EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

About this opportunity

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent postdoctoral researchers throughout Europe and the world for a period of up to two years. International mobility is a key requirement. The fellowship includes a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for fellows with children. Awardees can attend an EMBO Laboratory Leadership course and become part of the global network of EMBO Fellows. EMBO considers a first author refereed preprint equivalent to a first author publication as one of the eligibility and assessment criteria. Applications are accepted throughout the year with rolling submission deadlines.

12 - 25 mo

research life sciences molecular biology postdoctoral research biomedical sciences cell biology

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Region

Global

How to apply

Institutional approval

Stages

1 rolling

Required documents

cv · research_proposal · letters_of_recommendation

Review process

Applications reviewed by EMBO Fellowship Committee with peer review process

Additional benefits

training
networking
career_services

Restrictions

geographic_restrictions
employment_restrictions

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