Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships (MSCA PF)
Fellowships for cross-border mobility
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships fund excellent research and innovation and equip researchers at all stages of their career with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines. A country-specific flat rate covers salary and research costs.
Next deadline: 10 September 2025
There are 2 types of Postdoctoral Fellowships
European Postdoctoral Fellowships: They are open to researchers moving within Europe or coming to Europe from another part of the world to pursue their research career. These fellowships take place in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country and can last between 1 and 2 years. Swiss institutions such as UZH are currently able to host these fellowships again.
Global Postdoctoral Fellowships: They fund the mobility of researchers outside Europe. The fellowship lasts between 2 to 3 years, of which the first 1 to 2 years will be spent in a non-associated Third Country (outgoing phase), followed by a mandatory return phase of 1 year to an institution based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country.
Who can submit an application?
Postdocs who have a maximum of eight years experience in research after their PhD and comply with mobility rules: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Fellowships), or the host institution for the outgoing phase (for Global Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
If you would like to apply for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship, please contact us:
Mail Phone +41 44 634 53 50