06/04/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced on Wednesday 5 April that it will award European ‘Seal of Excellence’ certificates under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions to 1,607 researchers who submitted proposals to the 2022 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships programme. These certificates are awarded to research projects that have achieved a score of at least 85% during the project evaluation phase, but have not been able to receive funding from Horizon Europe due to budget limitations. For the European Commission, these certificates provide a guarantee to host institutes of the high quality of the projects, which have been assessed independently. In addition, they should support holders’ applications for alternative funds. The European Commission points out that there are four calls currently open to holders of ‘Seal of Excellence’ certificates. Link to the certificates page: https://aeur.eu/f/68o (EV)