Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (MSCA - IF) Eligibility Check

When you wish to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA - IF) you have to make sure that you comply with the eligibility conditions defined in the Work Programme.
Check the European Commission Participant Portal and take note of the following.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

At the time of the proposal submission, eligible candidates hold a doctoral degree (PhD) or have carried out at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.  According to the definition provided in the MSCA WORK PROGRAMME 2018-2020, “Full-time equivalent research experience” is measured from the date when the researcher obtained the degree entitling him/her to embark on a doctorate (either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited or from where he/she is seconded) – even if a doctorate was never started or envisaged.

MOBILITY RULE

According to the MSCA Individual Fellowships Guide For Applicants, the mobility rule apply as follows.

  • For Standard European Fellowships (ST) the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline, unless as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
  • For the Career Restart Panel (CAR), Reintegration Panel (RI), or Society & Enterprise Panel (SE), the researcher must not have resided or carried out the main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary for more than 36 months in the 5 years immediately before the call deadline.
  • For Global Fellowships (GF) the researcher must not have resided or carried out the main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the TC partner organization where the initial outgoing phase takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline, unless as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention.

Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.