This info session on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2025 call is organised by the National Contact Points (NCPs) for MSCA in Belgium (NCP Federal BE, NCP-FNRS, NCP Flanders) to inform potential applicants and host institutions from both the academic and non-academic sectors (including industry, business, SMEs, governments, civil society organisations, cultural institutions, hospitals, etc.) 

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is expected to open on the 8th of May with an indicative deadline on 10 September 2025. Postdoctoral Fellowships support post-doctoral research and careers in all scientific fields. Supported researchers have a PhD and a maximum of 8 years of post-PhD research experience. This limit can be extended for several reasons (e.g. maternity leave, paternity leave, …) Host institutions need to be located in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. Optional secondments during the fellowship can be in any country worldwide. Optional placements in an organisation in the non-academic sector (Non-Academic Placements) 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). 

During this information session the objectives of PFs, call modalities and hands-on information on the application submission and evaluation process will be provided, complemented by the perspectives from a MSCA PF fellow and an expert evaluator. 

Participation to this webinar is free and open to any researcher in any career stage whom intend to apply with a Belgian host institution or any staff member of a Belgian host institution (both from the academic and non-academic sectors). Registration is required. The registration form offers the possibility to write any question for the speakers you might have at this stage.

The registration form of the webinar, which is available also via this webpage. 

Programme

10:00 Welcome and support services 

10:10 Modalities of the MSCA PF 2025 call 

Ilse De Waele, Project Advisor, European Commission, Research Executive Agency 

10:45 Questions and answers 

11:10 Perspectives from a laureate of a PF call, including Questions and Answers 

Duc Tran, MSCA PF Fellow, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), ENV panel, 2021 call, EUsed 

11:35 Perspectives from an expert evaluator, including Questions and Answers 

Raphaël Frédérick, UCLouvain, MSCA PF evaluator CHE panel 

12:00 End of the webinar