Two Important Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Calls Opened for 2026 as of 16 December 2025
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026 Call
The MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026 call, opened on 16 December 2025, is designed to promote international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral cooperation. Under this call, staff exchanges and knowledge sharing between organisations from different countries are supported. The aim is to enhance knowledge and innovation capacity by establishing sustainable partnerships between academia and industry.
Budget: €97.9 million
Call Opening Date: 16 December 2025
Application Deadline: 16 April 2026
Scope:
The call supports the exchange of not only researchers but also administrative, technical, and managerial staff within established consortia. Consortia must include organisations from at least three different countries.
Application and further information:
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026 call announcement:
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-opens-eu979-million-call-for-staff-exchanges
Horizon Europe Funding & Tenders Portal (online application):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal
For detailed information and up-to-date documents, please visit our website:
https://ufukavrupa.org.tr/en/cluster-programs/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions/staff-exchange-se
MSCA COFUND 2026 Call
Another important call opened on the same date is the MSCA COFUND 2026 call. This call enables organisations to co-fund their own doctoral and postdoctoral programmes together with the EU. COFUND aims to support academic and research institutions in establishing new training and career development programmes or strengthening existing ones.
Budget: €105.5 million
Call Opening Date: 16 December 2025
Application Deadline: 8 April 2026
Scope:
Organisations can attract international talent and enhance researcher training by implementing their own doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programmes in partnership with MSCA.
Application and further information:
MSCA COFUND 2026 call announcement:
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-opens-eu1055-million-call-to-co-fund-doctoral-and-postdoctoral-programmes
Horizon Europe Funding & Tenders Portal (online application):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal
For detailed information and up-to-date documents, please visit our website:
https://ufukavrupa.org.tr/en/cluster-programs/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions/cofund
General Information on MSCA
MSCA is a prestigious European Union funding programme under Horizon Europe that offers researchers opportunities for international experience, interdisciplinary training, and career development. Through various calls, MSCA supports both individual researchers and institutions.
For any questions, please contact us at ncpmobility@tubitak.gov.tr.
The MSCA Team