EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants

EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants fund short research exchanges between eligible laboratories to support new collaborations, transfer expertise, or access infrastructure unavailable in the applicant's home laboratory.

EMBO lists this opportunity for Researcher, Biomedical Sciences, Global. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Applicants must be active researchers at any career stage with at least one year of graduate-level research experience or equivalent.

Research exchanges must generally involve eligible EMBC member states or EMBO global partners and must not be between two laboratories in the same country.

Applications for courses, workshops, symposia, bench fees, overheads, or conference travel are not eligible.

Research visits from seven days up to three months.

New international collaborations.

Transfer of techniques and access to specialist expertise or infrastructure.

EMBO contributes travel costs and subsistence for the fellow; support does not cover dependents, bench fees, visa costs, overheads, or conference travel.

Application deadline: See official call page.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Apply through the EMBO online system at least 30 days before the proposed research visit, with EMBO recommending applications at least three months before the start date.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.