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Arctic MSCA-PF Program

Marie Skłodowska-Curie - Postdoctoral Fellowships at UiT

The Arctic MSCA-PF Program 2026 has the following structure:

Date Activity Responsible
January 12th  Call for UiT supervisors. Find application form under the How to Participate tab. Deadline for future supervisors to submit the form is Jan 12th. Arctic MSCA organisers
February 13th EURAXESS ad to search for postdoc candidates. EURAXESS call deadline is Feb 13th. Arctic MSCA organisers/supervisors
March

UiT supervisors identify potential postdoc candidates based on applications received through EURAXESS. UiT supervisor sends the postdoc candidate's CV for evaluation to the organisers to ensure fit for MSCA-PF scheme.

Supervisors and favorably evaluated candidates are invited to the Arctic MSCA symposium.

Note: Postdoctoral candidates residing outside Europe will be invited to join the symposium on a digital platform only (not invited physically to Tromsø as before). Candidates currently residing in Europe will have the opportunity to choose to join digitally or physically.

Arctic MSCA organisers/supervisors
April-May

The supervisor and candidate meet (virtually) to get to know each other's research competences, discuss the "two-way transfer of knowledge" that the planned postdoctoral research project will bring about, and the project plan for the MSCA-PF application. (The preliminary project plan proposed by the candidate in the EURAXESS ad may change as a result of these discussions.) 

Candidates/supervisors
June 9-10

Arctic MSCA Symposium

(location: UiT campus + digital)
June 9th: 

  • 9:00-12:00: Open workshop: "How to prepare a successful MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal" I. with Dr. Peter Sheard (Trend2000)
  • 12:00-13:00: Lunch
  • 13:00-16:00: Individual working meetings between candidates and supervisor 

June 10th:

  • 9:00-12:00: Open workshop: "How to prepare a successful MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal" II. with Dr. Peter Sheard (Trend2000)
  • 12:00-13:00: Lunch
  • 13:00-16:00Individual working meetings between candidates and supervisor 
Candidates/supervisors/Arctic MSCA organisers/Trend2000
July xx Deadline for submitting Part B1 for pre-evaluation by external consultant. (Deadline for resubmissions: tbc) Candidates/supervisors/Arctic MSCA organisers
August xx Deadline for submitting Parts B1 and B2 for pre-evaluation by Arctic MSCA Team at UiT. (Deadline for resubmissions: tbc)  Candidates/supervisors/Arctic MSCA organisers

August xx

August xx

Online Q and A session with the Arctic MSCA Team at UiT - We answer all your remaining, last-minute questions about the proposal Candidates/supervisors/Arctic MSCA organisers
September xx-xx Arctic MSCA Team double-checks all candidates' administrative forms on the Funding & Tenders Portal (submission system) Arctic MSCA organisers
September 9, 17:00 CET (Brussels time) Deadline for submission of proposals on the Funding and Tenders Portal Candidates/supervisors
Sist endret: 03.12.2025, endret av: Theresa Mikalsen