25 Feb 2026
MSCA4Ukraine has supported 176 doctoral and postdoctoral fellows so far
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are helping safeguard Ukraine’s research and innovation ecosystem by allowing its researchers to continue their work under the MSCA4Ukraine fellowship scheme, which is part of the wider EU response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
During the four years after the start of Russia’s invasion, 176 doctoral and postdoctoral fellows who were forced to flee Ukraine have been able to continue their work in various domains of research and innovation under the MSCA4Ukraine fellowship scheme, with advantageous conditions and access to training, networking skills and career development opportunities. These researchers are spread across 24 EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. They are helping to safeguard Ukraine’s research and innovation system, and freedom of scientific research at large.
The importance for MSCA4Ukraine researchers to maintain a connection to Ukraine and its research and innovation community cannot be understated. That is why the scheme strongly encourages cooperation with their counterparts in Ukraine. Keeping this collaboration open, helps sustain engagement between Ukrainian organisations and supported researchers, enables future returns and contributes to rebuilding the country’s research and innovation capacity. It also strengthens the cooperation and integration between the scientific communities of the EU and Ukraine.
Supported researchers were free to pursue any research subject, and a significant number of the fellows chose to work on issues that would help their country. From studying the long-term health effects of war-related stress and developing technologies for environmental safety, to strengthening legal frameworks and judicial cooperation in the context of European integration, researchers are working across disciplines to contribute knowledge and solutions relevant to Ukraine’s present and future.
MSCA has published several interviews with MSCA4Ukraine fellows on their work and life away from home in Ukraine.
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