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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions is the EU's flagship funding programme for doctoral and postdoctoral training.

 

European Fellowships

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is welcoming Expressions of Interest from postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate independence and excellent track record to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships – call 2026

You should express interest directly to the School and Department who you wish to apply with. Please see Schools and Departments listed below and check their individual call page.

QMUL was awarded nearly 70 Horizon 2020 individual fellowships and ranked 9th in the UK and 18th in Europe for H2020 fellowships and hosts over 20 successfully evaluated Horizon Europe fellowships.

From 1 January 2024, the UK is an Associated Country in Horizon Europe and eligible to apply to and be awarded EC funding including the MSCA-2026-PF call.

What does the Fellowship entail?

European Fellowships comprise a personalised, well-structured and feasible research and training project with optional secondment for 12- 24 month fellowship. It must show a ‘best fit’ between your and PI supervisor’s expertise, two way knowledge transfer, research outcomes and wider impacts.

It offers a highly competitive salary and research/training/networking budget based on EC set allowances. 

Researcher eligibility

  • Any age and nationality –  your main activity (work/studies) must not have been in the UK for more than 12 months in the last 36 months prior to the EC MSCA PF call deadline of 9/09/2026 (TBC).
  • Have a PhD at the date of the EC call deadline
  • Have a maximum of eight years full-time research experience from the date of PhD. Years outside research and documented leave periods will not be taken into account.

Schools and Departments accepting expressions of interest

The Faculty is welcoming expressions of interest in each of its Schools. Please click the links and follow the process detailed by the School you wish to apply to. 

School of the Arts

School of Business and Management

School of Economics and Finance

School of Law [Email r.shand@qmul.ac.uk]

School of Society and Environment

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