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SUMMARY:Marie Skłodovska-Curie Doctoral Networks
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim\nThe Marie Skłodovska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) i
 mplement doctoral programs for training in research and transferable skill
 s by partnerships of universities\, research institutions and research inf
 rastructures\, businesses including SMEs\, and other socio-economic actors
  from different countries across Europe and beyond. Doctoral candidates ar
 e exposed to the academic and non-academic sector to develop competences f
 or innovation and to enhance employability.\n\nThere are 3 sub schemes for
  the MSCA DNs:\n\n	Standard → PhD students must be enrolled for doctoral
  studies\, the doctoral program includes secondments to project partners.\
 n	Industrial → PhD students must be enrolled for doctoral studies\; they
  must spend 50% of their time in the non-academic sector.\n	Joint Doctorat
 es → PhD students must be enrolled for doctoral studies which lead to a 
 “joint doctoral degree”. EPFL can only participate if the following in
 stitutions (other than EPFL) participate in the project: ENS Lyon\, UCLouv
 ain and ETHZ.\n	RAISE DN → for MSCA-DNs with a sole focus on AI in scien
 ce\, please check document nr. 1.2 in the toolkit for more information.\n\
 nDuration and Funding\nThe consortium applies for a project with a duratio
 n of 4 years (exception for Joint Doctorates\, duration is 5 years). The f
 inancial contribution covers the salaries of doctoral candidates for the d
 uration of 3 years (4 years for Joint Doctorates) and research\, training 
 and networking costs covering the whole project duration. Doctoral candida
 tes (DCs) may not have lived or worked in the country of the host organiza
 tion for more than 12 months within the last 3 years prior to the employme
 nt of the DC on the project.\n\nCall information\nOpening: 28 May 2026\nDe
 adline: 24 November 2026\, 17:00 CET\n\nSupport and information\nThe EPFL 
 toolkit provides useful information for the proposal preparation (will be 
 updated upon call opening).\nContact research@epfl.ch for any question and
  assistance with the proposal preparation.\nThe MSCA National Contact Poin
 ts organize an online information event on 09 June 2025\, 09:00 – 09:45.
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