This webinar is part of the webinar series on International Research, Training and Mobility Grants Awareness. This session is focused on EMBO funding schemes open to Indian life science researchers.

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00:05 Welcome & Introduction to Speakers

01:04 Audience Poll #1 (Barriers to applying)

03:28 Video Message from Shahid Jameel on ​‘The need for spreading awareness on international grants’

08:34 Introduction- ​‘International Research, Training and Mobility Grants Awareness Sessions’ by Shantala Hari Dass

13:03 Overview of the webinar

13:51​‘EMBO’s relationship with India’ By Bettina Trueb, Global Activities, EMBO

18:10​‘EMBO schemes’ by Gerlind Wallon, Deputy Director, EMBO

25:26 Hear From an EMBO Fellow (video clip)

29:14​‘Detailed discussion of EMBO Fellowships’ by Dr David del Alamo Rodriguez, Head Fellowship Programme, EMBO

49:00 Audience Poll #2 (Moving forward)

49:55 Q&A session

50:11 Q1. How can I get access to future resources and rewatch this webinar?

51:03 Q2. How do you judge an applicant’s scientific achievements? Is it required for the publication to be a first author publication?

53:02 Q3. Regarding educational qualifications, can I apply if I have not yet defended my thesis? What about if I am a medical student?

55:23 Q4. I have career break for family reasons, does EMBO take this into consideration to relax the two-year post PhD timeframe?

58:00 Q5. Do you need to have a molecular biology background to be eligible?

59:00 Q6. How much of an impact does a high impact publication have on the selection?

1:02:49 Q7. What is the date you consider as the date of the PhD award?

1:03:40 End of Q&A session

1:04:30 Goodbye