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• 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 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.

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

• 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

• Select call for application from the scholarship database.
• Application portal opens about 6 weeks before the deadline 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.
• It is not possible to divide the funding up within the funding period.
• Indicate your desire funding period in application, but the funding period will be determined by selection committee during selection process. The scholarship cannot be extended.
• 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 (max. 10 pages)
• Time schedule of planned research
• Motivation Letter (statement about the academic and personal reasons for the planned research project in Germany and what will you gain from your project in Germany (personally, professionally, for your career) (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
• Letter of recommendation from a university teacher (for doctoral students, from the supervisor of your doctoral thesis) which provides information about your qualifications (DAAD-form)
• 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)
• 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

• Academic Qualifications (achievements, academic progress, knowledge of the language, publications, lectures, conferences).
• Quality of research project (quality of proposal and preparation, originality, feasibility and consistency of study plan and schedule, integration into overall Ph.D.).
• Potential of applicant (career prospects, motivation relevance, reasons for choosing Germany/host institution, importance of research stay for professional development, additional skills, civic engagement, etc.).
• The selection committee also gives due consideration to equal opportunities.

• Applicants must work at a university or research institute 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 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 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 2025/ 01 Jan 2026.
• The subsidy is not provided during foreign research visits longer than 60 days.
• The candidate may apply for other national and international grants.
• The amount of the grant is CZK 720,000 per calendar year, if the postdoctoral researcher's working capacity on their research topic is at least 0.8 full-time equivalent. The amount of the grant shall be reduced proportionately due to the postdoctoral researcher's lower working capacity on his/her research topic.
• 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

1st stage - The Czech Academy of Sciences:
Division of International Cooperation will administer applications from the Czech Republic. The CAS will select top proposals and submit the complete documents to JSPS by the end of the application period. Applicants will be informed about selection outputs (August 2025). More information here

2nd stage - Japanese Host institution application:

• Japanese host researchers must be eligible to apply for a KAKENHI grant–in-aid and his/her affiliated institution must judge them able to implement the project and to provide an appropriate research environment (e.g., laboratory, equipment, personnel) for it.
• Each host researcher may submit up to 3 applications. When multiple applications are submitted, the host researcher should state the order of his/her priority.
• Overseas fellows (CANDIDATES) are allowed to prepare only 1 application. Japanese host researchers should verify in advance that no other applications have been submitted for the CANDIDATE.
• The same person may not simultaneously be an CANDIDATE for two or more kinds of fellowship programs under each recruitment.
• CANDIDATES who have received a doctoral degree from a Japanese university and/or who reside in Japan with a Residence Card are eligible. Neither Japanese citizens nor foreigners who have permanent residency in Japan are eligible.
• Applications must be submitted to JSPS by a host researcher in Japan via the head of his/her university or institution.
• Overseas fellows wishing to participate in the program are advised to establish contact with a Japanese or foreign-resident researcher in their field and to ask him/her to submit an application. They should make this contact well in advance of the host institution’s application deadline (more than 2 month before JSPS deadline).
• Each Japanese host institution has to confirm the application list on the electronic application system by the deadline. Each Japanese host institution has to submit two types of documents in paper by the deadline: (i) List of applications, (ii) List of applicants.
• For the fellow who has been living in Japan (and has a mailing address) before the fellowship starting date, the “traveling expense” of outbound flight and a “settle-in allowance” will not be paid.
• Fellows are not permitted to receive other fellowships or funding (e.g. salary or other compensation) during the tenure of their fellowships.
• Fellows are not allowed to receive per diem even when they are provided funds for transportation and accommodation during trips to execute their research plans.
• During the tenure, fellows must devote full time to their research at their host institutions, and not engage in any other work or research.
• Fellows must, as a rule, reside in Japan during the term of their fellowships, and leave Japan on the expiration date of their tenure. If Fellows wish to take a temporary leave of absence from Japan during the tenure, they must follow the JSPS rules.
• A Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow) is available to cover cooperative research-related expenses. Application for these grants is made by the Japanese host researcher through his/her institution.

Documents - send in paper to the CAS

1. Application Form 2: 2025 JSPS Postdoctoral Standard Form 2  , send in PDF (CANDIDATE)
2. Letter of Recommendation written and signed by the CANDIDATE’s Ph.D. supervisor/recommender (max 1 page, send in PDF) (to be filled out by the recommender of the foreign CANDIDATE + APPLICANT) – template   provided
3. Letter of acceptance/invitation from CANDIDATE’s prospective Japanese host institution, use the template Letter of Invitation (Japanese host institution) – template   provided, in English or Japanese.
4. A copy of the overseas fellow Ph.D. degree diploma in PDF (CANDIDATE)

Application process – Japanese host institution

1. Electronic Application Form 1 on JSPS Electronic Application System (APPLICANT)
2. Confirmation of the Application list on JSPS Electronic Application System (APPLICANT)
3. All documents received by the host institution from the CAS
4. Any other documents that are specific to the host institution's involvement

1. Collaboration by the APPLICANT and CANDIDATE will contribute to advancing science in Japan and counterpart country.
2. Collaboration by the APPLICANT and CANDIDATE must be expected to advance the subject research.
3. The APPLICANT and CANDIDATE must have established contact in advance and created a concrete research plan.
4. The APPLICANT’s institution must establish a suitable place for the CANDIDATE to work and stay.
5. As much as possible, unbalance should avoid in the selectees' nationalities, host institutions, areas of specialization. Care should be taken to allow people from a wide diversity of countries to come to Japan.
6. Not only the score of the document review but also the examiners' reasons and comments are to be given adequate consideration.

• Host researchers must be eligible to apply for a KAKENHI grant-in-aid and his/her affiliated institution must judge them able to implement the project and to provide an appropriate research environment (e.g., laboratory, equipment, personnel) for it.
• Fellows are researchers who
  1. hold a full-time position in an overseas research institution,
  2. are in a position equivalent to a university professor, associate professor or assistant professor,
  3. are citizens or a permanent residents of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan,
  4. researchers of Japanese nationality residing overseas must have lived in the other country for at least 10 years and been actively engaged in research in that country throughout the period.
• Applications must be submitted to JSPS by a host researcher in Japan via the head of his/her university or institution.
• Each host institution has to confirm the application list on the electronic application system by the deadline.
• Fellows are not permitted to receive other fellowships or funding (e.g. salary or other compensation) during the tenure of their fellowships.
• Fellows are not allowed to receive per diem even when they are provided funds for transportation and accommodation during trips to execute their research plans.
• During the tenure, fellows must devote full time to their research at their host institutions, and not engage in any other work or research.
• Fellows must, as a rule, reside in Japan continuously during the term of their fellowships, and leave Japan on the expiration date of their tenure.
• The fellowship period – i.e from the day a fellow coming from abroad arrives at an airport in Japan (the day the fellowship starts), to the day that the fellow departs from an airport in Japan (the day the fellowship ends); except of fellows who reside in Japan befor/after fellowship period.
• It is JSPS’s policy to provide open access to research papers (see JSPS open-access implementation policy in Japanese, and Research fellowship guidelines in English)

1. S1: Electronic Application Form 1 – to be entered in the website - on JSPS Electronic Application System, http://www-shinsei.jsps.go.jp/topkokusai/top_kokusai.html (host researcher)
2. S2: Research Proposal Document (uploaded to electronic appl. system – (host researcher and overseas researcher)
3. S3: Fellow’s CV (uploaded to electronic appl. system – (host researcher and overseas researcher)

Host institution
Confirmation of the content of Applications on the A href="http://www-shinsei.jsps.go.jp/topkokusai/top_kokusai.html" target="_blank">JSPS Electronic Application System.
The head of host institution must approve List of Candidates.

1. Collaboration will contribute to advancing science in Japan and the counterpart country.
2. Collaboration can be expected to advance research in the subject field. Evaluation should place emphasis on researchers invited from other countries.
3. The applicant (host researcher) and candidate have established contact in advance and created a concrete activity plan.
4. The host institution has adequately prepared a system for receiving the candidate.
5. The plan can be carried out within the period of the candidate’s fellowship tenure.
6. The plan has as its objective lectures, discussions or other exchange activities held not only in the host institution but also in some other institutions. That the plan also includes instructive opportunities to foster young researchers.
7. As much as possible, unbalance should avoid in the selectees' nationalities, host institutions and areas of specialisation.
8. Not only the score of the document review but also the examiners’ reasons and comments are to be given adequate consideration.
9. The number of selectees with Japanese nationality is no more than about 3% of all the selectees under one recruitment for an application period.
10. Two selection judgements are made: (1) Selected and (2) Not-selected.

• Application should be sent as one single PDF file by e-mail to bourses@wbi.be. The application must be complete, signed and dated.
• If your attachments are too large, you must complete your application with an online sharing link (Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox, etc.).
• 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 a stay Sep-Feb and 01 Dec for a stay Mar-July.
• A maximum of three applications will be allowed for each candidate. However, a long-term and a short-term scholarship may be combined, as can several short-term scholarships, as long as the limit of three attempts. Is respected and the 3-year period between two stays is observed.
• In the event of a new application, any changes made to the previous application must be justified.
• Once the results have been communicated by WBI, the candidate will have seven calendar days to decide whether or not to accept the scholarship, so as not to disadvantage any substitute candidates.

1. Application form (programme plan, academic background, CV, publications, etc.)
2. Declaration of additional funding
3. Minimum 2 Letters of reference
4. 4) Letter of invitation or agreement from the host university and sponsor supervising the research.
5. Copy of the doctoral degree(s)

• Area related to competitiveness clusters of the Marshall Plan 4.0
• Letters of recommendation
• Academic record
• Interest in the field of research for WBI universities, research centres
• Scientific publications
• The added value of the envisaged mobility
• Career path

These criteria make it possible to set out classifications in three A-B-C categories. Only those applications which have been graded A by at least one of the members of the jury will be selectable.

• 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

An application for extension must include:

1. Cover/motivation letter
2. Support Letter by the applicant’s supervisor
3. A summary of the results of the first year not exceeding two to three pages
4. Describe the benefits of the conference /workshop attended and financed by the IOCB Postdoc travel support, incl. the amount spent
5. Plans for the extension period not exceeding three pages

The final report must include:

6. A cover letter
7. A summary of the results not exceeding two to three pages
8. Describe the benefits of the conference /workshop attended and financed by the IOCB Postdoc travel support, incl. the amount spent
9. Copies of publications published or submitted, or drafts of planned publications

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

• Candidate has to be a Ph.D. student on a foreign university/institution. Doctoral fellowship. can only be awarded once to the applicant.
• Candidate’s supervisor already collaborates or intend to collaborate with a PI from IOCB as indicated in Letter of Support. The research stay must be coordinated with candidate’s supervisor/institution.
• The foreign PhD student must become an employee of the IOCB Prague for the duration of his/her research stay. The group leader is responsible for providing a workplace for him/her for the duration of the stay.
• Funding of IOCB Doctoral Fellowship will be started on a rolling basis upon evaluation.
• 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.
• Only in duly justified cases may the Commission consider approving applications in the interim period between the regular deadlines.
• Based on availability, temporary accommodation in one of the guest houses of the institute or the Czech Academy of Sciences may be offered at affordable rent.

1. CV with contacts (address, e-mail, phone) (Ph.D. student)
2. A Cover letter outlining the motivation for the application (Ph.D. student)
3. Name of the IOCB group leader/mentor and the envisaged starting date of the fellowship (Ph.D. student)
4. A project proposal: concise introduction, well-defined objectives, a proposed solution, an anticipated timeline, a brief risk analysis, and references to relevant literature. (max. 3 pages) (Ph.D. student & IOCB mentor/group leader)
5. A Support Letter from the applicant’s Ph.D. supervisor at the collaborating institution (Ph.D. student foreign supervisor)
6. A Support Letter of the IOCB group leader (IOCB group leader)>

Applicants submit the complete application package (1–6) as a single PDF file to the IOCB mentor/group leader. Group leader will forward the application to fellowship@uochb.cas.cz.

Further information may be found at the IOCB intraweb

The final report must include:

1. A cover letter
2. A summary of the results as well as possible plans for further work to be undertaken. (1-2 pages)

• Applicants are currently engaged in research for a master or Ph.D. degree in biochemistry or molecular biology and have not yet submitted a doctoral thesis.
• Applicants are working in a laboratory in a FEBS member country and are seeking to work in a laboratory in a different FEBS member country.
• Applicants have never been the recipients of a FEBS Summer Fellowship.
• Fellowships 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.
• Within three months of completion of the Fellowship, recipients must send electronically to the Chairperson of the FEBS Fellowships Committee a short report detailing the work done.
• The author of the report judged to be the best in that year will receive a prize, which currently amounts to 500 €.
• Only one application per PI will be funded.

Online application

1. Short description of the work (max 2 A4 pages uploaded in PDF format) (applicant)
2. Short CV with a list of publications in the format required by the FEBS Journal (applicant)
3. Host acceptance form on official form downloadable from the application system (head & supervisor of the host institution)
4. Referee letter as a letterheaded document: opinion on applicant´s practical skills, scientific curiosity, dedication, strong/weak points and degree of maturity (referee from the institution where the applicant has worked or studied).

The document "Writing a successful fellowship or grant application" provides essential guidance for successful grant writing, crafting compelling proposals, and highlights key elements such as clear objectives, a well-organized research plan, and an understanding of evaluation criteria to maximize the chances of securing funding.

• Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the time funding starts and should have no more than 7 years of active full-time postdoctoral experience at the time of submission (career breaks must be clearly detailed and explained in the application).
• Applicants should be working outside the UK and should not hold UK citizenship at the time of application.
• Applicants must not be living, working or undertaking research in the UK in the 12 months running up to the application, with the exception of short-term visits of less than three months in total and applicants who are refugees in the UK according to the Geneva Convention. Individuals working outside the UK but employed by a UK organisation are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants who completed their Ph.D. at a UK organisation must have been working and based outside the UK for at least one year at the deadline for the application. Applications to return to work with the applicant’s Ph.D. or postdoctoral supervisor are not usually eligible.
• Contact between the UK Sponsor & applicant is essential and should lead to a clearly defined and mutually-beneficial research project. The UK Sponsor must be an established researcher of at least postdoctoral status, must make all the necessary practical & administrative arrangements for the duration of the fellowship and must hold a permanent or fixed term contract in a publicly-funded research organisation for at least the duration of the fellowship. The Sponsor should work with the lead applicant to develop the project proposal and should provide mentoring, support and guidance throughout the duration of the award. Sponsors are not eligible for any funding and are not to utilise an award as an opportunity to extend their own research.
• Applicants may only submit 1 application in a round. The application must be with only 1 Sponsor at a UK host organisation.
• Applicants must be competent in oral and written English.
• Former Newton fellows are not permitted to apply again.
• Applicants who have been unsuccessful in a previous round of the competition may make another application in this round.
• Applicants cannot conduct their research outside the UK but short fieldwork trips abroad (must not normally total more than one month per annum) may be possible where appropriate.
• Host organisations are expected to provide fellows with the necessary support to complete their fellowship successfully and will be required to make the following commitments: Facilities and office/laboratory space – provide the award holder with the necessary departmental and institutional support to complete their Fellowship successfully, including adequate office and laboratory space and access to essential equipment, software and facilities.
• Four reference statements are required for the application: (i) head of the host institution, (ii) UK Sponsor, (iii) two nominated referees (one nominated by the applicant and one by the UK Sponsor, at least one in the UK, must not be on the assessment panel or on RS Council, not from same institution as applicant or co-applicant, not a former/current supervisor of applicant).
• It is the applicant´s responsibility to liaise with the UK Host Organisation´s Approver, Sponsor, current supervisor, and the nominated referees to ensure that the required tasks are completed by the deadline.
• Royal Society Newton International Fellows requiring a visa to work in the UK are eligible to apply for a Global Talent Visa under the Fast-tracked process of endorsement.
• When developing funding proposals, researchers must ensure generative AI tools are used responsibly and in accordance with relevant legal and ethical standards where these exist or as they develop. Funding proposals for Royal Society grants should adhere to our existing commitments to policies on Research Integrity and Trusted Research. Applicants are responsible for ensuring the originality, validity, reliability and integrity of any outputs created or modified by generative AI tools. Where generative AI tools are used in funding proposals their use should be acknowledged in the application by naming the AI source and specifying how the content was generated (for example by listing the prompt used).

Online application submitted via the FlexiGrant® system

1. Summary (applicant)
2. Understanding our Promotion (applicant)
3. Eligibility Criteria (applicant)
4. Contact Details (applicant)
5. Lead Applicant Career Summary (applicant, incl. UK sponsor statement of support)
6. UK sponsor Career Summary (UK sponsor)
7. Research Proposal (applicant & UK sponsor)
8. Data Management & Data Sharing (applicant & UK sponsor)
9. Use of Animals in Research (applicant & UK sponsor)
10. Use of Human Patients or Tissue (applicant & UK sponsor)
11. Financial Details (applicant & UK sponsor)
12. Applicant Declaration (applicant)
13. Nominated Referees Support (referees)
14. UK Host Organisation Head of Department Support (UK sponsor’s Head of Department)

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

1. The academic research background of the Applicant: suitability of the individual for the fellowship and potential to develop an independent research career; track record commensurate with actual research experience to date including past achievements, research career to date, publication record, awards, datasets held in repositories, software, keynote lectures, current & previous grants; how candidate intends to use fellowship to further their career.
2. The quality of the proposed research project: importance and scientific merit of the proposed research, clarity, quality, originality, likely contribution to the research field, clear definition and feasibility of research plan.
3. The suitability & strength of the UK Sponsor: track record in the area of proposed research, supervising & mentoring of early career researchers.
4. The suitability & strength of the host institution: access to appropriate expertise / equipment / facilities / resources / space during the award period; appropriate level of support & training opportunities for applicant´s career development.

Research must be 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.

Subject Area (subject tags in application – select carefully) determines which panel your application is assigned to:

1. 1. Physics, Earth Science, Computer Science, Pure and Applied Mathematics
   2. Engineering
   3. Chemistry
2. Biological Sciences

• 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 2020; or
  4. have an award of PhD date together with an allowable period of career interruptions that would be commensurate with an award of PhD date on, or after 1 March 2020. The allowable career interruptions set out and the period allowed for each is available in the Instructions to Applicants and the ‘Eligibility and Career Interruptions Statement. 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.

• 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.

• Žádost se podává v anglickém jazyce, elektronicky v PDF.
• Žadatel se zavazuje podat písemné zprávy o použití příspěvku ve stanoveném termínu.
• Řešitel se zavazuje uvést sponzorství Nadace Experientia ve všech publikačních a dalších výstupech projektu.

Žádost se podává elektronicky v PDF prostřednictvím e-mailu experientia@experientia.cz:

1. Titulní strana – identifikační údaje (jméno, příjmení, titul/y, datum narození, e-mail, telefon), název projektu, vaše aktuální pracoviště, zahraniční pracoviště (kam chcete vycestovat na zahraniční stáž), jméno zahraničního školitele a výši požadovaného stipendia. (žadatel)
2. Představení vašeho vědeckého projektu z oboru organické, bioorganické nebo medicinální chemie v anglickém jazyce, rozsah max. 4 strany (včetně relevantních citací a schémat). (žadatel)
3. Strukturované CV v anglickém jazyce, údaje o diplomové a disertační práci (název práce, jméno vedoucí/ho práce, afiliace, stručné shrnutí obsahu práce v rozsahu 3 vět). (žadatel)
4. Zvací dopis od zahraničního školitele k jednoroční zahraniční stáži obsahuje kontaktní údaje pracoviště, přehled nezbytných nákladů spojených s pobytem a datum předpokládaného zahájení vaší stáže. vzor Letter of Intent.pdf (mentor & hostitelská instituce)
5. Položkový rozpočet uvádí výši požadovaného stipendia, která vychází z přehledu nezbytných nákladů doporučených zahraničním školitelem. Obsahuje též stručný nástin dalšího financování v případě prodloužení vaší stáže. Vzor: Experientia Stáž Estimated Budget  

Všech 5 výše uvedených částí žádosti zkompletujte v uvedeném pořadí do jednoho PDF souboru, který zašlete do 15. března na e-mail experientia@experientia.cz.

6. Doporučující dopis – Nedílnou součástí žádosti je doporučující dopis od vašeho školitele, který jej posílá napřímo na e-mail experientia@experientia.cz, a to do 15. března.

Pokud se dostanete do druhého kola, buďte připraveni na konci května prezentovat svůj projekt na společném zasedání Správní rady a Grantového výboru Nadace Experientia. Vybraní kandidáti zašlou nejpozději 2 dny přede dnem konání tohoto zasedání prezentaci svého projektu (ve formátu ppt/pdf) na emailovou adresu a sdělí závazně, zda se zasedání zúčastní osobně či on-line. Předpokládaná délka prezentace je max 5 minut a následuje diskuse ohledně projektu se členy Správní rady a Grantového výboru.

1. zpracování návrhu projektu a reálnost řešení cílů
2. koncepce a metodika řešení projektu
3. vědecká závažnost a aktuálnost projektu
4. přiměřenost finančních nákladů
5. vědecká excelence pracoviště přijímající osoby

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.

When developing funding proposals, researchers must ensure generative AI tools are used responsibly and in accordance with relevant legal and ethical standards where these exist or as they develop. Where generative AI tools are used in funding proposals their use should be acknowledged in the application by naming the AI source and specifying how the content was generated (for example by listing the prompt used).

You 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. PhD award date (date when you received formal notification of your PhD thesis being accepted in its final form)
   11. PhD institution
   12. PhD country/territory [lead applicant only]
   13. Applicant career history (full list of appointments since PhD 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) - not mandatory
   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. ii) Start date: no earlier than 4 months after the deadline and no later than: for R1: 30 Sep 2025, for R2: 31 Dec 2025
   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
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 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.

• 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.
• 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 filled in templates 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.
• 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.).

• The applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree 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 submitted. If the paper is not yet published but currently “accepted”, “accepted in principle”, “accepted for publication” or in a similar status, the applicant must submit a copy of the editorial letter proving the status of the paper to fellowships@embo.org. Do NOT indicate the journal impact factor. EMBO is a signatory of DORA.
• A first author preprint with public in-depth peer reviews is also sufficient for eligibility, provided that
  1. preprint is posted on a recognized community preprint server (e.g. ArXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Zenodo),
  2. the peer reviews are publicly available online,
  3. peer reviews were verifiably obtained from an independent preprint peer review community service (e.g. “Peer Community In”, “eLife”, “Review Commons”),
  4. the reviews provide in-depth expert analysis of the rigor and validity of the research and its contribution to the field. Informal comments, highlights and reviews posted by individuals are excluded. Do not list, as publications, papers submitted or in preparation, papers not in English or abstracts of conference presentations.
• 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 in that country for a maximum of six months during the 18 months prior to the time the application is submitted. The applicant may apply only to labs where they did not work for more than six months, and they cannot apply to the country where their Ph.D. was awarded.
• 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 in each round of selection. Reapplication is permitted only once, only in case of substantial changes to the proposal and/or the CV of the applicant.
• The applicant should list and activate two referees and the receiving institute contact person as soon as possible, preferably by 4 weeks prior to the deadline. It is the responsibility of the applicant to check that the referees and the receiving institute have received the request and have completed the form. The reference letters and acceptance letter from the receiving institute must use institutional email addresses and not private ones.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange the interview with the interviewer and to make sure they have all the required documents in order before they travel. The applicant may be asked to give a seminar as part of the interview procedure.
• Applicants who wish to work in a Non-EMBC Member State must move from an EMBC Member State, must be nationals of an EMBC Member State, must have performed their Ph.D. in one of the EMBC Member States.
• Starting with 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. Scientific contributions 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 generally receive lower priority for funding. Projects that are a simple continuation of the applicant’s PhD research will not be considered. 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.

• Cell Cycle
• Cell & Tissue Architecture
• Cellular Metabolism
• Chromatin & Transcription
• Development, Differentiation & Death
• Evolution & Ecology
• Genome Stability & Dynamics
• Genomic & Computational Biology
• Immunology
• Membranes & Transport
• Microbiology
• Virology & Pathogens
• Molecular Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Plant Biology
• Proteins & Biochemistry
• RNA
• Signal Transduction
• Structural Biology & Biophysics
• Systems Biology

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. by the call deadline (February 13, 2025). Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet been formally awarded the doctoral degree are eligible to apply.
• Successful candidates have 4 months to take up their fellowship. The latest start date is August 31, 2025 for fellows recruited in the 2024 call for applications.
• The EIPOD-LinC programme is open to experienced researchers of all nationalities. Prior association (including visitor contracts) of a postdoctoral candidate with EMBL and/or a MS partner is compatible with application to the programme but cannot exceed 12 months within the last 3 years prior to the submission deadline. Any previous association must be indicated on the application form.

Online application through the EMBL online portal using the provided template including:

1. Start page with project details (1 page)
2. Background and significance of the project (approximately 3/4 page)
3. Project aims (approximately 1/4 page)
4. Project description (maximum 2 pages including 1 figure)
5. The contributions from all involved groups with an emphasis on the interdisciplinary expertise provided. A Gantt chart should be included showing how the fellowship time will be split between the involved labs (approximately 1 page)
6. Impact of the project for the field(s). Please also comment on how the project relates to the theme: exploring life in context (approximately 1/2 page)
7. The impact of the programme and project for you as a researcher and for the involved labs (approximately 1/2 page)
8. References (not included in page count)
9. Indicate which EMBL programme themes most closes related to your project (not included in page count)

You must also upload/include:

• Letter of support from EMBL host
• Letter of support from Project partner
• Contact details for references, who will be contacted to complete their online reference form

• Excellence (60%):
  Researcher: (1) Research outputs (Publications, IP, data sets etc.), (2) Reference letters, (3) Research experience and technical skills
  Project: (1) State of the art (quality/credibility), (2) Timely for the field of research (original & innovative), (3) The methodology is complete & appropriate
• Impact (20%):
  Researcher: (1) Researcher will gain new skills, (2) The research project and participation in the programme will enhance the future career prospects of the researcher
  Project: (1) The project will have an impact on the scientific field, (2) The project will benefit the involved labs/institutes (exchange & outputs)
• Implementation (20%):
  Project: (1) The expertise and technology needed for the project are available, (2) The work plan is realistic (coherent/effective), (3) The roles of the involved groups clearly defined

Must fit into the context of the EMBL research programme: Molecules to Ecosystems through eight research themes that foster collaborative, multidisciplinary research:

• Building Blocks
• Cellular and Multicellular Dynamics
• Microbial Ecosystems
• Infection Biology
• Human Ecosystems
• Planetary Biology
• Data Sciences
• Theory@EMBL

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 2024 (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 2024 (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.

• Application should be sent as one single PDF file (maximum 10 MB) by e-mail to bourses@wbi.be
• The application must be complete, signed and dated.
• If your attachments are too large, you must complete your application with an online sharing link (Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox, etc.).
• 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: 15 July 2025.
• A maximum of three applications will be allowed for each candidate. For long-term scholarships, each applicant will be eligible for a maximum of one scholarship (possibly with a renewal). However, a long-term and a short-term scholarship may be combined, as can several short-term scholarships, as long as the limit of three attempts is respected and the 3-year period between two stays is observed.
• In the event of a new application, any changes made to the previous application must be justified.
• Once the results have been communicated by WBI, the candidate will have seven calendar days to decide whether or not to accept the scholarship, so as not to disadvantage any substitute candidates.

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 the doctoral degree(s)

• 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
• The added value of the envisaged mobility
• Professional career

These criteria make it possible to set out classifications in three A-B-C categories. Only those applications which have been graded A by at least one of the members of the jury will be selectable.

• Applicants should have no more than 18 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline.
• Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. degree no more than 24 months prior to the application deadline date.
• U.S. citizens are eligible to work in any geographic location, non-U.S. citizens must work in a U.S. laboratory.
• No more than 1 fellowship under a particular sponsor/mentor in any award year will be funded. There can be more than one Fellow in 1 lab funded by JCC Fund. They would be a 2nd or 3rd year Fellow.
• No indirect costs are paid.
• Each year, all fellows are invited and expected to attend a weekend Symposium “Challenges in Biomedical Sciences: Research from the Fellows Perspective” organised by the JCC Fund. The second year fellows report on the status of their projects in the form of an abstract and poster presentation, whereas the third year fellows have a 15-minute presentation.

Online application submitted via app.trytemelio.com by 31 Jan 2025 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time.

Application via Temelio:

1. Application Information;
2. Education and training (Thesis research info and 300 words of Summary; Undregraduate Study info; Publications; Honors and Awards; Other experience);
3. Research Project (250 words of Abstract, Proposal – 2 pages of text, Literature (no limit), max. 2 pages of Figures);
4. Letters of Reference and Signatures e-mail invites are sent via Temelio directly to the Advisors and referees (Proposed Postdoctoral Advisor Form, 3 Letters of References – one of them by PhD advisor, Information for Authorized Fiscal Signature Document – obtained from Fiscal Sponzor at the proposed Institute);
5. Demographics.

• Students needs to be registered at a Czech university and need to have higher education diplomas (Ing. or Mgr.) before their research stay in France.
• Students in their second year of master studies at the call time may apply. The candidates will need to hold a higher education degree before their first stay abroad.
• Recipients must be Ph.D. students registered simultaneously at a Czech and a French university.
• Applicants will find general information on enrolment in a Ph.D. programme in France on the Campus France website. Registration procedures can be found on the website of the targeted doctoral school (list of all French doctoral schools).
• The Joint Degree Ph.D. Study is administered simultaneously by the Czech and the French university. All conditions are summarized in the "Cotutelle agreement” about Joint Degree Ph.D. Study, which must be signed by both universities. The student commits to providing this agreement before the first departure to France.
• During 3 years, fellows spend time alternately at both universities. The Fellowship covers three 5-month stays in France.
• Research visits have to start on 01 Oct or 01 Nov 2025. Following the schedule: Stay 1: 01 Oct 2025 - 28 Feb 2026; Stay 2: 01 Oct 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 and Stay 3: 01 Oct 2027 - 28 Feb 2028 or Stay 1: 01 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026; Stay 2: 01 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 and Stay 3: 01 Nov 2027 - 31 Mar 2028.
• Non-French speaking students may apply for the fellowship if the French supervisor hosting the French part of the Ph.D. agrees for the research stay to be performed in the English language.
• Successful students will receive a Joint University Diploma accredited by both universities.
• The programme supports the mobility of students to their host institution. It does not provide for a research contract for the full duration of a Ph.D.
• Fellows are expected to become important players and to strengthen Czech-French relationships & collaboration.

The application process will take place on the online platform managed by DSZ.

1. You are a student registered in the Czech Republic
2. Log in or create an account on the platform; Click on submit under the appropriate call.
3. Create a new application, complete all mandatory fields, and upload the required documents before the deadline on January 26, 2025.

Application package (all documents must be in English):

1. Academic CV: contact details of the applicant must be specified (personal and professional e-mail address and phone numbers) - max. 2 pages;
2. Cover letter: description of further professional career development of the applicant, description of the study, explanation of reasons for choosing a field of study and conducting part of the project in the French lab - max. 2 pages;
3. Project description: research topic, specify your research objectives, methodology and expected research; a detailed study plan with I timeline, incl. the expected dates of the stay abroad; names and contact information of Czech & French supervisors - max 2 pages plus references max 1 page; header must include: Name/first name of the applicant - Subject of thesis - Name/first name of supervisors/addresses of universities;
4. Signed Recommendation Letter of Support from the Czech supervisor (template in Appendix 1 of the Application Guidelines may be used): agreement with your project and it being conducted under dual supervision; expected dates of the stay in France; highlight student’s qualities, his/her research work and explain the benefit of conducting the research project in the framework of the co-tutelle; written in English; must be on letterheaded paper;
5. Signed Recommendation Letter of Invitation from the French supervisor (template in Appendix 2 of the Application Guidelines may be used): agreement with your project and the joint supervision; willingness to host you at the institution; expected dates of the stay in France; reasons for implementing the co-tutelle (i.e. complementarity of expertise) as well as potential success factors; written in English; must be on letterheaded paper;
6. Provide a transcript of records (of the Most Recent Academic Achievements) or a copy of the Diploma Supplement issued by the university, covering the most recently completed degree programme.

All materials should be submitted in PDF format, following these rules:
Each document should be named using the following template: LAST NAME First name – Document title (Example: SMITH John – CV, Cover letter)
Please note that all documents (without any exception) must be uploaded in order to submit your application.

Based on the quality of the written applications, applicants will be invited to auditions. The interviews will last 20 minutes and will include a with 10-minute presentation by the applicant followed by a 10-minute discussion with the jury. Interviews will be held in the second half of February 2025.

Applicants will be evaluated according to the criteria presented below, using a 10-point scale to assess their degree of fulfilment.

• Quality and soundness of the written application
• Quality and scientific relevance of the applicant’s research project
• Organisation and added value of the cotutelle project
• Importance and relevance of the applicant’s research project for his/her professional development
• Value of academic support provided by the applicant’s thesis supervisor(s)
• Professional competence of the applicant to successfully complete his/her research project
• Quality of the oral presentation
• Overall assessment of the application

Candidates whose research projects receive less than 70% of the maximum score will be eliminated from the competition. NB: Receiving a score higher than 70% does not automatically entitle the applicant to the fellowship.

All research areas divided to following categories:

• Human Life Sciences and Health (LSH)
• Biology and Environment (B&E)
• Social Sciences, Economics (SSE)
• Chemistry (CH)
• Humanities (H)
• Physics/Engineering (PE)
• Maths/IT/Systems Engineering (MITSE)

• Applicants must be Ph.D. students who are currently registered at Czech universities.
• Research visits have to start on 01 Oct 2025.
• Non-French speaking students may apply for the fellowship if the French supervisor hosting the research visit agrees for the research stay to be performed in the English language.
• Dates of arrival & departure have to correspond to the dates of beginning & closing of the research visit.
• Fellows are expected to become important players and to strengthen Czech-French relationships & collaboration.

The application process will take place on the online platform managed by DSZ.

1. You are a student registered in the Czech Republic
2. Log in or create an account on the platform; Click on submit under the appropriate call.
3. Create a new application, complete all mandatory fields, and upload the required documents before the deadline on January 26, 2025.

Application package (all documents must be in English):

1. Academic CV: contact details of the applicant must be specified (personal and professional e-mail address and phone numbers) - max. 2 pages;
2. Cover letter: motivation for applying, subject of your research, reasons for selection of the French lab - max. 2 pages;
3. Project description: research topic, specify your research objectives, methodology and expected research, detailed study plan incl. timeline; expected dates of the stay abroad; names and contact information of Czech & French supervisors - max 2 pages plus references max 1 page; header must include: Name/first name of the applicant - Subject of thesis - Name/first name of supervisors/addresses of universities;
4. Signed Recommendation Letter of Support from the Czech supervisor (template in Appendix 1 of the Application Guidelines may be used): agreement with your project and it being conducted to joint supervision; expected dates of the stay in France; highlight student’s qualities, his/her research work and explain the benefit of the research stay abroad; written in English; must be on letterheaded paper;
5. Signed Recommendation Letter of Invitation from the French supervisor (template in Appendix 2 of the Application Guidelines may be used): agreement with your project and supervision; willingness to host you at the institution; expected dates of the stay in France; written in English; must be on letterheaded paper;
6. Provide a transcript of records or a copy of the Diploma Supplement issued by the university, covering the most recently completed degree programme.

All materials should be submitted in PDF format, following these rules:
Each document should be named using the following template: LAST NAME First name – Document title (Example: SMITH John – CV)
Please note that all documents (without any exception) must be uploaded in order to submit your application.

Based on the quality of the written applications, applicants will be invited to auditions. The auditions will last 20 minutes and will include a with 10-minute presentation by the applicant followed by a 10-minute discussion with the jury) in Feb and Mar 2025.

Applicants will be evaluated according to the criteria presented below, using a 10-point scale to assess their degree of fulfilment.

• Quality and soundness of the written application
• Quality and scientific relevance of the applicant’s research project
• Importance and relevance of the applicant’s research project for his/her professional development
• Value of academic support provided by the applicant’s thesis supervisor(s)
• Impact of the research stay abroad on a successful completion of the research project
• Professional competence of the applicant to successfully complete his/her research project
• Quality of the oral presentation
• Overall assessment of the application

Candidates whose research projects receive less than 70% of the maximum score will be eliminated from the competition. NB: Receiving a score higher than 70% does not automatically entitle the applicant to the fellowship.

All research areas divided to following categories:

• Human Life Sciences and Health (LSH)
• Biology and Environment (B&E)
• Social Sciences, Economics (SSE)
• Chemistry (CH)
• Humanities (H)
• Physics/Engineering (PE)
• Maths/IT/Systems Engineering (MITSE)

• The program is designed for foreign nationals. Candidates who hold French citizenship, even if they are also a citizen of another country, are not eligible.
• Knowledge of French language is requested in level sufficient for the studies.
• Applicants for master studies may request one additional month for language courses, from August 2025. However, the language training must be mentioned in the application file; it cannot be requested after the fact.
• Applications are put forward by the French host institutions, which agree to enrol the grantees in the program for which they are selected.
• The Eiffel program does not cover tuition.
• Recipients of grants from the French government are exempted from paying the application and registration fees charged by public institutions.
• An application nominating a student rejected in a previous competition will not be accepted, even if the application was submitted by a different institution or in another field of study.
• Students who have previously received an Eiffel master’s or doctoral scholarship are not eligible to receive another at the master’s level. Institutions may nominate for a doctoral scholarship a candidate previously awarded a scholarship at the master’s level.
• Each institution may nominate a maximum of 40 applicants at the master’s level.
• Master level: Candidates already studying in France are ineligible.
• Doctoral level: Students enrolled in academic programs abroad have priority over students already in France.
• Each institution may nominate a maximum of 40 applicants at the master’s level.
• Applications submitted directly by students or by foreign educational institutions will be rejected.

1st step:

• You have to choose by yourself the French institution according to your project of study. Any French higher education institution can apply.
• You may contact the International Relations department of the university/school trough their website, by email or phone, to know the deadline for the submission of applications.

2nd step:

• If your French university/school has decided to support your application to the Eiffel scholarship, they will send you the application form and help you fill it out.
• Finally, they will send the application on your behalf.

Applications are submitted by the French host institutions, which agree to enrol the grantees in the program for which they are selected. The call for applications and all other necessary information can be found on the Campus France website Campus France website

The selection process will be carried out by a committee composed of four panels of experts. The members of these panels will not evaluate applications from institutions with which they are affiliated. Selection criteria:

• The applicant’s record of excellence - Students will be assessed for the scholarship on the basis of their academic performance as mentioned in their application form. Students with outstanding academic performance will be preferred for the scholarship.
• The institution’s international policy
• The aid partnership policy of the French ministry of foreign affairs
• Eiffel Excellence Scholarship 2024: Eligibility, Application, Selection, FAQs

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