This is the edition of 29 October 2026. The announcements below are the ones compiled on that day. Read the current edition.
This digest gathers a selection of notable announcements from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that are relevant to doctoral candidates and early-career researchers, spanning funding increases, anniversary milestones, Nobel Prize connections, and new resources.
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 · 21 October 2026
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has published an interactive document showcasing more than 100 success stories and testimonials from funded researchers. Readers can browse by country or institution, making it a useful resource for doctoral and early-career researchers who want to see concrete examples of how the programme has supported careers across disciplines.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 20 October 2026
An article in Horizon Magazine traces the legacy of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions as the programme approaches its 30th anniversary in 2026. Since 1996, more than 150,000 researchers, including 25 Nobel laureates, have participated, and the programme has grown from supporting roughly 800 researchers per year to around 8,000 annually. Companies, including a growing share of small and medium-sized enterprises, account for nearly half of participating organisations, highlighting the programme's role in bridging research and industry.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 6 October 2026
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Georg Nagel, a former Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellow who carried out research at the University of Naples Federico II, for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics went to Francis Halzen, who served as a supervisor in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funded ASTRONU project on neutrino astronomy and the development of large-scale neutrino telescopes. These awards underscore how early-career funding and mentorship through the programme can contribute to research of the highest international recognition.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 30 September 2026
The European Commission has announced an additional 210 million euro top-up for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, directed toward Postdoctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Networks, as part of the amended Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026 to 2027. The increase responds to record demand; the 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships call attracted 21,627 applications, the highest number ever recorded for any single funding action across more than 40 years of EU research framework programmes. With over 1.3 billion euro foreseen for the programme in 2027, this expansion is significant for early-career researchers seeking funded positions in Europe.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 25 September 2026
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has released a document highlighting the programme's role in funding cancer research, situated within its broader 6.6 billion euro budget for 2021 to 2027. The programme supports bottom-up, excellence-driven research across all fields, which means doctoral and early-career researchers working on cancer-related topics can compete for funding without thematic restrictions on their specific approach.
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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.