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The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) will hold an information session dedicated to theMarie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships Call , which is open until September 10, 2025. Given the highly international nature of this funding instrument, the session will be held in English.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to fund a postdoctoral project in any area of knowledge, and the application is submitted jointly by the proposing researcher and a host institution. To be eligible, researchers must comply with a mobility rule, i.e. they must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the host institution for more than 12 months in the three years prior to the closing date of the Call. In addition, they must not have completed their doctorate more than eight years before the closing date of the Call (there are some exceptions, periods that do not count towards this eight-year limit, such as maternity and time away from research).

The following content will be covered: Characteristics and types of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships; Eligibility conditions; Success rate; ERA Fellowships; Proposal structure; Evaluation criteria and Budget.

The session will take place exclusively online on May 26, starting at 10:00 a.m.It will last one hour and prior registration is mandatory.

FCT is responsible for promoting the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in Portugal, holding regular information sessions and proposal writing workshops. It is also responsible for representing Portugal on the Configuration Committee of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Program at the European Union.

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