In a press release issued on Monday 9 February, the European Commission announced that it had allocated a budget of €404.3 million for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships for the year 2025.
This initiative will enable 1,610 postdoctoral researchers, selected from 17,066 international applicants, to develop their own projects, while receiving high-quality training, international mobility opportunities and expert supervision in academic and non-academic institutions.
These researchers will be carrying out their projects in 45 countries across Europe and beyond, working in universities, research centres, public institutions, private organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises. The scholarship holders selected represent almost 80 nationalities.
Their projects cover all scientific disciplines, particularly in the social sciences and humanities, life sciences and engineering. They range from fundamental research to projects directly addressing major societal and technological challenges.
In addition, 164 researchers will benefit from global postdoctoral fellowships enabling them to carry out part of their research outside Europe - in particular in the United States, Canada and Australia.
The next call for applications for MSCA postdoctoral fellowships is due to be launched on Thursday 9 April. (Original version in French by Anne Damiani)