Object

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.

Funding

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

Duration

12 to 24 monts

Requirements

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

- 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 date the application is complete

- 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.

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

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

- Applications to return to a laboratory where the candidate has worked in the past for more than three months, either in one or in several visits will not be considered.

- 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.

- Candidates can start working at the host laboratory before the application deadline, but the time spent should not exceed six months at the time the application is complete.

- Candidates can only submit one application for one project at one host laboratory at each round of selection.

- Reapplication is permissible only once.

For detailed eligibility criteria applicants should read the Long-Term Fellowships guidelines.

Deadline

While applications are accepted throughout the year, there are two evaluation deadlines every year:

- Second Friday of February, 2 PM Central European Time: First evaluation deadline. Complete applications up to this deadline will enter the evaluation process. Results for this round will be announced in June.

- Second Friday of August, 2 PM Central European Summer Time: Second evaluation deadline. Complete applications up to this deadline will enter the evaluation process. Results for this round will be announced in December.

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research's Department before february 07, 2020.