Scientific Exchange Grants

Biology and Neuroscience research grant from EMBO

Deadline not stated

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Research exchanges of up to three months supporting new collaborations, methods transfer and access to expertise in the life sciences, including neuroscience. Grants cover travel and subsistence. Applications are accepted year-round at least 30 days before the visit; applying three months ahead is recommended.

Eligibility

Career stage: PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher

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Covers: Travel and subsistence for a 7–90 day research exchange; courses, conferences, bench fees and overheads excluded.

Host location: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom

Exchanges between eligible EMBC member and partner countries, including Austria; special JST and exceptional-destination rules apply.

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Reviewed Sep 24, 2026. Check the funder’s full conditions before applying.

Active researchers at any career stage with at least one year of graduate-level research experience, working in an eligible EMBC or partner country. Cross-border mobility is required. Previous or existing collaborations, former supervisors and previously visited labs are excluded; researchers must return home for at least six months.