MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 – webinar
- Target group:
Researchers and EU advisors
About the event
MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) funds the training of PhD-students from around the globe. The network projects have a duration of four or five years and allow for training of up to 15 PhD-students for 36 months (in Joint Doctorates up to 48 months). The funding basically covers their salaries, as well as networking and training costs. Is this something of interest for you and your colleagues?
MSCA DN can be executed as European Standard Networks, European Joint Doctorates, or European Industrial Doctorates networks.
The DNs are open to all fields of research, with no topical priorities. This of course makes them very popular, and the competition is tough. For this reason, we urge potential applicants/supervisors to take part in trainings and webinars like this one to increase their chances for success.
The call will open on 28. May, with a deadline of 25. November 2025.
In the webinar, you will get basic information about the DNs, the requirements and criteria and so on. We also have a successful network coordinator to expand on their experience in applying and running a network. We will also have the evaluators´aspect covered.
Full information about the call, including guidance documents, are published on the Funding & Tenders Portal. You can also find information here.
The webinar will not be recorded. The webinar is held in English.
Presentations
Programme
Opening Remarks
Per Magnus Kommandantvold and Berit Sundby Avset, MSCA NCP´s, The Research Council of Norway
Our experience in applying for and being awarded funding for the VIMAS Doctoral Network
Professor Øystein Aas, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Presentation of the 2025 Call for MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN)
Paula Hokkanen, Project Adviser, The Research Executive Agency (REA), The European Commission
Questions and Answers
Messages at time of print 26 May 2026, 10:51 CEST
High demand
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Important message
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