#MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 call just closed, with proposals this year!
THE CALL NUMBERS:
1,249 Standard
80 Industrial
88 Joint Doctorates
€608.6M will fund
190 innovative projects
across 34 countries
Funding for excellent doctoral programmes
Through this call, the EU will fund doctoral programmes with the prospect of
training highly skilled doctoral candidates in and outside academia
stimulating their creativity
enhancing their innovation capacities
boosting their employability in the long-term
These doctoral programmes are implemented by international partnerships formed by organisations (from universities and research centres to the private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises) in the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe and beyond.
Industrial Doctoral programmes will train PhD candidates to develop their skills in organisations outside academia, including in industry, businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises but also NGOs, charities, hospitals, government departments and more. They will benefit from joint industry-academia supervision.
Joint Doctoral programmes will set up highly integrated doctoral programmes promoting joint selection, training and supervision, leading to joint or multiple doctoral degrees.