EU Commission Call for Applications: Co-funding Indian-EU research partnerships within MSCA Staff Exchanges
The European Commission, the Delegation of the European Union to India and the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have started a new co-funding initiative for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges, part of the EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.
The CSIR will top up selected MSCA Staff Exchanges projects, enabling its institutes, laboratories and innovation units to carry out joint research projects with European and international partners. The co-funding will allow them to second they staff to European research organisations for training, skills and career development and knowledge sharing.
The scheme will promote mobility of researchers in both directions and create a balanced flow of exchanges. This will strengthen research ties between Europe and India and drive forward scientific and technological progress by enhancing long-term bilateral institutional cooperation and collaborative research.
Funding will cover the period from 2025 to 2027,
Eligibility:
- To be eligible for the co-funding, projects should comply with Staff Exchange’s eligibility criteria and include at least one CSIR entity and staff member.
- Besides submitting a proposal with an eligible consortium, participating CSIR entities will need to submit a proposal for co-funding via CSIR’s International Cooperation Management System. This will be evaluated independently by CSIR’s selection committee, who will decide on the shortlist of co-funded projects through its own criteria.
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Application deadline to submit proposals proposals at the EU’s Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal, 8th of October 2025.
Application deadline to submit proposals at CSIR’s ICMS Portal, 17th of October 2025.
