Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the MSCA4Ukraine initiative has been supporting displaced researchers from Ukraine. The European Commission has announced a €10 million top-up for the MSCA4Ukraine initiative, funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
Since 2023, the scheme has allowed 125 displaced researchers from Ukraine to train and work in 21 countries. The extra budget will enable around 50 more new fellows, including doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers, to continue their work safely in academia, businesses, research centers and public institutions based in the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe.
Background
MSCA4Ukraine is part of the wider EU response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
First launched in September 2022 with an initial budget of €25 million funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, it is the European Commission’s dedicated scheme to support displaced researchers from Ukraine, enabling them to continue their work safely in Europe.
The initiative also aims at helping safeguard Ukraine's research and innovation system and the freedom of scientific research at large.
MSCA4Ukraine is managed by a group of organizations experienced in supporting researchers at risk.
It is composed of
Scholars at Risk Europe (hosted at Maynooth University, Ireland)
the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany
the European University Association
the French national PAUSE program (hosted by the Collège de France)
the global Scholars at Risk Network
These organizations are also involved in InspirEurope+, an MSCA-funded project in support of researchers at risk.