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Co-funding for MSCA COFUND doctoral programmes

Important dates

Application period: 15 November 2025 – 15 January 2026

Decisions regarding approval: February 2026

Project start: No earlier than 1 January 2027

The Knowledge Foundation offers Swedish universities the opportunity to apply for co-funding of doctoral programmes within MSCA COFUND. The initiative aims to strengthen Sweden’s participation in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).

Information about this call has not yet been translated into English. For details regarding the conditions and requirements for the call, please refer to the Swedish webpage.

Read more about the call (in Swedish)

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  Questions about the Knowledge Foundation's call lena.stralsjo@kks.se
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  Questions about MSCA COFUND erik.litborn@vinnova.se