Researchers currently supported under specific JST programs are eligible to apply for the following two EMBO programs. Please refer to the application guidelines for JST-supported researchers for detailed eligibility criteria and application procedures(available only in Japanese.).

● Scientific Exchange Grants (SEG)

Scientific Exchange Grants support research visits of up to 3 months to laboratories in EMBC Member States in order to build new collaborative relationships. Selected researchers will receive support for travel and subsistence costs related to the visit.

Call open all year (Travel period must fall within Japan's fiscal year 2025.)

>Click here for EMBO’s SEG page

● Young Investigator Programme (YIP)

The program supports early-career researchers in the life sciences who have led an independent laboratory for at least one year but less than four years. Selected researchers will receive funding and networking support over four years and gain access to an international network of more than 700 current and former EMBO Young Investigators across and beyond Europe.

Application deadline for the 2025 call: April 1, 2025

Click here for EMBO’s YIP page

JST and EMBO have been conducting matchmaking activities to strengthen and expand the network between outstanding young researchers in Japan and Europe in the life sciences. Two matchmaking events have been held so far once in Japan and once in Europe, with over 100 participants in total.

In FY2025, up to 10 young researchers participating in some of programs will have the opportunity to attend the Young Investigator Network Meeting (YIN Meeting), which brings together members of the EMBO Young Investigator Network, a prestigious community of leading young group leaders across Europe.

This will be a valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge and build lasting connections with world-class early-career researchers in Europe—an ideal platform to take your international research career to the next level. We are waiting for your applications!

• Event Date: March 12 (Thu) – March 14 (Sat), 2026
• Location: Prague, Czech Republic
• Eligibility: Applicants must meet both of the following requirements:
  (1) Be a PI, Co-PI or researcher registered in the project plan (研究参加者) of ASPIRE, CREST, ERATO, PRESTO (さきがけ), ACT-X, or FOREST (創発) at the time of application.
  (2) Be an independent researcher* for up to 10 years. (*For details, please refer to the application guidelines.)
• How to Apply: Please submit your application via the survey form provided in the application guidelines.
• Application Deadline: Sunday, August 31, 2025 (Japan Time)
• Application Guidelines: Please download it here

【JST Informational Webinar, June 3】 EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants
*This webinar has ended. Thank you for your participation.

Click here to download the program

View the presentation slides here:

EMBO, EMBC and Japan
Report on EMBO’s Cooperative activities with Japan
（English/Japanese）

Unravelling plant regeneration
Meet new EMBO Young Investigator Momoko Ikeuchi
（English/Japanese）

A first international experience through EMBO
An interview with Cheng-Han Ho, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo and 2025 Scientific Exchange Grantee at EMBL, Heidelberg (English)

Networking Excellence
Second JST | EMBO Workshop (English)