MSCA MaRaThoN@University of Padua
Master your Research and Training Needs 
20-22 May 2026, University of Padua, Italy
Compulsory Attachment no. 2
Short proposal (template) 

FAMILY NAME of the Applicant:		
		
NAME of the Applicant:		
		
Proposed MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) PROJECT TITLE:
The project title is not final and may be amended	

	
		
Proposed MSCA- PF PROJECT ACRONYM		

TYPE OF GRANT (please choose only one option):	
	
European PF          			Global PF  		
					
TYPES OF MSCA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS - Proposals for PF involve a single beneficiary located in a Member State (MS) or Associated Country (AC).
•	European Postdoctoral Fellowships (European PF): open to researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in R&I projects by either coming to UNIPD from any country in the world or moving within Europe. 
•	Global Postdoctoral Fellowships (Global PF): open to European nationals or long-term residents who wish to engage in R&I projects with organizations outside EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. These fellowships require an outgoing phase of maximum 24 months in a non-associated Third Country, and a mandatory 12-month return phase to UNIPD	

Please provide a summary of your Research Proposal (max. 8000 characters overall, encompassing sections a), b), c) and d), spaces included). 
In writing your project summary, please make sure you cover all the following sections (you are free to decide on the allocation of characters to each section):

a) Background to your Research Proposal 
•	Outline briefly the state-of-the-art in your research field 
•	Describe the challenges you are going to address
•	Explain why your project is timely and innovative and how your project will go beyond the state-of-the-art
•	Outline your expertise and explain why the EC should finance you in this research field

	
b) Research Proposal
•	Describe briefly the objectives of your research project
•	Explain briefly the overall methodology of your project

	

c) Impact
•	Describe which are the expected results of your project
•	Describe briefly the expected scientific, societal and economic impacts of your research
•	Explain how you will realize your potential, how the fellowship will provide you with new career perspectives, and why completing a fellowship at UNIPD would allow you to enhance your creative and innovative potential 

	

d) Research environment:
Please explain why you want to pursue this research at UNIPD and in collaboration with your identified supervisor(s).
If you are applying for a Global PF, also explain why you wish to collaborate with the Institution selected for the outgoing phase.

	

All information provided in the present form will be treated confidentially and will be processed for the sole purpose of the MSCA PF 2026 Call application.

This document is a compulsory attachment for the application to the
MSCA MaRaThoN@Unipd 2026.
Please upload all attachments to the Google Form
https://forms.gle/koAyPHMTKkRThHb96
by 9 March 2026 (1 pm). 
Thank you!