MSCA PF26@UNIMC
Are you interested in becoming a Marie Curie Fellow and work on your own research project? Are you willing to have the University of Macerata as your host institution? Then you should apply for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship within the Horizon Europe programme, aimed at promoting excellent research across borders. A unique opportunity to carry out your research activities, acquire new skills and develop your career as a researcher. A unique way to gain experience in other countries and in any disciplines.
The University of Macerata will award a funding, training and support package to talented researchers who will apply to the European MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call with a research project with the University of Macerata as host institution (European Fellowships) or return host institution (Global Fellowships).
In case of award, you will have access to unprecedented and very favourable conditions:
- High-level training (Masterclass) to write a MSCA-PF proposal. You will benefit of on-line and in presence training sessions combining frontal lessons with practical workshops and of the supervision and coaching of experts, also available for personalised meetings.
- direct meetings with Scientific Supervisor
- mentorship and coaching on proposal elaboration, until submission
- funding for travel and accommodation (for residents outside Italy)
Who can apply? Researchers who:
- completed a PhD or will complete it at the date of EU call deadline (tbc: 9 September 2026)
- have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research at EU call deadline
- have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the EU call deadline (or 12 months in the Third Country, if they apply for a Global Fellowship)
Which topics can be funded? All areas of scientific research may be eligible for funding. However, please consider that the University of Macerata focuses exclusively on SSH disciplines.
Deadline of this Announcement: TO BE CONFIRMED
Resources
- More info on the Horizon Europe MSCA postdoctoral fellowship programme
- More info on the research themes at the University of Macerata
- List of UNIMC supervisors willing to host a MSCA fellow (should you not find a matching profile of a supervisor in this list, you can click here to search for the complete list of the faculty members of the University of Macerata, in order to enquire about their willingness to support your project - to search for a suitable supervisor , just put any word in the search string according to your research idea to find the top matches).
DOWNLOAD
- MSCA 2026 PF @ UNIMC Announcement
- Application package: 1.Application template, 2. CV template, 3. Project two-page proposal template, 4. Letter of Supervisor template, 5. Declaration of Commitment template
In accordance with the Announcement, all candidates, including those considered ineligible or not admitted, will be individually informed of the result of their application.