Six projects coordinated by Spanish organisations among the 27 selected in the COFUND call for proposals of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

The Commission has announced the results of the 2023 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions for the co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND). As part of Horizon Europe – the EU’s research and innovation programme – €96.2 million will co-fund twelve doctoral training programmes and fifteen post-doctoral fellowship programmes, employing around 800 excellent researchers.

The selected projects are coordinated by organisations in 13 countries, with Spain and France leading the list with 6 projects each. The selected projects cover a range of scientific disciplines, from improving and adapting the EU agri-food technology sector to the effects of climate change or promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence.

Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said: “Europe must nurture the best talent to maintain its competitive edge in research and innovation. Through the COFUND mechanism of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, researchers receive high-quality training, supervision and career development opportunities. They also have the opportunity to work in renowned academic and non-academic organisations across Europe and around the world.

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions announce €1.25 billion to support cutting-edge research

Since 2014, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions have supported 300 COFUND projects, including those funded under this call. COFUND helps organisations to set up or improve their own training and fellowship programmes with the aim of increasing their attractiveness and their research and innovation capacities, which in turn will help foster innovation exchange and attract global talent. The Commission co-funds a significant part of the costs of these programmes, which institutions must complement with their own sources of funding. The 2024 call is open and will close on 26 September.

Details can be found here.