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Scientific Exchange Grants

Supporting international collaborations, enabling transfer of expertise

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Applications accepted throughout the year

Eligibility

Applicants must be active researchers at any stage in their career with at least one year of graduate research experience or equivalent at the time of application.
EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants are awarded for research exchanges between laboratories in EMBC Member States, Associated Member States or Cooperation Partners. The grants are not awarded for exchanges between two laboratories within the same country.
Only in exceptional cases can the grants be awarded for research visits outside the countries listed above. For such cases, it is essential that a justification be provided why there is no appropriate expertise or technology in EMBC Member States, Associated Member States or Cooperation Partners.
Current PIs, Co-PIs, and researchers registered in the project plan (in Japanese “研究参加者”) from scientists funded by the following programmes of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) are eligible to apply for a Scientific Exchange Grant: ASPIRE, FOREST (in Japanese known as “創発的研究支援事業”), PRESTO (in Japanese known as “さきがけ”), ACT-X, ERATO, CREST.
Applications from outside EMBC Member States, Associated Member States or Cooperation Partners will not be considered.
Applications for the exclusive purpose of training in a technique will only be considered if it fits within the context of work being carried out in the home lab
EMBO does not consider applications to prolong visits begun under other auspices, or as bridging grant between, or prior to, long-term stays funded by EMBO or other organisations.
Applications to work with former colleagues, PhD or postdoc supervisors or to work in laboratories previously visited will not be considered.
Applications to visit laboratories in the context of an already existing collaboration or involving previous exchanges of scientists will not be considered.
Applications for grants to attend courses, workshops, or symposia will not be considered. Similarly, EMBO Scientific Grants do not provide additional funding for courses, conference travel, bench fees, overheads or any other expenses beyond travel costs between the laboratories involved and the subsistence rates depending on the country visited.
Upon completion of the fellowship applicants are required to immediately return to their home laboratory where they must remain for for at least six consecutive months. A signed letter in English from the home institution after this period is required as proof.
For other eligibility criteria, please read the Scientific Exchange Grant guidelines.

Scientific Exchange Grants

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