Long-Term Fellowships for Member Countries | Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) is offering long-term fellowships to support long-term visits for the purpose of scientific collaboration or advanced training. These Fellowships are awarded for one year and may be renewed for a further year up to a maximum of 3 years. In order to be eligible to apply for a Long-term Fellowship, 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. The next deadline for applications is 1 October 2014.

Study Subject(s): Only applications aimed at furthering the science of biochemistry and molecular biology are considered.

Course Level: The Fellowships are awarded to support long-term visits for the purpose of scientific collaboration or advanced training.

Scholarship Provider: Federation of European Biochemical Societies

Scholarship can be taken at: FEBS country (other than member’s country)

Eligibility

- In order to be eligible to apply for a Long-Term Fellowship, 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.

- Applicants must have a PhD and be scientists with no more than six years of post-doctoral experience. However, duly justified career breaks such as compulsory national service and parental leave may be considered.

- Long term fellowships are not usually granted to scientists having been recipients of a FEBS Short-Term Fellowship or FEBS Collaborative Experimental Scholarship for Central & Eastern Europe during the preceding 12 months if the host laboratory is to be the same.

Scholarship Open for International Students: There is no restriction on the nationality of applicants. (Any member of a FEBS Constituent Society may apply for a fellowship if he/she is working in a FEBS country and is seeking to work in a FEBS country.)

Scholarship Description: FEBS Fellowships and Scholarships are intended to allow members of a FEBS Constituent Society to work in a laboratory in a different FEBS country from that in which they are normally working. Applications from developing countries in the FEBS area of interest may be considered, but full funding of the travel costs may not be given. Long-term Fellowships are awarded to support long-term visits for the purpose of scientific collaboration or advanced training. These Fellowships are originally granted for one year and may be renewed for a further year up to a maximum of 3 years. Applicants must have a PhD and should normally be scientists with no more than six years post-doctoral experience.

Number of award(s): The number of fellowships awarded varies from call to call depending on the budgets of FEBS. In 2012 the number awarded was 8: 6 in the spring call and 2 in the fall call. In 2013 a maximum of 5 will be given per call. The same maximum number is tentatively anticipated for the only call that will take place in 2014.

Duration of award(s): These Fellowships are originally granted for one year and may be renewed for a further year up to a maximum of 3 years.

What does it cover? The amount of the Fellowship will depend on the cost of living in the country visited and will include travelling expenses for the Fellow, but not for his/her dependants. Travel costs will provide for a second-class rail fare or an economy flight between the place of residence and the host laboratory. Assistance for children may also be provided (for 1 child +10% and for 2 or more +20% on annual stipend in 2011). The amount of the Fellowship and of the allowance for children will be determined from time to time by the FEBS Fellowships Committee, in consultation with the FEBS Treasurer.

Notification: The decisions will normally be communicated to the applicants by December 31st of the same year.

How to Apply: All the documents should be sent electronically, preferably as a single pdf file (excepting the reference letter, which should be sent separately by the scientist writing it). In addition, one complete copy of the entire application with original signatures should be sent in paper form. Should difficulties arise in sending the documents electronically, the entire application can be sent in paper form. Completed Application Forms written in English should be sent to the Chairperson of the FEBS Fellowships Committee together with the following documents in English:

- An outline of the proposed investigation on no more than five A4-sized pages of single-spaced text

- A short curriculum vitae with a list of publications in the format of the references required by the FEBS Journal and information on other academic activities carried out. Abstracts should not be included.

- A letter of acceptance from the appointed head of the host institute or department, countersigned by the head of the research group(s) in which the applicant will be working, confirming that the applicant will be accepted to work in the institute, that its facilities will be available to him/her to pursue the research proposed and that it will not ask FEBS or the applicant for any additional research grant, bench fees, or overheads, and indicating any dates the applicant has already spent at the institute.

- A letter supporting the application from an experienced scientist who knows the applicant and does not work at the host institute. This letter should be written on headed paper of the referee’s laboratory and should be sent directly to the Chairperson of the FEBS Fellowships Committee, independently of the other documents.

- A letter from the appropriate FEBS Constituent Society confirming that the applicant is a member and indicating the date on which the applicant joined the Society.

Scholarship Application Deadline: In 2014, there will be a single call for this type of fellowship, with applications due by 1 October 2014.

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