MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025
Funds partnerships of universities, research institutes and businesses to jointly run doctoral training programmes for early-career researchers.
The Commission wants doctoral programmes built jointly by universities, research institutions, research infrastructures, businesses and other organisations from across Europe and beyond, responding to identified research needs while training candidates in both research and transferable skills such as entrepreneurship, intellectual property, digital tools, open science and research integrity. Selec…
The European Commission wants consortiums of universities, research institutions, research infrastructures, companies (including SMEs) and other organisations from across Europe and beyond to jointly design and run doctoral training programmes. Networks should expose doctoral candidates to both academic and non-academic work, teaching research skills alongside transferable ones like entrepreneurship, IP and communication. Proposals may lead to Industrial Doctorates, jointly supervised by an academic and a non-academic partner, or Joint Doctorates delivering a shared degree recognised across participating countries.
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