Call for Applications
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PFs)
IPRI-NOVA as Host Institution
Deadline for proposals: 15 June 2026
The Portuguese Institute of International Relations of NOVA University Lisbon (IPRI-NOVA) invites doctoral researchers interested in applying for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PFs) 2026 to express their interest in having IPRI-NOVA as their host institution.
The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships, funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme, aim to support the international mobility, career development, and scientific excellence of postdoctoral researchers by promoting innovative and interdisciplinary projects.
IPRI-NOVA welcomes applications in the fields of Political Science and International Relations, including projects aligned with its research lines:
i) Global and transnational challenges,
ii) European governance,
iii) Institutions, policies and political change,
iv) Foreign Policy, Security, and Defence.
Important Dates
📅 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 Open Day NOVA: 27 May 2026
📅 Deadline for expression of interest to IPRI-NOVA: 15 June 2026
📅 Official MSCA PFs application deadline: 9 September 2026
📍 Workplace: IPRI-NOVA, NOVA University Lisbon
How to Apply to IPRI-NOVA
Interested applicants should send the following documents, in English, to Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ativar o JavaScript para o visualizar. with the subject line: “MSCA PFs 2026 – IPRI-NOVA host institution”.
- Title and short summary of the work plan (max. 2,500 characters, including spaces), explaining the objectives of the proposal and how they will be achieved;
- Detailed curriculum vitae;
- Motivation letter (max. 5,000 characters, including spaces), describing the work carried out over the past five years and the relevance of the achievements attained;
- Letter of recommendation.
About IPRI-NOVA
The IPRI-NOVA is an academic research institute founded in 2003 by the NOVA University of Lisbon, the Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD) and the Orient Foundation, with the support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. As an institute dedicated to advanced studies in Political Science and International Relations, IPRI-NOVA defines itself as a structured and integrated project around three fundamental axis: scientific research; specialized training – doctoral and post-doctoral programmes; and knowledge transfer and social value creation. IPRI-NOVA is an institute that works according to the paradigm of the research university, integrating research and training; that is, an institute where knowledge is produced, in its fields of expertise and also where teaching is carried out in a research environment.
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*Financiado por fundos nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., no âmbito do apoio UID/4627/2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04627/2025.
