Horizon Europe - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 - Coming soon!
The MSCA scheme
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) scheme aims to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research.
The Fellowships aim to enhance the potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility.
Fellowships will be offered to excellent researchers of any nationality undertaking international mobility either to or between the EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, as well as to associated Third Countries.
The standard duration of these fellowships must be between 12 and 24 months (36 months for Global Fellowships).
Details about the scheme are available on the Funding and Tenders Portal.
Opening date:
9 April 2026, 0:00 CEST
Deadline:
9 September 2026, 17:00 CEST
MSCA at Bocconi
Bocconi welcomes expressions of interest by postdoctoral candidates who wish to apply for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship to be hosted at our university.
The application period for this year will open soon through the dedicated form.
Applications received via email will not be considered.
The application of eligible candidates [1] will be sent to the selected supervisors for their assessment.
Supervisors will select one candidate per project.
What we offer
Selected applicants will be offered the opportunity to undertake a proposal writing training session that will be held online in May 2026.
Additionally, Bocconi will also provide a limited number of travel grants to cover funding for travel and accommodation expenses to allow the researchers to spend a few days at Bocconi. This will allow the researchers to benefit from insights from previous MSCA grantees, meet with their supervisors, visit the Bocconi campus and get feedback on their proposals from the Bocconi Grants Office staff.
[1] Applicants must have a PhD degree at the time of the deadline for applications (09.09.2026). Those who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will also be considered eligible to apply. Applicants must also have a maximum of 8 years’ experience in research, from the date of the award of their PhD degree, years of experience outside research and career breaks will not count towards the above maximum. Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline
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You can contact grants.office@unibocconi.it for any questions on the program.