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	MSCA Doctoral Networks & Staff Exchanges 2025

Contact: Sara Caspani (servizio.ricerca@usi.ch)

Open to Swiss Organizations

CH organizations applying to the MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) & MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) must do so as ‘Beneficiaries’. CH counts towards the maximum person months per consortium (360 for SE, 540 for DN). At the approval, should the association agreement not be in place, SERI will fund the CH part.

Objective

The MSCA DN aim to create doctoral training programmes. The SE support short-term international and inter-sectoral exchanges between staff members from academic and non-academic organizations. Applications must be submitted by consortia.

Evaluation criteria

For both calls, proposals are evaluated based on “excellence”, “impact”, “quality, and efficiency of the implementation”. Proposals scoring ≥70% may be funded. For MSCA DN, resubmission is allowed only for scores ≥80%.

	MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN)

Deadline: 25 November 2025 at 17:00

Open for submission

MSCA DN fund new doctoral programmes offered by academic organizations based in at least 3 EU countries (Members States or Affiliated). Involvement of non-academic organizations in the network is strongly encouraged. DN aims to train creative, entrepreneurial and highly skilled PhD students.

Budget and duration

The grant covers PhD fellowships of 3-36 months (3-48 mos. for joint doctorates) including: • living (+163.8% for CH) • relocation (“mobility”) • family costs (if appl.) • project-related costs • OH (€1200 per month). PhDs students must have an employment contract with the recruiting institution.

Webinar: 10 June 2025, 13:30-14:30

Euresearch webinar on the MSCA DN call

Register now for the Euresearch info-event on the MSCA DN call 2025. The event will be held on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, from 13:30 to 14:30.

	MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE)

Deadline: 8 October 2025 at 17:00

Open for submission

MSCA SE promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through short-term exchanges of research, technical, administrative and managerial staff supporting R&I activities.

Budget and duration

The grant funds mobility from 1-12 mos. for each staff, with €2710/mo. per staff doing the exchange + €2300/mo. for the sending organization. Staff should return to their organizations after the secondment. Staff exchange among the involved parties must take place within a period of up to 4 years.

Want to know more?

Euresearch held a webinar about MSCA SE on 29 April, presenting the key aspects & providing practical guidance for applicants. The recording is available here!