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Applications
to the Young Investigator Programme
The EMBO Young Investigator Programme (YIP) was etablished to support young scientists within the first four years of having set-up
their independent laboratories.
Applicants should:
The applicant and his/her home institution must demonstrate that the former enjoys true scientific and financial independence. For female candidates with children the four year time limit is extended by one year per child. Please contact us should you require any further information.
Applications
for the Young Investigator Programme 2008
Please provide the following information:
In addition please submit: Selection Criteria and Procedure The EMBO YIP selection committee is looking for the best and most
promising young independent researchers in Europe. The primary selection
criterion applied by all of EMBO’s committees scientific excellence.
1. Track record Are the publications to date an indication that this is an outstanding scientist? Has the applicant shown a willingness to change research area, which is an indication of an ability to tackle new and important problems? 2. Research Is the proposed research interesting and realistic? Are the proposed projects a continuation of the applicant's post-doctoral work or do the projects represent independent research themes? Are the questions asked mainstream or novel? 3. Group and Research environment Is the number of lab members in the candidate’s group sufficient to undertake the described research? 4. Independence Does the candidate enjoy full intellectual and financial independence to conduct the research as described? One of the aims of the selection committee is to identify bright young scientists in locations outside the well known centres of excellence.
Incoming applications are screened to ensure eligibility of the candidate. Eligible applications are sent to the committee for pre-screening and approximately 70% of the applicants are selected to be interviewed by an EMBO member expert in their area of research. The interviewer is asked to comment on the quality, originality and feasibility of the proposed research project, the applicant's independence, the applicant's track record and the suitability of the research environment in conjunction with the applicant's resources to carry out the proposed research project. The application file and the accompanying interview report are forwarded to three selection committee members for a first round of scoring. In a second round of scoring the top 40 candidates are then sent to two more selection committee members. All candidates are then discussed at the committee meeting and selections are then made. The programme accepts updates to the publications list until 15th September 2008. The selection committee meetings are generally held in autumn for applications received by the April deadline.
Only re-applicants who have added at least one publication to their publication list will be accepted. Normally your application will be sent to your previous interviewer
for re-evaluation. You will not be asked to visit your interviewer again,
but a short interview by phone is desirable. We will inform you via email once all application forms and data have been received.
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