News

European Fellowship Scheme for Researchers at Risk – Introduction of the call, policy & application information

Published on | 1 year ago

Programmes MSCA Horizon Europe

A call for a pilot European Fellowship Scheme for Researchers at Risk is currently open with deadline 7 September 2023. The indicative call budget is €6 million to fund one project. The main objective of the call is:

  • to pilot a European fellowship scheme to support researchers at risk to address the currently fragmented and limited support at EU level for researchers at risk.
  • to enhance the support for researchers at risk to continue their work in a safe environment.
  • to set up, test and validate selection procedures for at-risk researchers and matchmaking with hosts in the EU (approximately 30 fellowships for non-EU researchers with different legal statuses).

The European Fellowship Scheme for Researchers at Risk action was allocated to the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) and the implementation will be monitored by the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Please find in these two videos more information on the background and application procedure for this call.

  • Introduction & policy by Marija Mitic, Policy analyst, DG EAC video
  • Call conditions, application documents & award criteria by Andrea Hutterer, Call coordinator, REA video

Any questions on the call can be send to REA-MSCA-HE-RR@ec.europa.eu

myOverview - sign up for personalised information

We offer news and event updates, covering all domains and topics of Horizon Europe, Digital Europe & EDF (and occasionally, for ongoing projects, Horizon 2020).

Stay informed about what matters to you. By signing up, you can opt in for e-mail notifications and get access to a personalised dashboard that groups all news updates and event announcements in your domain(s).

Only for stakeholders located in Flanders

Latest News

1601 articles available search in articles 

Testimonial

image of AgrifoodTEF - the AI Testing & Experimentation Facility for the agri-food sector

AgrifoodTEF - the AI Testing & Experimentation Facility for the agri-food sector

The AgrifoodTEF, funded under the Digital Europe call for a Testing and Experimentation Facility for Agri-Food, is a network of world-class testing and experimentation facilities (TEFs) in the agri-food sector that supports testing state-of-the-art data, AI, and robotics solutions in real-world environments to accelerate their market introduction. ILVO, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Flemish node of the AgriFoodTEF supports the entire agri-food business, leveraging its infrastructures, experience and vast network established through participation in numerous Digital Europe and Horizon Europe initiatives.