New call will support displaced researchers from Ukraine under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

The Commission has published a new call to support projects benefitting around 50 displaced doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from Ukraine through the MSCA4Ukraine initiative, with an extra €10 million in funding under Horizon Europe. The call will open on 5 August and close on 5 September 2024. It is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), which already dedicated €25 million  to enable 125 researchers, displaced since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, to continue their work. 

Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said: “We continue to stand with Ukraine and its research community. The MSCA4Ukraine scheme, funded from Horizon Europe, recognises that investing in Ukraine’s scientists is essential for rebuilding their country.” 

Researchers wishing to apply should prepare an application with a host organisation of their choice based in the EU or in countries associated with Horizon Europe. This includes universities, research centres, public bodies, companies or other institutions.  

The full application guidance is available on the MSCA4Ukraine’s website.  Three sessions will provide information for researchers and host organisations wishing to apply to the call: a launch event and information day will take place on 14 June, followed by two practical webinars for potential applicants on 20 and 24 June. The scheme is part of the wider EU support to Ukraine. Initiatives in the domain of research and innovation include the recent Horizon Europe Office in Kyiv and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Community Hub in Kyiv, as well as the European Innovation Council (EIC) action EIC4Ukraine and other initiatives like the EURIZON Fellowship Programme.  

More information and guidance on how to apply is available here. 

(For more information: Johanna Bernsel — Tel.: + 32 2 298 66 99; Flore Boutier - Tel.: +32 2 296 60 43)