Social security contribution relief for companies hiring PhD researchers (PNRR Investment 3.3, MUR)
Incentivi alle imprese per l'assunzione di ricercatori - MUR - PNNR
- Closes
- 31 Dec 2026
- 47 days left
- Opened
- 1 Jan 2025
- Funding per project
- up to 7 500 EUR
- Who can apply
- Micro companies, SMEs, Large companies, Startups
- Open to applicants from
- Italy
What this call funds
Italian companies that co-fund innovative PhD scholarships under PNRR Investment 3.3 can get relief from employer social security contributions when they hire PhD holders, or former holders of certain university research contracts, on permanent contracts during 2024-2026. The relief is up to 7,500 euro per hire (3,750 euro per year) for up to 24 months, within a 150 million euro total budget. The page gives no application closing date; hiring eligibility runs until 31 December 2026.
The call in detail
- Funder
- MINISTERO DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA
- Programme
- Disposizioni urgenti per l'attuazione del Piano nazionale di ripresa e resilienza (PNRR) e del Piano nazionale degli investimenti complementari al PNRR (PNC), nonché per l'attuazione delle politiche di coesione e della politica agricola comune. Rif. L. 41 21/4/23, art. 26
- Type
- Tax relief
- Funding per project
- up to 7 500 EUR
- Total budget of the call
- 150 000 000 EUR
- Eligible applicants
- Micro companies, SMEs, Large companies, Startups
- Eligible countries
- Italy
- Startup relevance
- Medium
- Source
- Incentivi Italia — open incentives for companies (start-up, innovation, digital, export) (CC BY 4.0, Incentivi Italia (MIMIT))
- Official page
- https://dottorati-imprese.mur.gov.it/
Key dates
- 1 Jan 2025
- Applications opened
- 31 Dec 2026
- Applications close
Earlier rounds and changes
| Recorded | What changed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | First listed here | Already listed when the source was first read |
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