The European Commission is pleased to announce the results of the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 call.
Under this call, the European Commission received a total of 1,616 applications. Following evaluation, 141 projects have been selected for funding, including 8 Joint Doctorates and 5 Industrial Doctorates. These projects will support the training of approximately 2,115 doctoral candidates, both within and beyond academia.
The selected projects are coordinated by organisations based in 23 countries and are implemented through international partnerships involving 2,701 organisations across 61 countries, including EU Member States, Horizon Europe associated countries, and other regions worldwide.
The European Commission has published a detailed article, including interactive charts, on the MSCA website and has shared key figures from the call via its social media channels. A full list of funded projects and coordinating organisations is also available.
Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal:
Updated call page, including an overview of the evaluation results, cut-off scores and statistics, and a summary (very positive one) from the Independent Observer Report
Article on the MSCA website:
MSCA awards €617.18 million for doctoral programmes
Press daily news:
Commission awards €617.18 million to doctoral programmes, strengthening Europe’s research talent pipeline
All funded projects and coordinating organisations: Here is the list
Social media: Post on MSCA’s LinkedIn

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