MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 Training

Deadline to apply: Friday 8 May at 12pm. Please apply as early as possible as applications may close early if sufficient applications are received before the deadline.

Overview

Research and Impact Services are commissioning consultancy training offered by Dr. Juliane Sauer (OxygenEUm) for applicants to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 callLink opens in a new window (deadline 9 September 2026). Fellows should be applying with Warwick as the host institution. See the leaflet Link opens in a new windowfor further information.

The training will teach applicants how to write a competitive MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships proposal. It will provide a thorough understanding of the programme, its rules and expected impacts and will cover all parts of the proposal template. The 3 evaluation criteria are referred to and explained and examples are provided.

The training is offered through an e-learning platform (MSCA Academy), with access available until the day after the call deadline. The training consists of: a pre-recorded introduction session, approx. 15 video lectures totalling approx. 3h 45 min which explain how to write the different parts of the proposal, participation in 2 interactive group work exercises (online) and a final interactive wrap-up session (online). There will also be opportunities to ask questions of the trainer and support material is provided, including a proposal outline template. The outline can be used as the basis for writing the proposal.

There are a maximum of 38 places available on the training.
Due to the limited places, a selection process will apply if interest exceeds the number of available places.

Eligibility

If a selection process applies, applicants to the 2026 call (deadline 9 Sep 2026) who have not previously applied for an MSCA Postdoc Fellowship or otherwise supervised an MSCA Postdoc Fellowship, call will be prioritised. Fellows should be seeking to apply with Warwick as the host institution.
Fellows who applied unsuccessfuly with Warwick to the 2025 call will also be prioritised, provided they are eligible to resubmit to the 2026 call and provided that they did not already attend the same training offered by OxygenEUm in 2025. Fellows should still be applying with Warwick as the host institution.
If a selection process applies, the order of priority will be: 1) Fellows applying to attend the training jointly with the Warwick supervisors; 2) Fellows applying with Warwick and 3) Supervisors at Warwick who identified one or more Fellows to host.
Attendees should be available to attend 3 online group work sessions, all times UK time, as follows:
- Be available for the Training Plan session on one of: 20 May 9.30am- 10.30am OR 20 May 10.45am- 11.45am OR 21 May 9.30am- 10-30am
- In addition, be available for the Impact session on one of: 26 May 9.30am- 10.30am OR 26 May 10.45am- 11.45am OR 26 May 1.30- 2.30pm
- In addition, be available for the Wrap-up session on: 29 May 9.30- 10.30am
If you apply jointly Fellow-Supervisor, both attendees should be available to attend these dates and times and should ideally attend the selected sessions together. Please hold these dates in your calendar at the point of applying to ensure your continued availability.
Prospective Fellows not currently at Warwick are welcome to apply either with a Warwick supervisor or on their own. They may apply directly, the application pages are viewable externally.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered to attend, please download the Application TemplateLink opens in a new window, complete this and then upload it on the Application Form webpageLink opens in a new window, ensuring you also complete the remaining required fields within the webpage.

Please apply by latest Friday 8 May at 12pm. Applications may close early if sufficient applications are received before the deadline.

Please note that, depending on the final number of submissions received, the application forms may either be used unselectively, i.e. to give all applicants a space, or selectively, with applications sent to a panel to select the maximum 38 attendees.

If a panel is convened for the selection process, this will take place in week commencing 11 May, with outcomes to be communicated to all applicants by the end of that week. Successful applicants should expect to receive their personal access code for the MSCA Academy by week commencing 18 May. Any applicants not offered a place will be added to a waiting list to be potentially offered a place at a later date (such as if any selected attendees are no longer able to attend).

Further information

Please contact Lelia Buretia ( ) if you have queries not answered in the above course and internal sift description.