MSCA Initiative
The University of Graz organizes an annual Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) workshop in cooperation with experts from the Austrian National Contact Point (NCP).
Excellent candidates are invited to a 2-day intensive workshop with the support of a mentor from the University of Graz and a meeting with their potential mentor to increase their chances of a successful MSCA-PF application. If you submit an MSCA-PF application with the University of Graz as host, you will receive a travel reimbursement of up to € 600,-.
Additionally you will get a second chance for top evaluated but rejected applications. We will fund up to three applicants that got rejected but received a Seal of Excellence (score min. 85%) with an up to one-year PostDoc position. That way you can resubmit and have no gap of employment till you can (hopefully) start your fellowship a year later. For further information click here.
We particularly welcome projects that relate to the research areas of the Center:
- Social transformation processes (digitalization, migration, socio-demographic change),
- Age(-ing) and care in communities and institutions,
- End-of-life care, frailty, and vulnerability,
Health and medical humanities
Eligibility:
- You have not lived in Austria for over 12 months in the past 3 years prior to the deadline (10 September 2025)
- You have successfully defended your PhD by the call deadline (10 September 2025) and not more than 8 years of fulltime equivalent in research since the PhD, with few exceptions.
- Approval of a mentor from the University of Graz.
You are invited to attend two-day intensive MSCA workshop at the University of Graz on 26-27 May 2025, to help you prepare the final proposal.
To apply, please submit:
- Curriculum Vitae,
- Short research plan, highlighting how it links to the Center’s research
Email for sending the application documents: cirac(at)uni-graz.at
Deadline: 31 March 2025
More on the MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship 2025 and the HORIZON call here.
For possible mentorship at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and Care (CIRAC), get in touch with Prof. Dr. Ulla Kriebernegg.
See here what makes Graz a great host city and what support you can get from us, independent of your participation in the workshop.