MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026
MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds international partnerships of universities, research institutes, companies and other organisations to jointly train PhD candidates through structured doctoral networks. It supports recruiting and training doctoral researchers across sectors and countries, giving them research skills plus transferable competences like entrepreneurship and IP management. The goal is to boost researchers' employability, strengthen cooperation between academia and industry, and improve doctoral training quality across Europe.
research excellence · education skills · deep tech
Who wins this
A consortium of universities, research organisations and non academic partners such as companies from different countries wanting to jointly design and deliver a doctoral training programme with international and intersectoral mobility.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- Unit costs. A fixed amount per unit (e.g. per researcher-month)
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks; HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks - Joint Doctorates; HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks - Industrial Doctorates
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- university, research organisation, business, SME, research infrastructure, other socio-economic actor
- Also required
- Doctoral candidate selection must be open, transparent and merit based, and joint supervision is mandatory for Industrial and Joint Doctorates; detailed eligibility, financial and evaluation rules are set out in the Work Programme General Annexes rather than in this text.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions Described in the MSCA part of the Work Programme. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in MSCA part of the Work Programme. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. Specific MSCA evaluation process is described on the MSCA section of the REA website. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. See exceptions and specific conditions in the MSCA part of the Work Programme. Specific conditions described in the MSCA part of the Work Programme. Call Information Event (3 June 2026) Please consult the outputs of this event via the following links; recording Presentation Frequently Asked Questions
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