FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

EMBO Long-Term Fellowships

Funding body: European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), co-funded by the European Commission FP7 (Marie Curie Actions, EMBOCOFUNDFP7)
Important dates: Deadlines for applications - 15 Aug 2011, 15 Feb 2012, and repeated annually.
Description:The EMBO Long-Term Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support post-doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world. International exchange is a key feature in the application process. All fellowships must involve movement between countries and one of those countries must be an EMBC Member State. Only candidates who have had a career break for at least one year for child-care reasons will be given special consideration when applying to stay within the same country.
Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent before the start of the fellowship but not necessarily when applying.