09 Apr 2024
MSCA awards € 443 million for doctoral programmes
The European Commission has announced the results of the 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Doctoral Networks. A total of 128 excellent doctoral programmes will be funded with € 443 million to train over 1,900 doctoral candidates in and outside academia. € 389.8 million will be awarded to 113 standard Doctoral programmes, to train PhD candidates and develop their skills. Funding includes also € 27.1 million for 8 Industrial Doctoral programmes to train PhD candidates and develop their skills outside academia, including in industry and business. Doctoral candidates will also benefit from joint industry-academia supervision. An additional € 26.1 million will be allocated to 7 Joint Doctoral programmes, which promote joint selection, training and supervision leading to joint or multiple doctoral degrees.
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 1,066 applications for this call, the second under the Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation. This means a success rate of 12%.
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