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• Select call for application from the scholarship database.
• Application portal opens about 6 weeks before the deadline (A) early October (B) mid March.
• Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline are not eligible.
• The grant is non-renewable.
• Language skills: for the natural sciences and engineering, proof of good English language skills is acceptable if English is spoken at the host institute.
• Certificates, proof of credits, certifications and translations may be scanned in non-certified form and uploaded to the DAAD portal. The DAAD may request certified copies of the documents.

The application must be submitted online through the DAAD Portal which opens about 6 weeks before the deadline. Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• CV in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of publications (max. 10 pages)
• Description of research proposal and previous research (max. 10 pages)
• Schedule of planned research
• Motivation Letter (1-2 pages)
• Letter confirming supervision by an academic adviser in Germany, which refers to the applicant's proposal and confirms that the host institute will provide a workplace
• University degree certificate indicating final grade(s)
• Other support documents (e.g. training and employment certificates)
• Language certificate in the language in which the doctorate is carried out (likely English in the case of natural sciences)*
• Proof of admission to a doctoral programme at the home university
• Copy of school-leaving certificate which entitles holder to study at a university
• German or English translations of documents submitted in national language
• All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s), incl. explanation of grading system
• Reference letter from a university teacher (hand-signed, sent by post)

• Academic Qualifications (university degree certificates, achievements, references, list of publications)
• Quality of research project (quality of presentation and preliminary work, originality, topicality, feasibility, relevance, reasons for choosing Germany/host institution, integration into overall Ph.D., importance of research stay for professional development)
• Additional criteria (CV, e.g. additional skills, involvement in higher education policy, family eg. parental leave, etc.)

• Applicants must work at a university or institute of higher education in their home country.
• The research project must be coordinated with an academic host institute in Germany.
• The applicant must be provided with a workplace.
• Select call for application from the scholarship database.
• Application portal opens about 6 weeks before the deadline (A) early October (B) mid March.
• Funding may only be claimed once within three years.
• Lecture tours or visits to congresses are not funded.
• Health insurance coverage is mandatory in Germany. If you do not have a corresponding home insurance, you will be insured by the DAAD. The cost will be deducted from the scholarship payment.
• The grant is non-renewable.

The application must be submitted online through the DAAD Portal, which opens about 6 weeks before the deadline.
Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• CV in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of academic publications (max. 3 pages)
• Comprehensive statement about research (max. 10 pages), referring to FAQs part B point 2
• Time schedule and itinerary (host institutes/academic hosts)
• Letter from host confirming academic cooperation, which refers to the applicant's proposal and guarantees that a workplace will be provided

• A convincing and well-planned research project
• Academic achievements and recent publications which must be documented in the curriculum vitae and a list of publications

• The applicant is expected to have his/her own, clearly defined research profile, is working at least at the level of Assistant Professor/Junior Research Group Leader, is able to document independent research work.
• Ph.D. completed less than 12 years prior to date of application submission.
• Good knowledge of English or German.
• It is not possible to apply to several fellowship programmes or the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Programme concurrently.
• Applicant must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to the submission deadline, must have not been funded by German sources of financing for more than 6 out of the last 18 months.
• German nationals (or those who have obtained their school and university or university and Ph.D. qualifications in Germany) are eligible to apply if they have been located abroad on the assumption of permanence for at least five years.
• Applicants who have already been sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation are not eligible to apply for the Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme but should turn to the Foundation’s Alumni Programme for support for further research stays.
• It is responsibility of the applicant to check that two referees and the host institution have received the request, completed the form and sent it directly to the foundation (via the online link provided to them).
• In the case of unanimously rejected applications, a new application will be accepted only after 18 months.

1. Online application form (applicant)
2. CV (max 2 pages; applicant)
3. Complete list of publications (applicant)
4. List of selected 3–5 key publications that are published (applicant)
5. Key publications (applicant)
6. Ph.D. certificate (applicant)
7. Research outline: clear description of (i) the current state of research supported by 5 relevant publications from the research area; (ii) the research questions to be examined, their originality and significance for the advancement of the research field; (iii) the academic methods to be used to achieve the goals, documented by references (max 5 pages; applicant & host institution)
8. Two expert reviews from important collaborative partners from abroad (referees)
9. Confirmation that research facilities are available and mentoring agreement and a detailed expert’s statement by an academic host at a research institution in Germany (host institution)

1. Academic record and academic record to date (mobility, determination, thematic scope, academic productivity);
2. Quality of key publications named in the application (originality, innovativeness, evaluation of your own contributions to publications involving several authors);
3. Originality and innovative potential of your proposed research (significance for the further development of the subject area, convincing selection of scientific methods, potential for scientific development, clear focus and feasibility within the requested sponsorship period, viability at the chosen host institution);
4. Applicant’s future potential (academic potential, personal development, career prospects, eg. professorial appointment).
5. Applicant’s independent research profile.

• The applicant needs to register for an EMBO online application account. Once login details for the account have been received it is possible to start an application. Applicants can apply repeatedly, as long as this is for a new project in a different laboratory. Reapplication is only possible 12 months after the end of the previous SEG or in the case of unsuccessful applicants, the date of application. Applicants may only submit one application, for one project, at one host laboratory in each round of selection. It is recommended that applications be submitted at least 3 months before the proposed start date of the research visit, or at minimum, applications must be submitted before the start date of the research visit.
• Applications to work with former colleagues, PhD or postdoc supervisors or to work in laboratories previously visited will not be considered.
• Applications to visit laboratories in the context of an already existing long-term collaboration or involving previous exchanges of scientists will not be considered.
• The proposed project must be directly related to the work being developed in the home laboratory.
• Applications to work on a project purely applied, intended to develop a product (commercial or not) or a procedure will not be considered. All projects must have a biological significance and should aim to increase our knowledge on a particular biological process. Similarly, applications for the exclusive purpose of training in a technique rather than as a component of a wider research project, will not be considered for funding.
• All research activities must be in compliance with fundamental ethical and research integrity principles, such as those set out in the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, and in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity. EMBO awardees are provided with free access to an online course on research integrity. Completion of the course is strongly encouraged by EMBO.
• Do NOT indicate the journal impact factor. EMBO is a signatory of DORA.
• The applicant should list and activate contacts of two referees and the host institute supervisor. It is the responsibility of the applicant to check that the referees and the host supervisor have received the request and have completed the form.
• Figures and tables cannot be included in the application.

1. Applicant;
2. Contact details for two referees;
3. Contact details for the receiving institute & supervisor;
4. Proposed work: a 250-word summary, a 1500-word synopsis of the proposed activity, references, keywords, subject area, proposed duration, justification (200 words), career plan;
5. Present work: home institute, current position, current work (500 words), benefit to home lab (200 words);
6. Scientific CV: research experience, full CV since PhD research, education, Ph.D. award, publications;
7. Other funding sources; career breaks.

• Two reference letters: one must be from the current supervisor, none can come from referees in the host institute. In the case that the applicant is already an independent researcher, only one reference letter from a legal representative of the home institution (Dean, Director etc.) is required.
• Acceptance letter from the receiving institute submitted by the host supervisor
• ORCID ID

1. Quality of the project to be developed in the host laboratory (novelty, feasibility).
2. The suitability of the host laboratory for the proposed work and previous interactions with the home laboratory. Is the topic covered in sufficient depth and breadth?
3. Value of the exchange for the laboratories involved (expertise or technology transfer, collaboration, co-publication).
4. CV of the candidate, and in particular research experience.

• Applicants need to be members of a FEBS Constituent Society (e.g. the Czech Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), to be working in a laboratory in a FEBS country and to be seeking to work in a laboratory in a different FEBS country.
• Applicants must have a Ph.D. or at least one published paper as a main author in an international scientific journal.
• FEBS STFs may not be used to complement or to extend another fellowship.
• FEBS STFs are not awarded for attendance at courses, symposia, meetings or congresses.
• The FEBS Fellowship should be acknowledged in any work published relating to the project funded and a reprint of each article should be sent electronically to the Chairperson of the Fellowships Committee.
• A period of at least 2 years must elapse before applications for a second award of a FEBS Short-Term Fellowship will be considered.
• The application process is handled via online application system.

1. Research proposal (max 2 A4 pages uploaded in PDF format):
   1. title,
   2. nature of the work & outline of proposed experiments,
   3. justification for travel to the selected laboratory,
   4. description of the selected laboratory with a list of max 5 relevant publications from the host laboratory,
   5. justification for the time period requested (applicant & supervisor)
2. Short CV with a list of publications in the format required by the FEBS Journal (applicant)
3. Host acceptance form (use template provided in the application system, must be signed by the head of the host institute/department & head of the research group(s) where the applicant will work)
4. Letter of support, must be on headed paper, referee must not work at the host institute (referee, to be notified by applicant)
5. Confirmation letter from the appropriate FEBS Constituent Society that the applicant is a member (applicant & FEBS Constituent Society)

• The applicant must be an active research scientist or technician working in a core research facility with at least one year of laboratory experience. There is no age limit.
• EMBO CFFs are awarded for training exchanges between institutions in EMBC Member States, Associate Member States or Cooperation Partners, not between two institutions within the same country.
• Applications from or to countries other than EMBC Member States, Associate Member States or Cooperation Partners will not be considered.
• The host must be a core research facility. Only in exceptional cases will the EMBO Core Facility Fellowship be awarded to visit a research laboratory or for-profit industrial research laboratory (i.e. expertise is not available anywhere else).
• Applications to develop projects by means of using technology not available at the home institution will not be considered. The purpose of EMBO CFFs is the transfer and implementation of technology and expertise. Training in the use of technology not available at the home institution will only be considered if the purpose of the visit is precisely the implementation of that technology in the near future, and it is advisable to apply once the new technology is already available.
• Applications to visit core facilities in the context of an existing long-term collaboration or involving previous exchanges of personnel will not be considered.
• EMBO does not consider applications for EMBO CFFs to extend visits begun under other schemes, or as bridging fellowships between or prior to longer term stays funded by EMBO or other organizations.
• Applications for fellowships to attend courses, workshops, or symposia will not be considered. EMBO CFFs do not provide additional funding for bench fees, overheads or any other expenses.
• The applicant needs to register for an EMBO online application account. Once login details for the account have been received it is possible to start an application. Applicants can apply repeatedly, as long as this is for a new project in a different laboratory.
• Reapplication is only possible 12 months after the end of the previous CCF or in the case of unsuccessful applicants, the date of application. Applicants may only submit one application, for one project, at one host laboratory in each round of selection. It is recommended that applications be submitted at least 3 months before the proposed start date of the research visit, or at minimum, applications must be submitted before the start date of the research visit.
• All research activities must be in compliance with fundamental ethical and research integrity principles, such as those set out in the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, and in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity.
• EMBO awardees are provided with free access to an online course on research integrity. Completion of the course is strongly encouraged by EMBO.
• Do NOT indicate the journal impact factor. EMBO is a signatory of DORA.
• The applicant should list and activate contacts of two referees and the host institute supervisor. It is the responsibility of the applicant to check that the referees and the host supervisor have received the request and have completed the form.
• Figures and tables cannot be included in the application.

1. Online Application Form via the EMBO online system:
   1. Applicant;
   2. Contact details for two referees;
   3. Contact details for the receiving institute & supervisor & institute director;
   4. Proposed work: title, a 1000-word synopsis of the proposed activity, references, keywords (20 words), subject area, proposed duration, justification (200 words), career plan;
   5. Present work: home institute, current position, current work (500 words), benefit to home core facility (200 words);
   6. Scientific CV: work experience, education, Ph.D. award, publications;
   7. Other funding sources;
2. Two reference letters: one must be from the current supervisor, one reference letter from a legal representative of the home institution (Dean, Director etc.) to explain the expected benefits of the exchange. If the applicant is the core facility supervisor, only the reference letter from the legal representative of the home institution (Dean, Director etc.) is required;
3. Acceptance letter from the receiving institute submitted by the host supervisor online;
4. ORCID ID.

1. Work proposed: adequacy to the purpose of the visit, workflow design and description
2. The suitability of the host facility for the proposed work and previous interactions with the home facility
3. Value of the exchange for the home facility (expertise or technology transfer, impact on the host institution at large)
4. CV of the candidate, and in particular experience. The candidate must have the expertise and experience required to learn and transfer the expertise proposed

• Ph.D. completed less than 4 years prior to date of application submission. It is possible to apply shortly before dissertation submission, at most 6 months before submission.
• Good knowledge of English or German.
• It is not possible to apply to several fellowship programmes or the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Programme concurrently.
• It is not possible to break up the research stay.
• Applicant must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to the submission deadline, must have not been funded by German sources of financing for more than 6 out of the last 18 months and must not have been undertaking a PhD at a German institution in the last 18 months.
• German nationals (or those who have obtained their school and university or university and Ph.D. qualifications in Germany) are eligible to apply if they have been located abroad on the assumption of permanence for at least five years.
• Applicants who have already been sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation are not eligible to apply for the Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme but should turn to the Foundation’s Alumni Programme for support for further research stays.
• It is responsibility of the applicant to check that two referees and the host institution have received the request, completed the form and sent it directly to the foundation (via the online link provided to them).
• In the case of unanimously rejected applications, a new application will be accepted only after 18 months.

1. Online application form (applicant)
2. CV (max 2 pages; applicant)
3. Complete list of publications (applicant)
4. List of selected 1–3 key publications that are published or accepted (applicant)
5. Key publications (applicant)
6. Ph.D. certificate or confirmation that your doctorate will be completed within 6 months (applicant)
7. Research outline: clear description of (i) the current state of research supported by 5 relevant publications from the research area; (ii) the research questions to be examined, their originality and significance for the advancement of the research field; (iii) the academic methods to be used to achieve the goals, documented by references (max 5 pages; applicant & host institution)
8. Two supporting expert reviews from academics (one must be from the Ph.D. supervisor) (referees)
9. Confirmation that research facilities are available and mentoring agreement and a detailed expert’s statement by an academic host at a research institution in Germany (host institution)

1. Academic record and academic record to date (mobility, determination, thematic scope, academic productivity);
2. Quality of key publications named in the application (originality, innovativeness, evaluation of your own contributions to publications involving several authors);
3. Originality and innovative potential of your proposed research (significance for the further development of the subject area, convincing selection of scientific methods, potential for scientific development, clear focus and feasibility within the requested sponsorship period, viability at the chosen host institution);
4. Applicant’s future potential (academic potential, personal development, career prospects, eg. professorial appointment).

• The Humboldt Research Award can only be granted once to any one academic. Researchers who have already received a research award for their academic achievements from the Humboldt Foundation are not eligible to be nominated. Furthermore, the nominee should not have recently won any awards or fellowships in Germany for his or her academic accomplishments. At the time of nomination, the nominated candidate must have been predominantly living and working abroad for at least 5 years. Moreover, the nominees must not have held or accepted an offer of permanent employment in Germany prior to the selection date.
• Nominating academics must guarantee that they can provide the necessary infrastructure for the award winner’s own research projects or lecture tours (e.g. access to libraries, materials, facilities). German hosts are also expected to be well prepared for the award winner’s research stay and to act as his or her personal mentor (e.g. finding accommodation).

1. Online nomination form (nominator)
2. Personal statement by the nominator (laudation of the nominee, academic appraisal; 2–5 pages; nominator)
3. Information on the invitation to Germany (max 2 pages; nominator)
4. List of the nominee´s key publications with comments on their special scientific significance (max 2 pages, nominator)
5. Complete chronological list of nominee´s publications covering the past 10 years (including all authors, identifying the corresponding author(s), titles, publisher/journal, edition, year, first and last page number); if relevant, also include published conference papers and patents. If applicable, the nominator may include a link to the nominee’s complete digital bibliography at the beginning of the list. (nominator)

The nominee’s outstanding academic qualification must be internationally recognised and documented by corresponding successes in research, such as positively received academic publications or previous awards. The main selection criteria include:

1. the nominee’s outstanding international reputation as a researcher
2. publications with a demonstrable impact that extend beyond the nominee’s immediate field of work
3. the significance of the awarding of a research prize in relation to the position of the recipient’s field of work in Germany

Walter Benjamin position: Researchers based abroad can apply for the position irrespective of nationality and whether they have previously worked in Germany. They will need to present an “Employer’s declaration” (DFG form 41.027) from a German research institution and prove that a local researcher is supporting your career development.

For the Walter Benjamin fellowship (or in the case of a combined proposal): Applicants are eligible to submit a proposal only if you completed the majority of your schooling and university education in Germany and if applicant spent no longer than three years abroad for research purposes after your doctorate in Germany or abroad. Funding can also be provided to researchers integrated into Germany’s academic research system. This is the case if, immediately prior to submitting a proposal, they have worked as a researcher in Germany for a continuous period of at least three years during their doctoral and/or postdoctoral phase.

• Applicants must not have been working for the host institution selected for the W. Benjamin Fellowship for more than 1 year. The date of the proposal shall apply.
• Applicants may apply for funding once they have submitted their thesis to the examination office (a proposal must than include a copy of a thesis, proof of the thesis submission, and a statement of the thesis supervisor).
• Renewal proposals for a maximum of one year can be permitted only in very limited exceptional cases.
• To facilitate the reintegration of the Walter Benjamin Fellowship recipient into the German research system, fellows may submit a supplemental proposal for a return grant. Return grant must be requested from abroad at least 2 months prior to returning to Germany.

1. Online proposal:
   1. First page;
   2. Project details: title, duration, research area, keywords, summary in English and German;
   3. Applicant data;
   4. Participating individuals: host institution & supervisor;
   5. Participating institutions;
   6. Concluding information (applicant);
   7. Attachments in PDF.
2. Project description – template:
   1. State-of-the-art & preliminary work; Objectives & work programme; project related publications (max. 10); Relevance of project to research career objectives; Reasons for selecting host institution; (up to 17 pages in total).
   2. Supplementary info on research context: Ethics & legal aspects of the project; employment status; collaborations; requested modules/funds (max. 8 pages) - applicant.
3. CV including a list of up to 10 of the most important publications (applicant)
4. The host confirmation from a foreign institution for the WBF or the employer statement from the German institution for the WBP (host institution)
5. A statement by the host researchers on development opportunities and career support (host researcher)
6. Ph.D. certificate or confirmation that your doctorate will be completed (applicant)
7. If relevant: Collaboration agreement with domestic or foreign partner
8. If relevant: Accepted manuscripts or submitted Doctoral thesis
9. If relevant: Ethics statement

• Quality of the project
• Objectives and work programme
• Applicant’s qualifications
• Work and research environment

• The applicant needs to register for an EMBO online application account. Once login details for the account have been received it is possible to start an application.
• Applicants must be an active research scientist with a minimum of 2 years’ research experience at the Ph.D. level, and no more than 2 years’ experience as a new group leader, at the time of application.
• The fact that an applicant has previously held an EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant or Postdoctoral Fellowship does not preclude further applications for a fellowship for a new project in a different laboratory.
• Applications to work with former colleagues, Ph.D. or postdoc supervisors, or to work in laboratories previously visited will not be considered, other than in exceptional circumstances and with priorapproval by the Fellowship Office.
• Applications to visit laboratories in the context of an already existing long-term collaboration or involving previous exchanges of scientists have low priority for funding.
• The scheme encourages international collaboration. Exchanges between two laboratories within the same country are not eligible.
• It is not possible to hold an EMBO New Venture Fellowship with an EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant, Core Facility Fellowship, or Postdoctoral Fellowship at the same time.
• EMBO does not consider applications for EMBO New Venture Fellowships to extend visits begun under other auspices, or as bridging fellowships between, or prior to, long term stays funded by EMBO or other organizations.
• Applications for fellowships to attend courses, workshops, or symposia will not be considered.
• EMBO New Venture Fellowships do not provide funding for course/workshop/symposia registration fees, benchfees, overheads or any other expenses beyond travel costs between the laboratories involved and thesubsistence rates depending on the country visited.
• The fellowship does not cover Visa costs. EMBO cannot advise on Visa or Tax matters.
• Applications to work on a project purely applied, intended to develop a product (commercial or not) or a procedure will not be considered. All projects must have a biological significance and should aim to increase our knowledge on a particular biological process.
• It is not possible to apply for an EMBO New Venture Fellowship if other, parallel exchanges are planned to take place between the home and the host laboratories during the planned fellowship duration. Short (one- or two-day) visits or seminar invitations are not considered in this category.
• If the applicant has secured additional funds or grants from other institutions to support the proposed visit, the applicant must notify the EMBO Fellowship Office immediately.
• All research activities must be in compliance with fundamental ethical and research integrity principles, such as those set out in the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, and in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity. EMBO awardees are provided with free access to an online course on research integrity. Completion of the course is strongly encouraged by EMBO.
• Do NOT indicate the journal impact factor. EMBO is a signatory of DORA.
• The applicant should list and activate contacts of two referees and the host institute supervisor. It is the responsibility of the applicant to check that the referees and the host supervisor have received the request and have completed the form.
• Figures and tables cannot be included in the application.

1. Applicant;
2. Contact details for two referees;
3. Contact details for the receiving institute & supervisor;
4. Proposed work: a 250-word summary, a 1500-word synopsis of the proposed activity, references, keywords, subject area, proposed duration, justification (200 words), career plan;
5. Present work: home institute, current position, current work (500 words), how your career trajectory will benefit from the New Venture Fellowship (200 words);
6. Scientific CV: research experience, full CV since Ph.D. research, education, Ph.D. award, publications;
7. Other funding sources; career breaks.

• Two reference letters: one must be from the current supervisor, none can come from referees in the host institute. In the case that the applicant is already an independent researcher, only one reference letter from a legal representative of the home institution (Dean, Director etc.) is required.
• Acceptance letter from the receiving institute submitted by the host supervisor
• ORCID ID

1. The biological significance of the project and future work, including its aim to increase our knowledge on a particular biological process
2. The quality, feasibility, and novelty of the project to be developed or carried out in the hosting laboratory
3. Justification of the research visit with regards to the applicant’s scientific vision
4. Justification of why the report project is different from the applicant’s current work
5. The suitability of the host laboratory for the proposed work
6. CV of the candidate
7. Reference letters demonstrating the credibility of the candidate and their ability to succeed in a new area of research

• The application must be submitted as a mature research plan presenting the proposed project ready for implementation and must contain all the information necessary for its assessment without the need for further written or oral explanation, or reference to additional documentation, unless requested by the ARC.
• An application may only be submitted through the Research Office of an Eligible Organisation (Australian University) listed in the grant guidelines.
• A DECRA candidate must satisfy the eligibility criteria as listed in the grant guidelines.
• A previous recipient, or an individual who has been nominated for a DECRA on two previous occasions, is not eligible to apply for another DECRA. This includes withdrawn and ineligible applications.
• To be eligible, the candidate must, as at the grant opportunity closing date:
  1. not be nominated for more than one DECRA in a grant opportunity;
  2. have met their obligations regarding previously funded projects, including submission of satisfactory final reports to the ARC at the grant opportunity closing date;
  3. have an award of Ph.D. date on, or after 1 March 2019; or
  4. have an award of Ph.D. date together with an allowable period of career interruptions that would be commensurate with an award of Ph.D. date on, or after 1 March 2019. The allowable career interruptions set out and the period allowed for each is listed in the Grant Guidelines for the Discovery Program (2023 edition). Each period of career interruption must be significant and not overlapping, occur after the conferral of a researcher’s PhD, or equivalent ; and certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent.
• If a DECRA candidate has more than one PhD, the earliest awarded Ph.D. must fall within this timeframe.
• A DECRA candidate can be concurrently funded through the Discovery Program for a maximum of: one ARC Fellowship and one project as a Chief Investigator (CI); or one ARC Fellowship or project if the individual is also a CI or Director on an active ARC Centre of Excellence or a Special Research Initiative project. Limits will be calculated at the grant opportunity closing date.
• Named participants on successful applications for DECRA must meet the project limit requirements. (Applications for DECRA don’t need to meet the project limit requirements at the grant opportunity closing date. If successful, project limits must be met before the project can start).

Administering Organisation must submit applications through Research Management System (RMS) unless otherwise advised by the ARC. All queries by researchers should be directed to the administering organisation of the application.

There are 6 Parts (A-F) in the DECRA25 application form:

1. Administrative Summary (title; person participant summary; organisation participant summary; application summary; objectives of proposed project; national interest test statement).
2. Participant Details including ROPE (This section will not appear until the DECRA candidate has been added/accepted in Part A.) (personal details; current country of residence; qualifications; research load non-ARC grants; current and previous appointments; career interruptions; career highlights; DECRA’s contribution to the field; supervised Masters, Honours and PhD students; research outputs; 10 career-best research outputs; currently held ARC projects; relevant qualification; extension due to career interruptions; project relinquishment or application withdrawal; certification by the DECRA candidate)
3. Project Description (project description – max 7 A4 pages incl. project title, project quality and innovation, benefit, feasibility, communications of results, references, acknowledgements; administering organisation letter of support)
4. Project Cost (proposed budget for project; justification of non-salary research funding requested form the ARC; details of non-ARC contributions)
5. Classifications and Other Statistical Information (Australian Government priority areas; field of research; socio-economic objective; interdisciplinary research; international collaborations and their nature and countries involved; number of Ph.D./Masters/Honours students involved)
6. Project Eligibility (involvement of medical research; medical research statement

The assessment criteria for the DECRA grant opportunity are:

Investigator/Capability (35%)
Describe the:

1. Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) including record of high-quality research outputs appropriate to the discipline/s.
2. Capability of candidate to build collaborations both within Australia and internationally.

Project quality and innovation (35%)
Describe the:

3. Contribution to an important gap in knowledge or significant problem;
4. Novelty/originality and innovation of the proposed research (including any new methods, technologies, theories or ideas that will be developed);
5. Clarity of the hypothesis, theories and research questions;
6. Cohesiveness of the project design and implementation plan (including the appropriateness of the aim, conceptual framework, method, data and/or analyses); and
7. Extent to which the research has the potential to enhance international collaboration.

Benefit (15%)
Describe the potential benefits including the:

8. New or advanced knowledge resulting from outcomes of the research;
9. Economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia and international communities; and
10. Potential contribution to capacity in the Australian Government’s National Science and Research Priorities and other priorities identified by government.

Feasibility (15%)
Describe the:

11. Cost-effectiveness of the research and its value for money;
12. Feasibility of the research (including contribution of the project’s design, participants and resources to the timely completion of the project);
13. Supportive environment for the DECRA candidate and their project, and for HDR students where appropriate; and
14. Availability of the necessary facilities to complete the project.

• Select call for application from the scholarship database.
• Application portal opens about 6 weeks before the deadline (A) early October (B) mid March.
• Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline are not eligible.
• The grant is non-renewable.
• Language skills: for the natural sciences and engineering, proof of good English language skills is acceptable if English is spoken at the host institute.
• Certificates, proof of credits, certifications and translations may be scanned in non-certified form and uploaded to the DAAD portal. The DAAD may request certified copies of the documents.

The application must be submitted online through the DAAD Portal which opens about 6 weeks before the deadline. Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• CV in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of publications (max. 10 pages)
• Description of research proposal and previous research (max. 10 pages)
• Schedule of planned research
• Motivation Letter (1-2 pages)
• Letter confirming supervision by an academic adviser in Germany, which refers to the applicant's proposal and confirms that the host institute will provide a workplace
• University degree certificate indicating final grade(s)
• Other support documents (e.g. training and employment certificates)
• Language certificate in the language in which the doctorate is carried out (likely English in the case of natural sciences)*
• Proof of admission to a doctoral programme at the home university
• Copy of school-leaving certificate which entitles holder to study at a university
• German or English translations of documents submitted in national language
• All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s), incl. explanation of grading system
• Reference letter from a university teacher (hand-signed, sent by post)

• Academic Qualifications (university degree certificates, achievements, references, list of publications)
• Quality of research project (quality of presentation and preliminary work, originality, topicality, feasibility, relevance, reasons for choosing Germany/host institution, integration into overall Ph.D., importance of research stay for professional development)
• Additional criteria (CV, e.g. additional skills, involvement in higher education policy, family eg. parental leave, etc.)

• Applicants must work at a university or institute of higher education in their home country.
• The research project must be coordinated with an academic host institute in Germany.
• The applicant must be provided with a workplace.
• Select call for application from the scholarship database.
• Application portal opens about 6 weeks before the deadline (A) early October (B) mid March.
• Funding may only be claimed once within three years.
• Lecture tours or visits to congresses are not funded.
• Health insurance coverage is mandatory in Germany. If you do not have a corresponding home insurance, you will be insured by the DAAD. The cost will be deducted from the scholarship payment.
• The grant is non-renewable.

The application must be submitted online through the DAAD Portal, which opens about 6 weeks before the deadline.
Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• CV in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of academic publications (max. 3 pages)
• Comprehensive statement about research (max. 10 pages), referring to FAQs part B point 2
• Time schedule and itinerary (host institutes/academic hosts)
• Letter from host confirming academic cooperation, which refers to the applicant's proposal and guarantees that a workplace will be provided

• A convincing and well-planned research project
• Academic achievements and recent publications which must be documented in the curriculum vitae and a list of publications

• Select call for application from the scholarship database.
• Application portal opens about 6 weeks before the deadline (early October).
• Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline are not eligible.
• The grant is non-renewable.
• Language skills: for the natural sciences and engineering, proof of good English language skills is acceptable if English is spoken at the host institute.
• Certificates, proof of credits, certifications and translations may be scanned in non-certified form and uploaded to the DAAD portal. The DAAD may request certified copies of the documents.

The application must be submitted online through the DAAD Portal which opens about 6 weeks before the deadline. Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• CV in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of publications (max. 10 pages)
• Description of research proposal and previous research (max. 10 pages)
• Schedule of planned research
• Motivation Letter (1-2 pages)
• Letter confirming supervision by an academic adviser in Germany, which refers to the applicant's proposal and confirms that the host institute will provide a workplace
• University degree certificate indicating final grade(s)
• Other support documents (e.g. training and employment certificates)
• Language certificate in the language in which the doctorate is carried out (likely English in the case of natural sciences)
• Proof of admission to a doctoral programme at the home university
• Copy of school-leaving certificate which entitles holder to study at a university
• German or English translations of documents submitted in national language
• All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s)
• Reference letter from a university teacher (hand-signed, sent by post)

• Academic Qualifications (university degree certificates, achievements, references, list of publications)
• Quality of research project (quality of presentation and preliminary work, originality, topicality, feasibility, relevance, reasons for choosing Germany/host institution, integration into overall Ph.D., importance of research stay for professional development)
• Additional criteria (CV, e.g. additional skills, involvement in higher education policy, family eg. parental leave, etc.)

1. české občanství,
2. velmi dobrou znalost angličtiny,
3. dosažený titul Ph.D. či jeho ekvivalent,
4. úspěšná vědecká nebo vysokoškolská pedagogická činnost,
5. pozvání z americké strany, zvací dopis musí obsahovat data předpokládaného pobytu v USA.

Přednost mají uchazeči, kteří v USA dlouhodobě pracovně nepůsobili nebo nežili.
Žadatel si může v 1 akademickém roce podat pouze 1 přihlášku do programů Fulbright.

Pobyty jsou v době pandemie podmíněné:
“Prospective Fulbright participants should be aware that public health conditions, availability of consular services and travel, as well as U.S. institutional operating status and policies may affect their ability to travel to the U.S. and participate in academic programs.”

1. On-line přihláška (nepoužívat diakritiku), (žadatel)
2. Životopis a seznam publikací (uveďte své ResearcherID, žadatel)
3. Vlastní výzkumný projekt s přehledem použité literatury (žadatel)
4. Pozvání americké instituce (žadatel & hostující instituce)
5. Tři doporučující dopisy, a to online přímo jako součást elektronické přihlášky (doporučitelé)
6. Kopie pasu (dvoustrana s fotografií žadatele, žadatel)
7. Letter of support from home institution (požadováno v případě, že ani jeden z doporučujících dopisů není od zástupce z pracoviště žadatele; (Projektová kancelář ÚOCHB)
8. Podepsaný souhlas se zpracováním osobních údajů (vzor PDF) (žadatel)

• Kvalita předloženého projektu, publikační a další odborné aktivity žadatele.
• Obsah doporučujících dopisů.
• Důvody pobytu v USA, uplatnění získaných výsledků po návratu do ČR, přínos pro rozvoj oboru v ČR i pro rozvoj spolupráce v daném oboru s USA, potenciál žadatele k dalšímu profesnímu růstu, prezentační schopnosti.

1. české občanství,
2. velmi dobrou znalost angličtiny,
3. studium doktorského programu (Ph.D.) či již dosažený titul Ph.D. či jeho ekvivalent,
4. u kategorie postdoktorské a seniorské i úspěšná vědecká nebo vysokoškolská pedagogická činnost,
5. aktivní účast v akademickém životě své instituce či komunity,
6. pozvání z americké strany, zvací dopis musí obsahovat data předpokládaného pobytu v USA.

Přednost mají uchazeči, kteří v USA dlouhodobě pracovně nepůsobili nebo nežili.
Žadatel si může v 1 akademickém roce podat pouze 1 přihlášku do programů Fulbright.
Žadatel v doktorské a postdoktorské kategorii skládá ve Fulbrightově komisi v rámci ústního pohovoru interní standardizovanou zkoušku TELP (Test of English Language Proficiency).

Pobyty jsou v době pandemie podmíněné:
“Prospective Fulbright participants should be aware that public health conditions, availability of consular services and travel, as well as U.S. institutional operating status and policies may affect their ability to travel to the U.S. and participate in academic programs.”

Přihláška pro Fulbright-Masarykovo stipendium je totožná s přihláškou na Fulbrightovo stipendium pro vědce a přednášející. Má elektronickou formu a je třeba ji podat online.

1. On-line přihláška (nepoužívat diakritiku), (žadatel)
2. Životopis a seznam publikací (uveďte své společenské aktivity, na základě kterých se kvalifikujete do Fulbright-Masarykova stipendia, a ResearcherID, žadatel)
3. Vlastní výzkumný projekt s přehledem použité literatury (žadatel)
4. Pozvání americké instituce (žadatel & hostitelská instituce)
5. Tři doporučující dopisy, a to online přímo jako součást elektronické přihlášky (doporučitelé)
6. Kopie pasu (dvoustrana s fotografií žadatele, žadatel)
7. Letter of support from home institution (požadováno v případě, že ani jeden z doporučujících dopisů není od zástupce z pracoviště žadatele; (Projektová kancelář ÚOCHB)
8. Podepsaný souhlas se zpracováním osobních údajů (vzor) (žadatel)

• Kvalita předloženého projektu, publikační a další odborné aktivity žadatele.
• Obsah doporučujících dopisů.
• Důvody pobytu v USA, uplatnění získaných výsledků po návratu do ČR, přínos pro rozvoj oboru v ČR i pro rozvoj spolupráce v daném oboru s USA, potenciál žadatele k dalšímu profesnímu růstu, prezentační schopnosti.
• Aktivita v občanském a veřejném životě institucí a komunit (akademický senát, nezisková organizace, místní samospráva…)

• The applicant must have no more than 6 years of actual research experience since their Ph.D. (i.e. the date on which the degree was approved by the board of graduate studies) by the closing date of the round. Career breaks and part-time working are always taken into consideration.
• The applicant must demonstrate a need for flexible support due to personal circumstances which is current/will be current by the start of their Fellowship and for the duration of the Fellowship. The need for flexibility must comprise an ongoing rather than potential situation; as such, we would expect that any caring responsibilities would impact an applicant’s general daily routine in order to justify any flexible working arrangements offered by this Fellowship. The information regarding the need for flexibility will only be viewed by the Society’s Grants Team and applicants will be asked to provide this information in the relevant section of the application form. Applicants should not therefore refer to their need for flexible support in their personal statement.
• Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows requiring a visa to work in the UK are eligible to apply for a Global Talent Visa under the fast-track process of endorsement. Other visa categories are also available. In line with the highly prestigious nature of a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, the Global Talent visa is designed for people who are recognised as leaders and potential leaders in their field.

Not eligible: researchers who hold a permanent post in a University or not-for-profit research organisation, or those who hold or have previously held an equivalent and/or nationally competitive fellowship to establish an independent research group and therefore independent researcher status.

You should register for an ORCID identifier. This is a mandatory requirement at the application submission stage only.
Applications must be submitted online using the Royal Society’s Grants management system (Flexi-Grant®).

The application form contains:

1. Summary Page: here you will find instructions for submission of your application for approval from the UK Host Organisation (approval only once all other parts are complete) and you can invite participants (e.g. Head of Department and two Nominated Referees) who are required to contribute to the application.
2. Eligibility criteria
3. Need for flexibility (200 words, this section will be read by the RS Grants team only, the panel will be judging your application solely based on scientific merit):
   1. Current need for flexibility
   2. How you plan to use the flexibility offered through the DHF
4. Applicant personal details: title, names, address, organisation, country, e-mail address (this must be the one used to register a user account on FlexiGrant). Also amend which type of contact your application participants are (e.g. Head of Department, collaborator).
5. Applicant career summary
6. Research proposal:
   1. Start date (Fellowships are expected to commence between 1 October 2024 and 1 January 2025)
   2. End date (must be exactly 5 years from proposed start date)
   3. Project title
   4. Keywords (5-10)
   5. Subject group
   6. Subject area
   7. Abstract (scientific summary of your project) (max 400 words)
   8. Lay summary (reason for choosing this field and why is it particularly exciting/interesting/important, potential benefit to wider society; this section is important to Panel members who are of a broad range of fields) (max 250 words)
   9. ix) Research proposal (detailed five-year project plan alongside a broader eight-year vision and, max 2000 words or if using PDF upload 4 sides of A4 with font size no smaller than Arial 10)
   10. Named collaborators
   11. Host organisation
   12. Host department
   13. Justification for choice of host organisation
7. Data management and data sharing
8. Use of animal research
9. Use of human participants and tissue
10. Financial details: provide details of the funding required for each year of the research fellowship under the relevant headings.
11. Applicant declaration
12. Nominated reference support: invite the referees under the participants tab. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that referees do this on time and by the deadline (Tue 31 Oct 2023 15:00 GMT). At least one referee should be someone who has worked closely with you, but the other must be external to your current research group. You should not choose both referees from your proposed host organisation, and if possible, one should be an international referee. Your named Head of Department cannot be listed as a referee.
    - Head of Department support: the Head of Department should detail your suitability for the department and also set out their intentions for your career progression at the host organisation.
13. Diversity monitoring

• The scientific track record of the applicant commensurate with research experience: past achievements, research career to date, publication record, likely contribution to research field, future potential to become a research leader.
• The suitability of host institution including appropriate expertise/equipment and research environment as well as support for career development.
• The scientific merit, originality, significance and quality of the proposed research project and the likelihood of achieving goals.

• The date of obtaining the Ph.D. will be understood as the date the doctoral thesis is defended.
• Special deadlines apply for candidates with interrupted research careers.
• Should an applicant hold more than one doctorate (Ph.D.), the above-mentioned period will be calculated for the first degree earned.
• Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain (for applications to Spain) or Portugal (for applications to Portugal) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.
• Candidates should state the preferred research centre and attached a declaration of interest letter signed by a researcher of the research center.
• The fellowship holder may change the centre chosen before the start of the fellowship.
• The fellowship will start when the chosen candidate and the research centre reach an agreement regarding their admission.
• A mandatory international and/or intersectoral secondment of 3 to 6 months must take place within the research project, can be performed in a single period or can be divided into shorter periods with a maximum of 6 months. (A declaration of interest letter from the secondment supervisor will be requested from the fellow before the start of the fellowship at the host institution).
• The fellowship also includes a mixed training programme (face-to-face and online) on transversal skills, innovation and leadership.
• Three sessions will be held: at the start of the fellowship, during the second year, and during the third year. Each session will last between 2 and 5 days, and attendance is required for all fellows from the same call, regardless of their discipline. ”la Caixa” Foundation will cover all costs for these sessions, as well as the fellows’ accommodation and travel costs.
• Early after recruitment, fellows will be required to establish a personal Career Development Plan (CDP).
• Fellowships are granted exclusively for on-site projects to carry out full-time research activity in the research centre’s facilities. These fellowships are incompatible with any other paid work, grant or fellowship that covers more than 10% of the annual amount given for salary costs, unless authorized by the “la Caixa” Foundation. Fellowships are compatible with other competitive funds that complement this fellowships, upon the authorization of the “la Caixa” Foundation. The fellowship will not be compatible with a permanent employment contract from an institution other than the host institution.

• Summary of the proposed research project, timeline and contingency plan (max. 5 pages).
• Description of research career related to the proposal, stating the main research line and achievements (max. 3 pages)
• A copy of doctoral diploma (in English or in original language plus English translation – translation can be by candidate).
• Contact details for 2 – 5 referees as at least two reference letters are required. The reference letters must be written in English.
• A declaration of interest letter signed by a researcher of the research center (a template available in an Application Platform).
• If relevant: An ethic table pointing out the ethical aspects of the project proposal.
• If a candidate claims an exception due to an career break, the relevant supporting documents must be provided.

The process is comprised of three parts:

• Eligibility screening
• Remote evaluation (preselection; evaluation panel made up of 2-4 experts)
• Face-to-face evaluation (Final selection)

The redress procedure possible submit by an email within 7 calendar days from the date the results notification is sent. Scoring criteria – remote preselection:

• Excellence of Curriculum Vitae (50%)
• Motivation and research project (35%)
• Letters of reference (15%)

Scoring criteria – face-to-face selection:

• Academic and professional career (50%)
• Candidate’s potential (30%)
• Motivation and impact of the project (20%)

• Application should be sent as one single PDF file (maximum 10 MB) by e-mail to bourses@wbi.be
• You are allowed to submit a file even if you are Ph.D. student and the doctorate certification is not yet in your possession. In this case, it will be necessary to send proof of achievement no later than: 01 July for 2^nd cut-off and 01 Dec for 3^rd cut-off.

1. Application form (programme plan, academic background, publications, etc.)
2. Declaration of additional funding
3. Minimum 2 Letters of reference
4. Letter of invitation or agreement from the host university or from the professor(s) supervising the research.
5. Copy of diplomas (bachelor, 120 credits master and doctorate)

• Area related to competitiveness clusters of the Marshall Plan 4.0
• Letters of recommendation
• Academic references
• Interest in the field of research for WBI universities, research centres
• Scientific publications
• Professional career

• The applicant cannot be employed at the IOCB for more than 9 months before the application deadline.
• IOCB Prague will support only projects of strong candidates, who did their undergraduate and graduate studies at reputable institutions in Czechia and abroad, based on competitive research that is documented in several original publications in respected journals of the fields. For Czech applicants, international experience is of great advantage.
• The fellowship must be started within 12 months of the award committee's decision, except in cases of maternity/parental leave (18 months extension). If a later start is intended, the committee will require a new proposal to be submitted.
• Temporary accommodation in the guest houses of the institute or Czech Academy of Sciences’ guest houses may be offered at an affordable rent.

1. CV with contacts (address, e-mail, phone) (postdoc)
2. Cover/motivation letter with the envisaged starting date of the fellowship (postdoc)
3. Copy of a Ph.D. diploma (postdoc)
4. List of publications (postdoc)
5. Name of the IOCB partner/supervisor and the envisaged starting date of the fellowship
6. Support Letter of the IOCB partner/supervisor (IOCB supervisor)
7. Project proposal: state of the art, details of projected investigations, in context with the host group research activities (3-4 pages) (postdoc & IOCB supervisor)
8. Envisaged starting date of the fellowship
   Applicants submit the complete application package (1-8) as a single PDF file to the IOCB supervisor who will forward the application to fellowship@uochb.cas.cz.
9. Two recommendation Letters: have to be sent by the 2 referees confidentially directly to fellowship@uochb.cas.cz (referees).

Further information may be found at the IOCB webpage at the address: www.uochb.cz/en/iocb-fellowships

• List of original publications in reviewed journals
• Novelty and quality of the research project
• Quality of the candidate’s CV

• Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degrees no more than 5 months prior to the application deadline date, and no later than the award activation date of 1 Aug (PhD between 1 Oct 2018 and 31 Jul 2024).
• Applicants must have begun (or will begin) working in proposed hosting lab between 1 Aug 2022 and 31 Jul 2024.
• U.S. citizens are eligible to work in any geographic location, non-U.S. citizens must work in a U.S. laboratory.
• Supervisor and all referee´s names and email addresses must be listed by the applicant before the deadline Sun 01 Oct 2023 8:00 pm EST.
• Verify that all email addresses listed are correct and current.
• Applicants will not be able to change referees or to upload any additional material after the deadline Sun 01 Oct 2023 8:00 pm EST.
• A laboratory may have only one LSRF fellow at a time.
• LSRF does not require a budget, college transcripts, animal certification documents or any type of visa documents.
• No indirect or overhead costs may be charged to the fellowship.
• August 1 is the only award activation date.
• Awardees are required to submit annual scientific progress reports and the host institution is required to submit annual financial reports.
• Awardees are required to attend LSRF Annual Meetings held in October.
• Fellows can ask LSRF to withhold up to $5,000/year. If the fellow moves to a non-profit institution in the U.S. the escrow fund (up to $15,000) will be reverted to the fellow as a one-time mini-grant.
• The award may not be used for any other salary but the awardee, nor is it meant to provide general support for the research supervisor or lab.
• All equipment purchased with the research allowance funds is considered the awardee's property to take with them at the end of the award period.

1. Application info (online form) (applicant)
2. Research proposal: research plan with figures & tables (be concise, max 5 pages + 2 pages for the literature cited uploaded as a pdf; 0.5in margins, min 12pt Times New Roman/11pt Arial for main text, min 10pt Times New Roman/9pt Arial for figure legends and tables) (applicant & supervisor)
3. Letter of support from supervisor: should acknowledge acceptance of the applicant to the laboratory, the role expected of the applicant in the broad framework, the degree of independence the applicant will have and the willingness of the institution to administer the award (supervisor, submitted before Wed 01 Nov 2023 8:00 pm EST)
4. Three letters of reference, must come from associates who can critically appraise the applicant´s qualifications, 1 letter should be from applicant´s Ph.D. advisor (referees, submitted before Wed 01 Nov 2023 8:00 pm EST)

1. The quality of the research proposal (importance of the problem, originality of approach, appropriateness of techniques and clarity of presentation).
2. The qualifications, experience and productivity of both the applicant and the supervisor.
3. Sponsor matches with a fellow with similar research interests.

• The application has to be submitted via the Information system of the CAS Head Office (KIS) and in parallel via their data box (datová schránka).
• A postdoc candidate with up to 2 years of research experience after their Ph.D. (limit is increased to 4 years if applicant has been on a long-term foreign research visit) should be nominated in the PPLZ programme. Maternity or parental leave, long-term sick leave or military services are excluded from these limits.
• The candidate should be nominated by the Director after discussion and agreement with the Board of Institute.
• The start of the financial support on 01 Jul 2023/01 Jan 2024.
• The subsidy is not provided during foreign research visits longer than 60 days.
• The candidate may apply for other national and international grants.
• A notification to the CAS Head Office is required in case of research stays abroad or if salary is part-funded from other research projects (GACR, TACR, MEYS, etc.).

1. Proposal: information about the candidate, information about the department & institute, duration of the support; name of proposed project, general work programme of the candidate, list of other projects funded from a purpose support fund on which the candidate will participate (applicant)
2. CV, scientific track record; research, teaching and organisational skills; perspective of the professional career development at the institute (applicant)
3. Motivation Letter (applicant)
4. Recommendation of the Board of Institute (in Czech) (Project Office)
5. Recommendation of the Director (in Czech) (Project Office)
6. Candidate´s declaration and agreement with proposed employment conditions (in Czech) (Project Office & applicant)
7. Recommendation Letter (applicant & supervisor)

1. Expected research benefit for the institute
2. Candidate´s scientific track record

• Applicants must be citizens of V4 countries.
• Applicants for the Scholarship Program shall submit no more than one application within one deadline.
• The list of eligible host universities/institutions in Taiwan is published on the Fund’s website prior to each deadline.
• Minimum applicable length of the scholarship is 1 month; maximum length is 10 months. In general, longer scholarship periods are preferred.
• Successful applicants are eligible to apply for the Scholarship Program again; however, the maximum term of overall support to one scholar is 20 months.
• The areas of supported studies/research shall be:
  1. Nanotechnology
  2. Electrotechnical industry
  3. Biotechnology
  4. Information technology
  5. Public health
  6. Social sciences and humanities
  7. Other.
• All forms as well as uploaded documents must be written in the English language and duly submitted before each deadline.
• The tuition fees connected with the studies/research of V4 scholars at selected Taiwanese higher-education institutions shall be covered by the respective host.

Attachments to the application:

1. Scan of the highest obtained university diploma with transcript (in English or translated in English)
2. Scanned verified confirmation of current enrolment/involvement in PhD study/research issued by present university/institution (on letterhead paper, stamped and signed)
3. Scanned letter of acceptance or equivalent document (e.g. invitation letter) from host university including a detailed working plan of the research period (not older than 3 months when submitting the application)
4. Scans of two letters of recommendation, with one of them issued by the supervisor (leader of the research group in case of postdoctoral scholars)
5. at the present university/institution, stating that the supervisor/leader agrees with the proposed stay abroad

1. Nanotechnology
2. Electrotechnical industry
3. Biotechnology
4. Information technology
5. Public health
6. Social sciences and humanities
7. Other.

• The applicant must comply with the MSCA Mobility rule: Researchers from all countries are eligible for the MSCA ARISE Programme; however, applicants may not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) at any of the EMBL sites for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately preceding the call deadline. Applicants cannot already be permanently employed by EMBL.
• At the call deadline, the applicant should have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience (in technology development), a high level of skill (postdoctoral standard) or expertise in a specialisation in which doctoral degrees are not usually awarded. Applicants do not have to hold a PhD but must have required experience. Their degree and scientific experience should be in the STEM fields, in academia or non-academic sectors, relevant to the research fields of EMBL RIs and services.
• Applicants must be fluent in English.
• There is no age limit for applying to the MSCA COFUND Fellowship Programme although the candidates’ achievements should be in line with their “academic age”. Applicants should independently prepare and submit their original proposal to develop new or improve existing methods or technologies, which can be applied to different scientific questions of other researchers as a service and integrated into RIs. The proposed project should not be of local interest only, but should have sufficient potential for international transfer. The proposal should be up to 4 pages long and relevant for the field of work of the group(s) in which applicants are interested in joining. The proposal must follow EC Ethical guidance. Applicants are required to contact the groups of their choice before preparing the proposal to get an overview of their field of work and current activities of the groups, and discuss ideas for new technology development. A template for the project proposal writing is available here.
• Applicants should describe their experience in technology development related to service provision.
• Applicants should prove their scientific potential using at least one of the following evidences:
  1. Scientific publications;
  2. Scientific Software, unique or problematic data sets, technical documentation, etc.;
  3. Contribution to patents;
  4. Management of technology development projects ;
  5. Detailed description of any other innovative research they have performed and their achievements;
  6. Other ways to demonstrate experience relevant to technology development and scientific services.

1. Application form (template) to be uploaded online: Statement of interest (max 4000 characters), Expertise in technology, technique or method development (table and max 2500 characters), Your scientific excellence;
2. Project proposal (template) merged with the ethics self assessment (template);
3. CV and certificates that should be submitted (eg. University degree);
4. Names of two referees who can be contacted for references – these must send their reference letters to EMBL by 2 weeks after the call closure date at the latest.

1. The excellence of the candidate's previous achievements.
2. Impact of their contribution to the research field.

3. Quality and novelty of the proposed project and the proposal.
4. Fit with the team/institution of the host, secondment host and partners.

5. What is the potential of the proposed project to be included in the service catalogue of RIs.
6. What would be the expected impact of that service (should the proposed technology be once included in the catalogue of the service providing RIs).

• Computational engineering and data sciences (AI and machine learning, software development, bioinformatics and computational modelling, data sciences, including data management, data science, big data, data standards, information retrieval and relevance ranking)
• Imaging and optical engineering (imaging, microscopy, image analysis, X-ray optics, optical instrumentation developments)
• Mechanical engineering (automation, robotics or microfluidics)
• Molecular biotechnology (biochemical engineering and genetic engineering)

Must be hosted by one of the ARISE participating groups:

• Supervisors are expected to provide:
  1. informative description of internship project with specific tasks & learning outcomes;
  2. mentoring during the whole internship;
  3. hold at least two in-depth conversations about expectations, tasks & learning outcomes;
  4. adequate workspace;
  5. support in finding a suitable place to stay during the internship & in making first appointments with the necessary authorities;
  6. issue a letter of recommendation based on performance during the internship if necessary;
  7. support with leisure activities;
  8. ranking of the received applications.
• Scholars are expected:
  1. to adhere to all rules & regulations agreed upon with the DAAD;
  2. to immediately inform about any problems or changes occur that might affect the internship;
  3. to do the best to successfully complete the internship;
  4. to be open-minded about different living conditions & people;
  5. to network with other DAAD/RISE scholarship holders in the region;
  6. to submit all reports andother requested documents at the end of the internship.
• Every researcher can host only one intern, can upload only one project offer.
• Supervisors have to submit their project offer to DAAD database. The offer is accessible to anyone who is interested in applying and has registered online.
• Students may apply for up to three projects.
• The timeframe of the internship is individually arranged between the student and the foreign supervisor.

Online application submitted via DAAD-Portal:
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1. Online application form: (i) Contact details of the supervisor; (ii) Contact details of the host institution; (iii) Field of study, specialisation, key words; (iv) Requirements (lab experience, computer skills, etc.); (v) Project description; (vi) Duration of internship, (vii) Estimated living costs (supervisor)
2. Project offer / description: (i) Name, contact data & www of the supervisor, (ii) Scientific research questions; (iii) Experimental approach; (iv) Possible prospective tasks of the intern; (v) General information about the work group, the university & the region (max 1 page, uploaded in PDF) (supervisor)

• Quality of the research project
• Good grades & recommendations

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY

• The UK based scientist and/or project leader (the lead applicant) and the overseas based scientist and/or project leader (the co-applicant) must have completed a Ph.D. or have extensive experience at an equivalent level at the time of application.
• The applicant and co-applicant must hold a permanent or fixed term contract for the duration of the award in an eligible organisation in their respective countries/territories.
• The applicant and co-applicant must be based in their respective countries/territories and institutions at the time of application.
• The applicant and co-applicant cannot be former colleagues or Ph.D. student/supervisor. The scheme is intended to stimulate new collaborations between scientists in the UK and overseas.
• Applications must be started by the applicant on behalf of the co-applicant and the respective teams, i.e. the application must be initiated through the Flexi-Grant® application portal of the applicant, which can be accessed when logged onto the system.
• Applicants are not permitted to submit more than one application per round (deadline).
• Holders of a current International Exchanges award with the same overseas country/territory as the (proposed) application cannot apply until the project has ended, the final research report has been submitted to The Royal Society, the final statement of expenditure (financial report) has been submitted to The Royal Society and any unspent amount of money of the current International Exchanges award has been refunded to The Royal Society.
• Visiting academics who have been invited by an eligible UK institution are ineligible.
• Honorary academics of an eligible UK institution are ineligible.
• Retired scientists who are still active in science must submit their application through an eligible UK institution.

HOST ORGANISATION ELIGIBILITY Eligible host organisations are a university or not-for-profit research institution. Ineligible organisations include industrial, private and commercial organisations, university spin-out companies, and governmental bodies.

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY

• Applications have to be new collaborations. This scheme is not intended to be used to extend an existing or recent project or collaboration.
• Collaborations should be based on a single project.
• Project participants can include the applicant and co-applicant and also members of their teams. Any project participants must be working in a UK/overseas university or research institute. The Royal Society would like to encourage the participation of junior scientists such as Ph.D. students or post-doctoral researchers.
• Applications can only support travel between the UK and the overseas collaborator’s country/territory for the applicant, co-applicant and members of their respective team; costs for travel between a third country/territory are not eligible.
• Activities fundable under this scheme are as follows:
  1. One-off visit collaborations
     • One visit to be taken in either direction, i.e. either the applicant undertakes a visit to the overseas institution, or the co-applicant visits the UK institution.
     • Visits to last between 1 week and 3 months.
     • Up to £3,000 available.
  2. Multiple visits collaborations
     • Collaborative visits to be undertaken over a period of either up to: a. 1 year with up to £6,000 available, £1,500 of which can be spent on eligible consumables or b. 2 years with up to £12,000 available, £3,000 of which can be spent on eligible consumables.
     • Visits must be bilateral, meaning that the applicant and co-applicant and/or project participants must undertake at least one visit to the overseas collaborating institution during the award period.
     • Only participants based at the same institution and working within the applicant’s or co-applicant’s research team directly involved in the collaborative project are eligible to claim travel and subsistence against the award should the application be successful.

TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE FOLLOWING THREE STEPS MUST OCCUR:

1. The applicant’s Head of Department and the co-applicant’s Head of Department, invited as contributors by the lead applicant through the Participants tab of the Summary page, must submit their supporting statements.
2. The lead applicant must complete and submit the application.
3. The UK Host Organisation Approver (someone within the research office, Faculty administration, Vice-Chancellor, or other administrative or management role) must approve the application by the deadline. They must have the authority to confirm that the potential award can be hosted within their organisation, confirm that there is the capacity to deliver the proposed research and assure the proposed budget is appropriate and eligible for the scheme.

All applicants should register for their ORCID identifier. This is a mandatory requirement at the application submission stage only. Applications must be submitted online using the Royal Society’s Grants management system (Flexi-Grant®).
The application form contains:

1. Summary Page: here you will find instructions for submission of your application for approval from the UK Host Organisation (approval only once all other parts are complete) and you can invite participants (i.e. Heads of Department or Research Support Role).
2. Eligibility criteria: applicants must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
3. Applicant personal details: title, names, address, organisation, country, e-mail address (this must be the one used to register a user account on FlexiGrant). Also amend which type of contact your application participants are (e.g. Head of Department).
4. Applicant [and co-applicant] career summary:
   1. Full name, incl. title [co-applicant only]
   2. Title of current position
   3. Current employer (official name)
   4. Current department
   5. Country/territory where your current employer is based [co-applicant only]
   6. Current position start date
   7. Current position end date (enter when expected to finish)
   8. Field of specialisation (max 20 words)
   9. Summary of your current research (include brief note on strength of your organisation) (max 200 words)
   10. Ph.D. award date (date when you received formal notification of your Ph.D. thesis being accepted in its final form)
   11. Ph.D. institution
   12. Ph.D. country/territory [lead applicant only]
   13. Applicant career history (full list of appointments since Ph.D. in reverse chronological order, stating if part-time; depth of information you provide is up to you, but this will represent you under assessment and so it is worth including as much good evidence for your academic merit as possible)
   14. Impact of covid19 (max 500 words)
   15. Applicant qualifications (listed in reverse chronological order)
   16. List of key and/or relevant publications (details of authors, titles and references of best publications and those most relevant to proposed application, marking with asterisk (*) up to 5 most significant; place in two lists – a) refereed and published in primary journals, b) contributions to symposia and compiled volumes; for large collaborative publications, specify role and contribution)
   17. Applicant research funding (listed in reverse chronological order; all current and previous research funding)
5. Research proposal:
   1. Project title
   2. Start date: no earlier than 4 months after the deadline and no later than Fri 1 Mar 2024
   3. End date: 3 months, 1 year or 2 years after the start date
   4. UK Host organisation
   5. Subject Group/Area: enables allocation of the application to the most appropriate assessment panel
   6. Abstract (max 400 words)
   7. Lay summary: your research understandable to a lay person, why you chose to work in this area and what is exciting, interesting or important about the project, possible impact to wider society (max 250 words)
   8. Research proposal: details of research proposal, including an outline of the nature and purpose of the research project, experimental methods and techniques to be used (max 500 words)
   9. Participants: other project participants from both teams (Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers and any other research staff members), their current academic role/post and why you wish to include them on the project (max 200 words)
   10. Benefits to individuals/institutions: planned outcomes and potential benefits of collaboration for applicant, co-applicant and organisations; plans for longer term continuation of collaboration (max 200 words)
   11. Benefits to UK (max 200 words)
   12. Benefits to overseas country (max 200 words)
6. Data management and data sharing:
   1. Outline of data management and data sharing plan (max 200 words)
   2. Will you be conducting fieldwork as part of your research? Yes/No. Provide details of location, duration and justification if yes
   3. Overseas field research upload (upload documents related to permissions and collections of specimens)
7. Use of animal research: Does your proposal involve the use of animals or animal tissues? If yes, you will need to answer further questions.
8. Use of human participants and tissue: Does your proposal involve the use of human participants, patients or tissue? If yes, you must provide a certificate or letter to show that ethical permission has been or will be obtained
9. Financial details:
   1. Duration: specify the duration of your project
   2. Budget table
   3. Justification for consumable (including fieldwork)
   4. Justification for travel (including subsistence): must complete a provisional visit plan for the duration of the award presenting the details
10. Applicant declaration: declaration that Terms and Conditions of the award have been read and will be adhered to, that you have access to the necessary facilities to carry out your research and that Heads of Department will provide you with sufficient time and resources to carry out the research
11. UK and overseas Head of Department Support: the applicant/co-applicant need to invite both Heads of Department from the overseas and UK organisation under the participants tab (Summary page) to provide their support. The HoDs supply their contact details and tick ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the following statement: “The applicant/co-applicant will be provided with adequate space and access to resources within my department.”
12. Diversity monitoring: for internal purposes of the Royal Society, seen only by the applicant. Both applicant and co-applicant must fill this in separately.

The applicant must ensure that Heads of Department provide their support, the application is submitted, and approved by the UK Host Organisation Approver before the closing date.

The primary considerations are listed below. Successful applications should be strong in all respects:

• the research background of the UK and overseas scientists;
• the strength of the scientists and institutions in the area of proposed research;
• the mutual benefit of the collaboration;
• the strength of the proposal;
• the potential contribution to the UK science base;
• the potential for long-term collaboration.

All applications are reviewed and assessed by two members of the selection panel who have the most appropriate scientific expertise using the criteria detailed above.
The subject tags you select play a vital role in matching your application with appropriate reviewers, so it is extremely important to select only the most relevant subject tags on your application.

Within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. For a full list, please see the Royal Society guidance page.

• Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada may only hold their BPF at a Canadian institution. Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who obtained their Ph.D. from a foreign university may only hold their BPF at a Canadian institution, whereas those who obtained their Ph.D. from a Canadian university may hold their BPF at either a Canadian institution or an institution outside of Canada.
• Applicants must fulfil or have fulfilled all degree requirements for a Ph.D. between 15 Sep 2020 – 30 Sep 2024, and before the start date of their award.
• Applicants who have not fulfilled all requirements for their degree at the time of application must submit proof no later than 15 Oct 2024.
• The window of eligibility could be extended by a cumulative maximum of three years if the applicant had their career interrupted for extenuating circumstances.
• Applicants who currently hold or have held agency-specific (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) awards at the postdoctoral level are eligible to apply to the 2023-24 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program only if the term of that funding officially ends on or before September 30, 2024 and prior to the start of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
• For applicants who have completed more than one PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree, the eligibility window applies to the most recent of these degrees.
• Applicants must not hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position, nor can they be on leave from such a position.
• Only in rare circumstances will a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship be awarded to an applicant who is staying at the same institution or within the same research environment where they completed their Ph.D.
• Applicants can submit only one application per competition year to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program.
• Banting fellowships are tenable only at the institution that supported the original application for the program; cannot be held concurrently with another Tri-Agency training award; can only be held once in a lifetime.
• Applicants must create a Vanier-Banting academic CCV on the Canadian Common CV (CCV) website, and link it to his/her application at the ResearchNet account.
• Applicants have to follow the formatting instructions.

1. CV registered on CCV account (applicant)
2. Web-based application registered on ResearchNet account (applicant)
3. Significance of research contributions: up to 3 most important research contributions (max 1 page) (applicant)
4. Significance of leadership contributions: up to 3 most important teaching/mentoring/administrative contributions (max 1 page) (applicant)
5. Fulfilment of degree requirements form (max 1 page, use template) (applicant)
6. Special circumstances: career delays (max 1 page) (applicant)
7. Copy of Ph.D. diploma (applicant)
8. Research proposal (max 4 pages if in English, max 5 pages if in French, including graphs & images) (applicant & supervisor)
9. Bibliography: citations for all works (max 4 pages) (applicant)
10. Letter of endorsement (max 1 page) (supervisor & host institution)
11. Supervisor´s statement: (i) biography, (ii) appropriateness of the supervisor(s), (iii) research environment, (iv) applicant´s professional development, (v) institutional synergy (max 4 pages) (supervisor & host institution)
12. Three reference letters, one has to be written by an Arm’s Length Referee (an expert in the field(s) who can assess the research proposal and CV in that capacity, e.g. the external examiner from the applicant’s doctoral defense or a specialist that the applicant met at a conference) (referees)

1. Applicant’s research excellence and leadership in the research domain
2. Quality of the applicant's proposed research program
3. Institutional commitment and demonstrated synergy between applicant and institutional strategic priorities

• Canon Foundation Research Fellowships may be applied for when an agreement on co-operation and on a research plan has been reached between the guest researcher and the proposed host institution.
• Applicants can be from commercial, industrial, governmental or professional organisations.
• Europeans should have permanent citizenship in the country.
• Applicants should have obtained at least a Master's degree within the last ten years of applying to the Canon Foundation. We will also consider candidates who obtained their qualification more than ten years ago as long as they provide further supporting information in their application.
• Priority is given to applicants going to Europe/Japan for the first time.
• Candidates should be aware that it is not the Foundation's policy to award Fellowships to those who are already in possession of a concurrent research grant aid from another Foundation authority.

Online application form submitted via the CANON Register

1. Online application form (applicant)*
2. CV (applicant)
3. Copy of the highest obtained academic degree or professional qualification (applicant)
4. Passport size photograph (applicant)
5. List of academic publications & professional achievements in chronological order containing information on all authors, place and year of publication and page references (applicant)
6. Research plan including an estimate of total costs (max 1 A4) (applicant & host institution)
7. Confirmation Letter from the host institution to confirm that research & work facilities will be available for the fellow during the whole research visit (host institution & applicant)
8. Two reference letters from 2 persons who are in a position to comment on applicant´s academic or professional qualifications and previous work. The 2 referees can be different to the ones in applicant´s CV (referees & applicant)

*These documents must be uploaded before you can submit your application (15 Sep). Confirmation letter and two reference letters can be uploaded until 30 Sep or can be e-mailed directly to foundation@canon-europe.com

• Standard European: The applicant cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the call deadline. Applicants can be of any nationality.
• Global: The applicant cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the TC* partner organisation where the outgoing phase takes place for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the call deadline. Applicants must be nationals or long-term residents of MS/AC.
• No age restrictions apply.
• Applicants must be in possession of a PhD degree at the call deadline (applicants who have defended their PhD but have not been formally awarded the degree will be eligible).
• Applicants must be a maximum of 8 years from the award of their first doctoral degree, excluding maternity leave (18 months per child or the actual time taken, whichever is longest), paternity leave (exact duration taken per child), research in a non-associated TC (only for nationals or long-term residents of MS/AC wishing to reintegrate in Europe), compulsory national service, time spent not working in research, long-term sick leave.
• The proposal should be prepared by the researcher in cooperation with the host organisation, which is represented by the main supervisor.
• Only 1 proposal per researcher may be submitted to this call.
• If proposals with the same research objectives and work plan are submitted for different researchers, only the first submitted one will be considered eligible.
• Proposals involving the same recruiting organisation (and for Global PF also the associated partner hosting the outgoing phase) and individual researcher submitted to the previous call of MSCA PF and having received a score of less than 70% must not be resubmitted the following year (from 2022 call).
• Each host organisation (beneficiary) has to have a Participant Identification Code (PIC).
• The beneficiary signs the Grant Agreement, receives funding, claims costs, and takes complete responsibility for the proper implementation of the action.
• The Partner Organisation contributes to the implementation of the action, but does not sign the Grant Agreement.
• Secondments of the researcher to partner organisations are encouraged, but they should be relevant, feasible, and beneficial for the researcher and in line with the project objectives.
• Maximum duration of secondment is up to 1/3 of the standard project duration for European Fellowships and up to 1/3 of the duration of the outgoing phase for Global Fellowships.
• The secondment can be a single period or can be divided into shorter mobility periods. It can take place at one or more organisations, which can be located in any country worldwide. A secondment is allowed during any phase of the European Fellowship project, but must take place during the outgoing phase of the Global Fellowship project. For Global Fellowships, a secondment of up to 3 months can take place at the Beneficiary at the start of the fellowship. Secondments cannot take place during the mandatory 12 month return phase in a MS/AC*. Secondments can take place within the same sector or can be inter-sectoral.
• Non-Academic placements can be up to 6 months in length, must take place at the end of the Fellowship (as an additional 6 months at the end of the project duration), must take place in a MS/AC*, in the non-academic sector, and must be confirmed through a letter of commitment at the time of application. Additional budget can be requested for the duration of the non-academic placement.

On-line application through the Funding & Tenders Portal

1. Proposal part A (on-line):
   1. General information & declarations & 3–5 descriptors & abstract (max 2000 characters with spaces),
   2. Administrative data of participating organisations,
   3. Gender Equality Plan,
   4. Budget,
   5. Ethics self-assessment,
   6. Security self-assessment,
   7. Keywords,
   8. Call specific questions (applicant).
2. Proposal part B1 (PDF): project description
   1. Excellence,
   2. Impact,
   3. Quality and efficiency of the implementation with a Gantt chart (max 10 pages; applicant).
3. Proposal part B2 (PDF):
   4. CV (max 5 pages),
   5. Capacity of the participating organisations (max 1 page for the overview and max 1 page for each organisation),
   6. Ethics & Security additional information – if required,
   7. Letter of Commitment (Global only; applicant & partner organisation).
4. Draft plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results

Single-stage evaluation process.

• Excellence (50%): (1) Quality and pertinence of the project’s research/innovation; ambitiousness of project, how much goes beyond state of the art; (2) Soundness of the proposed methodology (including interdisciplinary approaches, consideration of the gender dimension and other diversity aspects if relevant for research project, and the quality of open science practices); (3) Quality of the supervision, training and of the two-way transfer of knowledge between the researcher and the host; (4) Quality and appropriateness of the researcher’s professional experience, competences and skills.
• Impact (30%): (5) Credibility of the measures to enhance the career perspectives and employability of the fellow and contribution to his/her skills development; (6) Suitability and quality of the measures to maximise expected outcomes and impacts, as set out in the dissemination and exploitation plan, including communication activities (to be submitted towards the end of the project); (7) Magnitude/importance of the project’s contribution to expected scientific/societal/economic impacts.
• Quality and efficiency of the implementation (20%): (8) Quality and effectiveness of the work plan, assessment of risks, and appropriateness of the effort assigned to work packages; (9) Quality and capacity of the host institutions and participating organisations, including hosting arrangements.

All IF proposals that score 85% or more but cannot be funded from the call budget will be awarded a Seal of Excellence (quality label awarded to Horizon Europe project proposals – to help find alternative funding).

All research areas

• Chemistry (CHE): (C1) Inorganic Chemistry, (C2) Organic, Polymer and Macromolecular Chemistry, (C3) Physical and Analytical Chemistry, (C4) Applied and Industrial Chemistry
• Economic Sciences (ECO): (E1) Economics, (E2) Economic Development, (E3) Management, (E4) Finance
• Information Science and Engineering (ENG): (G1) Computer Science and Informatics, (G2) Systems and Communication Engineering: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering, (G3) Products and Processes Engineering: Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy processes, material engineering
• Environmental and Geosciences (ENV): (V1) Environment and Society, (V2) Earth System Science, (V3) Evolutionary, Population and Environmental Biology, (V4) Food Science, Agriculture, Forestry & Non-Medical Biotechnology
• Life Sciences (LIF): (L1) Molecular and Structural Biology, (L2) Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, (L3) Cellular and Developmental Biology, (L4) Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, (L5) Neurosciences and Neural Disorders, (L6) Immunity and Infection, (L7) Diagnostic Tools, Therapies and Public Health
• Mathematics (MAT): (M1) Mathematics, (M2) Applied Mathematics
• Physics (PHY): (P1) Particle and Nuclear Physics, (P2) Atomic and Molecular Physics, Optics, (P3) Condensed Matter Physics, (P4) Astrophysics, Cosmology, Space Science, (P5) Applied Physics
• Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC): (S1) Sociology, Social Anthropology, (S2) Political Science, (S3) Law, (S4) Communication, (S5) Cognition, Psychology, Linguistics, (S6) Philosophy, (S7) Education, (S8) Literature, Arts, Music, Cultural and Comparative Studies, (S9) Archaeology, History and Memory

Each panel will have two ranked lists, one for EFs and one for GFs.

• Applications have to be made jointly by the candidate and their host, who must be an ETH Zurich Professor and willing to act as the mentor of the fellow.
• A professor may only submit with one candidate in each evaluation round.
• There must be convincing synergies between the host (group) and ETH fellow.
• The fellowships are intended as early support towards academic independence, hence priority will be given to applicants who propose their own projects.
• The applicant and mentor have not closely collaborated prior to the fellowship.
• An application can be submitted up to six months ahead of the PhD defense with a certification of the planned date of the defense signed by the advisor or department chair.
• The electronic submission must be operated by an employee of the host professorship because you need an ETH (nethz) user name and password.
• Two letters of reference must be sent directly to ethfellows@sl.ethz.ch, at the latest 10 days before the relevant deadline.
• Hardcopy of the signed cover sheet must be sent directly to ethfellows@sl.ethz.ch, at the latest 7 days after the submission deadline.
• You will be asked to suggest four names of potential reviewers.
• Applicants may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Switzerland for more than twelve months in the three years immediately before the submission deadline.
• Applicants may not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) at either ETH Zurich, a research institute of the ETH domain, or the University of Zurich for more than six months in the three years immediately before the submission deadline.
• The applicants need to have at least one scientific publication in a peer-reviewed journal or have been awarded a prize for their doctoral thesis.
• All expenses associated with bringing you for the interview must be covered by the host professorship.
• In case of a negative decision, it is not possible to resubmit application.

Applications should be submitted electronically using the online system.

• A description of the research project and the specific role and input of the candidate, as well as the way in which the ETH Fellow’s project relates to other research directions in the host group (5pp).
• A complete CV of the candidate including lists of publications (all dates in format at least month and year).
• A brief CV of the host professor (2pp).
• A brief outline of the career goals of the candidate (1p).
• An invitation letter by the host professor.
• Ethical issues and research requiring authorization or notification form.
• (optional) certification of planned Ph.D. defense date signed by advisor or head of department if Ph.D. is not yet completed
• Two external letters of reference for the candidate (sent by e-mail directly to the Grants Office).

The evaluation process is a two-step procedure. Applications will be initially assessed by peer review. Candidates whose applications pass the first step will be invited to one of the Subcommission meetings of the Research Commission for a 15 minute interview.

• Candidate’s aptitude (research performance and potential, track record, competence for proposed work and synergy with the host professor, competence compatibility with career goals);
• The research proposal (scientific quality, significance and innovativeness of the project, suitability of proposed procedures, etc.);
• Synergies with the host lab (strengths and skills the host lab, added value and integration to the host lab, ambition to move beyond previous research, etc.).

1. české občanství;
2. velmi dobrou znalost angličtiny;
3. dokončenou vysokou školu (minimálně bakalářský program);
4. výborné studijní výsledky během vysokoškolského studia;
5. jazykový test TOEFL minimálně na 80 bodů (platí u kategorie Degree) nebo pokud vyžaduje hostitelská instituce (platí u kategorie Visiting student researcher);
6. u kategorie “Degree” a “Non-degree” zkouška GRE General Test;
7. u kategorie “visiting research” pozvání americké strany vyjadřující ochotu studenta přijmout. Pozvání musí obsahovat přesná data pobytu a případnou výši poplatků, které si bude americká škola nárokovat. U této kategorie si žadatel případné poplatky hradí ze svých zdrojů, proto je velmi důležité mít všechny podmínky a poplatky vymezeny ve zvacím dopise. U ostatních kategorií navázání předchozího kontaktu s univerzitou není podmínkou, ale doporučuje se z praktických důvodů.

Přednost mají uchazeči, kteří v USA na vysoké škole nestudovali nebo dlouhodobě nežili.
Žadatel si do přihlášky ke stipendiu píše až tři vysoké školy podle svého výběru. Vlastní umisťování na americké univerzity zajišťuje Institute of International Education, www.iie.org
Žadatel si může v 1 akademickém roce podat pouze 1 přihlášku do programů Fulbright.

Pobyty jsou v době pandemie podmíněné:
“Prospective Fulbright participants should be aware that public health conditions, availability of consular services and travel, as well as U.S. institutional operating status and policies may affect their ability to travel to the U.S. and participate in academic programs.”

• Strukturovaný životopis s uvedenou kontaktní adresou, telefonem a e-mailem (žadatel)
• Kopie diplomu a státnicového vysvědčení, oficiální výpis studijních výsledků (Diploma Supplement) ze všech studovaných i nedostudovaných škol (žadatel)
• Tři doporučující dopisy na formuláři, který je součástí přihlášky (viz “Supplemental Forms”). Doporučení by měla být ideálně vložena online doporučiteli přímo do elektronické přihlášky a nebo přijít do Fulbrightovy komise v zalepené obálce od posuzovatelů. Uchazeč musí zaručit, že nezná obsah doporučujících dopisů. (doporučitelé)
• Výpis skóre TOEFL (pro kategorii “degree” podmínkou, pro ostatní pouze pokud vyžaduje zvoucí instituce). Výsledek je třeba nechat zaslat do Fulbrightovy komise (kód 9851) a na Institute of International Education (IIE, kód 2326) před 1. září 2023 (žadatel & TOEFL)
• Výpis skóre GRE General Test u kategorií “degree” (vždy) a “non-degree” (pokud vyžaduje zvoucí instituce). Výsledek je třeba nechat zaslat do Fulbrightovy komise (kód 0036) a na Institute of International Education (IIE, kód R2326) před 1. září 2023 (žadatel & GRE)
• Pozvání z americké instituce u kategorie “visiting research” (žadatel & hostující instituce)
• Formulář “Report on Proficiency in English” (viz “Supplemental Forms”, žadatel)
• Podepsaný formulář “Signature Form” (viz “Supplemental Forms”, žadatel)
• Formulář “Transcript Release Form” (viz “Supplemental Forms”, vyplní pouze uchazeči, kteří studovali na VŠ v USA, žadatel)
• Podepsaný souhlas se zpracováním osobních údajů (vzor PDF) (žadatel)

Vybraní žadatelé musí doložit:

12. Formulář “Medical History”
13. Úředně ověřené kopie diplomů a jejich oficiální překlad do angličtiny
14. Výpisy všech známek z univerzit vydané přímo školami

• Osobní profil studenta (studijní a odborné výsledky, výsledky z požadovaných testů, iniciativa, potenciál atd.)
• Přednost mají uchazeči bez dlouhodobé akademické zkušenosti z USA
• Kvalita přihlášky (studijní nebo výzkumný záměr, motivace, doporučení, dlouhodobé cíle atd.)
• Projekt naplňuje poslání a cíle Fulbrightovy komise:
  1. zvyšování odbornosti v jednotlivých oborech a pobídka rozvoje nových oborů, v nichž vzájemná spolupráce napomůže jejich dalšímu rozvoji,
  2. podpora vynikajících osobností, zřizování programů, na jejichž financování se podílí zúčastněné instituce,
  3. prohlubování povědomí o programech a dalších možnostech studia a výzkumu v USA a zvyšování prestiže programů.

Applicant must:

• Be of foreign nationality
• To work in NLAC (National Laboratory Animal Center) be qualified for animal experiment and experienced with medium and large animal surgery
• To work in TIRI (Taiwan Instrument Research Institute) have experiences related to biomedical optoelectronics, biochemistry or molecular biology

Other conditions:

• The student will be responsible for his or her travel allowance and housing arrangement during the entire duration of the internship program.
• The relevant research unit may request an oral report before the end of the internship.
• At the end of the internship program, the student must submit a report to the hosting NARLabs’ center.

Workplace policies:

• Students should report to the assigned center. If students change centers without approval, NARLabs shall withdraw the internship offer.
• Students should report to work on time and should not be late or leave early. All types of absences require filling out an application and providing supporting documents. Approval must be obtained from the supervisor. If the number of days of absence amounts to more than a third of the internship period, the student will be deemed to have quit the internship.
• Except in cases of serious illness or accidents, it is strictly prohibited to take time off by telephone. Requests for absences should be handled in person.

Policies for absences:

Absence without approval: if students did not submit leave application or the application was not approved, NARLabs shall withdraw the internship offer if such number of days amount to seven days.

1. Sick leave: students should ask supervisor for leave on the day of the sickness before going to the doctor and submit the proof as soon as possible thereafter.
2. Personal leave: personal leave shall be handled in advance. In case of emergencies, students must telephone the supervisor to ask for leave and submit leave application thereafter. If not, then the personal leave will be considered absence without approval.
3. Bereavement leave: students may submit application when the event occurs and the proof thereafter. Students do not have to make up internship hours due to bereavement leave.
4. Official leave: students must provide proof to the supervisor in advance from their respective schools if participating in school activities.

Applications should be sent by email to siwang1218@narlabs.org.tw and should contain:

• Application form (typed) (containing personal information, current institution, positions and awards in the last three years, description of current studies, statement of purpose, choice of host research center, contact details of two referees) (applicant)
• Two recommendation letters (typed) (referees & applicant)
• Latest official academic transcript (applicant)
• A copy of student ID card (applicant)
• A copy of the photo page of passport (applicant)
• A headshot photo (applicant)
• Optional supporting documents: English or Chinese proficiency test scores (applicant)

1. Earth & Environment
2. Information & Communication Technology
3. Biomedical Technology
4. Science & Technology Policy

• Postdoctoral candidates must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a Sponsor—a scientist (tenured, tenure-track or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow.
• Awards are made to institutions for the support of the Fellow under direct super-vision of the Sponsor (a tenure-track scientist) capable of providing mentorship.
• In addition to aiding in the planning, execution and supervision of the proposed research, the Sponsor’s role is to foster the development of the Fellow’s overall knowledge, technical and analytical skills, and capacity for scientific inquiry. The Sponsor is also expected to assist the Fellow in attaining his/her career goals.
• Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degrees no more than 18 months prior to the application deadline date, and must not have been in their Sponsors´ labs for more than one year prior to the application deadline date .
• Applicants are expected to devote 100% of their time and effort to Damon Runyon-supported research activities.
• Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible.
• Only 1 fellowship will be accepted from a Sponsor, co-Sponsor or Fellow per review session; there is no limit to the number of applications from an institution.
• Second-, third- and fourth-year funding of awards is contingent upon satisfactory review of the annual progress reports.
• Any unexpected expense allowance may be carried over to the next award year, but any unexpected stipend must be returned to the Foundation at the end of each fellowship year.
• Fellows are permitted to obtain additional awards or grants to cover research expenses only. Fellows are not permitted to hold any other award or grant that supplements their stipend. Fellows are required to seek approval from the Foundation before applying for any other award or grant. Budgetary overlap is not allowed. It is critical that all current and pending grant support for your research be reported to the Foundation.
• It is the responsibility of the host institution to make every effort to ensure that awardees comply with federal immigration policy.
• Fellows my not enter into confidentiality agreements that prevent or delay them from publishing and/or presenting their Damon Runyon-supported research.
• By accepting of the award, the grantee and the institution(s) agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Intellectual Property Policy.
• Manuscripts have to be publicly available in PubMed Central no later than 12 months after the official date of journal publication.
• The Foundation has established an annual fund of $25,000 for open access fee reimbursement policy that is available on a first-come, first-served basis to current awardees to pay fees incurred by publishing in open access journals.
• The Foundation hosts an annual scientific retreat. First- and third-year fellows are required to attend to present a poster or an oral presentation of their work.
• The Foundation will allow up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth/adoptive parents consistent with their institution´s policy.
• Damon Runyon Fellows are eligible to apply for the Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists in the fourth year of their funded period.

Register your ORCID iD
Application must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL

The complete application should include the following in sequence order

1. Application cover sheet with all required signatures (electronic/scanned). If applying under the mentorship of two Sponsors, your second Sponsor must fill out the co-Sponsor cover sheet (applicant)
2. Sponsor’s biosketch in NIH format including a list of current funding, do not include Sponsor’s full bibliography (use template 1, Sponsor)
3. Sponsor’s letter of support evaluating the candidate’s qualifications for the proposed research project and an assessment of the candidate’s potential for successful independent cancer research. [If applying under the mentorship of two Sponsors the letter should be written jointly by both sponsors] (Sponsor)
4. Sponsor’s comprehensive and detailed training plan for the candidate, up to 2 pages. [If applying under the mentorship of two Sponsors, the training plan for the candidate must be written jointly and each co-Sponsor must submit his/her individual track record of mentorship with list of graduate and postdoctoral fellows trained.] (Sponsor)
5. Sponsor's mentorship track record with names and current positions of graduate & postdoctoral trainees from the past 10 years (use template 2, Sponsor)
6. Applicant’s biosketch in NIH format. Do not complete the "Scholastic Performance" section. (use template 1, applicant)
7. Applicant’s Research Support form (if applicable, use template, applicant)
8. Applicant’s bibliography separate list with hyperlinks to each publication, preprints on bioRxiv permissible (applicant)
9. Applicant's letter (2 pages):
   1. previous research and teaching experience;
   2. statement on the transformative impact he/she had on his/her field of research as a graduate student;
   3. if applicant is training at the same institution in which he/she received his/her degree, an explanation of the reason(s) for remaining at the same institution (applicant)
10. Applicant’s personal statement (1 page):
    1. what they anticipate gaining from this award with respect to impact and career development;
    2. (optional) personal background, may choose to indicate if they identify as an individual underrepresented in the life sciences
11. Statement of applicant's long-term commitment to a career in cancer research, this statement should be no longer than 1 paragraph and indicate what applicant plans to do after completing his/her postdoc (applicant)
12. Research proposal including figures and/or tables incorporated into the text (max 5 pages of single-spaced, 12-point type with at least 0.5 inch margins):
    1. summary of the research proposed (this is in addition to the required summary form);
    2. brief background to the proposed research;
    3. state specific research objectives;
    4. description of methods;
    5. significance of the proposed research to the Foundation’s goals: understanding the causes and mechanisms of cancer and developing more effective cancer therapies and prevention;
    6. relevance of applicant´s background and the background and previous work of the Sponsor and any other investigators to the proposed research;
    7. list of references including the full title of each work cited, not included in the 5-page limit (applicant & Sponsor)
13. Copy of Applicant´s Ph.D. diploma (applicant)
14. Summary of Research Form, not to exceed 1 page, same as abstract: cut and paste (applicant & Sponsor)
15. Collaboration Letters. If applicable, up to two letters from collaborators indicating their willingness to contribute equipment, materials, or expertise (collaborators)

The applicant must find referees to supply separately three letters of reference from qualified individuals, other than the candidate's Sponsor, who can evaluate the candidate's qualifications for the proposed research project and assess the candidate's potential for successful independent cancer research, one of the reference letters must come from the candidate's thesis advisor (must use the reference letter form, referees).

1. The quality of the research proposal (importance of the problem, originality of approach, appropriateness of techniques and clarity of presentation).
2. The qualifications, experience and productivity of both the applicant and the Sponsor.
3. The quality of the research training environment in which the proposed research is to be conducted and its potential for broadening and strengthening the applicant's ability to independently conduct innovative and substantive research. The proposed research and training environment should represent a new opportunity for the applicant to expand his/her scientific skill set.

• The applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent or equivalent at the start of the fellowship, at the latest. The Ph.D. degree must have been obtained during the two years prior to the application submission. Exceptions to this rule are made for applicants with prolonged career breaks due to parental leave, etc.
• The applicant must have at least one first (or joint first) author research paper accepted for publication or published in an international peer reviewed journal at the time the application is complete. Do NOT indicate the journal impact factor. EMBO is a signatory of DORA.
• New as of 25 April 2022: A first author preprint with in-depth peer reviews publicly available from a trusted independent preprint peer review platform (ArXiv, BioRxiv, MedRxiv, etc), etc) is also sufficient for eligibility. Informal comments, highlights and reviews posted by individuals are excluded.
• The application must involve a change of country. Applications to move within the same country are eligible if the applicant has been living or working for a maximum of six months in that country during the previous 18 months from the time the application is submitted. Applicant may apply to the labs where they did not work more than six months.
• The applicant needs to register for an EMBO online application account. Once login details for the account have been received it is possible to start an application. Figures and tables cannot be included in the application.
• The applicant may only submit one application, for one project, at one host laboratory at each round of selection. Reapplication is permitted only once.
• The applicant should list and activate two referees and the receiving institute contact person as soon as possible, preferably 4 weeks prior to the deadline. It is responsibility of the applicant to check that the referees and the receiving institute have received the request and complete the form.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange the interview with the interviewer and to make sure they have all required documents in order before they travel. Applicant may be requested to give a seminar as part of the interview procedure.
• Applicants move from an EMBC Member State, must have performed their PhD in one of the EMBC Member States.
• Starting in the Spring 2020 Call, EMBO will offer funds in EMBC member states for host institutions to issue employment contracts to awardees. Fellows outside EMBC member states will receive a stipend as before.

1. Online Application Form via the EMBO online system:
   1. Applicant;
   2. Contact details for two referees (one must be your Ph.D. supervisor and they cannot be from the receiving institution);
   3. Contact details for the receiving institute: supervisor, 3 key publications of the host laboratory, personal motivation, list of alternative laboratories in EMBC member states if applying outside the EMBC list;
   4. Proposed work: a 250-word summary, a 1500-word synopsis of the proposed activity, keywords, ethical information;
   5. Present position & home institute: contact details and 500-word summary of the work carried out there;
   6. Ph.D. award;
   7. Other funding sources;
   8. Scientific CV: research experience, education, publications;
   9. Further eligibility details.
2. Two reference letters: one must be from the Ph.D. supervisor, neither can come from referees in the receiving institute
3. Acceptance letter from the receiving institute

1. Publications and CV of the applicant.
2. Performance of the applicant based on reference letters.

   Project proposal

3. Quality, scope, novelty and biological significance of the proposed research.
4. Coherent and logical presentation of the research project.

   Host laboratory

5. Suitability of the host laboratory for the proposed research project and training of the applicant.
6. Scientific achievements of the host laboratory.

Please note: Applications to work with host laboratories with which the candidate has collaborated in the past or to develop a project on a similar topic to the candidate’s Ph.D. project generally receive lower priority for funding. Fellowships are awarded to candidates, but evaluation also takes into account the host laboratory suitability: significant changes to the project or move to a different laboratory would thus result in the termination of the fellowship.

• Applicants must obtain a Letter of Invitation from host institutions in Japan.
• Applicants must hold a Ph.D.
• Applicants must be at the age of 49 years old or younger at the time of submission.
• Applicants must have sufficient abilities in the English or Japanese languages.
• Applicants should not have past or current experiences of staying in Japan (except for short-term stay, e.g. sightseeing, conferences).
• Applicants should be employed in their home countries, and must return to their countries upon completion of their MIF fellowship tenure.
• Applicants are free to select host institutions (universities, national research institutions or the corresponding facilities in private sector) in which to carry out their research.
• Application must be submitted from the applicant’s home country.
• The fellowship grant is restricted to the period indicated in the Grant Letter. Extension/reduction of the granted period is not allowed.

1. Application form with a photo 4×3 cm taken within the past 3 months (use MIF template) (applicant)
2. Research project: purpose, methodology, content, road map of the project (applicant & host supervisor)
3. CV including a complete list of publications; highlight the title of publications related to the research project that you intended to conduct in Japan (applicant)
4. Letter of Recommendation from the employer testifying to academic ability and achievements, and confirming the availability of study leave during the fellowship period (IOCB Project Office)
5. Certified copies of all academic certificates (Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.) in English (applicant)
6. Invitation Letter signed by the supervisor from the host institution confirming the specific period of stay, the research project, the availability of research facilities/equipment, and the arrangement of accommodation facility (host supervisor)

• Postdocs of any nationality with a Ph.D. completed no more than 2 years prior to the application deadline (15 Jun 2023). Applicants have no more than 1 years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline.
• US citizens are eligible to work in US, Canada, abroad; non-US citizens must work in a US laboratory. The HHWF expects that most applicants will reside in North America at the time of application.
• Foreign students will need to obtain appropriate visa documentation, as required by US Immigration. It is sufficient to simply state in your application your intent to obtain the appropriate visa documentation in time for your intended fellowship activation date. Include this statement as a separate letter in your application.
• The HHWF supports max 2 fellows per 1 laboratory at one time & will review max 1 application per 1 supervisor during each annual cycle.
• It is permissible to have 2 co-supervisors. Put both names down on the application form.
• One and two-year fellowships are not considered.
• The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) selects candidates for personal interviews which will be held in October 2023. Interview travel expenses from points in the US, Canada, and Mexico are paid by the Foundation. US citizens residing abroad who are approved for an interview will be reimbursed for travel to the interview, up to an amount comparable to the transcontinental domestic airfares reimbursed for other candidates.
• No indirect costs, registration fees, or taxes are paid.
• Supplementation of the stipend is permitted. It is not acceptable to hold concurrently a full fellowship from another source.
• Non-research activities, such as teaching, must not occupy more than 10% of the Fellow’s time.
• A two-day Annual Meeting of Fellows is held in November of each year, at which each third-year Fellow presents the results of his/her research. This meeting is an important component of the Fellowship Program because of the opportunity it provides the Fellows for scientific interchange and exposure to biomedical fields other than their own.
• The Foundation provides funds for travel to the fellowship location at the time of activation of the fellowship for the Fellow and his or her family. No payment is made for the transportation of household goods. The Foundation also covers travel expenses incurred for the two-day Annual Fellows Meetings held in November. Travel expenses will be reimbursed directly to the Fellow, upon submission of expense receipts. These reimbursements are in addition to the annual stipend and research allowance.

1. 2-page Application Cover (applicant)
2. Application: (i) summary of research proposal (max 200 words); (ii) summary of prior research (max 500 words); (iii) bibliography; (iv) autobiographical sketch (max 1 page); (v) research proposal (max 5 pages excl. references); (vi) professional interests, goals, long-term career objectives (max 1 page) (use template, submit in PDF) (applicant & supervisor)
3. Up to 3 significant publications in PDF, if not readily available online (applicant)
4. Financial Officer´s Letter (depending on whether your prospective supervisor includes the administrative clause in his/her letter, in PDF) (applicant & host institution)
5. Collaboration Letter(s) in PDF (applicant & partners)
6. Copy of Proof of US Citizenship (only for US citizens working outside USA)

7. Prospective Supervisor´s Letter: should include a statement that the institution will administer the fellowship according to the Foundation´s guidelines. If you will have co-supervisors, it is preferable that they write a joint letter (supervisor).
8. Four Reference Letters by former advisors, one should be applicant´s Ph.D. advisor (use template) (referees)

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY

• The UK based scientist and/or project leader (the lead applicant) and the overseas based scientist and/or project leader (the co-applicant) must have completed a Ph.D. or have extensive experience at an equivalent level at the time of application.
• The applicant and co-applicant must hold a permanent or fixed term contract for the duration of the award in an eligible organisation in their respective countries/territories.
• The applicant and co-applicant must be based in their respective countries/territories and institutions at the time of application.
• The applicant and co-applicant cannot be former colleagues or Ph.D. student/supervisor. The scheme is intended to stimulate new collaborations between scientists in the UK and overseas.
• Applications must be started by the applicant on behalf of the co-applicant and the respective teams, i.e. the application must be initiated through the Flexi-Grant® application portal of the applicant, which can be accessed when logged onto the system.
• Applicants are not permitted to submit more than one application per round (deadline).
• Holders of a current International Exchanges award with the same overseas country/territory as the (proposed) application cannot apply until the project has ended, the final research report has been submitted to The Royal Society, the final statement of expenditure (financial report) has been submitted to The Royal Society and any unspent amount of money of the current International Exchanges award has been refunded to The Royal Society.
• Visiting academics who have been invited by an eligible UK institution are ineligible.
• Honorary academics of an eligible UK institution are ineligible.
• Retired scientists who are still active in science must submit their application through an eligible UK institution.

HOST ORGANISATION ELIGIBILITY Eligible host organisations are a university or not-for-profit research institution. Ineligible organisations include industrial, private and commercial organisations, university spin-out companies, and governmental bodies.

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY

• Applications have to be new collaborations. This scheme is not intended to be used to extend an existing or recent project or collaboration.
• Collaborations should be based on a single project.
• Project participants can include the applicant and co-applicant and also members of their teams. Any project participants must be working in a UK/overseas university or research institute. The Royal Society would like to encourage the participation of junior scientists such as Ph.D. students or post-doctoral researchers.
• Applications can only support travel between the UK and the overseas collaborator’s country/territory for the applicant, co-applicant and members of their respective team; costs for travel between a third country/territory are not eligible.
• Activities fundable under this scheme are as follows:
  1. One-off visit collaborations
     • One visit to be taken in either direction, i.e. either the applicant undertakes a visit to the overseas institution, or the co-applicant visits the UK institution.
     • Visits to last between 1 week and 3 months.
     • Up to £3,000 available.
  2. Multiple visits collaborations
     • Collaborative visits to be undertaken over a period of either up to: a. 1 year with up to £6,000 available, £1,500 of which can be spent on eligible consumables or b. 2 years with up to £12,000 available, £3,000 of which can be spent on eligible consumables.
     • Visits must be bilateral, meaning that the applicant and co-applicant and/or project participants must undertake at least one visit to the overseas collaborating institution during the award period.
     • Only participants based at the same institution and working within the applicant’s or co-applicant’s research team directly involved in the collaborative project are eligible to claim travel and subsistence against the award should the application be successful.

TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE FOLLOWING THREE STEPS MUST OCCUR:

1. The applicant’s Head of Department and the co-applicant’s Head of Department, invited as contributors by the lead applicant through the Participants tab of the Summary page, must submit their supporting statements.
2. The lead applicant must complete and submit the application.
3. The UK Host Organisation Approver (someone within the research office, Faculty administration, Vice-Chancellor, or other administrative or management role) must approve the application by the deadline. They must have the authority to confirm that the potential award can be hosted within their organisation, confirm that there is the capacity to deliver the proposed research and assure the proposed budget is appropriate and eligible for the scheme.

All applicants should register for their ORCID identifier. This is a mandatory requirement at the application submission stage only. Applications must be submitted online using the Royal Society’s Grants management system (Flexi-Grant®).
The application form contains:

1. Summary Page: here you will find instructions for submission of your application for approval from the UK Host Organisation (approval only once all other parts are complete) and you can invite participants (i.e. Heads of Department or Research Support Role).
2. Eligibility criteria: applicants must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
3. Applicant personal details: title, names, address, organisation, country, e-mail address (this must be the one used to register a user account on FlexiGrant). Also amend which type of contact your application participants are (e.g. Head of Department).
4. Applicant [and co-applicant] career summary:
   1. Full name, incl. title [co-applicant only]
   2. Title of current position
   3. Current employer (official name)
   4. Current department
   5. Country/territory where your current employer is based [co-applicant only]
   6. Current position start date
   7. Current position end date (enter when expected to finish)
   8. Field of specialisation (max 20 words)
   9. Summary of your current research (include brief note on strength of your organisation) (max 200 words)
   10. Ph.D. award date (date when you received formal notification of your Ph.D. thesis being accepted in its final form)
   11. Ph.D. institution
   12. Ph.D. country/territory [lead applicant only]
   13. Applicant career history (full list of appointments since Ph.D. in reverse chronological order, stating if part-time; depth of information you provide is up to you, but this will represent you under assessment and so it is worth including as much good evidence for your academic merit as possible)
   14. Impact of covid19 (max 500 words)
   15. Applicant qualifications (listed in reverse chronological order)
   16. List of key and/or relevant publications (details of authors, titles and references of best publications and those most relevant to proposed application, marking with asterisk (*) up to 5 most significant; place in two lists – a) refereed and published in primary journals, b) contributions to symposia and compiled volumes; for large collaborative publications, specify role and contribution)
   17. Applicant research funding (listed in reverse chronological order; all current and previous research funding)
5. Research proposal:
   1. Project title
   2. Start date: no earlier than 4 months after the deadline and no later than Thu 7 Dec 2023 (call 3: Fri 1 Mar 2024)
   3. End date: 3 months, 1 year or 2 years after the start date
   4. UK Host organisation
   5. Subject Group/Area: enables allocation of the application to the most appropriate assessment panel
   6. Abstract (max 400 words)
   7. Lay summary: your research understandable to a lay person, why you chose to work in this area and what is exciting, interesting or important about the project, possible impact to wider society (max 250 words)
   8. Research proposal: details of research proposal, including an outline of the nature and purpose of the research project, experimental methods and techniques to be used (max 500 words)
   9. Participants: other project participants from both teams (Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers and any other research staff members), their current academic role/post and why you wish to include them on the project (max 200 words)
   10. Benefits to individuals/institutions: planned outcomes and potential benefits of collaboration for applicant, co-applicant and organisations; plans for longer term continuation of collaboration (max 200 words)
   11. Benefits to UK (max 200 words)
   12. Benefits to overseas country (max 200 words)
6. Data management and data sharing:
   1. Outline of data management and data sharing plan (max 200 words)
   2. Will you be conducting fieldwork as part of your research? Yes/No. Provide details of location, duration and justification if yes
   3. Overseas field research upload (upload documents related to permissions and collections of specimens)
7. Use of animal research: Does your proposal involve the use of animals or animal tissues? If yes, you will need to answer further questions.
8. Use of human participants and tissue: Does your proposal involve the use of human participants, patients or tissue? If yes, you must provide a certificate or letter to show that ethical permission has been or will be obtained
9. Financial details:
   1. Duration: specify the duration of your project
   2. Budget table
   3. Justification for consumable (including fieldwork)
   4. Justification for travel (including subsistence): must complete a provisional visit plan for the duration of the award presenting the details
10. Applicant declaration: declaration that Terms and Conditions of the award have been read and will be adhered to, that you have access to the necessary facilities to carry out your research and that Heads of Department will provide you with sufficient time and resources to carry out the research
11. UK and overseas Head of Department Support: the applicant/co-applicant need to invite both Heads of Department from the overseas and UK organisation under the participants tab (Summary page) to provide their support. The HoDs supply their contact details and tick ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the following statement: “The applicant/co-applicant will be provided with adequate space and access to resources within my department.”
12. Diversity monitoring: for internal purposes of the Royal Society, seen only by the applicant. Both applicant and co-applicant must fill this in separately.

The applicant must ensure that Heads of Department provide their support, the application is submitted, and approved by the UK Host Organisation Approver before the closing date.

The primary considerations are listed below. Successful applications should be strong in all respects:

• the research background of the UK and overseas scientists;
• the strength of the scientists and institutions in the area of proposed research;
• the mutual benefit of the collaboration;
• the strength of the proposal;
• the potential contribution to the UK science base;
• the potential for long-term collaboration.

All applications are reviewed and assessed by two members of the selection panel who have the most appropriate scientific expertise using the criteria detailed above.
The subject tags you select play a vital role in matching your application with appropriate reviewers, so it is extremely important to select only the most relevant subject tags on your application.

Within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. For a full list, please see the Royal Society guidance page.

• The applications should be submitted electronically through the online submission system.
• The upper age limit of 35 years is reached in the first year of the fellowship (the cutoff date of birth is 1 Jan 1988, the age limit can be extended by maternity and parental leave).
• Acknowledgement of the Czechoslovak Microscopic Society must be included in publications, posters, lectures, etc.

Applications should be submitted electronically using the online submission system and must include:

• structured professional curriculum vitae
• description of the research project
• selection of thematic panel
• financial plan for two years
• copy of the applicant's certificate of the highest education level reached
• recommendation letter(s)
• commitment letter of the host institution (confirming support for 2 years)

• Evaluation is by a CSMS committee set up ad hoc based on the topics of the projects submitted. The evaluation is in 2 rounds: in the first round, projects are assessed within thematic panels (1 – natural sciences and medicine, 2 – materials science, 3 – instrumentation and optics), in the second round, projects are assessed across panels.
• Evaluation criteria: quality of a proposed project, applicant quality, publication record.

• The applications should be submitted electronically through the online submission system.
• The upper age limit of 30 years is reached in the first year of the fellowship.
• Acknowledgement of ThermoFisher Scientific must be included in publications, posters, lectures, etc.

• structured professional curriculum vitae
• description of the research project
• financial plan for two years
• copy of the applicant's certificate of the highest education level reached
• recommendation letter(s)
• commitment letter of the host institution (confirming support for 2 years)
• certificate of integrity

• Routine projects where the applicant’s contribution is not intellectually challenging;
• Applied research in a clinical or pharmaceutical (translational) context, in engineering, biotechnology, or nanotechnology, that does not address a fundamental biological problem;
• Clinical and pharmaceutical research related to a disease or to alleviate a medical condition, that only aims at developing methods of treatment and diagnosis, searching and testing potential drug candidates or drug targets, advanced trials of drugs under development;
• Environmental research directly concerned with agricultural issues, environmental problems;
• Ecological projects to discover new species or to monitor and survey protected habitats;
• Observational studies or systematic screening approaches unless they address a specific biological question.
• Large-scale data collection studies or large-scale studies on populations or ecosystems. However, studies of the mechanisms of species-species interactions or their co-evolution are eligible.
• Research in for-profit environments (but collaborations are allowed).
• Proposals representing standard or incremental approaches, obvious next steps in the field or for the host laboratory (routine projects) proposals that do not represent a significant change in research direction from previous work of the applicant (i.e. PhD thesis or previous postdoctoral work) are less likely to receive funding.

Applicants are not eligible when:

• they started to work in the proposed host institution or host country prior to 1 Apr 2023;
• they have already spent more than 12 months (consecutive or not) in the proposed host country or with their proposed host supervisor on 1 Apr 2023;
• they cannot propose to return to an institution where they have worked in the past if they plan to pursue the same or a similar project;
• they cannot propose to work with: former scientific collaborators or supervisors; any other scientist with whom the applicant has worked or published;
• they cannot propose to take up the HFSP fellowship in the country where they obtained their PhD, even if the applicant is not a national of that country;
• they cannot move from one laboratory to another in the same country.

• A candidate who is not a national from one of the member states (MS) may apply to work only in a research institution in one of the MS. A candidate who is a national of one of the MS can apply to work in a research institution in any country.
• Applicants must have at least one lead author, full-length research paper - either accepted for publication, in press or published - in an international peer-reviewed journal. Papers in a recognized OA preprint repository are acceptable.
• Applicants need to register their letter of intent through ProposalCentral and submit it by the submission deadline (ProposalCentral will open for LOI submission on 15 Mar 2023).
• Applicants, whose letters of intent are pre-selected, will be asked to submit a full proposal by the full proposal submission deadline.
• Fellows may interrupt (‘defer’) HFSP support for up to one year after having completed at least one year of work in the proposed host laboratory. During a deferral period, fellows may spend one year in a different laboratory at the same or another university/institution or 6 months in another research-driven, innovation environment, working on the proposed project. Any change in host laboratory and/or host supervisor needs prior approval by HFSP.
• Fellows may choose to stay for up to three years in the host country or use the last year of their fellowship to return to their home country or to move to another HFSPO member country.
• HFSP administers all fellowship allowances through the host institution.
• The HFSP Long-Term Fellowship is awarded for three years. It cannot be renewed.
• The fellowship award consists of a living allowance and a research and travel allowance.
• The living allowance takes into account the difference in cost of living between countries. Applicants may gain an understanding of the living allowances in the Appendix. The offer of a fellowship will specify the relevant amounts.
• The research and travel allowance part of the fellowship award is intended as a small grant to the fellow to spend in accord with HFSP regulations.
• HFSP fellows with children are entitled to receive a child allowance and this is set at 10% of the applicable Living Allowance of year 1.
• HFSP fellows are eligible to apply for up to 3 months paid parental leave, to be taken within 6 months after the birth of the child.
• A relocation allowance may be provided as a fixed amount to assist with moving costs.
• Fellows must begin their fellowship between April 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025.
• HFSP fellows cannot concurrently hold an HFSP Fellowship and another paid employment position (i.e., a position supported by a salary) or another paid fellowship from another organization. However, the HFSP Fellowship can be supplemented from other sources (e.g., from a host supervisor’s grant or from institutional funds).
• HFSP fellows may apply for and hold additional research grants themselves, provided those funds will not be used as a salary for the fellows and are to assist their conduct of the Fellowship research project as presented in the fellow’s successful application.
• HFSP fellows must devote themselves entirely to their research project in the host institution and may not engage in any other paid activity without prior agreement of HFSPO.
• In the third year of the fellowship, fellows may choose to continue work in the host laboratory, to return to their or their spouse’s/partner’s home country, or to move to another HFSPO member country.
• Generally, it is not possible to change the host supervisor, the research project, or to transfer the fellowship to another institution, except for the third year of the fellowship.