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EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization)

Fellowships for internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers to work in a host lab in Europe or worldwide for up to two years.

Award
Not stated
Who can apply
Open worldwide
Where
Europe and worldwide (host laboratory in a country different from where the PhD was obtained)
Deadline
22 Jan

About the programme

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent postdoctoral researchers moving between countries to work on a project at a host laboratory for up to two years. The award includes a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for fellows with children. Awardees can attend an EMBO Laboratory Leadership course and join the global EMBO Fellows network. Applications are accepted year-round and assessed in two evaluation cycles, with the next cutoff being the hard deadline of 22 January 2027 at 14:00 CET for the Spring evaluation.

Duration: up to two years

Eligibility

  • Hold a doctorate or equivalent at the start of the fellowship
  • If PhD obtained before application, it must have been obtained within the two years before the application submission date
  • At least one first-author research paper accepted or published in an international peer-reviewed journal at time of application (or a first-author preprint with verifiable independent peer reviews from an independent peer review service)
  • Application must involve movement between countries; cannot return to the country of PhD or to a lab where the candidate worked for more than six months in the past, or to the PhD institution or supervisor
  • Cannot return to a country where the applicant lived or worked for more than six months in the previous 18 months
  • Project cannot be a direct continuation of PhD work
  • Only one application per project at one host lab per round; host lab may support one candidate per round
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What they look for

  • Refereed preprint as first author is treated as equivalent to a publication for assessment

Needs a third party. Receiving (host) institute must accept the candidate.

What you will need

  • Two references
  • Receiving institute acceptance

How to apply

  1. Check eligibility in the guidelines
  2. Submit a complete online application before the cutoff (14:00 CET)
  3. Spring evaluation results announced around mid-June; autumn round results around mid-December

Applications are submitted on EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization)’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.

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10 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page

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