Objective

The EMBO Long-Term Fellowships support post-doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world. International exchange is a key feature in the application process

Requirements

a) Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent at the start of the fellowship.

b) Applicants who already hold a PhD degree at the time of application are eligible to apply only if they passed their PhD exam in the two years prior to the respective application deadline

c) Applicants must have at least one first author publication accepted in press or published in an international peer reviewed journal at the time of application.

d) All applications must involve movement between countries (detailed information about mobility requirements is listed in guidelines).

e) Applications to go to the country in which the PhD was obtained will not be considered.

f) Applications for a Long-Term Fellowship to be held in the laboratory, institute or department in which the candidate worked to obtain his or her PhD, or to work again with the candidate's PhD supervisor, no matter where the latter is located, will not be considered.

g) Candidates can only submit one application for one project at one host laboratory at each round of selection. Reapplication is permissible only once.

Duration

Up to 24 months.

Funding

Travel allowance + stipend (subsistence allowance. The stipend rate depends on the country being visited) + dependent child allowance + child care allowance.

Documents

Applications and supporting documentation (two references, receiving institute acceptance) are only accepted via the online application system.

The system opens 6 weeks prior to the application deadline:

https://applications.embo.org/register.php?reg=S019

Preview of the online application form:

http://www.embo.org/documents/LTF/LTF_application_form_preview.pdf

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research's Department no later than August, 5th.

More Information

http://www.embo.org/funding-awards/fellowships/long-term-fellowships