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Molecular Biology grants

October 2026

Fellowship

EMBL Sabbatical Visitor Fellowships

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Deadline Oct 9, 2026

Up to €15,000

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

Apply with a supervisor or host

Covers: Eligible additional visit costs up to EUR 15,000; home institution continues salary.

Independent scientists, principal investigators, research team leaders and technical experts worldwide; continued home-institution employment and salary and an agreed EMBL host are required.

Molecular BiologySystems Biology

January 2027

Fellowship

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

European Molecular Biology Organization

Deadline Jan 22, 2027

Career stage: Postdoc

Apply with a supervisor or host

Covers: Salary or stipend for up to two years, relocation and support for fellows with children.

Postdoctoral researchers proposing an internationally mobile life-science project who meet EMBO's degree, publication, mobility and host-laboratory rules. Applications are accepted throughout the year and evaluated at selection cutoffs.

BiologyCell BiologyMolecular Biology

Deadline Jan 22, 2027

Career stage: Postdoc

Apply with a supervisor or host

Covers: Salary or stipend for up to two years, relocation and support for fellows with children.

Internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in life sciences; degree, publication and host rules apply.

BiologyCell BiologyMolecular Biology

Deadline not stated

Research funding

Scientific Exchange Grants

EMBO

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

Apply with a supervisor or host

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

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.

NeuroBiologyMolecular Biology
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