All researchers participating in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) projects must complete an evaluation questionnaire, immediately after the fellowship, and a follow-up questionnaire 2 years later.
The European Commission regularly publishes the latest results of these 2 questionnaires. The 2025 report focuses more specifically on career paths of former fellows after their participation in MSCA projects.
It reveals that most MSCA fellows stay in Europe to pursue a career in research and innovation after their fellowship.
Skills development and relevance for fellows’ careers
Overall, fellows report a high satisfaction with the quality of MSCA training and the skills acquired during the fellowship are highly relevant for fellows in their career afterwards.
Around one third of MSCA fellows gain experience outside academia during their fellowship and for mst of them this experience has made a positive contribution to their career afterwards.
Tow years on, the majority of fellows stated that they had used the skills acquired during the MSCA fellowship in their work.
Careers after MSCA
Most employed former fellows continue to work in research-related fields after their MSCA project. Two years after the end of their fellowships, nearly 90% of researchers were either employed or self-employed.
Among those employed, around a third had a contract of at least 3 years, with a large number being employed on a permanent contract. Around three quarter of researchers remain within the academic sector.
Geographical location
Most MSCA fellows stay in Europe after the fellowship, with nearly 70% still living or working in the EU-27 and 11% still living or working in the UK two years after fellowships.
For more information visit the MSCA news page.