MSCA4Ukraine to support 49 additional researchers

The latest MSCA4Ukraine fellows – doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers displaced by the war in Ukraine – will carry out their projects at research and academic institutions, businesses and research centres in 15 EU member states and associated countries to Horizon Europe.

The selected research projects span a wide range of scientific disciplines. Moreover, many of the fellows have chosen to work on topics that would support Ukraine in its future reconstruction. A full breakdown of the shortlisted projects, including their scope, the organisations and countries involved is available on the MSCA4Ukraine website.

MSCA4Ukraine fellows are hosted for a period between six months and two years. If possible, they are encouraged to maintain links with research and innovation communities in Ukraine, i.e. to carry out placements and develop new projects with their home institutions. In addition to research fellowships, the scheme supports career development and training activities, focusing on research-related and key transferable skills and competencies.

Launched in September 2022 through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme, MSCA4Ukraine is part of the EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It supports researchers displaced from Ukraine and enables them to continue their work in the EU, helping to safeguard Ukraine's research and innovation system and the freedom of scientific research at large.

MSCA4Ukraine has now supported 174 displaced researchers (including 125 researchers who were previously awarded fellowships in the scheme’s first call) with a total budget of €35 million. The scheme is implemented by Scholars at Risk Europe (hosted at Maynooth University, Ireland), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the European University Association.