Arturo Falaschi Short-term Postdoctoral Fellowships – September 2026

Benefits & funding

• Fellowship duration: 1–6 months.
• Monthly stipend: EUR 2,300 in Trieste, USD 1,749 in New Delhi, or ZAR 27,500 in Cape Town.
• Travel from the fellow’s home country to the ICGEB laboratory and return travel after completion.
• Medical health insurance for the fellowship period.
• Reimbursement of visa or permit-of-stay application and renewal costs.
• No financial or administrative support is provided for accompanying family members.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be nationals of one of these 69 ICGEB Member States: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
• Applicants may not undertake the fellowship in their country of origin unless they have been working abroad for at least the previous three years and are still abroad when applying.
• Applicants should hold a recent PhD in Life Sciences or have at least three years of research experience.
• Candidates under 35 receive preference, but this is not an age requirement.
• A TOEFL, Cambridge or similar English certificate is required unless English was the medium of instruction, in which case the university must provide an official certificate.
• Only one fellowship application may be submitted per call.

Application process

1. 1
   Create an account in the ICGEB Service Gateway.
2. 2
   During the public window, submit an expression of interest in one session by choosing one ICGEB component, one research group and a prospective supervisor, then providing career information, a motivation letter of up to 200 words and a project abstract.
3. 3
   Wait for the chosen research group to review the expression of interest.
4. 4
   If invited, complete the full application in the Service Gateway, including the detailed research proposal and referee details.
5. 5
   Upload the required PDF files: a full CV, identification document and English certificate or university declaration, then confirm submission.

Program timeline

1. Expression-of-interest period opened.

   Jul 1, 2026

2. Public expression-of-interest deadline.

   Aug 14, 2026, 23:59 CET

3. Full-application window opens for invited candidates.

   Sep 16, 2026

4. Full-application deadline for invited candidates.

   Sep 30, 2026, 23:59 CET

5. Next Arturo Falaschi call is expected to open.

   January 2027, exact opening day not stated

6. Published final-application deadline for the next call.

   Mar 31, 2027

7. Fellowship start and end dates

   Not published; selected stays last 1–6 months.