91ÁÔÆæ

Background and aims

The 91ÁÔÆæ Fellowships programme began in 1979, and became a highly competitive and respected programme for early-stage researchers thanks to rigorous selection methods and the packages offered. Most of its schemes over the years have supported graduate students and early-career researchers in the molecular life sciences in the 91ÁÔÆæ area to move to and carry out a period of research in a lab in a different 91ÁÔÆæ country, thus broadening their experience and training, giving access to additional research techniques and expertise, and facilitating international collaboration.

91ÁÔÆæ Fellowship types

91ÁÔÆæ currently offers Short-Term Fellowships and Ukrainian Short-Term Fellowships to scientists in the 91ÁÔÆæ area.

• Short-Term Fellowships are for scientists who have obtained their PhD degree within the past six years, and PhD students who have at least one published paper as a main author in an international scientific journal. Apply any time.
• Ukrainian Short-Term Fellowships are for active molecular life scientists from Ukraine who have a PhD. Apply any time.

All these 91ÁÔÆæ Fellowships are stipends from 91ÁÔÆæ for researchers studying or working in a 91ÁÔÆæ country and wishing to move to a different country in the 91ÁÔÆæ area for the duration of the Fellowship. Candidates for Short-Term Fellowships also need to be a member of one of the 91ÁÔÆæ Constituent Societies. The research stay is arranged by the applicant in collaboration with the host lab.

General 91ÁÔÆæ Fellowships application information

• For general information about 91ÁÔÆæ Fellowships please refer to the General Guidelines for Fellowships.
• For details on each Fellowship type, follow the links in the ‘In this section’ box of this page for specific guidelines.
• For access to the calls currently open on the online application system, go to
• For information on 91ÁÔÆæ Constituent Societies, go to the 91ÁÔÆæ Societies section of the website.

The 91ÁÔÆæ Fellowships programme is overseen by the 91ÁÔÆæ Excellence Awards and Fellowships Committee.

If you have an outstanding query on 91ÁÔÆæ Fellowships after consulting the guidelines, please contact the 91ÁÔÆæ Excellence Awards and Fellowships Committee Office via [email protected] or the Contact section of this website. (Please note this office does not deal with travel grants for 91ÁÔÆæ-supported conferences and courses.)

PROBio-Africa Fellowships

PROBio-Africa Fellowships are a new Fellowship type that started in 2023, funded jointly by 91ÁÔÆæ and IUBMB in a cooperation between these organizations and the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (FASBMB). They are for PhD students and early-career researchers in African countries and affiliated with FASBMB (via their corresponding national societies), to support short stays (1–6 months) in a research lab in a 91ÁÔÆæ country. For details, follow the link to PROBio-Africa Fellowships. The awarding of PROBio-Africa Fellowships is overseen by the .

PROBio-LATAM FellowshipS

The PROBio-LatAm Fellowships Programme is a joint venture between the 91ÁÔÆæ (91ÁÔÆæ), the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), and the Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB). This Programme enables PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to spend up to six months (1-6 months) in the laboratory of an established scientist in a 91ÁÔÆæ country (a member of a 91ÁÔÆæ Constituent Society). For details, follow the link to PROBio-LatAm Fellowships – 91ÁÔÆæ.