MSCA Info Session: EU Funding & Collaboration Opportunities for Transatlantic Researcher Mobility

Curious about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the European Union’s reference program for doctoral education and postdoctoral training? We will host a webinar aimed at researchers interested in learning about moving to new country to carry out your research idea, or faculty and administrators interested in hosting such a postdoctoral fellow, respectively.

Open to the public, EURAXESS North America will convene speakers to share testimonials and answer your questions on the Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF), a mobility scheme that targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills, and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines, and non-academic sectors.

In addition to a presentation from the Maltese National Contact Point (NCP) for MSCA, attendees will hear from a current MSCA-PF Global Fellow. Whether you are a researcher interested in a postdoc (in Europe or anywhere in the world), a faculty member who wants to recruit postdocs (paid by the EU), or an administrator who wants to understand the ins and outs of this program for your researchers, take advantage of this opportunity to connect with experts and ask your questions in the Q&A.

The webinar will take place on Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 12:00 noon ET (9:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM CEST, convert to your local time zone here). The event will be held on Zoom in English and will last approximately an hour and fifteen minutes. Attendance is free but registration is required.

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Submit your questions during registration and ask during the event. The current call for the Postdoctoral Fellowships closes on September 9th, 2026. Learn more now to jump into the current call or prepare yourself for the 2027 cycle, which will open next May.

Dive in and learn from our previous testimonials by watching a past event recording and a prior info session, both of which are also embedded below.

Speaker bios

Sara Belelli

Sara Belelli is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy and Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She pursued her higher education in Italy, between Venice (Ca’ Foscari) and Naples (L’Orientale University), where she obtained a PhD in Iranian Philology, Religions, and History. Her scientific output spans topics in Iranian philology and linguistics, with forays into oral literature and cultural studies, but with a consistent focus on contemporary Western Iranian languages (particularly Kurdish).

Lili Kankaya

Lili Kankaya is an University of Malta graduate – BA Hons International Relations and MA International Law. Lili is currently holding the position of a Senior Executive at Xjenza Malta where since 2016, she has been assisting Maltese applicants to tab into the Framework Program for Research and Innovation (currently Horizon Europe). Lili acts as a National Contact Point and Program Committee member for the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions and the European Research Council. Lili has started her career in EU funding in 2011 when she was managing a number of EU funded projects at the Local Councils’ Association in Malta where she spent 5 years. Lili also managed Europe Direct Information Center (EDIC) office.