European commission to reconsider how it announces winners of Marie Curie fellowships

By Anthony King2021-02-17T15:23:00

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Some researchers applying for the EU scheme were left in limbo over whether or not they had won an award

The fellowship announcement for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) caught some applicants by surprise this month. The European commission announced on 8 February that 1630 postdoc researchers would share €328 million (£ million), a final call for the actions under Horizon 2020.

While many successful applicants were delighted to have received notifications by email, and posted their news on Twitter, others were left bewildered by the announcement. Many had not received an email, and wondered if this meant they had been unsuccessful.