PostdocLife

author of Applying for the Marie Curie (MSCA PF) Fellowship | Former MSCA PF @ Oxford | advice is based on my personal experience

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reviewing a blog post on Marie Curie tips! https://t.co/ZkoPEnzqwc

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New 2025 MSCA (Marie Curie Fellowship) handbook Review! https://t.co/mWqQE4yCYs

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Let me know if you have specific topics on #MSCA you would like me to make videos about! I know I'm a bit preoccupied with my other business this year, but I'd love to help where I can.

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💡 Highlight your innovation! The #MSCA values novel approaches in your #Postdoc research project. #Innovation This is the video how you can think about innovation in your proposal:
https://t.co/bbOJkqs69j

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MSCA PF B1 sentence-by-sentence template of a draft application https://t.co/44hWPmuCfk

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#MSCA PF: how to make your methods interdisciplinary? https://t.co/bbOJkqs69j

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talkacademia account (where previous #MSCA fellows usually shared their experiences) has been suspended. It might be temporary, but the fact is they are using a very old version of discussion boards that is easily attacked by bots, so likely it will keep happening 😥

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European Competence Framework to help you brainstorm and write Section 2.1, also a RAG https://t.co/vKQEkrehSW

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Information webinar “How to apply for MSCA” on May 13th by Kowi https://t.co/ZrxtDjS2vc

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Choosing the right supervisor for your #MSCA PF https://t.co/PeK76bKC5i

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Last year's planned budget for #MSCA was 274.63 mln, it is 404.3 mln instead. We will have similar number of funded projects this year!!!

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The #MSCA PF call for this year is open! It has bigger budget 🥳but don't forget this year competition is likely to be steeper as applications from the US might increase significantly.

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Top 3 free resources for MSCA applicants https://t.co/fPSWbr83gy

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#MSCA PF call should open tomorrow!!!🥳🥳🥳

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📢📢📢My book with MSCA PF templates is ready to launch! I've prepared templates for all sections of Part B1, which will make writing your first draft very easy. I will announce the launch of the book very soon. Stay tuned!

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This will coincide with the call opening for the 2025 proposals, which seems to be ~May 8th this year.

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Just in case, I have hidden my YouTube channel until mid-late April, where I will restart posting on #MSCA PF together with the launch of a mailing list course.

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if you are planning to buy my book wait until mid-late April. A better version (with templates) is coming.

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Learning how to write #MSCA PF will be useful in the future when you apply for other MSCA or ERC grants. They are not all the same, but the skills are transferable.

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If you haven't contacted your potential supervisors for #MSCA yet, hurry up. Some start as early as January. The earlier you start, the more support you will get from the host university. Get to know the research services and be nice to them -- they CAN help you if you're nice.