Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - MSCA
MSCA is the European Union’s flagship programme to support scientific excellence and cooperation across countries, sectors and disciplines
EU’s reference programme for doctoral and postdoctoral training, contributing to:
- Developing highly skilled and talented researchers who can anticipate and address emerging challenges, communicate scientific evidence to policy-makers and the public, and work across disciplines.
- Provide researchers with skills needed in the labour market, to innovate and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit.
- Develop excellent doctoral and postdoctoral programmes enhancing the global attractiveness and visibility of institutions involved in them.
- Promote the EU’s global attractiveness for talents.
- Support the mobility of researchers between countries, sectors and disciplines to acquire new knowledge, skills and competences.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions at UPM
MSCA advisor at UPM: Laura Trulli
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Doctoral Networks (DN) drive scientific excellence and innovation by bringing together universities, research institutes and other sectors from across the world to train researchers to doctorate level. The aim is to train highly skilled and creative doctoral candidates, enhancing thier perspective carreer and boosting their employability. Further information about this call can be found here: Doctoral Networks - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions At UPM’s International Projects Office (OPI), we are committed to supporting researchers who wish to apply to this call. For more information about the support available, please contact our MSCA advisor. |
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Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) support researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills, engage with the non‑academic sector and further develop their scientific careers. 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. More information and details on our MSCA-PF webpage. |
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MSCA Staff Exchanges funds short-term international and inter-sectoral exchanges of staff members involved in research and innovation activities of participating organisations. It fosters collaboration and knowledge transfer through collaborative projects. Staff members benefit from new knowledge, skills, and career development perspectives. Key aspect of the action is the international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. Further information about this call can be found here: Staff Exchanges - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. |
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Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) provides organisations with additional financial support for their own researcher training and career development programmes. COFUND supports doctoral programmes for PhD candidates, as well as fellowship programmes for experienced researchers. |
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European Researchers' Night is a wide public event that brings researchers closer to the public. The events highlight how researchers contribute to our society by displaying their work in an interactive and engaging forum. It is held every year, on the last Friday of September. OTRI UPM (Oficina de Transferencia de Resultados de Investigación) is the department in charge of this event at UPM. |
MSCA CALLS 2026 Calendar - Opening & Closing Dates
| Year | Action | Opening date | Closing date |
| 2026 | Doctoral Networks (DN) | 28/05/2026 | 24/11/2026 |
| 2026 | Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) | 09/04/2026 | 09/09/2026 |
| 2026 | Staff Exchanges (SE) | 16/12/2026 | 16/04/2026 |