{"id":925,"date":"2025-06-05T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/2025\/06\/05\/why-not-do-your-postdoc-in-a-company-fund-your-project-with-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:11:51","slug":"why-not-do-your-postdoc-in-a-company-fund-your-project-with-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abg.asso.fr\/en\/2025\/06\/05\/why-not-do-your-postdoc-in-a-company-fund-your-project-with-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why not do your postdoc in a company? Fund your project with Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#a%20propos%20if\">About postdoctoral fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#qui%20peut%20candidater\">Who can apply?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#quel%20financement\">What does the funding cover?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"abg-legacy-link abg-legacy-link--anchor\" href=\"#comment%20candidater\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"a propos if\">About Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/h2>\n<p>The Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) offer postdoctoral grants to researchers who wish to boost their careers by working abroad or prepare their return to Europe. Host organisations can be non-academic organisations: companies of all sizes and sectors, museums, NGOs, associations, foundations&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of fellowships:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>European Fellowships<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>are held in the EU or associated countries (e.g.Turkey, Israel&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>last between one to two years<\/li>\n<li>are open to researchers moving within Europe, as well as those coming in from other parts of the world<\/li>\n<li>can restart a research career after a break, such as parental leave<\/li>\n<li>can help researchers coming back to Europe find a new position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Global Fellowships<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>fund positions outside Europe for researchers based in the EU or associated countries (e.g. Switzerland, Turkey, Israel&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>last between two and three years<\/li>\n<li>the researcher has to come back for one year to an organisation based in the EU or associated countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Both types of fellowships may also include\u00a0short-term secondments\u00a0anywhere in the world during the fellowship (except during the return phase of a Global Fellowship).<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\nNon-Academic Placement\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>To reinforce the collaboration between the\u00a0academic and non-academic sector, researchers can receive\u00a0additional support to carry out a placement of <strong>up to 6 months<\/strong>\u00a0in a non-academic organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. This placement needs to take place <strong>at the end of their fellowship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu\/actions\/postdoctoral-fellowships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b id=\"qui peut candidater\">Who can apply?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>This action is for researchers from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants need a doctoral degree and must have a maximum of eight\u00a0years experience in research, from the date of the award of their PhD degree.<\/p>\n<p>MSCA Fellowships have a specific mobility rule: you cannot have spent more than 12\u00a0month in the last 3\u00a0years in the country for which you want to apply for.<\/p>\n<p>All research areas can be funded. MSCA Fellows come from a wide variety of disciplines \u2013 from physics to linguistics, and from health-sciences to mathematical modelling.<\/p>\n<h2><b id=\"quel financement\">What does the funding cover?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The grant provides an allowance to cover living, travel and family costs. In addition, the EU contributes to the training, networking and research costs of the fellow, as well as to the management and indirect costs of the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"comment candidater\">How to apply?<\/h2>\n<p>The following documents have to be provided:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your research proposal (max. 10 pages)<\/li>\n<li>your CV (max. 5 pages) <\/li>\n<li>the operational capacities of your host institutions <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The proposal is written jointly with your future host organisation.<\/p>\n<p>As any other EU-funding, your grant proposal will be evaluated according to the following three main factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>excellence (50%)<\/li>\n<li>impact (30%)<\/li>\n<li>implementation (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your proposal must explain how your project is going to help you to develop your skills and knowledge and how it will have an impact on your career development. Evaluators pay a specific attention to the outreach activities implemented during your project.<\/p>\n<p>Because your proposal won\u2019t be necessary evaluated by experts from the same specific field than you, explain your project in a way non-experts can understand. Showcase the red thread of your proposal by describing the objectives and how you will meet them; explain what impact your project will have for the society.<\/p>\n<p>Successful applicants evaluate the time for writing the proposal by 2-3 months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"abg-legacy-callout\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Think of ABG for the training part of your project. We can develop an integration and support program for you and your host structure.<\/div>\n<h2>COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS, MUSEUMS: CO-APPLY FOR MARIE SK\u0141ODOWSKA-CURIE &#8220;POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS&#8221; FUNDING AND HOST AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHER<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"abg-legacy-accent\"><strong>If you wish to host an international researcher and co-implement a project, consider the MSCA individual fellowships.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program offers non-academic organizations (SMEs, large enterprises, foundations, associations, museums, etc.) a u<strong>nique opportunity to enhance their competitiveness and innovation capacity<\/strong> by collaborating with internationally renowned researchers.<\/p>\n<p>By hosting an MSCA fellow funded by the European Commission, you can benefit from the <strong>advanced scientific expertise <\/strong>and <strong>specialized skills<\/strong> of the researchers.<\/p>\n<p>By participating in this program, host organizations demonstrate their commitment to excellence and innovation, thereby strengthening their position in the international market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"abg-legacy-callout\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information on Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie &#8220;Postdoctoral Fellowships&#8221; funding and to host an international researcher, or if you wish to be connected with a researcher from our international network, contact us!<\/div>\n<div><strong><span class=\"abg-legacy-accent\">If your organization has received MSCA funding and is looking for highly qualified researchers, post the job offer on our website and leverage the ABG&#8217;s international researcher network to find the right candidate!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"abg-legacy-callout\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information on finding the right candidate or assistance in application process, contact Kristina Berkut\u00a0[ABG International Development Manager] at kristina.berkut@abg.asso.fr<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the Marie Sklodowska Curie &#8220;Postdoctoral Fellowships &#8221; funding scheme allows you to carry out a research stay of 12 to 24 months in a non-academic structure? 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