The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) ensure excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through cross-border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges.
The MSC Actions are open to all domains of research and innovation, from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services.
Research and innovation fields as well as sectors are chosen freely by the applicant in a fully bottom-up manner. The UK Research Office have produced a fact sheet on MSCA.
| Scheme | Description | Who is it for? | Partners? | Annual Deadlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS (IF) | Fellowships up to 24 months to Bristol, or Bristol staff to work internationally | More than 4 years experience (or PhD) | N/A | September |
| INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS (ITN) | 48 month joint training programme (PhD) in a defined research area. 36 month researcher contract | Less than 4 years experience (Postgraduates) | Minimum 3 from 3 EC countries | January and April |
| RESEARCH & INNOVATION STAFF EXCHANGE (RISE) | 2-way exchange of staff based around a common project | Postgraduates to Experienced | Minimum 3 from 2 EC countries; Intersectoral | April |
