This is the edition of 14 October 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 developments, public engagement opportunities, and programme milestones of particular relevance 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 · 6 October 2026
Two of the 2026 Nobel Prizes have connections to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funding: Georg Nagel, honoured in Physiology or Medicine for work on optogenetics, was a former MSCA fellow, while Francis Halzen, awarded the Physics prize for contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, served as a supervisor on an MSCA-funded project in neutrino astronomy. The prizes recognise discoveries that were supported, at least in part, by the kind of early-career and collaborative research training the programme funds. For doctoral and early-career researchers, this underlines the long-term impact that participation in MSCA-funded projects can have on a scientific career.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 30 September 2026
An additional allocation of over 210 million euros has been announced for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, directed at both Postdoctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Networks, in response to record application numbers for the 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships call. The increased budget is part of the amended Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026 to 2027, which will deliver the final MSCA funding rounds under the current framework programme. Researchers considering applying to MSCA schemes should note that the 2027 budget is projected to exceed 1.3 billion euros, suggesting continued strong support for research careers in Europe.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 25 September 2026
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has published a document outlining its support for cancer research within its 2021 to 2027 programme, which carries a total budget of 6.6 billion euros. The programme funds researcher-driven projects across all disciplines based on scientific excellence, meaning cancer-focused proposals compete on equal footing with other fields. Doctoral and early-career researchers working in oncology or related biomedical areas may find this a useful reference when exploring funding routes.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
A newly published document from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions highlights that close to 500 MSCA projects under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe have addressed democracy-related topics, spanning areas such as civic participation, disinformation, polarisation, and evidence-informed policymaking. This signals that the social sciences and humanities, including politically sensitive research themes, are well within scope for MSCA funding. Researchers in these fields can use this document to understand the breadth of work the programme has supported and to frame their own project ideas accordingly.
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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! 2027 fair, which will be held in Brussels across three days in spring 2027 and is expected to welcome more than 4,000 school pupils. Participants design interactive booth activities or stage presentations aimed at young audiences aged roughly 7 to 18, with formats ranging from live experiments to group challenges. This is a concrete opportunity for MSCA-funded researchers to build public engagement experience, which is increasingly valued as part of a well-rounded early-career research profile.
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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.