European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Opportunities

Applications are accepted throughout the year and enter one of two evaluation cycles. The next spring evaluation cutoff is 22 January 2027 at 14:00 CET. Fellowships support internationally mobile postdoctoral research in Europe and worldwide for up to two years. Depending on destination, support is delivered as an employment-contract salary or a stipend; the programme also includes relocation support, support for fellows with children, access to an EMBO Laboratory Leadership course and the EMBO Fellows network.

Applicants must hold a doctorate or equivalent by the fellowship start. Applicants who already hold a PhD when applying generally must have obtained it within the previous two years. At least one first-author peer-reviewed research paper, or a qualifying first-author preprint with independent in-depth peer review, is required. International mobility is mandatory: the fellowship cannot normally be held in the country where the PhD was obtained, in the PhD laboratory/department, with the PhD supervisor, or in a laboratory where the applicant previously worked for more than six months. A direct continuation of the PhD project is not eligible.