This is the edition of 27 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 that are directly relevant to doctoral 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 Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 25 September 2026
This document outlines the role of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in supporting cancer-related research as part of its 2021 to 2027 programme, which carries a total budget of 6.6 billion euros. The programme funds bottom-up research across all scientific fields on the basis of excellence, without imposing thematic restrictions. For doctoral and early-career researchers working in oncology or related disciplines, this serves as a useful reminder that MSCA funding is open and competitive regardless of research topic.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
This document highlights that close to 500 projects funded under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions across Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe have addressed democracy-related themes, spanning areas such as civic participation, disinformation, digital democracy, and trust in science. The breadth of topics covered signals that MSCA funding is genuinely open to social science and humanities research with a democratic governance angle. Researchers in these fields can use this overview to understand how their work fits within the wider MSCA portfolio.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 14 September 2026
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions is inviting current fellows and alumni to apply to present their research at the Science is Wonderful science fair, which will take place in Brussels across three days in spring 2027. The event brings together more than 4,000 school pupils and asks researchers to communicate their work through interactive formats such as live experiments, games, and stage presentations. For early-career researchers, participation offers a concrete opportunity to develop public engagement skills and broaden the visibility of their work.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 7 September 2026
The 2026 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships received 21,627 applications, the highest figure ever recorded for any funding action in the forty-year history of EU research and innovation framework programmes, representing a 26.7 percent increase on the previous year. The available budget of approximately 399 million euros is expected to support around 1,600 projects, with the large majority of submissions being European Fellowships. The record demand underlines both the appeal and the competitiveness of this scheme for postdoctoral researchers considering an application in future calls.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 27 August 2026
The European Commission has announced the results of the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND call, selecting 29 projects from 136 eligible applications, comprising 15 doctoral training programmes and 14 postdoctoral fellowship programmes, with a total allocation of 105.5 million euros. The COFUND scheme allows universities and research organisations to build or strengthen their own training programmes by combining MSCA co-funding with institutional resources, spreading MSCA standards and working conditions more broadly. Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers stand to benefit indirectly as the selected programmes across more than 400 organisations expand the availability of high-quality, internationally oriented training opportunities.
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