MSCA Staff Exchanges 2024

Deadline: 5 February, 2025

MSCA SE promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through short-term exchanges of staff, members of participating organisations. It is open to research, technical, administrative and managerial staff supporting R&I activities.

Eligibility

Staff Exchanges are open to international consortia of academic and non-academic organisations from across the globe. They need to include:

• at least three organisations in three different countries, two of which need to be located in a different EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country,
• above this minimum, the participation of organisations from any country is possible,
• if all participating organisations are from the same sector (academic or non-academic), at least one must be from a non-associated Third Country.

Funding and duration
Project can last for up to 4 years to a maximum of 360 person-months per project. The grant, unit base, funds the mobility of seconded staff members from one month to one year. In addition, Institutional funding are provided. Staff involved should return to their sending organizations after the secondment, to pass on their knowledge.

Seconded staff receives

• a top-up allowance (for travel, accommodation, subsistence costs), which is on top of the salary paid by their organisation
• a special needs allowance, if applicable

In addition, funding is provided for

• research, training and networking activities
• management and indirect costs

More information
MSCA Staff Exchanges website

Contact
Sara Caspani