MSCA COFUND 2027
Funds part of the cost of running new or existing doctoral training programmes at universities and research organisations.
Because this is the MSCA COFUND fellowship shape, the money funds individual recruited doctoral candidates rather than the applicant institution's own activities directly — each researcher gets a jointly agreed Career Development Plan with their supervisor covering training, career needs and publication planning, set at recruitment and revisited within 18 months. Selection of those doctoral candid…
This topic co-funds new or existing doctoral programmes run by universities, research institutions or other organisations, topping up national or regional PhD training with EU money. Programmes can cover any research discipline, must lead to a doctoral degree in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country, and must give every recruited doctoral candidate a jointly agreed Career Development Plan within 18 months of starting.
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