Do you want to do excellent research supported by one of the most prestigious postdoctoral programs in Europe? Do you want to work at a leading research institution with colleagues from all over the world? Do you want to be mentored by world-class scientists? Do you want to expand the frontiers of your knowledge by accessing cutting-edge research facilities and state-of-the-art labs? Do you want to contribute researching for a Life without Cancer? Our DKFZ Marie Skłodowska-Curie MasterClasses support you achieving it.
Our support actions
Is this your first time writing a research proposal? Are you unsure about how to write a successful research plan? Not sure, who can be your supervisor? We help you with this:
- List of available Principal Investigators at DKFZ.
- You submit your pre-application and we check your eligibility for this call and put you in contact with the Principal Investigators of your choice.
- If there is a match between you and a DKFZ PI, we support you during the whole application process.
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie MasterClasses: three online workshops between June and July 2025 on how to plan and write a successful proposal.
- 1 to 1 feedback and consultation with experienced grants experts during the whole preparation and application process.
Please, note that the application to the MSC Postdoctoral Fellowship is highly competitive. To guarantee a high-quality support during the whole process, only the candidates with the best success chances for this fellowship will be pre-selected to participate in the DKFZ Marie Skłodowska-Curie MasterClasses.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the call 2025 of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships you:
- Need to hold a PhD degree. Your thesis must be defended before September 10, 2025.
- Must have a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral research experience from the date of defense of your PhD and until September 10, 2025. Career breaks (parental leave, military service, work outside research, etc.) do not count towards the amount of research experience.
- Must not have resided or worked in Germany for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the September 10, 2025.
How to participate?
Submit your application via Indico. Please, fill in the registration form with your personal information and the names of up to 3 DKFZ PIs from the list. In addition, upload the following documents:
CV including list of publications (max. 3 pages) – at least one publication as first author (or shared first authorship) is required to be considered for the fellowship.
Motivation letter (max. 1 page): tell us about your research interests and career plans. Why would these three principal investigators be a good match for you? What can you bring to their groups? Do you have any project idea you would like to implement with the support of the fellowship?
The deadline for the submission of applications is May 19, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact us via mariecuriemasterclass(at)dkfz-heidelberg.de.