The sixth call under Horizon Europe of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded COFUND scheme closed on 8 April 2026. Through the 2026 call, the European Union will fund around 30 projects with an indicative budget of €105.5 million.
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 141 proposals.
In comparison, 136 proposals were submitted in 2025 and 31 were eventually placed on the main list, comprising 14 doctoral training programmes and 17 postdoctoral fellowship programmes.
This year’s submitted proposals are distributed as follows
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Proposals by type of programme
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COFUND 2026 call resultsView as data table, Proposals by type of programme
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A chart illustrating the type of project proposals received. The Commission has received 141 project proposals, of which 79 are for doctoral programmes, whilst 62 are for postdoctoral programmes.
Under this round, organisations based in 24 countries submitted proposals.
Proposals by the country of the coordinating organisation
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Proposals by coordinating country and type
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COFUND 2026 call resultsView as data table, Proposals by coordinating country and type
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A bar chart showing the type of project proposals received by country of the coordinating organisation. The top countries are France with 30proposals, Spain with 22, Finland, Germany and United Kingdom with 9 each.
Selected projects can include several partners from the EU and worldwide, which will recruit, employ and train researchers.
Funding for excellent doctoral training and postdoctoral fellowship programmes
Under this call, the European Commission will fund doctoral training and postdoctoral fellowship programmes.
- COFUND Doctoral Programmes offer doctoral candidates research training activities to develop and broaden their skills and competences, allowing them to obtain a doctoral degree.
- COFUND Postdoctoral Programmes fund individual advanced research training and career development fellowships for postdoctoral researchers.