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The instrumental role of Associated Partners in MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025

Associated Partners play an intricate role in MSCA DNs by hosting secondments and providing training to Doctoral Candidates. The following blog acts as a guide to help you best coordinate the involvement and participation of Associated Partners in your Doctoral Networks.

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MSCA 2025 Doctoral Networks – key changes to the proposal template for applicants to know

The MSCA 2025 Doctoral Networks call opened on 28 May 2025. We reviewed the updated Work Programme and Standard Proposal Template to identify the key changes from last year’s call. Whether you are resubmitting an existing proposal or drafting a new one, ensure you are aware of the critical changes and adapt your new DN proposal accordingly..

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Even higher cut-offs and lower success rates in the 2024 MSCA Doctoral Networks call

The European Commission has completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted for the 2024 MSCA Call for Doctoral Networks. The results of the 2024 call reveal a more intense competition with higher funding thresholds compared to the previous 2023 call.

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Opening of the new EUREKA Eurostars 3 call 7 – Novelties and tips for your application

The Eurostars-3 programme is back with its second call for 2024! This is your chance to collaborate with international partners and secure public funding for your cutting-edge R&D project. This blog post provides a roadmap for your application: understand eligibility, mandatory legal documents and (re-) submission tips. Don't miss out – the deadline is already on the 12th September 2024!

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MSCA 2024 Doctoral Networks call – essential updates for applicants

The MSCA 2024 Doctoral Networks call is expected to open on 29 May 2024. We reviewed the updated Work Programme, Guide for Applicants, and Standard Proposal Template to identify the key changes to last year’s call. Whether you are resubmitting an old proposal or starting to draft a new one, make sure you are aware of the critical changes.

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EIC Work Programme 2024 vs 2023 – changes in Pathfinder Open and Challenges

This year’s EIC Pathfinder funding instruments have both introduced some key changes. Here, we summarise the important difference from the last year which might help you to better prepare yourself for the submission or re-submission of your project proposal, and its evaluation process.

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Analysis of the EIC Pathfinder Open funded projects 2021-2023 – research areas, disciplines and more

EIC Pathfinder Open proposals that bring together high-risk/high-gain, radically new technologies and establish a highly complementary consortium are likely to be viewed favourably. Which other factors make your proposal compelling? Explore our insights from funded projects 2021-2023.

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Trends in EIC Pathfinder evaluation results – open to accepting the challenge

The EIC Pathfinder programme is a highly competitive funding scheme that supports groundbreaking technologies from a very early stage of development. Understanding the submission and evaluation statistics of previous calls may be informative for deciding if this funding scheme is suitable for your project idea.

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MSCA 2023 Doctoral Networks call – the most important changes and novelties

The 2023 call for MSCA Doctoral Networks is now open. We had a look at the updated Guide for Applicants and the Standard Proposal Template to identify the key changes to last year’s call. If you plan to resubmit your DN proposal, make sure to be aware of the most significant changes.

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MSCA Doctoral Networks 2022 call – important changes in the new proposal template

The European Commission published the 2022 MSCA Doctoral Networks call last week. We had a look at the updated Work Programme, the Guide for Applicants and the updated Standard Proposal Template to find out what is different to last year’s call. If you plan to resubmit your DN proposal, make sure to be aware of the most significant changes.

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Towards higher success rates in MSCA Doctoral Network proposals?

A total of 1,076 proposals were submitted for the first MSCA Doctoral Networks (DNs) deadline in Horizon Europe on 16 November 2021. A first analysis of the call statistics reveals an increase in success chances.

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