MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: For staff members Increased set of research and transferable skills and competences, leading to improved employability and career prospects within and outside academia;More knowledge and innovative ideas converted into products, processes and services;More entrepreneurial mind-sets, testing new and innovative ideas;Increased international exposure leading to extended networks and opportunities;Enhanced networking and communication capacities with scientific peers, as well as with the general public that will increase and broaden the research and innovation impact. For participating organisations Innovative ways of cooperation and transfer of knowledge between sectors and disciplines;Strengthened and broader international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaborative networks;Boosted R&I capacity Scope:MSCA Staff Exchanges involve organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (including SMEs) from across the globe. International cooperation through the participation of organisations from non-associated third countries is strongly encouraged.Support is provided for international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of R&I staff leading to knowledge transfer between participating organisations.Mobility through secondmentsThe organisations constituting the partnership contribute directly to the implementation of a joint R&I project by seconding and/or hosting eligible staff members. Such a project must explore activities that can be based on previous work but should go beyond and generate or strengthen long-term collaborations. Secondments must involve physical mobility[1] of the eligible staff members and must always take place between legal entities independent from each other.MSCA Staff Exchanges can address different dimensions of mobility: international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary[2]. Exchanges bet