Make the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions independent, alumni say

10 Jun 2025 | News
Horizon Europe
R&D Funding

The training scheme for EU researchers does not need a competitiveness-driven overhaul, says alumni association leader Mostafa Shawrav

By Goda Naujokaitytė

Mostafa Moonir Shawrav, executive director of the Marie Curie Alumni Association. Photo credits: Helmut Steiner

Calls are mounting for the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) to be given more independence under the next EU research Framework Programme. The idea, first proposed last year by the CESAER university association, has now been taken up by the group that represents alumni of the researcher training scheme.

“We should really go with an independent model,” said Mostafa Shawrav, executive director of the Marie Curie Alumni Association, in an interview with Science|Business. “It could be similar to the European Research Council. It could be different.”

Currently, the MSCA is managed by a dedicated unit in the European Commission’s research directorate. Shawrav says the unit has been doing excellent work but to tackle future…

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