The European Commission has published a new version of the Financial Guide for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Version 2.0, dated 1 September 2026, introduces several updates and clarifications concerning the implementation of MSCA projects.
The main changes include:
- Clarification that recruitment in the public sector counts as equivalent direct contract (even if through public law appointment act).
- Clarification of the mobility rule exemptions regarding temporary protection and refugee status
- Clarification on the definition of the country of main activity within the mobility rule.
- Increase of the secondment duration limit in MSCA-DN, MSCAPF, and MSCA COFUND from one third to one half of the fellowship duration.
- Removal of the requirement of one-month prior employment as an eligibility for MSCA-SE and intersectoral secondments between MS and AC.
- Introduction of the new MSCA Choose Europe for Science 2025 related explanations.
- Addition of link to the Indicative Audit Programme (IAP) for details on record-keeping.
- Update to the new Financial Regulation 2024/2509.