EMERALD offers three attractive funding schemes designed to strengthen the collaboration between EMBL and the Polish life science community, and to foster new collaborations. These are:
- Travel scholarship to EMBL – for scientists working in Polish research institutions to visit EMBL or attend EMBO courses and conferences;
- Visiting fellowships for EMBL researchers – who would like to visit researchers in Poland to either establish or strengthen the collaboration;
- Co-funding of symposia – for organizers of conferences or symposia, where EMBL researchers are invited as speakers.
EMERALD Stipend Overview
The EMERALD Stipend is a funding initiative designed to support scientists affiliated with Polish research institutions in expanding their expertise through short-term visits to EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) sites. This opportunity enables researchers to access EMBL's world-class laboratories, core facilities, and collaborative environments across Europe. It also provides funds to attend EMBO/EMBL courses, workshops, and conferences.Key Features:
- Funding Amount: Covers up to €1500 in expenses related to the visit, including travel, accommodation, and fees.
The EMERALD stipend may be used to support a range of professional development and collaborative activities, including but not limited to:
- – Participation in network meetings aimed at fostering collaborations with EMBL researchers;
- – Visits to EMBL laboratories, core facilities, and user services to enhance research capabilities and technical expertise;
- – Travel costs associated with attending EMBO/EMBL courses, workshops, and conferences, contributing to the researcher’s scientific growth and international engagement.
- Target Group: Scientists working in Polish research institutions, including universities, institutes, and medical research centres.
- Purpose: To foster scientific exchange, promote collaboration, and provide hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies available at EMBL.
- Eligible Destinations: Any of EMBL’s core facilities and laboratories, such as those in Heidelberg, Hamburg, Grenoble, Rome, Barcelona, or EMBL-EBI in Hinxton or EMBO/EMBL courses, workshops, and conferences.
Reimbursement of expenses will take place after the event as an expense claim based on provided documents. Only expenses with original expense receipt will be reimbursed thus, all receipts for the reimbursable expenses must be kept and uploaded when making the reimbursements. Also tickets and boarding passes have to be submitted with the reimbursement form.
Together with the expense claim form, a short report on the activity will have to be submitted.
Application guidelines
Application must include:- Information about your affiliation, career stage and a research area;
- Short CV including your ORCID ID and a list of publications, preprints and other scientific disseminations (posters, talks);
- Indicated timing of the planned activity;
- A description of the project/overview of the intent of the visit/meeting including the name and contact details of the host supervisor in case of research/networking visits;
- Expected outcome of the project/visit/meeting including a short description, how the home lab will benefit from the visit;
- Supporting statement from the home institution or direct supervisor;
- Budget overview of the requested expenses to cover (eligible cost are travel (second class trains tickets and economy flights) and accommodation costs, conference fees, facility user expenses).
- For visits at EMBL's laboratories and core facilities, please also attach a confirmation from the hosting EMBL site/core facility that they agree to host you and that the project is feasible.
How to apply:
Applications should be submitted as a single pdf document to EMERALD committee via email to emerald@nencki.edu.pl
The subject of the email should include “Travel scholarship to EMBL” and your name.
Applications will be assessed by EMERALD’s committee once every 2 months (application deadlines are end of January, March, May, July, September and November).
Successful applicants will be notified within 1 month after application submission deadline.
Please note that funds are limited to a total of 100.000 EUR for all fellowship instruments per year, and we will notify here on the website, when the funds are no longer available.
What may be covered?
The stipend can cover expenses related to travel costs such as air fare (economy class), or train tickets (encouraged), accommodation, facility user expenses, EMBO conference fees. Expense details must be listed in the application budget.
Expenses like insurance, meals or daily allowance cannot be reimbursed or covered.
Reimbursement and reporting
Reimbursement of expenses, up to 1500 EUR per visit, will take place after the event as an expense claim based on provided documents. Only expenses with original expense receipt will be reimbursed thus, all receipts for the reimbursable expenses must be kept and uploaded when making the reimbursements. Also tickets and boarding passes have to be submitted with the reimbursement form.
Together with the expense claim form, a short report on the activity will have to be submitted.
Additionally, you will have to submit a short posting with your photo and brief description of performed activity explaining what you used the EMERALD stipend for. This might be posted on our website.
EMERALD Stipend Overview
This EMERALD Stipend is a funding initiative designed to support scientists affiliated with EMBL in expanding their connections to Polish research institutions through short-term visits. The stipend is intended to showcase the rich life sciences infrastructure, institutes, and networks available in Poland and to enable researchers from EMBL to visit laboratories, core facilities, and attend conferences in Poland.Key Features:
- Funding Amount: Covers up to €1500 in expenses related to the visit, including travel, accommodation, and fees. The EMERALD “incoming” stipend may be used to support a range of professional development and collaborative activities, including but not limited to:
- – Participation in network meetings aimed at fostering collaborations with Polish researchers;
- – Visits to Polish laboratories, core facilities, and user;
- – Travel costs associated with attending courses, workshops, and conferences, organized by Polish scientific institutions and societies contributing to the researcher’s scientific growth and international engagement.
- Target Group: Scientists working at EMBL.
- Purpose: To foster scientific exchange, promote collaboration, and provide hands-on experience with technologies and methodologies available at Polish scientific institutions.
- Eligible Destinations: Any of life sciences infrastructures or institutes located in Poland as well as courses, workshops, and conferences available in Poland.
Application guidelines
Application must include:- Information about your affiliation, career stage and a research area;
- Short CV including your ORCID ID and a list of publications, preprints and other scientific disseminations (posters, talks);
- Indicated timing of the planned activity;
- A description of the project/overview of the intent of the visit/meeting including the name and contact details of the host supervisor in case of research/networking visits;
- Expected outcome of the project/visit/meeting including a short description, how the both sites will benefit from the visit;
- Budget overview of the requested expenses to cover (eligible cost are travel (second class trains tickets and economy flights) and accommodation costs, conference fees, facility user expenses);
- For visits at Polish laboratories and core facilities, please also attach a confirmation from the hosting site/core facility that they agree to host you and that the project is feasible.
How to apply:
Applications should be submitted as a single pdf document to EMERALD committee via email to emerald@nencki.edu.pl
The subject of the email should include “Visiting fellowship for EMBL researchers” and your name.
Applications will be assessed by EMERALD’s committee once every 2 months (application deadlines are end of January, March, May, July, September and November).
Successful applicants will be notified within 1 month after application submission deadline.
Please note that funds are limited to a total of 100.000 EUR for all fellowship instruments per year, and we will notify here on the website, when the funds are no longer available.
What may be covered?
The stipend can cover expenses related to travel costs such as air fare (economy class), or train tickets (encouraged), accommodation, facility user expenses, EMBO conference fees. Expense details must be listed in the application budget.
Expenses like insurance, meals or daily allowance cannot be reimbursed or covered.
Reimbursement and reporting
Reimbursement of expenses, up to 1500 EUR per visit, will take place after the event as an expense claim based on provided documents. Only expenses with original expense receipt will be reimbursed thus, all receipts for the reimbursable expenses must be kept and uploaded when making the reimbursements. Also tickets and boarding passes have to be submitted with the reimbursement form.
Together with the expense claim form, a short report on the activity will have to be submitted.
Additionally, you will have to submit a short posting with your photo and brief description of performed activity explaining what you used the EMERALD stipend for. This might be posted on our website.
Overview
This EMERALD funding scheme is dedicated to the organizers of conferences, workshops and symposia in the area of life sciences where scientists from EMBL will be invited.The organizers might request up to 70.000 PLN funds to cover costs related to such events.
More details will be posted soon.
In case of questions please contact us at emerald@nencki.edu.pl
