Marie Skłodowska Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships

Ghent University as your future host institution

• Are you looking to expand your research horizon?
• Do you want to improve your career prospects?
• Do you want to join a vibrant and stimulating research environment?

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) aim to enhance the career development and training of researchers through international and intersectoral mobility.

For MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships, applicants must have a PhD degree.

• Find a potential supervisor at Ghent University

Already working at Ghent University?

• Check our intranet page about MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships to go abroad and enhance your career opportunities.

Master Class at Ghent University

The EU-team organises annually an online MSCA Master Class, in May or June. 

• Applications need to be sent in by April.
• Contact the EU-team for support and training materials.

Two types

European Fellowships

• are open to researchers with any nationality moving within Europe, as well as those coming in from other parts of the world
• can restart a research career after a break, such as parental leave
• can help researchers coming back to Europe find a new position
• last for one to two years

Global Fellowships

• fund positions outside Europe for researchers with any nationality based in the EU or associated countries
• last between two and three years
• the researcher has to come back for one year to an organisation based in the EU or associated countries

Eligibility

• Open to all postdoctoral researchers of any nationality who have obtained their PhD maximally 8 years before the deadline date, extensions are possible.
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree by the time of the call deadline.
• All research areas can be funded. Find a research group at Ghent University, which you would like to join, in our Research Directory.
• The proposal is written jointly with the host organisation (i.e. a supervisor who is a full professor at Ghent University).
• Mobility is key! Check the mobility rule in the MSCA Work Programme.
• Contact the EU-team to get help to assess your eligibility on a personal basis.

Funding

• The grant provides an allowance to cover living, travel and family costs.
• In addition, the EU contributes to the training, networking and research costs of the fellow, as well as to the management and indirect costs of the project.
• The grant is awarded to the host organisation.

Timeline

The call usually opens in April and closes in September. 

Please notify the EU team at your earliest convenience for support and feedback.

Questions or help needed?

Our EU team will guide you throughout the administrative and practical requirements. We are your first point of contact for any question you may have from the moment you start to work on your proposal until the final report of the project, e.g. eligibility, tips and tricks for your proposal. The EU team also offers feedback on your proposal on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are selected, we will support you with all administrative, legal and financial issues during the entire project.