MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026

The European Research Executive Agency lists the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call under Horizon Europe. The call launched on 28 May 2026, with an information day on 3 June 2026 and a proposal deadline of 24 November 2026. It supports networks that train doctoral candidates through international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility and research training. The official call page and Funding and Tenders Portal provide the legal call text, templates, guidance and submission route.

Applications are submitted by consortia of organisations that can recruit, train and supervise doctoral candidates under MSCA Doctoral Networks rules.

Applicants should confirm consortium composition, participating-country rules, doctoral-candidate recruitment requirements and unit-cost funding rules in the Funding and Tenders Portal.

Doctoral training networks across disciplines.

International mobility, transferable skills, academic and non-academic sector collaboration, and structured doctoral supervision.

The 2026 call has an overall indicative budget of EUR 593.03 million. MSCA unit contributions support recruited doctoral candidates, training, networking, management and institutional costs.

Application deadline: Nov 24, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the Funding and Tenders Portal topic page for HORIZON-MSCA-2026-DN-01-01 and submit by 24 November 2026.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.