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A consortium deadline is not a student deadline. Planning tool only.
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 Work Programme lists PF 2027 as opening 7 April 2027 and closing 8 September 2027 — confirm on the future official call page.
DN 2026: opened 28 May 2026, deadline 24 November 2026, 17:00 CET. DN 2027 (Work Programme): opening 26 May 2027, deadline 23 November 2027. Choose Europe: 8 December 2026 – 6 April 2027.
Confirmed 2026–27 call dates
| Call | Open | Deadline | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| PF 2026 | 9 Apr 2026 | 9 Sep 2026, 17:00 CEST (closed) | EUR 399.05 million |
| DN 2026 | 28 May 2026 | 24 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET | EUR 593.03 million |
| Choose Europe 2026/27 | 8 Dec 2026 | 6 Apr 2027 | EUR 51.25 million |
| DN 2027 (WP) | 26 May 2027 | 23 Nov 2027 | EUR 574.62 million |
| PF 2027 (WP) | 7 Apr 2027 | 8 Sep 2027 | EUR 388.57 million |
Deadlines are 17:00 Brussels local time unless a page states CEST. The Director-General may shift opening or delay a deadline by up to two months. The DN 2026 funding page still marks some timeline rows as TBC; the official news item and REA page treat 24 November 2026 as the deadline. Sources: MSCA news 12 Dec 2025, DN 2026 call, PF 2026 call, Choose Europe 2027, Work Programme 2026–27 PDF.
Indicative result windows
- PF 2026: notification February 2027; grant agreement February–May 2027; first projects from May 2027.
- DN 2026: notification April 2027; grant agreement July 2027; first projects August 2027 (TBC on the funding page).
- Choose Europe: notification September 2027; grant agreement December 2027; first projects January 2028 (TBC on the funding page).
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.