UNIPI Initiatives for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)

Support to develop winning proposals

Every year, the University of Pisa, through its Research Promotion and Planning Unit, provides a structured and comprehensive support pathway for all young researchers interested in submitting an MSCA-PF proposal by choosing our University as host institution.

April: Publication of the University’s hosting offers on EURAXESS and the UNIPI website: a concrete opportunity to get in touch with UNIPI’s excellent research groups ready to welcome new talents.

April-June: Educational and informative online events tailor-made for candidates.

May: Operational toolkit to guide applicants and candidates in writing their proposals, with up-to-date materials and practical tools.

June-August: Customised proposal review cycle.

Programme 2025

9 April 2025 – National event with APRE (National Contact Point for Horizon Europe):
“How to write a successful MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships proposal in Horizon Europe”.
A practical guide to guide you in preparing your application, with useful tips and strategic indications directly from the experts.

27 May 2025, 10:00-11:30 a.m. – Promotion and Design Unit.
“Proposal template: Part A and Part B1 – Chapter 1: Excellence”

24 June 2025, 10:00-11:30 a.m. – Promotion and Design Unit.
“Proposal template: Part B1 – Chapter 2: Impact, Chapter 3: Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation and Part B2”

Revision of proposals: Individual candidates – identified and communicated to progettazione.ricerca@unipi.it before 30/06/2025 – will submit the complete proposals (print-out Part A and Part B1 and B2, all sections) to progettazione.ricerca@unipi.it by 20/08/2025. The Research Development Unit will conduct one round of revisions of the proposals and will provide feedback to individual candidates by 05/09/2025.

Support for MSCA-Seal of Excellence (SoE) winners

Researchers who have:

• submitted an MSCA-PF proposal indicating the University of Pisa as the beneficiary institution;
• received the “Seal of Excellence (SoE) – MSCA Actions” from the European Commission, having scored at least 85/100, but have not been funded due to budgetary constraints

can participate in the University of Pisa’s MSCA-SoE@UNIPI call for proposals, which finances a maximum of five two-year research contracts, with an annual amount of 40,000 euros, and allocates an additional quota of 10,000 euros to start the project.

All details for participation and annual deadlines can be found on the dedicated page.