Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships
The objective of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) is to support researchers’ careers and promote excellence in research.
The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to conduct research abroad, broaden their skills and strengthen their career prospects through international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral experience.
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions lie under the Excellent Science pillar of Horizon Europe.
Call and key EU documents
The call opens on April 9, 2026.
The 2026 call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships: EU Funding & Tenders Portal (ec.europa.eu)
Rules and requirements
You can find a summary of the main rules and requirements for MSCA PFs here: Postdoctoral Fellowships - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu)
Key documents
Key documents include (available at the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and the REA website when the call is officially open):
Support at the Faculty of Humanities
UiOs PIC Code
- 999975814
Timeline
This timeline is aimed at MSCA Postdoctoral Fellows applicants and their supervisors. Relevant events for potential MSCA PF supervisors and applicants will be announced here:
| Timing | Proposal stage |
|---|---|
| December - April | First contact between supervisor and candidate to discuss academic arrangements and further collaboration. |
| Individual deadlines at each department | The supervisor contacts the department's management and research advisor(s) about formalizing the joint application process. |
| March 20 | Information meeting for the potential supervisors (digital) |
| April 9 | Call opens |
| May 12 – May 13 | MSCA Master Class for candidates (digital) |
| July – August | Register your application in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (remember to add your research advisor) |
| August 26 | Joint Q&A sessions for candidates (digital) |
| September 9, 17:00 CEST | Deadline to submit proposals |
Internal UiO HF documents
- HF MSCA-PF Guide for Applicants 2026 (pdf)
This guide is a supplement to the official call documents provided by the European Commission.
This database contains selected successful applications from our own MSCA Postdoctoral Fellows. Access is available to HF MSCA applicants for inspiration, subject to signing a declaration of confidentiality.
Salary and hiring information
EU official documents
You can find the EU's official MSCA financial guidance here: HE MSCA Financial Guide (pdf, ec.europa.eu)
Hiring MSCA PFs at the Faculty of Humanities
In Norway, postdoctoral research fellow positions must have a minimum duration of three years. Since most MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are funded for a shorter period, MSCA fellows at the Faculty of Humanities are usually employed as researchers rather than as postdoctoral research fellows.
This may have consequences for how you plan the training components in the project, especially when it comes to teaching:
- Teaching and other duties can be included when they are relevant to the project and beneficial for your career development, and will normally be limited (around 10%).
- Plans for teaching and other duties should be clarified with, and approved by, the department management before they are described in the project plan and submitted.
Read more about rules for the use of research posts at UiO.