ERA Fellowships
Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in an EU Widening country to help those countries attract and keep research talent.
This action builds directly on the main MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 call, narrowed to host organisations in Widening countries, to help those countries attract postdoctoral researchers with competitive grants and attractive working conditions. Alongside the core fellowship, researchers can add an optional secondment phase in any country worldwide, taken as a single period or split into shor…
The European Commission wants excellent postdoctoral researchers of any nationality to take up a fellowship at an academic or non-academic host organisation located in a Widening country — an EU region the Commission is trying to help catch up in research capacity. Fellows should build international, inter-sectoral research experience while strengthening the host organisation's training and supervision quality. The aim is squarely about drawing more competitive postdoctoral talent into Widening countries, not funding research in any location the applicant chooses.
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