation for Safe and Efficient propulsion and energy systems

    POLITECNICO DI BARI · IT · €4,626,203.4

  • Bridging climate science and law for understanding climate litigation

    VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE · €4,725,523.08

  • DIViNE Doctoral Network (Democratic Institutions and Violence Network in Europe)

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO · IT · €3,085,194.24

  • COllision Physics and Chemistry and its Application - Doctoral Network

    RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN · NL · €2,947,619.16

  • Mimicking nature to valorise earth as a building resource

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA · IT · €4,546,372.32

  • Exascale, Quantum Computing and Machine Learning for Innovation in Sciences

    UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS · CY · €4,299,420.48

  • TURBOmachinery Innovative Manufacturing, Processing, Analysis, Characterization, and Topology

    ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE · CH · €4,449,542.4

  • Training program to engage flexible and disordered protein targets for therapeutic development: The oncogene β-catenin as showcase.

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · AT · €4,510,715.4

  • Sustainable Surface Engineering with AI, Multiscale Modeling, and Additive Manufacturing for Enhanced Phase-Change Heat Transfer

    THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · UK · €3,631,958.64

  • Near-Earth-Object Impact Network for European Talent Development

    UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA WPOZNANIU · PL · €3,498,136.92

  • Training the next generation of scientists on cell surface Glycans from Gram-negative gut microbiota as molecular keys to decOde the gut-immune-brain Axis

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II · IT · €3,907,794.96

  • Doctoral network in green and sustainable polymers

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO · IT · €2,325,354.48

  • Parasite Adaptive skills and how to Counter Them

    INSTITUT PASTEUR · FR · €4,441,746.96

  • Integrating Voltage-Driven Ionics with Magnetism for Low-Power Memory and Advanced Computing: A Training Initiative on Energy-Efficient Information Technologies

    UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA · ES · €4,578,997.68