ERA Fellowships: 41 New Projects Bring Postdoctoral Researchers to Widening Countries

The European Commission is investing around EUR 8 million in 41 new projects under the European Research Area (ERA) Fellowships scheme. The fellowships support postdoctoral researchers from across the world relocating to and working in one of the Widening countries, while helping host organisations align working conditions with the European Charter for Researchers.

The 2025 call ran between April and September 2025 and received 1,419 eligible proposals. The 41 selected projects have signed grant agreements and are set to begin in the coming months, covering topics from energy, climate and electric vehicles to migration, culture, logic, art and cosmology. The 2026 call closed on 9 September 2026 and is under evaluation. A further ERA Fellowships call is expected to open on 7 April 2027 with a deadline of 8 September 2027.