The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded $2 million to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) to help launch the careers of young scientists in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
The four-year grant will support six scientists a year early in their careers. It links HHMI's International Research Scholars in the three countries with EMBO's Young Investigator Programme, (http://www.embo.org/projects/yip/). The HHMI/EMBO Scientists will receive 30,000 Euros (approximately $26,450) a year for four years and will be mentored by their more established HHMI-supported colleagues. Applications for the first year are due April 1.
The EMBO Young Investigator Programme, created in 2000, identifies promising molecular biologists in their first three years of heading independent laboratories. Currently, there are 78 EMBO Young Investigators in 17 out of 24 member countries.
HHMI launched its International Program in 1991 to recognize the international scope of modern biomedical research and the contributions of scientists outside the United States. The program supports international research scholars' work, scientific meetings of scholars and educational activities.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a medical research organization whose principal mission is the conduct of biomedical research. It employs 324 investigators who conduct basic medical research in HHMI laboratories at 69 of the nation's leading research centers and universities. Through its complementary grants program, HHMI supports science education in the United States and a select group of researchers abroad.