Online Infopackage "Proposal Writing for Postdoctoral Fellowships"

Information about the Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Three short videos on the Postdoctoral Fellowships from the FFG YouTube channel:
  • In a Nutshell: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (14’)
  • Explained in 6’ – The Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Explained in 7’ – The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellowship
• An overview of all relevant EC documents related to the call, including
  • Postdoctoral Fellowships Guide for Applicants
  • Proposal template and instructions on how to fill it in
  • Common mistakes in MSCA-PF proposal submission
  • Specific FAQ on Postdoctoral Fellowships answered by the EC
  • MSCA specific evaluation form
  • Guidance on the 8 year rule for research experience
• List of Participating Countries in Horizon Europe relevant for deciding about your host country/ies regarding the fellowship and/or the non-academic placement
• A detailed collection of tips, advice, common mistakes and more is available in the PF handbook, prepared by the NCP project MSCA-RADIANCE as an unofficial document to guide you through your application process. Please be aware, this only serves as a complementary resource to the official template, offering additional information that may be useful. The project also provided an unofficial Submission Guide, that guides you through the online submission in the portal.

Cross-Cutting Issues

• EC Short video about Open Science in MSCA
• EC Short video about Communication and Outreach in MSCA
• Horizon Europe Program Guide : instructive document, in particular with regards to the gender dimension of research projects, ethics and open science practices
• EC Guide: How to complete your ethics self-assessment : relevant for completing the ethics tables in the A Forms
• The European Charter for researchers have to be followed by all MSCA host organizations
• MSCA Guidelines on Supervision
• MSCA Green Charter : all MSCA-funded projects are encouraged to address the principles of the MSCA Green Charter on a “best effort” basis
• “Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI” from the European Commission
• Living Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research developed by the ERA Forum: outline best practices for using AI tools as well as key recommendations for researchers, research organizations and research funding organizations
• EU Funding & Tenders Online Manual

Proposal check service

Applicants with an Austrian host organization can get detailed feedback and support for their proposal.

• Please contact the grant service of your organization, if applicable ( contacts for Austrian universities )
• If your host organization does not offer a proposal check, you can send your full proposal (B1 and B2) as a .doc or .pdf to [email protected] (or if you wish via file transfer). We start reviewing proposals at the beginning of August on a rolling basis, depending on our resources.