The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are the European Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training.

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fund excellent research and innovation and equip researchers at all stages of their career with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines. 

​​The MSCA promote excellence and set standards for high-quality researcher education and training in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers.

Doctoral Networks (DN): Supporting programmes to train doctoral candidates in academic and non-academic organisations. 

Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF): Supporting career perspectives and excellence of postdoctoral researchers. 

Staff Exchanges (SE): Encouraging collaborations between organisations through staff exchanges. 

COFUND: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes. 

MSCA and Citizens: Bringing research and researchers closer to the public at large. 

NEW - ​Choose Europe for Science (COFUND): Supporting attractive and sustainable research careers in Europe for top talent.