MSCA Postdocs Bootcamp 2025

The MSCA Postdoc Bootcamp is an on-site workshop offered to applicants (postdoc fellows) who apply with KI as Host Organization. In this workshop we break down detailed parts of the award criteria and also discuss how to set up your proposal with KI as your host.

Bootcamp 2025

The Bootcamp is structured so that Session 1 (one whole day) provides you with a basic structure how to build up your proposal, you then write the proposal during the summer and attend the rest of the sessions after the summer to add and polish details. We strongly recommend that you attend all sessions of the Bootcamp.  

Invited speakers: 
For the IMPACT interactive workshop: Charlotta Lindqvist KI External Engagement Office; Nikolaos Volakakis, KI Compliance and Data Office for Open Research Data and Data Management Plan; Raquel Tavares, KI Career Service for courses and career events; and MSCA fellows Alana Panzenhagen, Mattia Zaghi and Sai Kocherlakota to share their experience. 

To register for the Bootcamp see criteria and documents below. You must have found a PI at KI who has agreed to host you; and get the KI Application Assurance signed by your PI, Head of Admin and Head of Department. Please take into consideration that it takes time for the administration to check operational and financial capacity of your PI and therefore at least several days to sign the KI Application Assurance form. The form can be signed electronically by EduSign. You need to also have filled out the project outline and set up your application account EU application portal. See How to create a draft proposal and other info on MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships. Please note that you cannot register for the Bootcamp without providing all of the required documents.

Outside KI you may need VPN (FortiClient) to access the documents. If you are an incoming fellow to KI and cannot access the internal documents, email me. 

Are you eligible?

Before applying or registering for the Bootcamp, make sure you are eligible according to MSCA's criteria in the 2025 Guide for Applicants and other application-relevant documents here, go to the 'Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025' section. The guidelines and documents will be available when the Call opens. You and your PI are responsible for making sure that you are eligible. You application is checked for eligibility as the first step during evaluation, and if found ineligible by the European Commission, your proposal will not be sent out for review. 

For questions contact Ying Zhao.  

Preliminary Bootcamp dates for 2025 

All sessions are on-site (IRL). If you want to attend but are not yet in Sweden, contact ying.zhao@ki.se. 

Coffee and refreshments are included, therefore state your food allergies/preferences when registering for the Bootcamp. 

  • Session 1: Fri 13 June, 10:00-16:45, lunch included. Setting up the proposal according to the award criteria.
  • Session 2: Wed 6 Aug, 13:00-16:45 Structure, EXCELLENCE
  • Session 3: Fri 8 Aug, 13:00-16:45 EXCELLENCE
  • Session 4: Mon 11 Aug, 13:00-16:45 EXCELLENCE
  • Session 5: Wed 13 Aug, 13:00-16:45 Open Research Data, IMPLEMENTATION
  • Session 6: Fri Aug, 13:00-16:45 IMPACT
  • Session 7: Mon 18 Aug, 13:00-16:45  B2, Tips on writing
  • Session 8: Wed 20 Aug, 13:00-16:45 Discussion with MSCA fellows, Summary

Register for the Bootcamp - European Postdoctoral Fellowship

  1. KI Application Assurance filled in; signed by PI, Head of Deapartment and Head of Administration.
  2. Outline filled in. Link below. 

Email both documents to Ying Zhao to register for the Bootcamp. 

Register for the Bootcamp - Global Postdoctoral Fellowship

  1. KI Application Assurance filled in; signed by PI, Head of Deapartment and Head of Administration
  2. Signed Letter(s) of commitment from associated partners (your Outgoing Phase Organisation), confirming their precise role and active participation in the proposal. See the criteria and example in the proposal Template, downloaded from your application account.
  3. Outline filled in. Link below. 

For Global Fellowships, contact your supervisor and research support office at Outgoing Phase organisation in good time for administrative details and also for the Letter of Commitment. Note that for Global Fellowships you have a contractual obligation to return to KI for your Return Phase.

Email all three documents to Ying Zhao to register for the Bootcamp.

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