MSCA opens €78.5m call for Staff Exchanges

The Staff Exchanges action offers a unique opportunity to boost knowledge transfer and innovation through international research cooperation projects. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges 2023 call is open as of today. The deadline to submit proposals is 28 February 2024. The European Commission will allocate €78.5 million to fund around 75 projects promoting cooperation between organisations in the EU and …

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EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’: €90 million for 17 new projects to support healthy soils

The European Commission will invest €90 million in 17 new research projects  contributing to the EU Mission: ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’. These projects will work on restoring and protecting soil health for the sustainable production of healthy food, protecting biodiversity, building climate resilience, and contributing to the European Green Deal objectives. The projects gather …

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Next COFUND call opening soon: 6 steps to prepare your application

The MSCA Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) action provides funding for regional, national and international programmes for training, career development and mobility of researchers, through co-funding mechanisms. The scheme spreads the MSCA best practices by promoting high standards and excellent working and employment conditions. If you are considering applying for MSCA COFUND, …

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Next Staff Exchanges call opening soon: 6 steps to prepare your application

Get started with this funding scheme and learn how to prepare a successful proposal MSCA Staff Exchanges promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain. The scheme fosters a shared culture of research and innovation that welcomes and …

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New information packages for MSCA fellows and staff members published

These new guides provide useful information on the rights and obligations of researchers and staff members funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon Europe. The European Commission and the European Research Executive Agency (REA) have published new information packages for researchers and staff members taking part in projects supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie under …

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Call for Tenders: EIC Corporate Partnership Programme 3.0

EISMEA launched a new tender for the future Corporate Partnership Programme 3.0. Since its first activity in 2017, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Corporate Partnership Programme has become one of the most successful business actions of the EIC, supporting EIC high innovative companies to boost their network and spur new partnerships with largest corporations in Europe. …

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EIC Pathfinder: nearly €170 million to support novel technologies

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected the next set of proposals under the 2023 EIC Pathfinder Open call. 53 new projects will receive altogether up to €169.5 million and will develop cutting-edge technologies throughout a wide range of fields – health, artificial intelligence, computing, environment, and energy. The successful applications were chosen among 783 evaluated submissions, …

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Last chance to become a Regional Innovation Valley – Matchmaking map now available

The Commission published a matchmaking map highlighting European regions that have expressed their interest to become a Regional Innovation Valley by applying to the call for expression of interest launched in March 2023. The matchmaking map aims to help interested regions to identify relevant partners willing to strengthen and advance European innovation ecosystems, by facilitating matchmaking and interconnections among …

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ERC Starting Grants: 400 bright minds awarded over €628 million

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the awarding of 400 Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe. The grants – totalling €628 million – support cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, from medicine and physics to social sciences and humanities. They will help researchers at the beginning of their careers …

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