The APEX programme will offer 20 prestigious two-year postdoctoral fellowships for incoming mobility across two calls over the 60 months duration of the programme. The APEX Fellowships are open to experienced researchers of any nationality.

Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral programme.

Eligibility Criteria: Fellowships will be targeted at experienced researchers. (An experienced researcher must at the application deadline (1st call: 9th April 2018; 2nd call: 9th April 2019), be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience in academia or industry).

Method of Application: A complete application consists of:

  • Part A: Administrative information on the applicant, project, academic supervisor and host institution. Applicants must indicate: a project thematic area, up to 5 keywords, and provide a 2000 character proposal summary. Evidence of eligibility to the APEX programme (details on qualifications, evidence of compliance with the programme’s mobility requirements and references).Ethics issues table.
  • Part B: Project proposal (max. 10 pages).
  • Part C: Applicant’s CV (max. 5 pages),
  • Part D: Applicants, who in “Part A – Administrative Information” indicate that ethical issues are associated with their research, are required to complete and submit the “ Ethics Self-Assessment” document
  • Other documents required: Letters of commitment from the academic supervisors.

All applications will be emailed to the APEX address, with the subject heading: Call 1.

Online Application

Scholarship Link

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 9, 2018