Within the Horizon Europe framework programme the European Commission awards the "Seal of Excellence - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions" to high quality MSCA - Postdoctoral Fellowship proposals scoring above the threshold of 85/100 or higher, which could not be funded under the available call budget. The Seal stands for the value of a project proposal in a highly competitive evaluation process, thus recommending it for funding by other sources, at national, regional or local level.

Seal of Excellence @ UNIPD

The MSCA Seal of Excellence @UNIPD funding programme, through a dedicated call for applications, awards a grant of 50,000 Euro per year to MSCA-PF projects that designate the University of Padua as Host Institution and, despite not being funded, have obtained the "Seal of Excellence - MSC Actions". It is aimed at encouraging a wider participation by the most qualified international researchers in the Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships calls under Horizon Europe.

The MSCA Seal of Excellence @UNIPD funding covers a research grant contract (assegno di ricerca) and a budget for research, training and networking expenses.

For MSCA-PF Global Fellowship projects, an additional contribution to the mobility of 500 Euros per month is foreseen, limited to the outgoing phase in a Third Country, up to a maximum of 24 months.

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) supporting individual researchers.

The Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) under the European Commission's Horizon Europe programme, aim at supporting the training, mobility and career development of individual researchers, funding 12 to 36 months projects.

The 2024 Seal of Excellence @ UNIPD call, open from 22 December, 2023, has closed on 30 April, 2024 at 1 p.m. (Italian time). Further updates will be published in the call's page.