{"id":139444,"date":"2025-03-19T09:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/research\/research-projects\/support-and-incentives\/msca-seal-of-excellence-unipi\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:16:29","slug":"msca-pf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/research\/support-and-incentives\/msca-pf\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIPI Initiatives for Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Support to develop winning proposals<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support actions for 2026 are currently being defined<\/strong> and may include: the publication of the UNIPI\u2019s hosting offers on EURAXESS and on the UNIPI website; the organization of online training and information events; the creation of an operational toolkit to guide applicants in drafting their proposals, with updated materials and practical tools; and a possible cycle of personalized proposal reviews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/research\/support-and-incentives\/unipi-hosting-offers-on-euraxess\/\"><strong>UNIPI Hosting offers on EURAXESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"b53 accordion \" id=\"accordion-1\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"b53 accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"b53 accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-1-t1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"b53 accordion-button collapsed  text-wrap\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#accordion-1-c1\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-1-t1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b53-accordion-text\">Archive 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c1\" class=\"b53 accordion-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-1-t1\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\"#accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b53 accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 April 2025<\/strong> &#8211; National event with APRE (National Contact Point for Horizon Europe):<br \/>\u201cHow to write a successful MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships proposal in Horizon Europe\u201d.<br \/>A practical guide to guide you in preparing your application, with useful tips and strategic indications directly from the experts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27 May 2025<\/strong>, 10:00-11:30 a.m. &#8211; Promotion and Design Unit.<br \/>\u201cProposal template: Part A and Part B1 &#8211; Chapter 1: Excellence\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>24 June 2025<\/strong>, 10:00-11:30 a.m. &#8211; Promotion and Design Unit.<br \/>\u201cProposal template: Part B1 &#8211; Chapter 2: Impact, Chapter 3: Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation and Part B2\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revision of proposals<\/strong>: Individual candidates &#8211; identified and communicated to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:progettazione.ricerca@unipi.it\">progettazione.ricerca@unipi.it<\/a>\u00a0<strong>before 30\/06\/2025<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; will submit the complete proposals (print-out Part A and Part B1 and B2, all sections) to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:progettazione.ricerca@unipi.it\">progettazione.ricerca@unipi.it<\/a>\u00a0<strong>by 20\/08\/2025. <\/strong>The Research Development Unit will conduct one round of revisions of the proposals and will provide feedback to individual candidates <strong>by 05\/09\/2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2>Support for MSCA-Seal of Excellence (SoE) winners<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>With Rectoral Decree n. 482\/2026, the University of Pisa has launched <strong>MSCA Seal of Excellence @UNIPI 2026 \u2013 Call for applications<\/strong> to attract young researchers to carry out research projects of a high international standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSCA Seal of Excellence @UNIPI 2026 is aimed at researchers, of any nationality, who have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>submitted a project proposal under the Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) 2025 call,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>indicated UNIPI as a beneficiary,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>received the &#8220;Seal of Excellence (SoE) &#8211; MSC Actions\u201d from the European Commission, by having obtained a score of at least 85\/100, despite not having been funded due to budget constraints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The University will award&nbsp;<strong>up to five two-year post-doc fellowships to as many SoE holders with an annual amount of 40,000 Euro, <\/strong>and will allocate additional 10,000 Euro to the structure hosting the fellowship, as budget to start the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each participant must submit the application by completing this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/hWrfHXvQ7yJDh2wN8\">Google Form<\/a><\/strong> and attaching the following documents in PDF format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A copy of the doctoral certificate or an equivalent degree. Italian candidates can certify their academic qualifications by submitting a declaration as in Attachment 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A commitment letter, in English, signed by the candidate (Attachment 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy of ID card\/passport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The MSCA-PF 2025 proposal, complete of all its parts, as downloaded from the Funding and Tenders Portal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Evaluation Summary Report of the proposal, indicating the obtained score.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A copy of the &#8220;Seal of Excellence MSCA&#8221; certificate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications must be submitted exclusively through the Google Form complete with all compulsory attachments, no later than <strong>May 15th, 2026, 11:59 PM (Italian time)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call and documents<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bando-MSCA-Seal-of-Excellence-@UNIPI-2026-ENG.pdf\">Call<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Allegato-1_MSCA-Seal-of-Excellence-@UNIPI.docx\">Attachment 1 \u2013 template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Allegato-2_MSCA-Seal-of-Excellence-@UNIPI.docx\">Attachment 2 \u2013 template<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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