Federation of European Biochemical Societies – Short-Term Fellowships

FEBS Short-Term Fellowships are awarded for the purpose of scientific collaboration, advanced training or employing techniques not available at the candidate's usual place of work. Fellowships are granted for periods of no longer than two or, in exceptional cases, three months.

Applicants must have a PhD or at least one published paper as main author in an international scientific journal (cited in Scopus). They should normally be scientists who have obtained their PhD degree within the past six years. Applicants need to be members of a FEBS Constituent Society, to be working in a laboratory in a FEBS country and to be seeking to work in a laboratory in a different FEBS country.

Applications can be made throughout the year, but should be submitted via the online application system at least 3 months before the proposed starting date. Eligibility criteria must be read with the guidelines:

The fellowships should not be longer than two – in exceptional cases, three – months for the purpose of scientific collaboration, advanced training or employing techniques not available at the usual place of work.

These fellowships are intended to cover subsistence and travel costs for the fellow only; Expenses incurred by dependents are not provided. The daily subsistence amounts to EUR 100 per day. The proposed visit should not overlap with the period from 22nd December until 3rd January.

Only one application for a FEBS Short-Term Fellowship can be considered from any given home lab in a 6-month period.