EMBO Lecture Courses teach participants, primarily PhD students and postdocs, by providing them with background in relevant and timely scientific topics. Underlying concepts of a particular field should be made accessible to participants with varying scientific backgrounds. In addition, the following aspects are considered by the EMBO Course Committee.
Scientific programme:
- The programme should feature interesting and original topics, or a combination of topics, in breadth and depth.
Speakers:
- The selected speakers should fully cover the proposed topic.
- A minimum of 50% of the invited speakers should be based in EMBC Member States or in EMBC Associate Member States or from countries and territories covered by a co-operation agreement. Significant over-representation of certain states should be avoided.
- Neither men nor women should represent more than 70% of the speakers and there should be a geographic balance.
- Speakers should be mostly confirmed at the time of the application.
Networking aspects:
- Sufficient time should be dedicated to poster sessions, discussion groups, journal clubs, and informal activities.
Organizers:
- The group of organizers must be scientifically and geographically diverse.
Location:
- The location must be suitable for the planned meeting.
For a detailed list of selection criteria, refer to the application guidelines.
The selection process involves the following steps:
- All applications are screened by the EMBO Office to ensure eligibility requirements are met.
- Each application is assigned to and reviewed in depth by at least two members of the EMBO Course Committee.
- The final decision on which proposals receive funding is made by the entire committee at meetings in May and October, respectively.
- All applicants are informed of the outcome of their application by email shortly after the committee meeting.