Are you looking for PhD opportunities in Europe that are completely funded? One of the most prominent international doctorate training programs for early-stage researchers globally is the Marie Skěowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctorate Networks 2025 program. The current call, which is supported by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme, will end on November 25, 2025.
The MSCA Doctoral Networks are intended to develop highly qualified PhD candidates while enhancing their capacity for research, capacity for innovation, and possibilities for long-term employment. In order to prepare researchers for a variety of academic and professional trajectories, the program places a strong emphasis on international, multidisciplinary, and cross-sectoral training.
These doctorate networks provide funding for PhD programs carried out by multinational consortiums of academic institutions, research centers, commercial businesses (including small and medium-sized firms), and other non-academic entities. Participants gain access to advanced scientific training, exposure to industrial methods, interdisciplinary supervision, and opportunities for mobility and secondments across several nations and industries through these partnerships.
Host Country: Europe
Institution: Europe University
Opportunity Type: PhD
Eligibility Country: International Students
Financial Coverage: Fully Funded
Eligibility Criteria:
To participate in a Doctoral Network as a PhD candidate, applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
- Candidates must not already hold a doctoral degree.
- Applicants must satisfy the MSCA mobility rule, meaning they should not have lived or worked in the recruiting country for more than 12 months within the last 36 months.
- Candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral programme for the duration of the project.
For consortium eligibility, the following criteria apply:
- A minimum of three independent organizations from three different EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries is required, with at least one organization based in an EU Member State.
- Additional partners from non-European or other international countries may also participate in the consortium.
Benefits:
- The European Union provides full funding for Doctoral Networks.
- A living allowance is part of the financing for certain researchers.
- To assist in moving and conducting research abroad, a mobility allowance is given.
- Family, long-term leave, and special needs (if appropriate) may be eligible for further help.
- The program entirely covers the cost of networking, training, and research.
- The funding package also covers indirect project expenditures and management.
- It is possible to hire researchers for three to thirty-six months.
- The recruitment cycle for dual doctorates may last up to 48 months.
- The project may take up to four years to complete.
- Projects for joint doctoral programs might last up to five years.
Deadline: 8 June 2026
