MSCA Deadlines 2026–27: The Dates Researchers Actually Need
A consortium deadline is not a PhD application date. PF 2026 is closed, DN 2026 is open for organisations until 24 November 2026, and Choose Europe opens 8 December 2026.
ScholarshipUnion Editorial
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Updated Oct 6, 2026
Which date is yours?
A consortium deadline is not a student deadline. Find your role below.
There is no single researcher deadline. Watch EURAXESS after 2026 projects start (indicative first starts August 2027). Each vacancy has its own close date.
The 2026 PF call closed on 9 September 2026; results February 2027. The next call is indicatively 7 April – 8 September 2027 (TBC on the official PF 2027 page).
DN 2026: opened 28 May 2026, deadline 24 November 2026, 17:00 CET. DN 2027: 26 May – 23 November 2027 (TBC). Choose Europe: 8 December 2026 – 6 April 2027.
2026–27 call dates
| Call | Open | Deadline | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| PF 2026 | 9 Apr 2026 | 9 Sep 2026, 17:00 CEST (closed) | EUR 434.05 million |
| DN 2026 | 28 May 2026 | 24 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET | EUR 628.03 million |
| Choose Europe 2026/27 | 8 Dec 2026 | 6 Apr 2027 | EUR 51.25 million |
| PF 2027 (TBC) | 7 Apr 2027 | 8 Sep 2027 | EUR 459.70 million |
| DN 2027 (TBC) | 26 May 2027 | 23 Nov 2027 | EUR 645.99 million |
All deadlines are 17:00 Brussels local time (CEST in summer, CET in winter). The Director-General may move an opening by up to one month and delay a deadline by up to two months. The official funding pages still mark the timeline rows as TBC; the Work Programme and the official news item give 24 November 2026 as the DN 2026 deadline.
The PF and DN budgets above are the higher figures in the Work Programme as amended on 1 October 2026. The MSCA call pages still show the earlier amounts (EUR 399.05m, 593.03m, 388.57m and 574.62m).
Sources: MSCA news, 12 Dec 2025, MSCA news, 1 Oct 2026, DN 2026 call, PF 2026 call, Choose Europe 2027, PF 2027 call, DN 2027 call, Work Programme 2026–27 PDF.
Indicative result windows
- 1February 2027PF 2026 results
Notification mid-February 2027; Seal of Excellence certificates by end February; grant agreements April–May 2027; first projects from April 2027 (the funding page says May 2027). Source: PF 2026 call news.
- 2April 2027DN 2026 results
Notification April 2027; grant agreement July 2027; first projects August 2027 (TBC on the funding page). PhD vacancies follow on EURAXESS.
- 3September 2027Choose Europe results
Notification September 2027; grant agreement December 2027; first projects January 2028 (TBC on the funding page).
- 4February 2028PF 2027 results
Notification February 2028; grant agreement April 2028; first projects May 2028 (TBC).
- 5April 2028DN 2027 results
Notification April 2028; grant agreement July 2028; first projects August 2028 (TBC).
Already-closed 2026 organisation calls
COFUND 2026 ran 16 December 2025 – 8 April 2026 (EUR 105.46 million). Staff Exchanges ran 16 December 2025 – 16 April 2026 (EUR 97.92 million). Those dates are not researcher application windows.