Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid welcomes outstanding researchers from around the world and offers them excellent scientific facilities, an inspiring research community, industry connections and comprehensive support services to help you develop your research projects.

Join UPM to boost your research career and advance in your scientific field through the two most prestigious European programmes supporting talented researchers: the European Research Council (ERC) grants and the Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions (MSCA).

Choose UPM as your ERC Host Institution

The European Research Council (ERC) encourages and supports ambitious projects based on pioneering ideas, thus opening  new and emerging fields.

Researchers who choose UPM as Host Institution for an ERC application receive full access to committed and personalized support.

The staff at International Projects Office (OPI) provides assistance throughout the entire project life cycle, from shaping the initial idea and proposal writing&review (pre-award team) to project management (post-award team).

Full support is offered for:

• New applications or resubmissions from UPM researchers or applicants from worldwide.
• Principal Investigators (PI) wishing to transfer a funded ERC project to UPM.

Discover the benefits and incentives available to you if you become an ERC grantee. Click here for more details. 

More information on the programe and services offered by OPI-UPM on our ERC webpage.

Apply for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship with an UPM supervisor

Improve your career prospects through high-quality research, outstanding projects, and excellent supervision under the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships program (MSCA-PF).
Choose UPM as your Host Institution when applying for an MSCA-PF.
Gain access to our informative sessions, proposal drafting workshops, personalized assistance for any questions, and expert proposal reviews.

• Consult here the list of MSCA supervisors at UPM who have expressed interest in hosting MSCA-PF candidates
• Didn’t find a perfect match aligned with your research interests?
  Explore UPM research groups and active research lines at this link: Observatorio de I+D+i UPM
• Need help finding a supervisor? Reach out our MSCA advisor.  

More information and details on our MSCA webpage.

Contact Laura Trulli, our ERC and MSCA advisor, if you want to know more about these grants and the International Projects Office (OPI) support. 

UPM has been awarded with the European Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) seal and therefore endorses the principles established by the European Charter and Code for Researchers for the recruitment of researchers. 

Visit the CURF (Central Unit for the Reception of Foreign research staff) website to know more about the onboarding services at UPM for foreign research staff.