The EU’s researcher training and mobility programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), has always operated on a bottom-up basis. This approach allows researchers to apply for projects in any field of science, providing great flexibility and encouraging a wide range of scientific exploration.
However, this does not mean that each field receives equal funding. In fact, natural science research is the most frequently supported area within the MSCA. Since 2021, almost 3,300 projects in natural sciences have been funded. This accounts for nearly half of the total 6,687 grants distributed by the programme during this period.
Following natural sciences, the second most popular field is engineering and technology, with 1,423 funded projects. Medical and health sciences come next, closely followed by the social sciences, with 1,192 and 1,174 projects funded respectively.
These figures highlight the MSCA’s broad support across diverse scientific disciplines, while also reflecting the prominence of certain research areas in the current funding landscape.
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