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Financial, academic and practical support

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced the selection of 21 of Europeʼs most talented young researchers as 2010 beneficiaries of the EMBO Young Investigator Programme - among them Stephan Grill, joint group leader at the MPI-CBG and the MPI-PKS.

The programme annually identifies some of the most promising European young researchers at a critical stage of their scientific careers. Young group leaders receive a range of benefits designed to smooth the transition during the start up of their first independent research laboratories. The programme received 137 applications this year. “EMBO Young Investigators gain financial, academic and practical support,” explains Gerlind Wallon, EMBO Deputy Director and manager of the Young Investigator Programme. “The programme helps to endorse and promote these young scientists as active and recognised contributors to European research.”  

EMBO Young Investigators receive 15,000 euros per year directly from the member state where their laboratories are located. Additional support is provided by EMBO for networking activities and small research projects in their laboratories. The distinction as an EMBO Young Investigator often assists young group leaders to attract additional sources of funding for their research.

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