A) The Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra is now accepting applications from researchers willing to have CES as the host institution for a Marie Slodowska-Curie Actions 2026 (MSCA), call of the Horizon Europe Programme (European Commission): Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Eligible candidates must be holders of a PhD degree, have up to 8 years (max.) of post-doctoral research experience, and comply with the following mobility criteria:

- MSCA mobility rule: the researcher cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host institution for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
- The researcher must be a national or long-term resident (residing for at least 5 consecutive years) of a Member State or Associated Country (Global Fellowships only);


B) The application process for CES as a host institution complies with the following timeline:

- The call for the submission of proposals runs from 28 April to 29 May 2026, through an electronic form according to MSCA template (here).
- Selected applicants will participate in an online workshop to support project preparation to be held during the last weeks of June (tbc).
- By 30 July 2026, selected applicants will send their full proposals to CES and their supervisors.
- After this date, applicants will work in close collaboration with the CES’ Project Management Office and with the Scientific Supervisor appointed by the Scientific Board to improve and fine-tune the application which must be submitted by 9 September 2026 on the respective European Commission platform.

C) Applications submitted by 29 May 2026 will be assessed by the CES Scientific Council according to the following criteria:

- Eligibility of the candidate
- Suitability of the work proposal to the objectives and scientific strategy of CES
- Innovative nature and/or potential to strengthen the scientific dynamics of CES
- Scientific quality and competitiveness of the proposal within the scope of the Marie Slodowska-Curie Actions call.