MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 Global Fellowship

Deadline: 10 September, 2025 at 17:00

Internal deadline: 15 July, 2025

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship – Global is open to applicants, nationals or EU MS/AC long-term residents, moving outside EU to pursue their projects for 2-3 years. The first 1-2 years will be spent in a non-associated Third Country. A return phase of 1 year to an MS/AC institution is mandatory. CH entities can host the return phase only.

As of 2025, Swiss universities and profit or not-for-profit organizations can act as the return host in the Global fellowship. In case of approval, if the association agreement is not in place, SERI will fund the projects. CH citizens may not be eligible for Global call.

Eligibility

• Researchers should have a PhD at the call deadline and have no more than 8 years of research experience after PhD
• researchers must not have lived, worked, or studied in the country of the future host institution for the outgoing phase for more than 12 months during the 3 years prior to call deadline (Mobility Rule).

Funding & Duration
The MSCA grant covers, according to EU flat rates, the following costs:

• living (€5,990/month adjusted through a country correction coefficient – for Switzerland 163.8%)
• relocation (“mobility”, €710/month)
• family costs (if applicable, €660/ month)
• project related & training costs (€1,000/month).

The grant includes overheads (€650/month).

The project can last 24-36 months.

Internal procedure

Applicants must send the following documents to [email protected] by 15 July 2025:

• USI eligibility form
• CV
• a confirmation of support from both USI (for return phase) and host supervisor abroad (for the outgoing phase).

More information
MSCA PF website

Contact
Research service