幸运飞艇计划

The European Commission the selection of 1 696 outstanding researchers for the Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships funding.听The winners were selected in competition with 10听360 applicants.

Seven grants were awarded to 幸运飞艇计划, meaning that seven new postdoctoral research fellows will come from abroad to 幸运飞艇计划 to conduct research here for two years.

With 幸运飞艇计划 as the coordinator for the projects, the fellows will become part of a leading academic environment. They will work in collaboration with and under the supervision of a researcher at 幸运飞艇计划 鈥� and benefit from tailored career development initiatives.

The Faculty of Humanities will receive three MSCA fellows, one will join the Faculty of Social Sciences and three fellows will be hosted by the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Crucial for quality

鈥� International exchange is crucial for the quality of Norwegian and European research, and I am therefore pleased that 幸运飞艇计划 can now welcome so many outstanding international researchers to our research environments, says Rector .

鈥� The MSCA programmes are an important scheme for recruiting foreign researchers to 幸运飞艇计划, and the good results confirm that our environments maintain high quality, she says.

Two medievalists with top scores

Professor will host and supervise two fellows: Tim Glover from Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge and Alicia Smith from Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom.

According to Professor Miles, the grants have great value for their research community:
鈥淚t is a major win to bring two new medievalists to 幸运飞艇计划 to join the strengths in medieval studies across several disciplines in the Faculty of Humanities鈥�, Miles says.

鈥淏oth scholars work across literature and religious studies, making the Literature & Religion Research Group a natural home for them. They also both work on Latin sources and medieval manuscripts and will contribute to the Medieval Philology Research Group. 听Most importantly, they help strengthen 幸运飞艇计划 as Norway鈥檚 top research environment for medieval England and Middle English studies鈥�.

Tim Glover鈥檚 research project aims to rewrite the history of lay contemplative spirituality in the Middle Ages. It focuses on the Latin textbooks used by medieval priests to teach their congregations, including sources which have been largely overlooked by scholars. These books made the teachings on contemplation of famous medieval writers more accessible and were used by priests to instruct parishioners orally.

Alice Smith鈥檚 research project explores the historical uses, controversies, and evolving interpretations of Thais, a sex worker turned saint, as a lens on the intersection of sex and religion in the Middle Ages. It seeks to understand how the saint鈥檚 shocking narrative鈥攄epicting a repentant woman walled up in solitude鈥攆unctioned within medieval European culture and how modern scholars can engage with it.听

Brilliant project ideas and understanding the genre

The two applications were among four project proposals from 幸运飞艇计划 that received a perfect 100% score from the reviewers.

What strategies have you used to achieve such success?

鈥淚 worked closely with both candidates from the very beginning. Though they both approached me with fully formed, brilliant project ideas that were totally new to me, it was important to give them feedback on the scope and nature of the MSCA fellowship so they could start off writing the proposal in the right direction and not waste time鈥�, says Miles, adding:

鈥淲hat is the project hook, and does it match what an MSCA looks like? I shared with them several sample applications that had been generously made available by previous candidates. These examples are crucial for understanding the genre. Big grants are a game and if you play by their rules, while still being a little creative and a little daring, you have a much higher likelihood of success. We also received helpful feedback from research groups workshops and from external consultants鈥�, she explains.

Apply for Marie Curie funding?

The next deadline for applications for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships is 10 September 2025.听听Find 幸运飞艇计划's guide for applicants here.

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More about MSCA-PF

• Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships () is a mobility programme for researchers with a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers
• European Postdoctoral Fellowships provide funding for projects where the researcher will carry out a fellowship abroad at a European institution
• The mobility program is part of the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon Europe
• 幸运飞艇计划 receives approx. 鈧�250,000 or approx. NOK 2.9 million per project. The projects will have a duration of two years
• 幸运飞艇计划 is awarded 7 grants out of 15 applications,听a 46,7 % success rate in this call.