The Fellowship Programme offers several fellowships for life scientists. Postdoctoral Fellowships have been at its core since the 1960s and have funded thousands of scientists. The programme organizes the EMBO Fellows’ Meeting, the US Fellows’ Meeting as well as the Alumni Fellows’ Meeting and encourages interactions in the EMBO Fellows’ Network. Further fellowships are available to support new international collaborations, to allow researchers to pursue new directions and to train core facility staff.