Overview
As a way to encourage participation in European projects and support the scientific community Université Paris Cité and its partners created the European Research Network.
The European Research Network includes: the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria), the Institut Pasteur, the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco), Université Paris Cité and Sciences Po.
The European Research Network organises a Meet Up in order to allow postdoctorate candidate who wish to submit an MSCA PF proposal with a RRE member institution to meet with their supervisor and improve their proposal.
Most importantly, the Meet Up will fund a two-day long stay in Paris as well as the travel to France for the MSCA PF candidates with a convincing pre-proposal. This will be the opportunity to work on their proposal, exchange with their supervisor and discover their potential host institution.
Eligibility
Candidates must fit the eligibility criteria for the 2026 MSCA postdoctoral fellowship call:
Hold a PhD (or have defended a PhD thesis) by the deadline of the 2026 call, for September 9th 2026;
Have less than 8 years of research experience (full-time equivalent) after obtaining the (first) PhD degree;
Comply with the mobility rule: not have resided or carried out your main activity (employment, studies, etc.) in the country of application (France for European PF and country of the Associated Partner of the outgoing phase for Global PF) for more than 12 months during the 3 years preceding the closing date of the call for projects.
Budget available
If selected, the RRE will cover your travel expenses and accommodation in Paris for the duration of the training.
15 to 20 candidates will be selected for the 2026 training.
Application process:
Candidates must sent the following documents to europe.drive@u-paris.fr by March 1st 2026, 6 PM (Paris time) :
Completed application form in PDF format;
Name and institution of the supervisor;
The supervisor must send his/her confirmation by e-mail at europe.drive@u-paris.fr
Evaluation process
The applications will be evaluated by the research project managers of each of the member institutions part of the RRE.
Planning:
Application deadline: March 1st 2026
Evaluations: March 2026
Results sent to the candidates via e-mail: First week of April
Training in Paris: June 2026
There are 16 questions in this survey.
