Marie Sklodowska-Curie European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships

Explore ºù«Ӱҵ as the host for your European or Global MCSA Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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Overview

The Marie Sklodowska-Curie European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships can be a springboard into a successful academic career. ºù«Ӱҵ is a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Discover how to apply and why the University of ºù«Ӱҵ could be the perfect choice for your postdoctoral fellowship.

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The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships are a prestigious and well funded scheme. You can appy for either the European Fellowship or Global Fellowship.

European fellowships

These fellowships are open to researchers moving within Europe or coming to Europe from another part of the world to pursue their research career.

Key details

  • The fellowship lasts between one and two years.
  • It takes place in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country (including the UK).
  • Researchers of any nationality can apply but you must not have resided or worked in the host country (UK) for more than 12 months in the 36 months prior to the call deadline.

Global fellowships

These fellowships fund the mobility of researchers outside Europe.

Key details

  • The fellowship lasts between two to three years.
  • The first one to two years is spent in a non-associated Third Country. This is followed by a mandatory return phase of one year to an organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country (including the UK).
  • Only nationals or long-term residents of the EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries can apply.
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A global reputation for excellence

ºù«Ӱҵ is a leading, research-intensive institution. We've produced six Nobel Prize winners. 92 per cent of our research was rated in the highest two categories in the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise, meaning it is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

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Support for you

We've hosted over 60 MCSA Fellows during Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.

We provide an environment where you can excel in your research domain. You'll have access to a suite of skills, career and leadership training.

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Welcome to ºù«Ӱҵ

ºù«Ӱҵ is an extraordinary place to live and study. It’s one of the major cities in the UK, and famously friendly and affordable, with a vibrant cultural scene. ºù«Ӱҵ is England’s fourth-largest city, situated on the borders of the Peak District national park.

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Our fellows

Meet a few of our current and previous Fellows: 

Dr Begoña Aramayona
Dr Jasper Blom

Dr Jasper Blom

Marie Curie Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email
J.Blom@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Pamela Richards

Dr Pamela Richardson

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow
School of Geography and Planning

Knowledge Exchange Research Fellow and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow.
Email
p.ngwenya@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Bert Van Landeghem

Dr Bert Van Landeghem

Lecturer in Economics
School of Economics
Email
b.vanlandeghem@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 114 222 9657
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Dr Caspar Chater

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Eligibility

  • Applicants should have a PhD degree at the time of the deadline for applications.
  • You must have a maximum of eight years' experience in research from the date of the award of your PhD degree. Years of experience outside research and career breaks will not count towards the above maximum.
  • For European fellowships, researchers of any nationality may apply, but you must not have resided or worked in the host country (UK) for more than 12 months in the 36 months prior to the call deadline.
  • For global fellowships, only nationals or long-term residents of the EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries (including the UK) can apply.

Find out more about eligibility, applying and what the funding covers on the page.

Your application

The scheme is currently closed, however the opportunity will open for another round on 5 April 2025. 

If you are interested in applying to the next round, contact your intended academic sponsor to discuss this and start developing your proposal idea as early as possible. Please also ensure that you inform your prospective host School or Faculty Research Support Hub using the email contacts listed below:

A global reputation

ºù«Ӱҵ is a world top-100 research university with a global reputation for excellence. We're a member of the Russell Group: one of the 24 leading UK universities for research and teaching.

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