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MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 call results

A group of people sit in a seminar room listening to a speaker. Image from #VitaeCon2025 by Andrew Callaghan.

In March 2026, the results of the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 call were announced. Under this call, the European Commission has received 1,616 applications, of which 141 projects were selected – among them 8 Joint Doctorates and 5 Industrial Doctorates, to train around 2,115 doctoral candidates in and outside academia. Selected projects are coordinated by organisations in 23 countries and are implemented by international partnerships, involving 2,701 organisations in 61 countries in the EU, Horizon Europe associated countries and beyond

The European Commission has published an article with interactive charts on the MSCA website and announced the call figures on social media. A list with all funded projects and coordinating organisations is available in CIRCABC. Share the news among your networks and on social media:
 

Article on the MSCA website:
MSCA awards €617.18 million for doctoral programmes: https://link.europa.eu/9DnDj9

Press daily news:
Commission awards €617.18 million to doctoral programmes, strengthening Europe's research talent pipeline: https://link.europa.eu/cxckhj

List with all funded projects and coordinating organisations: https://link.europa.eu/7bjwk8

Social media posts:
Post on MSCA’s LinkedIn

Updated call page on the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal, including an overview of the evaluation results, cut-off scores and statistics, and a summary from the Independent Observer Report: https://link.europa.eu/4t4K9Y