Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (PhD positions)

Paid PhD positions: the EU funds a living allowance and a mobility allowance for each doctoral candidate, plus family, long-term leave or special-needs allowances where they apply, and research and training costs. Positions last up to 36 months (up to 48 for joint doctorates).

• Open to any nationality.
• You must not have a doctoral degree on the date you're recruited.
• You must not have lived or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the recruiting organisation's country for more than 12 months in the 36 months before recruitment.
• You must enrol in a doctoral programme during the project.
• For industrial doctorates, you must spend at least 50% of your time outside academia.
• You must meet the requirements set out in the specific vacancy.

Open to any nationality, as long as you don't already have a PhD. In general, you must not have lived, worked or studied mainly in the country of the hiring organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years before you start.

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   Step 1: Search open positions

   Use the EURAXESS list of MSCA Doctoral Network vacancies, which is updated daily, or vacancies that funded networks advertise elsewhere.

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   Step 2: Check the mobility rule

   Before you apply, make sure you haven't lived, worked or studied mainly in the hiring organisation's country for more than 12 of the last 36 months.

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   Step 3: Read the full vacancy

   Each EURAXESS advert gives the full requirements of the position. Check them, along with how and by when to apply.

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   Step 4: Apply to the recruiting organisation

   Apply to the funded network's vacancy, following the instructions in the advert. The EU's Doctoral Network calls are for organisations, not for PhD candidates.

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   Step 5: Ask for help if needed

   The MSCA National Contact Point in your future host country can explain the application process and participation rules.

Deadline

There's no central deadline: each Doctoral Network position closes on the date given in its own vacancy notice.

There's no single deadline: each funded network advertises its own PhD vacancies (for example on EURAXESS) with its own closing date.