Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Global Fellowships Proposals

GMAS requests due internally to:

  • OSP (University Area applications): 9am, Tuesday, Sep 2
  • ORA (Harvard Medical School applications): 9am, Tuesday, Sep 2
  • SPA (School of Public Health applications): 9am, Friday, August 29

Proposals for the 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) under Horizon Europe are due at 11am EST on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Due to the time difference and site traffic in the EU portal on deadline day, we intend to submit all applications by 5pm EST on Tuesday, September 9. Specific information about the call can be found on the European Commission Participant Portal.

The full application inclusive of all annexes (Section A plus Annexes B1 and B2) must be attached in the GMAS document repository and the application will be subject to all university proposal review policies, including but not limited to five-day review policy and international collaborations and activities review.

Harvard anticipates a high volume of interest in this program. Please note that these fellowships are to be submitted through President and Fellows of Harvard College with the Participation Identification Code (PIC) of 992204077 and should not be linked to Harvard Global Research and Support Services, Inc.

Fellowship applicants create and submit their own proposals independently, but Harvard must provide an up-to-date Letter of Commitment to host the applicant to "demonstrate their real and active participation in the proposed action." This letter must be signed by a legal representative of the Third Country partner organization (either in OSP or the appropriate SPA/ORA Office) and added to the application by the applicant prior to submission. The absence of a Letter of Commitment will render the proposal inadmissible and the proposal will not be evaluated.

If funded, Harvard is responsible for negotiating an acceptable Partnership Agreement, which flows down prime award terms from the EU, with the researcher’s Home Institution. Faculty Mentors supporting the application of a proposed Fellow should be aware that public access dissemination requirements exist and IP negotiations with European Home Institutions are likely to occur. Faculty Mentor’s with complex IP portfolios should reach out in advance to discuss the IP implications of hosting a Fellow. Over the past several years, the University has successfully negotiated terms and conditions consistent with the Harvard IP Policy, but because every Home Institution differs, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to negotiate acceptable terms and conditions to host the Fellow as a Harvard visitor.

Applicants who have questions regarding the completion of the Partner description portion of the online proposal should refer to the Faculty Mentor’s website and reach out to the Faculty Mentor’s grants administrator.

Additional resources that may be helpful in completing portions of the online proposal are found on Harvard’s institutional website, the Harvard University Fact Book and Harvard’s Frequently Requested Information page. 

Please do not hesitate to contact OSPProposalAssistance@harvard.edu or your local ORA or SPA representative with any questions.

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