This is the edition of 24 September 2026. The announcements below are the ones compiled on that day. Read the current edition.
This digest brings together a selection of notable announcements from European research bodies, covering funding results, public engagement opportunities, and thematic overviews relevant to doctoral candidates and early-career researchers.
These summaries are written by Clau and each links to its original announcement. Clau is independent and not affiliated with the European Union or its research bodies.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
A new resource from Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions documents that close to 500 projects funded under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe have addressed democracy-related topics, spanning areas such as civic participation, disinformation, polarisation, and trust in science. This overview is useful for doctoral and early-career researchers seeking to understand the thematic scope already covered under these programmes and to position their own work within an established funding landscape.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · 14 September 2026
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions has opened a call for MSCA fellows and alumni to participate in the Science is Wonderful science fair, which will take place in Brussels across three days in March 2027. Researchers selected will present their work interactively to groups of pupils aged roughly 7 to 18, using formats such as live experiments, games, and stage demonstrations, making this a concrete opportunity to develop public engagement and science communication skills.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · 7 September 2026
The 2026 call for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships received 21,627 proposals, the highest figure ever recorded for any funding action across the 40-year history of EU research and innovation framework programmes, representing a rise of more than 26 percent compared to the 2025 call. With an indicative budget of approximately 399 million euros expected to support around 1,600 projects, the figures signal both the strong demand for this fellowship scheme and the highly competitive nature of the selection process that early-career researchers should anticipate.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · 27 August 2026
The European Commission has announced that the 2026 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND call will provide 105.5 million euros to support 29 programmes, comprising 15 doctoral training schemes and 14 postdoctoral fellowship programmes, selected from 136 eligible applications at a success rate of 21 percent. For doctoral candidates and early-career researchers, this means that a range of institutions across more than 400 organisations will be able to recruit researchers under programmes shaped by MSCA standards and co-funded through this mechanism.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · 3 August 2026
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions has published a resource aimed at businesses, explaining how the programme can help companies address gaps in specialised expertise, time, and resources through researcher mobility and training schemes. For early-career researchers, this is a reminder that MSCA funding pathways extend into the private sector, broadening the range of host organisations and career environments available when applying for fellowships.
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Each item summarises an announcement published by the named European research body and links to the original source; the summaries are written by Clau and the announcements belong to their respective sources. Clau is a free companion for doctoral candidates and early-career researchers.