MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call is now open

Polish MSCA National Contact Point is pleased to inform you that the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call (HORIZON-MSCA-2026-DN-01-01) has just been opened. With a total budget of €593.03 million, the European Commission will fund over 130 projects in all scientific fields and the training and skills development of more than 1900 doctoral candidates.

The objective of MSCA Doctoral Networks is to implement doctoral programmes by partnerships of organisations from different sectors across Europe and beyond to train highly skilled doctoral candidates, stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities and boost their employability in the long-term.

The MSCA DN 2026 call deadline is 24 November 2026, 5 pm Brussels time. You can submit the proposals via Funding & Tenders Portal.

You can find the details here.

MSCA DN 2026 Call Info Day

We therefore invite you to attend the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 Call Info Day, which will take place online on June 3, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and is organised by Research Executive Agency (REA).

During the meeting, you will learn the key objectives of the program and details MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call, including for the Industrial Doctorates and Joint Doctorates modes. The pilot call for RAISE Doctoral Networks for AI in Science will also be discussed.

Before and during the webinar, participants will be able to submit questions via Slido. More information aboy the webinar.