2026-03-09

Invitation to Apply for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

Södertörn University invites motivated researchers with a strong track record to prepare joint applications for the 2026 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF), with a deadline of 9 September 2026.

MSCA-PFs are among the most prestigious research fellowships in Europe and are a central component in the first pillar of Horizon Europe (Excellent Science). The objective of MSCA-PF is to support early career researchers, enhance their creative and innovative potential, and foster excellence in research. All domains of research and technological development are eligible for funding.

Two types of fellowships

European Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in R&I projects by either coming to Europe from any country in the world or moving within Europe (12-24 months).

Global Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to European nationals or long-term residents who wish to engage in R&I projects with organisations outside the EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries (12-24 months outgoing phase in a non-associated Third Country & 12 months mandatory return phase to a host organisation in Europe).

Budget

MSCA PF provides an attractive allowance to cover your living costs, research, training and travel costs and secures funds to cover the indirect costs of the host organisation. Funding is calculated based on unit costs. Given the varied cost of living in different countries, a country correction coefficient applies to the living allowance.

Södertörn University is a mid-size public university in the south of Stockholm, with a strong multidisciplinary research profile that focuses on the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. It strives to achieve high level of societal and contemporary relevance that is united with an active and critical approach to the past. Research and education is organised in six schools and several multidisciplinary research platforms. They are:

Academic schools

Historical and Contemporary Studies;
Culture and Education;
Social Sciences;

Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies,
Police Studies
School of Educational Sciences

Research platforms:

Contested Democracy,
Digital Transformations,
Ecologically and Socially Just Sustainability Transformations,

Memory Studies, and
Pluralism, Polarisation and Social Cohesion.

Doctoral education is organised in five multidisciplinary areas:

Critical and Cultural Theory
Historical Studies
Environmental Studies

Politics, Economy and the Organisation of Society
Educational Sciences

Expert support for preparing your application

MSCA-PF applicants with Södertörn University as a host will receive support from the university's experienced research advisors for developing their application. They may also be eligible for an internal planning grant for funding consultations to help them develop more robust and competitive applications.

Eligible applicants

Should have been awarded a doctorate by the application deadline
(9 September 2026).
Must have no more than 8 years of research experience (full-time equivalent) from the date of award of their doctoral degree by the application deadline.
Must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months before the call deadline.

How to apply?

Identify a supervisor

Find a suitable supervisor or a potential host faculty by browsing:

Staff within different subject areas External link.
Södertörn University's research platforms External link.
Södertörn researchers who are hosting offers on EURAXESS External link.

Södertörn’s Grants Office can also help you find a suitable supervisor

Contact a supervisor

Contact the supervisor directly (and cc grantsoffice@sh.se) to state your interest in making a joint MSCA-PF application. Please include the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae
List of publications
Proposal summary

Get endorsed

Request an endorsement from the supervisor, send it to Södertörn’s Grants Office (grantsoffice@sh.se) and start preparing your MSCA-PF project proposal.

More information

2026 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call for proposals External link.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions official website External link.

Sidinformation

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