MSCA

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) funding scheme seeks to support researchers’ career paths through mobility, while also attracting talented researchers to the EU and increasing knowledge and skills’ transfer. The program supports excellent researchers (holding a PhD) who wish to conduct research activities abroad to acquire new skills, gain diverse research experience and further develop their career and capabilities. Continue reading to learn more about the MSCA PF and its unique characteristics.

Story shared during the MSCA 2021 conference "MSCA Fostering Balanced Mobility Flows in Europe". Online conference hosted in Solvenia, Ljubljana - 15 and 16 November 2021.

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The unbalanced mobility flows and the reintegration of researchers still represents a major challenge for the EU and its Member states, and contributes to the research and innovation divide within the EU. The geographical, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of researchers and other R&D personnel is namely a core dimension of the New European Research Area.

The 2021 MSCA Presidency Conference will highlight the unbalanced brain circulation and aim to contribute to the achievement of the flagship of the New ERA, namely to build a common scientific and technological area for the EU and to create a single market for research and innovation.

The conference will address the issue of return migration and reintegration processes of MSCA researchers after the completion of their scholarships to countries of origin as a challenge to multidimensional intra-European mobility flows of researchers. It will seek to seek to demonstrate the extent to which MSCA researchers can reduce research and innovation divide within the EU and, consequently, balance the mobility of highly educated talents within the EU.

The Slovenian Presidency will use the conference to provide a platform for in-depth discussions on unbalanced mobility flows and the reintegration of researchers. The objectives of the conference will be threefold: 

- raise awareness of the importance of the return mobility and reintegration processes to foster the balanced mobility flows of MSCA researchers. 
- showcase examples of existing good practices as well as barriers, instruments, and policies to promote the return migration and reintegration processes of MSCA fellows after the end of the project, their research careers, knowledge, and skills into their country of origin. 
- make recommendations for the implementation of MSCA return migration and reintegration instruments and policies at EU, Member State, research organization and individual level.

https://msca21.eu/

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA DN) provides doctoral candidates with the opportunity to acquire new skills and knowledge, and expand their network. At the same time, MSCA DN improve the quality of doctoral training and R&I capacity of the participating organisations, as well as their interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral cooperation. The objective of MSCA DN is to support doctoral programs carried out by a consortium composed of members from the academic and non-academic sectors. If you are considering applying to this funding scheme – it is essential to first understand the purpose, unique characteristics and evaluation criteria, to ensure that your application correctly fits the requirements and expectations of this grant. To help in the process, we’ve put together the article below. Keep reading to learn more about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) – Doctoral Networks (DN).

The purpose of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (MSCA IF) scheme is to support researchers’ career path through mobility, while attracting talented researchers to the EU. The MSCA IF grant is aimed at enhancing the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers (ERs) wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility. Continue reading to learn more about the MSCA IF.

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) funding scheme seeks to support researchers’ career paths through mobility, while also attracting talented researchers to the EU and increasing knowledge and skills’ transfer. The program supports excellent researchers (holding a PhD) who wish to conduct research activities abroad to acquire new skills, gain diverse research experience and further develop their career and capabilities. Continue reading to learn more about the MSCA PF and its unique characteristics.

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA DN) provides doctoral candidates with the opportunity to acquire new skills and knowledge, and expand their network. At the same time, MSCA DN improve the quality of doctoral training and R&I capacity of the participating organisations, as well as their interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral cooperation. The objective of MSCA DN is to support doctoral programs carried out by a consortium composed of members from the academic and non-academic sectors. If you are considering applying to this funding scheme – it is essential to first understand the purpose, unique characteristics and evaluation criteria, to ensure that your application correctly fits the requirements and expectations of this grant. To help in the process, we’ve put together the article below. Keep reading to learn more about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) – Doctoral Networks (DN).

Interview on the MedRoute Global MSCA project.
Meet MSCA Fellow Viviana Tagliaferri, coordinator of the MedRoute project that explored cultural pluralism in four early modern port cities in the Mediterranean: Izmir (Turkey), Valletta (Malta), Livorno (Italy), and Marseille (France). Viviana and her team investigated the way foreigners used their physical appearance to express their cultural belonging and the role contemporary political authorities played in supporting or sanctioning expressions of otherness.