European Projects

Politecnico di Milano is actively engaged in several research programs provided by the European Commission. Politecnico’s research activity has a particular focus on EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation, one of the most important funding schemes in matters of science and innovation.

420 funded projects, for a total of over 194 million euros, including:

• 44 ERC
• 66 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships

The University has achieved excellent results in the prestigious sub-programmes of the European Commission, the European Research Council (ERC) and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), since 2007.

87 ERC grants have been obtained

See the complete list of funded projects:

ERC list

• 79 Doctoral Network
• 94 Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 10 Staff Exchanges

See the complete list of funded projects:

MSCA list

The University organizes the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowschip Master Class to support young researchers in the submission of competitive proposals.

Politecnico di Milano is the first University in Italy and the fifth in Europe for the number of funded Horizon Europe projects (Cordis, January 2024).
 

(Update: March 2026)