Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
MSCA COFUND
Co-funding for regional, national, or international doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programmes.
Programme guide in progress
We are still researching the full guide for MSCA COFUND. In the meantime, you will find the live open calls, eligibility basics and related programmes below.
Key facts
- Type
- Doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship programme
- EU co-funding
- Up to 55% of costs
- Max EU contribution
- €10M
- Programme duration
- 5 years
- Success rate
- ~15-20%
Who is eligible?
- •Applicant is a legal entity (university, research institution, regional/national funding agency) in an EU Member State or associated country
- •Programme must be new or expanded, with open and merit-based recruitment
- •Fellows recruited must satisfy MSCA mobility rule
- •Programme covers doctoral (3+ year PhD training) or postdoctoral (1-3 year) fellowships
Open calls right now
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Monthly stipend of €6,350+ for postdocs (2026-2027 WP): 12-24 months in Europe (European Fellowship) or 24-36 months including a third-country secondment (Global Fellowship).
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
MSCA Doctoral Networks
Multi-partner consortia training cohorts of PhD researchers in joint doctoral programmes across Europe.
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