EMBO is currently accepting applications for its Scientific Exchange Grants Scholarship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About EMBO - Scientific Exchange Grants Scholarship
Scientific Exchange Grants support international collaborations and enable transfer of expertise between research groups; the Scientific Exchange Grants are intended to foster short-term visits and collaborative exchange. The focus is on promoting collaboration and skill transfer in the life sciences.
The programme is run by EMBO, a provider of funding, fellowships and career support for researchers. EMBO promotes international scientific exchange and offers application routes via its online portal, with applications accepted throughout the year.
- Sponsor Organisation: EMBO
Benefits of EMBO - Scientific Exchange Grants Scholarship
- Grants cover travel costs and provide a stipend for the fellow, but not for dependents
EMBO - Scientific Exchange Grants Scholarship Requirements
- Applicants must be active researchers at any career stage with at least one year of graduate-level research experience or equivalent.
- Research exchanges must be between eligible laboratories in EMBC Member States and EMBC/EMBO global partner countries.
- Researchers funded by eligible JST programmes are also eligible to apply.
- Applicants must work at an eligible institute/university or be funded by an eligible JST programme.
- Training in a specific technique is eligible if relevant to the applicant’s home laboratory research.
- Grants cannot be used to extend visits funded by other programmes.
- Applications to work with former colleagues, supervisors, or previously visited laboratories are not eligible.
- Existing or past collaborations between the applicant and host laboratory are not eligible.
- Applications for courses, workshops, or symposia are not eligible.
- Funding does not cover course fees, conference travel, bench fees, overheads, or other expenses beyond eligible travel and subsistence costs.
- Applicants must return to their home laboratory immediately after the fellowship and remain there for at least six consecutive months.
- Exceptional visits outside eligible countries require strong justification for the lack of suitable expertise or technology in eligible countries.
- Applicants must meet all additional requirements stated in the EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant application guidelines.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
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