Portugal again achieves good results in European Call Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges

Portuguese institutions raised 4.54 million euros in the 2024 Call the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges (MSCA SE), which corresponds to 4.76% of the funding to be awarded. 329 consortia of institutions applied and 80 proposals were selected for funding.

Four of the winning proposals are coordinated by Portuguese institutions: the University of Aveiro, the Instituto Superior Técnico, the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Lisbon and the University of Porto. Overall, there are 37 participations by Portuguese institutions in winning proposals, i.e. in 33 winning consortia Portuguese institutions do not take on a coordinating role.

MSCA SE is a Horizon Europe instrument for funding the mobility of researchers, technicians and science managers directly involved in research, at any stage of their career. Competing consortia must have a minimum of three institutions from three different countries. Like the other Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, they aim to train and develop the careers of researchers through three dimensions of mobility: between countries, between the academic and non-academic sectors and between disciplines.

The participation of Portuguese institutions in this Horizon Europe instrument has been very positive, with 17.82 million euros having already been raised since the start of Horizon Europe. In 2024, Portuguese institutions that were part of candidate consortia (as coordinators or participants) had a success rate of 25.01%, with the European average standing at 26.01%, but there have already been some years in which Portugal's success rate was slightly higher than the European Union average.

Call MSCA SE should be open until October 8, 2025.

FCT is responsible for promoting the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in Portugal, holding regular information sessions and proposal-writing workshops, initiatives that are publicized through the expression of interest by filling in a form and in the news published on the FCT website. FCT is also responsible for representing Portugal on the Configuration Committee of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Program at the European Union.