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Guarantee MSCA ‘long term leave’ calculator and guidance

Guidance and templates for calculating and requesting long term leave allowance on MSCA postdoctoral fellowships, doctoral networks and COFUND guarantee grants.

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Long term leave guidance for MSCA postdoctoral fellowships, doctoral networks and COFUND (PDF)

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Guidance document on long term leave allowance on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowships, doctoral networks and COFUND guarantee grants, including the process for requesting.

Templates with exchange rates for each year have been included.

Updates

  • 8 December 2025
    Updated Long term leave cost calculator 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.
  • 8 December 2025
    Updated Long term leave cost calculator 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
  • 8 December 2025
    Updated Long term leave cost calculator 1 January 2024 to 31 January 2025.
  • 8 December 2025
    Updated Long term leave cost calculator 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026.
  • 11 August 2025
    All documents updated.
  • 17 July 2025
    All calculator Excel documents updated to fix issue with link.

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