This is the edition of 18 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, recognition of researchers, and opportunities 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 Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 6 October 2026
Two Nobel Prizes in 2026 have connections to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme: Georg Nagel, a former MSCA fellow who conducted research on neurodegeneration, shared the Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, while Francis Halzen, a supervisor in an MSCA-funded project on neutrino astronomy, received the Prize in Physics for contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. These recognitions illustrate how early-career research training supported through the programme can contribute to discoveries of the highest scientific significance. For doctoral and early-career researchers, the cases demonstrate the long-term value of internationally mobile, fellowship-based research careers.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 30 September 2026
The European Commission has announced additional funding of over 210 million euros for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, responding to record application numbers for the 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships call, which attracted more than 21,600 submissions. The extra resources will increase the budgets for both Postdoctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Networks, with total MSCA funding for 2027 projected to exceed 1.3 billion euros. Researchers seeking fellowships or doctoral training positions under Horizon Europe should be aware that this top-up expands the available opportunities in what will be the final funding cycle under the current framework programme.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 25 September 2026
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has published a document outlining the programme's support for cancer research within its 2021 to 2027 budget of 6.6 billion euros. The programme funds researcher-driven projects across all disciplines on the basis of scientific excellence, covering career development, skills training, and international mobility. Doctoral and early-career researchers working in oncology or related fields may find this resource useful for understanding the scope of funding available to them.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
A new document from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions highlights that close to 500 projects under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe have addressed democracy-related topics, spanning areas such as civic participation, disinformation, media freedom, digital democracy, and trust in science. The document signals the breadth of social science and humanities research that the programme has supported alongside more traditionally funded scientific fields. Early-career researchers in political science, law, communication, or related disciplines can use this resource to understand how their work fits within the MSCA funding landscape.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 14 September 2026
The 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 be held in Brussels across three days in March 2027. Participants engage groups of school pupils aged roughly 7 to 18 through interactive experiments, demonstrations, and creative activities at exhibition booths, with stage-based science shows also available. This is a practical opportunity for early-career researchers to develop science communication skills and broaden the public visibility of their work.
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