Are you looking for fully funded PhD opportunities in Europe? The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks 2025 offer one of the most prestigious international doctoral training programs for aspiring researchers worldwide. Funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe Programme, these networks aim to train highly qualified doctoral candidates, enhance their research and innovation capacities, and strengthen their long-term employability.
The MSCA Doctoral Networks are delivered by international partnerships that include universities, research institutions, businesses (including small and medium-sized enterprises), and non-academic organizations. The program provides advanced scientific training, exposure to industry environments, interdisciplinary supervision, and opportunities for mobility and secondments across different sectors and countries.
Host Country: Europe
University: European Universities
Offered by: The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Opportunity Type: PhD
Eligibility Country: International Students
Financial Coverage: Fully Funded
Eligibility Criteria:
- Candidates cannot have a doctorate (PhD) degree already.
- The mobility criteria must be met, which states that one must have spent more than 12 months of the previous 36 months living or working in the recruiting country.
- must be enrolled in a PhD program for the duration of the study.
- At least three independent organizations from three or more EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries must be part of the network, with at least one of them having its headquarters in the EU.
- The project may also involve other partner organizations from non-European nations.
Benefits:
- Living Allowance: A sum of money given each month to help cover the researcher’s essential living costs while they are pursuing their PhD.
- Mobility Allowance: Extra funding to assist with the expenses of moving to and living in a foreign nation in order to conduct the research.
- Family, Long-Term absence, and Special Needs Allowances: Depending on eligibility and specific circumstances, additional funding may be awarded to researchers who have family responsibilities, need extended absence for personal or health reasons, or have special needs.
- Costs of Research, Training, and Networking Activities: Funding is allotted to support activities including data gathering, lab work, attending conferences or workshops, training sessions, and inter-institution joint research projects.
- Coverage of Management and Indirect Costs: Host institutions receive funding to help with the infrastructure, operations, and administrative costs of running the project and assisting the researchers.
Deadline: 25 November 2025
