A small scale online training for the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) 2025 call for proposals for the Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) is organised by NCP Flanders. The training is organised to support highly motivated applicants in the preparation of their MSCA PF application at a host institution located in Flanders.

It is advised to applicants to have attended/watched the general webinar/recording on the MSCA PF 2025 call which took place on 23 April 2025. More information here.

Participation to this training is free of charge. Registration via this registration form is required. Registration form of the training.

MSCA PFs, main eligibility requirements and 2025 call dates 

MSCA PFs support researchers in all scientific domains with the objective to improve researchers’ employability and career prospects within academia and beyond, with a strong focus on interdisciplinarity and intersectoral experience.

Candidates need to be in possession of a PhD or have successfully defended their doctoral thesis before call deadline and have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent research experience from the date of award of the first doctoral degree. Please note for several reasons extensions are applicable (e.g. maternity leave, paternity leave, … More information can be found in the guide for applicants).

Candidates cannot have resided or carried out their main activity for more than 12 months in the 36 months before 10/09/2025 in Belgium (European Fellowship) or in the country of the outgoing phase (Global Fellowship).

Host institutions can be from both the academic and non-academic sectors (including industry, business, SMEs, governments, civil society organisations, cultural institutions, hospitals, etc.) 

Optional secondments during the fellowship can be in any country worldwide. Optional placements in an organisation in the non-academic sector in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country are added at the end of the project. The grant amount depends on the number of person-months. The postdoctoral fellowships have a duration between 12 and 36 months (depending on the type). 

The MSCA PF 2025 call is expected to open on the 8th of May with an indicative deadline on 10 September 2025. Please find the MSCA PF 2025 call on the European Commission Funding and Tender Portal here