MSCA Staff Exchanges 2025

Overview

Objectives

The objective of MSCA Staff Exchanges is to promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain.

Activities/actions supported

Proposals under this Action should contribute to the following expected impacts:

• Increase international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of research staff within Europe and beyond through collaborative research networks and activities;
• Strengthen the R&I human capital base in Europe and beyond;
• Increase Europe's attractiveness as a leading destination for R&I;
• Contribute to Europe's competitiveness and growth through high-quality R&I;
• Foster the culture of open science, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The organisations constituting the partnership contribute directly to the implementation of a joint R&I project by seconding and/or hosting eligible staff members. Such a project must explore activities that can be based on previous work but should go beyond and generate or strengthen long-term collaborations. Secondments must involve physical mobility of the eligible staff members and must always take place between legal entities independent from each other. MSCA Staff Exchanges can address three dimensions of mobility: international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary. While exchanges should mainly be inter-sectoral, same-sector exchanges are also possible under the condition that they are interdisciplinary.

Anticipated outcomes

Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

• For staff members: Increased set of research and transferable skills and competences, leading to improved employability and career prospects within and outside academia; More knowledge and innovative ideas converted into products, processes and services; More entrepreneurial mind-sets, testing new and innovative ideas; Increased international exposure leading to extended networks and opportunities; Enhanced networking and communication capacities with scientific peers, as well as with the general public that will increase and broaden the research and innovation impact.
• For participating organisations: Innovative ways of cooperation and transfer of knowledge between sectors and disciplines; Strengthened and broader international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaborative networks; Boosted R&I capacity.

Institution providing the funding

European Commission

Size of funding

EUR 82,764,008

Conditions

Overview of eligibility criteria

MSCA Staff Exchanges are open to research, technical, administrative and managerial staff supporting R&I activities. Secondments between institutions established in non-associated Third Countries or within the same EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country are not eligible.

Useful links

Link to funding opportunity

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