MSCA Career Acceleration Program
A personalised research-career acceleration program for researchers before, during and after the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).
The program is broader than proposal writing
The program coordinates the work needed around funding, employment, publications, hosts, universities, companies, professional networking, research entrepreneurship, external providers and long-term career continuity.
Integrated Career Planning
Define research and career objectives, required evidence, relevant institutions, timelines and the sequence of practical steps.
Multi-Track Career Development
Develop several credible academic, funding, industry and entrepreneurship routes without depending on one grant, employer or institution.
Research Capacity Development
Strengthen proposal development, publications, applications, professional positioning and implementation through structured support, mentoring and appropriate digital tools.
Possible program combinations
Funding + Academic Career
Proposal pipeline, publications, academic applications and research independence.
Industry + Professional Stability
Industry positioning, employer targeting, applications, interviews and transition planning.
Business + Research Centre
Research services, company setup, commercialisation and independent project development.
Proposal + Publications + Funding Pipeline
Reuse research assets across multiple funding and publication opportunities.
How participation works
- Initial assessment and objective definition
- Route selection and prioritisation
- Work-plan and document setup
- Implementation across selected career and funding pathways
- Regular review, follow-up and adaptation
- Transition into the next professional stage
The exact scope is personalised. Not every participant needs every service.
Proposal as a long-term research asset
A developed Marie Skłodowska-Curie proposal can continue to create value beyond one funding decision. The research objectives, methods, work packages, partnerships and impact logic can be reused for resubmission, alternative funding, commercialisation, industry collaboration, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship or the first programme of an independent research centre in Europe.
Evaluator-focused proposal review
Review Excellence, Impact and Implementation against the current template and the evidence expected by evaluators.
Proposal to research centre
Reorganise the proposal into a research programme, funding pipeline, partner network, service portfolio and institutional roadmap.
Questions researchers often ask
What does MSCA Career Acceleration support?
It supports research and career development before, during and after Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, including proposal development, alternative funding, academic careers, industry transition, commercialisation, entrepreneurship and research-centre development.
Can the program support more than one career route at the same time?
Yes. A researcher can develop several credible pathways across funding, academia, industry and entrepreneurship so that progress does not depend on a single application or employment outcome.
Can an existing proposal be reused inside the program?
Yes. A mature proposal can become a reusable research asset for resubmission, other grants, publications, commercialisation, industry projects or the first programme of a research centre.