EMBO Life Sciences Mobility Portal

Organizations, associations, societies and institutions that promote the life sciences. The information is listed by country in alphabetical order. Please use the Search to find specific information.

Display # 5101520253050100All # Web Link Hits 21      Belgium: Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology The ICP is a multidisciplinary biomedical research institute hosting several laboratories of the faculty of medicine of UCL (Universite catholique de Louvain), as well as the Brussels branch of the Ludwig Institute. Undergraduate, graduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships 780 22      Belgium: Fondation contre le Cancer Cancer research, oncology travel and project grants (Website only in French or Dutch) 648 23      Belgium: Flemish Ligue against Cancer Cancer and oncology research grants 1683 24      Czech Republic: Charles University Socrates/Erasmus at Charles University 1011 25      Czech Republic: Czech Technical University Basic Information, Science and Research, Miscellaneous Erasmus and Exchange CTU Scholarships (Master and PhD Studies) 649 26      Canada: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) NSERC offers scholarships and fellowships for every stage of study, from undergraduate to postdoctoral. - Undergraduate programs - Postgraduate programs - Postdoctoral - NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships University Visits - NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR Scholarships and Fellowships Regional Meetings 742 27      Czech Republic: Czech Science Foundation The Czech Science Foundation – GACR (Grantová agentura České republiky) was established in 1993 as an independent institution. It promotes progress over the whole range of basic research in the Czech Republic. The main function of the Czech Science Foundation is to provide, on the basis of public tender, financial support for research projects submitted by individuals or organizations. The main source of the funds available is the state budget, but contributions from other sources are also possible. 722 28      Canada: The Gairdner Foundation The Gairdner Foundation is a non-profit corporation devoted to the recognition of outstanding achievement in biomedical research worldwide. The purpose of these awards is the recognition of individuals whose work or contribution constitutes tangible achievement in the field of medical science. - The Canada Gairdner International Awards are given annually to individuals from a diversity of fields for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science. - The Canada Gairdner Global Health Award recognizes those who have made scientific advances in one of four areas: basic science, clinical science or population or environmental health. The advances must have made, or have the potential to make a significant impact on health in the developing world. - The Canada Gairdner Wightman Award is given to a Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in medicine and medical science. 995 29      Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society Cancer and oncology research. Organises lectures, seminars and workshops with the participation of specialists/doctors from abroad and from Cyprus. Subsidizes doctors, nurses and other scientific personnel involved in the field, through scholarships/fellowships in order to enable them to attend seminars and specialized training programmes abroad and acquire specialized knowledge in the most recent techniques of cancer care and treatment. 758 30      Cyprus: Research Promotion Foundation Founded in 1996, the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) was established at the initiative of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, to promote the development of scientific and technological research in Cyprus due to the fundamental importance of research in contemporary societies. The Foundation has developed a wide range of activities throughout its ten-years presence in the research area of Cyprus. These fall into two main categories: - Financing Research Projects through the Development and Monitoring of Competitive Programmes - Managing European Research and Innovation Projects and Promotion of International Cooperation in Research and Innovation 661 31      Czech Republic: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports - Scholarships Awards under Bilateral International Agreements on Co-operation in the Field of Education - Scholarship Awards within the Foreign Development Assistance Programme - CEEPUS- Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies - International Visegrad Fund (4 grant programmes, Visegrad Scholarship Programme and Visegrad Artist Residency Programme) - AKTION Programme (Co-operation with Austria in the field of science and education) 895 32      Canada: Dalhousie University Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded annually at Dalhousie University to recently graduated scholars of superior academic research ability in any discipline. Awards are tenable for two years and include travel costs, a research grant, and a conference travel allowance. 701 33      Denmark: Danish Agency for International Education The Danish Agency for International Education is an authority within the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation responsible for supporting the internationalisation of education and training in Denmark. The Danish Agency for International Educationis is the national agency for two EU education programmes, Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action, as well as for other similar programmes, including Nordic and Danish education programmes and initiatives. The Agency is also the central institution in Denmark where persons with foreign qualifications can get these assessed and recognised. In addition, the Agency is an information centre concerning internationalisation of all the educational sectors. 720 34      Denmark: Danish Research Agency Funding and grants for research. 980 35      Denmark: Nordic Council Project grants, research scholarships and exchange programmes 920 36      Denmark: Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation administers research and funding to promote innovation for the Danish Council for Independent Research, the Danish Council for Strategic Research, the Danish Council for Technology and Innovation and the Danish Research Training Committee under the auspices of the Danish Research Coordination Committee. The Agency also administers allocation of funding under the Industrial PhD Scheme, the Young Researcher Initiative and the Outstanding Public Outreach Award. 694 37      Denmark: The Danish National Research Foundation The Danish National Research Foundation was established in 1991, and is an independent foundation, which works at strengthening Danish basic research within all research fields. The Foundation’s main working method is to set up and fund research centres of the highest international standing – Centres of Excellence – for 1 -2 periods of funding. The Foundation annually distributes up to DKK 400 million. This corresponds to approximately 2 % of the annual public research expenditure. As a supplement to the Centres of Excellence, the Foundation experiments with various other programs, particularly with a view to strengthening the internationalisation of Danish research. Following this strategy the Foundation is active on collaborations with international foundations and organisations regarding establishment of joint research centres and initiatives on joint research programmes in general. Furthermore the Foundation has in the later years invested in six internationally recognised visiting professors and funded the recruitment of three outstanding professors to Danish research environments for a five-year period. 696 38      Denmark: Bornecancerfonden Project grants, Postdoctoral fellowships, Predoctoral fellowships, cancer and oncology research 706 39      Denmark: GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility Facilitating digitisation and global dissemination of primary biodiversity data, so that people from all countries can benefit from the use of the information, is the mission of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The Ebbe Nielsen Prize is awarded annually to a promising researcher who is combining biosystematics and biological diversity informatics research that supports the objectives of GBIF in an exciting and novel way. 673 40      Europe: EMBO - excellence in life sciences Promoting Molecular Biology in Europe and worldwide 710 «  Start   Prev   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   Next   End  » Page 2 of 22

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