MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships

What are the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships?

The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers of any nationality holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers.  The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are meant to support the best, most promising individual researchers from anywhere in the world.  The MSCA grant will support salary, mobility (and family) allowance, research costs and overheads for the host institution. Individual researchers must submit proposals for funding with the involvement of their supervisor. Proposals are judged on their research quality, the researcher's future career prospects, and the supports offered by the host organisation. All disciplines are eligible for funding.

There are two types of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships: European Fellowships and Global Fellowships. 

What are the European Fellowships?

European Fellowships are open to researchers coming to or moving within Europe or Horizon Europe Associated Countries. These fellowships will last between 1 and 2 years

Mobility rules:

• The applicant must move or have moved from any country to Ireland
• The applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Ireland more than 12 months in the last 3 years before the call deadline

What are the Global Fellowships?

Global Fellowships are open to nationals or long-term residents of the EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries. The fellowship lasts between 2 to 3 years, of which the first 1 to 2 years will be spent in a non-associated Third Country, followed by a mandatory return phase of 1 year to an organisation based in an EU Member State or Associated Country

Mobility Rules:

• The applicant must be a national or long term resident of a EU or HE Associated Country
• The applicant must move or have moved from any country to the proposed Third Country of the outgoing phase
• The applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Third Country more than 12 months in the last 3 years before the call deadline

Who can apply?

• At the time of the call deadline the applicant should have a PhD degree or have successfully defended their doctoral thesis
• At the time of the call deadline the applicant should have a maximum of 8 years post-doctorate full-time equivalent experience in research (career breaks and interruption cases are accepted by the EC)

How do I apply?

If you are interested in applying for an MSCA PF with University of Galway as your host institution you should first identify a suitable supervisor in University of Galway willing to support your application. Lists with all supervisors particularly interested in hosting MSCA PF candidates can be found below. You can also search our university database for a suitable supervisor based on your research interests. The International Team in University of Galway’s Research and Innovation Office will support the MSCA PF candidates and their supervisors through writing the proposal and application process. For more information please contact us at ROinternational@universityofgalway.ie.