Cooperation with EMBO
In July 2023, JST signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with EMBO, allowing JST-supported researchers to participate in select EMBO programs. To support researchers in Japan in building international networks with leading life science researchers in Europe and to foster the development of future global research leaders, JST is implementing the following collaborative activities with EMBO in FY2025. We encourage researchers to take full advantage of these opportunities.
Participation of JST Researchers in EMBO Programs
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.).
● Young Investigator Programme (YIP)
The 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
| Eligible JST Researchers: |
Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs currently supported by the following JST programs: -Strategic Basic Research Programs (PRESTO, ACT-X) -Fusion-Oriented Research for Disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) -Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) |
Click here for EMBO’s YIP page
● 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.)
| Eligible JST Researchers: |
Research participants (primarily early-career researchers named in research plans) supported by the following JST programs: -Strategic Basic Research Programs (ERATO, CREST, PRESTO, ACT-X) -Fusion-Oriented Research for Disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) -Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) |
>Click here for EMBO’s SEG page
>Click here for the interview with a SEG awardee from Japan.
JST-EMBO Joint Matchmaking Activities
To promote and expand networks between promising early-career researchers from Japan and Europe, JST and EMBO are jointly conducting matchmaking events. Two workshops have been held to date, one in Japan and one in Europe, with more than 100 participants in total.
In FY2025, JST-supported researchers are planned to be invited to a meeting of EMBO network researchers held in Europe.
(*Please note: details are subject to change.)
Target participants: PIs and Co-PIs supported by FOREST, Strategic Basic Research Programs (ERATO, CREST, PRESTO, ACT-X), or ASPIRE
Event period: Second half of FY2025
Application period: Around summer 2025 (After the deadline, EMBO will match applicants with European researchers by research field and select participants.)
(February 26–28, 2025 @ European Molecular Biology Laboratory,Heidelberg)
Events
【JST Informational Webinar, June 3】 EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants
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Contact Us
For general inquiries regarding JST-EMBO collaboration:
jst.international [at] jst.go.jp
For inquiries regarding the Young Investigators Programme:
yip [at] embo.org
For inquiries regarding Scientific Exchange Grants:
fellowships [at] embo.org
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