The MSCA Doctoral Networks aim to train creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and resilient doctoral candidates, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. The MSCA Doctoral Networks will raise the attractiveness and excellence of doctoral training in Europe. They will equip researchers with the right combination of research-related and transferable competences and provide them with enhanced career perspectives in both the academic and non-academic sectors through international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility combined with an innovation-oriented mind-set.

Applicants must submit their proposals using the online application portal. Grantees are required to complete a final report at the end of the grant period, and should be available to give a short presentation at a CIS-organized event or a provide a brief summary of results for the CIS website, if requested. At the completion of the grant cycle, all unused funds will be returned to Global Seed Funds. To create a new proposal, click on "Sign up" under "Need an Account?" on the right side of the homepage. Proposals can be saved as you are working on it before submission. The proposal can be started by either the MIT applicant or the international collaborator. Once you have started your proposal, you can add the other team members to your project proposal by using the "Add Member" feature on the main page.

The ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their research proposal. A competitive Consolidator Grant Principal Investigator should have already shown evidence of research independence. The Principal Investigators shall have successfully defended their first PhD at least 7 and up to 12 years prior to 1 January 2025. The eligibility period can be extended beyond 12 years in certain properly documented circumstances.

MSCA Staff Exchanges involve organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (including SMEs) from across the globe. Support is provided for international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of R&I staff leading to knowledge transfer between participating organisations. MSCA Staff Exchanges can address three dimensions of mobility: international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary[2]. While exchanges between organisations within EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries should mainly be inter-sectoral, same-sector exchanges[3] are also possible under the condition that they are interdisciplinary. Interdisciplinarity is not required for same-sector exchanges with non-associated Third Countries. For participating staff members, the project should offer new skills acquisition and career development perspectives. Participating organisations must ensure that the seconded staff are adequately mentored.

The 5th call for proposals is targeted to thematic Strategic territorial projects focused on the Smarter and Greener Mediterranean Programme priorities and the related specific objectives. Smarter Mediterranean – Specific objectives: 1.1 “Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies” Greener Mediterranean – Specific objectives: 2.6 “Promoting the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy”, 2.4 “Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system-based approaches”, 2.7 “Enhancing protection and conservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure including in urban areas and reducing all forms of pollution”. The call foresees a pre-application step and a full application step.