Workshop: “Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships: How to write a competitive proposal?”

The Zukunftskolleg invited everyone to the workshop led by Juliane Sauer of the Research Support.

Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PFs) target postdocs (with no more than 8 years of experience after the completion of their PhD) who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills, develop their careers and improve employability by gaining experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors.

These postdoctoral fellowships spread excellence in research and they are based on knowledge transfer between fellows and their host(s), with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinarity and intersectoral experience. MSCA PFs allow candidates to extend their international network as well as to enhance their professional reputation as a researcher. On the other hand, hosting an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow allows established group leaders to work with the most brilliant postdocs in their field that bring additional expertise to the research group.

Interested researchers submit an application together with a host organisation, which can be a university, research institution, or other organisation based in an EU
Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. During our workshop, we focused on writing successful applications for MSCA PF and encourage the exchange
in finding potential host(s). At the end of the workshop, attendees were equipped with tools and know-how to prepare a competitive MSCA PF proposal submission.