Global Lecture Courses

Funding for lecture courses for scientific exchange beyond European borders

The deadlines for applications are 1 March 2026 and 1 July 2026, 12:00 noon CE(S)T

Eligibility

EMBO Global Lecture Courses can be organized in Chile, India, Singapore, and Taiwan.

The lecture course must cover a topic from the life sciences, and organizers must provide a convincing justification that the course addresses a need in the local scientific community.

Course organizers can be of any nationality and be based in any country in the world. The scientific organizing committee must be geographically and gender diverse, and come from more than one institute representing the topics covered in the meeting.

For detailed information on the eligibility criteria, including the format of EMBO Global Lecture Courses, please consult the application guidelines (pdf).