Promoting excellence in Life Sciences - Fostering transnational mobility and scientific exchange through co-funding of the EMBO Long-Term Fellowship Programme

Project Information

EMBOCOFUND2012

Grant agreement ID: 600394

Closed project

Start date 10 November 2013

End date 9 August 2017

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 15 126 899,20

EU contribution € 6 050 759,68

Coordinated by

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION
Switzerland

Objective

The EMBO Fellowship Programme supports international mobility and exchange in all areas of the life sciences. Renowned for its commitment to scientific excellence, the programme has funded thousands of talented early career scientists since its establishment in the 1960s. EMBO Long-Term Fellowships support advanced research and training by awarding funds to postdoctoral scientists for research visits between European countries or when justified worldwide. Since 2002, the number of applications for EMBO Fellowships has more than doubled, creating a situation in which the number of excellent proposals exceed the available funds. In 2007 and 2010, EMBO successfully applied for co-funding, which made it possible to award a significantly higher number of fellowships. In order to be able to meet the continued high demand for postdoctoral training in the life sciences EMBO applied to the 2012 COFUND call. Continued co-funding of the EMBO Long-Term Fellowship Programme will not only allow selected fellows to enjoy the benefits and high prestige of an EMBO Fellowship – co-funded by a Marie Curie Action – but will also promote the further development of the European Research Area.

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2012-COFUND - Marie-Curie Action: "Co-funding of regional, National and International Programmes"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-COFUND
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Funding Scheme

MC-COFUND - Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND)

Coordinator

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION

Administrative Contact

Bernhard Huber (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 6 050 759,68
• Address: RUE DE LA MAIRIE 35 ; 1207 Geneve ; Switzerland
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Région lémanique › Genève
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data