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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025

European Commission Horizon Europe Funding Opportunity: Call for expressions of interest for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025

European Fellowships

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) School of Politics and International Relations welcomes Expressions of Interest from top talented postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate independence and excellent track record to apply with a QMUL host PI supervisor to the  MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships – call 2025.

What does the Fellowship entail?

European Fellowships comprise a personalised, well-structured and feasible research and training project with optional secondment for 12- 24 month fellowship. It must show a ‘best fit’ between your and PI supervisor’s expertise, two way knowledge transfer, research outcomes and wider impacts.

It offers a highly competitive salary and research/training/networking budget based on EC set allowances.

Researcher eligibility

  • Any age and nationality –  your main activity (work/studies) must not have been in the UK for more than 12 months in the last 36 months prior to the EC MSCA PF call deadline of 10/09/2025

  • Have a PhD at the date of the EC call deadline

  • Have a maximum of eight years full-time research experience from the date of PhD. Years outside research and documented leave periods will not be taken into account.

How to Apply

Your EOI must be submitted to the School Research Manager politics-research@qmul.ac.uk by  Tuesday 20th May 2025.

Your EOI must include:

1)            CV, including a full list of publications and justification of research achievements (max. two pages)

2)            Two page outline of your research proposal and career goals (how your research is original and innovative and potential impact and how it will advance your career). And how you will contribute to the research profile of the School.

3)           A statement confirming how you meet the MSCA-2025-PF eligibility criteria

EOI Results announced in early June 2025. Selected candidates will then prepare the EC proposal with matched PI supervisor using EC guidance and templates supported by QMUL IRI EU pre award who provide additional guidance materials and application technical support.

QMUL was awarded nearly 70 Horizon 2020 individual fellowships and  ranked 9th in the UK and 18th in Europe for H2020 fellowships and hosts over 20 successfully evaluated Horizon Europe fellowships.

EC Funding Deadline

The EC MSCA-PF (2025) deadline date is 10 September 2025

From 1 January 2024, the UK is an Associated Country in Horizon Europe and eligible to apply to and be awarded EC funding including the MSCA-2025-PF call.

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