This is the edition of 28 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 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 through its 2021 to 2027 programme, which carries a total budget of 6.6 billion euros. The programme funds researcher mobility, skills development, and career progression across all career stages and disciplines, selecting projects on the basis of scientific excellence rather than predetermined thematic priorities. Doctoral and early-career researchers working in cancer science can find this a useful reference for understanding how bottom-up, investigator-driven proposals fit within the broader MSCA framework.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
This overview document shows that close to 500 projects funded under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, spanning both Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, have addressed topics connected to democracy, including civic participation, disinformation, polarisation, and evidence-informed policymaking. The document demonstrates the breadth of social science and humanities research that MSCA has supported, which may not always be visible to researchers in those fields. Early-career researchers working on governance, media, or political institutions can use this as evidence that their topics are well within scope for MSCA funding.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 14 September 2026
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has opened a call for MSCA fellows and alumni to participate in the 2027 edition of its Science is Wonderful science fair, which will be held in Brussels over three days in March 2027. Participants present their research to groups of school pupils aged roughly 7 to 18 through interactive formats such as live experiments, games, and stage demonstrations. This is a concrete public engagement opportunity for early-career researchers seeking to develop science communication skills and fulfil outreach components of their fellowship obligations.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 7 September 2026
The 2026 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships attracted 21,627 applications, which is both the highest figure in the history of this scheme and the highest proposal count ever recorded across all EU research and innovation framework programme funding actions in four decades. The available budget of approximately 399 million euros is expected to support around 1,600 projects, meaning competition is intense, with European Fellowships accounting for the large majority of submissions. Researchers preparing future applications should factor in this level of demand when planning their proposals and timelines.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 27 August 2026
The European Commission has published results for the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND call, selecting 29 projects, comprising 15 doctoral training programmes and 14 postdoctoral fellowship programmes, to share 105.5 million euros in co-funding. The call drew 141 applications, of which 136 were evaluated, yielding a success rate of 21 percent, and the selected programmes collectively involve more than 400 organisations. Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers benefit indirectly from this scheme because it enables institutions to build or expand high-quality training and fellowship programmes that follow MSCA standards for working conditions and international mobility.
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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.