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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027

Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: For supported postdoctoral fellows Increased set of research and transferable skills and competences, leading to improved employability and career prospects of MSCA postdoctoral fellows within academia and beyond; New mind-sets and approaches to R&I work forged through international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary experience; Enhanced…

Deadline 8 Sep 2027Opens 7 Apr 2027Budget €388.6MSingle stageHORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships, HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

Funding and competition

  • €2.4Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg
GermanyResearch organisation53SciLifeLab PULSE, EIPOD-LinC, Da Vinci
Fundacio Centre De Regulacio Genomica
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation61INTREPiD, VIDA, AECC Talent
Universitetet I Oslo
Oslo
NorwayUniversity51MOMENTUM PPDF, EIPOD-LinC, EI3POD
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Wissenschaften Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation · SME50LMUResearchFellows, TALENTGAL, TOPMed10
Turun Yliopisto
Turku
FinlandUniversity41TIES2, SciLifeLab PULSE, BS4S
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm
SwedenUniversity40VIDA, BREATH, AECC Talent
Fundacio De Recerca Clinic Barcelona-Institut D Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation41CURE HEARTandBRAIN, INTREPiD, BITRECS
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven
BelgiumUniversity50LMUResearchFellows, artes EUmanities, ENRICH-TOGETHER
Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan
Stockholm
SwedenUniversity31SciLifeLab PULSE, EIPOD-LinC, ARISE2
Univerzita Karlova
Praha 1
CzechiaUniversity31KiTE 2.0, CHARLESTON, MERIT
Turkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu
Ankara
TürkiyeResearch organisation40MSCA-NET, ENRICH-TOGETHER, NANOBIO4CAN
The Chancellor Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Cambridge
Cambridge
United KingdomUniversity30LMUResearchFellows, TALENTGAL, Da Vinci
Fundacion Para El Conocimiento Madrimasd
Madrid
SpainOther40MSCA-NET, ATENEA, GOT ENERGY
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Eindhoven
NetherlandsUniversity40EuroTechPostdoc, MERCI, PICTUS
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation30TALENTGAL, MERCI, Talent4Iberia

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Fundacio Centre De Regulacio Genomica
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation61INTREPiD, VIDA, AECC Talent
Fundacio De Recerca Clinic Barcelona-Institut D Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation41CURE HEARTandBRAIN, INTREPiD, BITRECS
Fundacion Para El Conocimiento Madrimasd
Madrid
SpainOther40MSCA-NET, ATENEA, GOT ENERGY
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation30TALENTGAL, P-SPHERE, Talent4Iberia
Fundacion Kertor
Santiago De Compostela
SpainOther20TALENTGAL, AECC Talent
Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology Spain Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany11AuSpire
Polykey Polymers Sl
San Sebastian
SpainCompany · SME20BREATH, MERCI
Conselleria De Educacion, Universidad Y Formación Profesional
Santiago De Compostela
SpainPublic body11TALENTGAL

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 14partners (median)
  • 6countries (median)
  • 13%of partners are SMEs
University 32%Company 28%Research organisation 23%Other 9%Public body 8%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • LMUResearchFellows – The LMU Research Fellowship Program: Promoting excellent early-stage postdoctoral researchers at LMU Munich (H2020 · 2017 · MSCA-COFUND-2016)
  • AuSpire – Australia-Spain Network for Innovation and Research Excellence (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MSCA-2023-COFUND-01-01)
  • CURE HEARTandBRAIN – CURE HEARTandBRAIN postdoctoral COFUND programme by CNIC (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-MSCA-2022-COFUND-01-01)
  • MedTrainPlus – MedTrain+: Postdoctoral Career Development and Mobility Fellowships in Medical Device Research Evolving the CÚRAM Industry-Academia Training Initiative (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-MSCA-2021-COFUND-01-01)
  • MOMENTUM PPDF – Momentum Premium Postdoctoral fellowship (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MSCA-2023-COFUND-01-01)
  • INTREPiD – CRG International Research Postdoctoral Programme (H2020 · 2017 · MSCA-COFUND-2016)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.