11 Marie Sklodowska Curie Doctoral Networks for the University of Groningen 

The European Commission has announced the results of the 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks call. The University of Groningen has achieved very good results in this call.  11 projects have been funded in the role of coordinators (2), beneficiaries (8), and associated (1). Moreover, 2 other projects have been placed on the reserve list in the role of coordinator (UMCG) and beneficiary (BSS).

The Commission will fund a total of 141 doctoral programmes with €617,18 million to train around 2 115 doctoral candidates in and outside academia. The top 5 countries are France and Italy with 15 projects each, Spain with 14 and the Netherlands and the United Kingdom with 13 each.

About the MSCA Doctoral Networks

MSCA Doctoral Networks implement doctoral programmes, by partnerships of universities, research institutions and infrastructures, businesses including small and medium-sized enterprises, and other socio-economic actors from different countries across Europe and beyond. These doctoral programmes have to respond to well-identified needs in various research and innovation areas, expose the researchers to the academic and non-academic sectors, and offer research training, as well as transferable skills and competences relevant for innovation and long-term employability.

The next call for MSCA Doctoral Networks will open in May 2026.

An internal UG training will be organised in June 2026. If you need further information, please contact your Faculty Funding Officer or Gema Ocana.

You can find the list of the awarded projects in which UG researchers are involved below, organized by faculty in alphabetical order. For the roles, the legend is as follows: A = Associated, B = Beneficiary, C = Coordinator.