# Postdoctoral Fellowship

**Funder:** EMBO
**Budget:** Salary or stipend + relocation allowance + childcare support
**Deadline:** 22 January 2027 (14:00 CET; applications accepted throughout the year, this is the next cutoff date)
**Duration:** Up to 2 years
**Consortium:** No - individual applicant, hosted by a host laboratory
**Application:** Single stage, rolling cutoffs
**Frequency:** Continuous
**Official call:** https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/postdoctoral-fellowships/
**Last updated:** 18 Oct 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Supports excellent postdoctoral researchers for up to two years, with international mobility a key requirement. Includes salary/stipend, relocation allowance, and support for fellows with children. A host laboratory may support a maximum of one candidate per selection round.

## Summary

The EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship funds early-career postdoctoral researchers to spend up to two years at a host laboratory in a different country from where they trained. It covers a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance, and extra support for fellows with children, and applications are accepted continuously throughout the year with periodic hard-deadline cutoffs rather than a single annual round.

## Who should apply

- Early-career postdoctoral researchers
- Applicants willing to relocate to a host laboratory in a different country
- Researchers seeking salary, relocation, and childcare support during a postdoc abroad
- Individual applicants (no consortium needed)

## Key dates

- Next cutoff: 22 January 2027, 14:00 CET (continuous submission with periodic deadlines)
- Up to 2-year fellowship duration

## Tips for applicants

- Because submission is continuous with periodic cutoffs, plan around the specific cutoff date rather than a single fixed annual deadline.
- The international mobility requirement is gating: the host lab must be in a different country from where you trained, so confirm eligibility before drafting.
- Highlight childcare and relocation needs explicitly in the application if relevant, since EMBO structures dedicated support for fellows with children.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship pay?

It covers a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance, and additional support for fellows with children, rather than a fixed lump sum.

### How long does the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship last?

Fellowships run for up to two years, held at a host laboratory abroad.

### Who can apply for the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship?

Early-career postdoctoral researchers who are willing to move internationally to work in a host lab in a different country from where they trained.

### When is the deadline for the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship?

Applications are accepted continuously throughout the year, with periodic hard cutoff dates; the next cutoff is 22 January 2027 at 14:00 CET.

### Is a consortium required for the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship?

No, this is an individual fellowship for a single applicant hosted by one laboratory abroad.

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