Focus on Singapore

Facts and figures, life scientists in Singapore, EMBO opportunities

Singapore is an EMBC Associate Member State since 2015 and has been a cooperation partner since 2011

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

support excellent postdoctoral researchers from Singapore to work in Europe and EMBC cooperation partners for a period of up to two years. International mobility is a key requirement. Applications open all year.

EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants

fund research exchanges of up to three months. The grants facilitate collaborations with research groups with expertise, techniques, or infrastructure that is unavailable in the applicant’s laboratory. Applications open all year.

The EMBO Young Investigator Programme

supports group leaders in the early stages of setting up their independent laboratories for a period of four years. Networking is a key aspect of the programme. Application deadline: 1 April.

The EMBO Global Investigator Network

supports group leaders setting up their laboratories. Global Investigators receive financial support for four years for training and networking activities, providing them with opportunities to form collaborations with scientists in their region and in Europe. Application deadline: 1 May.

EMBO Courses & Workshops

stimulate exchanges of the latest scientific knowledge and provide training in experimental techniques. Deadlines for applications for funding: 1 March and 1 July.

EMBO Member, and Global Investigator and Young Investigator Keynote Lectures

provide funding for EMBO Members, Associate Members, Global Investigators and Young Investigators to give keynote lectures at international conferences.  Applications accepted throughout the year.

EMBO Press

publishes five journals that serve the global life science community: The EMBO Journal, EMBO Reports, EMBO Molecular Medicine, Molecular Systems Biology, and Life Science Alliance, which is published in partnership with Rockefeller University Press and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Find more EMBO schemes at embo.org/funding.

All information as of May 2025.

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