July 2004
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Family-friendly, flexible and far-reachingEMBO fellowships extend eligibility criteria to promote equal opportunitiesThe new eligibility criteria represent an integration of the fellowships formerly offered under the EMBO Restart Programme and EMBO World Programme. All applications for these fellowships will now be dealt with as part of the EMBO Fellowship Programme application procedure.
Long-term fellowships
Changes to the long-term fellowship eligibility criteria reflect EMBO's long-standing commitment to promoting gender equality and fostering family-friendly conditions in research:
- Applicants with childcare commitments can now apply to carry out their 2-year fellowship over a period of up to 3 years. The aim is to give candidates the flexibility to complete their fellowship on a part-time or combined part-time/full-time basis.
- Candidates who have interrupted their careers for at least 1 year due to childcare commitments can now apply to take up a fellowship within their current country of residence. Previously this was only possible if the applicant had been resident in the country for less than 3 months.
Bi-annual application deadline: February 15, August 15
Short-term fellowships
Short-term fellowships offer candidates the opportunity to work in laboratories outside their home countries for a period of up to 3 months. New additions to the short-term fellowship eligibility criteria aim to remove geographical boundaries from applications and promote collaboration in research. Previously movement was only possible between European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) member states (http://www.embo.org/embc/index.html):
- Candidates from non-member states can now apply to take up fellowships in EMBC member states. The main objective of this move is to bring benefit to the candidate's home laboratory and promote collaboration. Candidates from developing countries and emerging economies may in very exceptional circumstances have the opportunity to extend their fellowship to a period of up to 6 months.
- Candidates from EMBC member states can now apply for short-term fellowships in non-member states.
Rolling application deadline: Applications accepted throughout the year
Contact:
Lindsay Johnson
Communications Officer
EMBO
Postfach 102240
D69012 Heidelberg
Tel: 49-6221-8891-108
Fax: 49-6221-8891-210
[email protected]
http://www.embo.org
EMBO
The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) promotes biosciences in Europe. It was established by leading scientists almost 40 years ago. The organization raised the standards in this area of science through the establishment of a specialist laboratory (EMBL), the provision of training through practical courses and workshops and by stimulating mobility through its Fellowship Programme. Today EMBO has 1200 elected members, including 36 Nobel Prize laureates.
The European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) supports EMBO's activities. The EMBC member states are: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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