Applying for ARISE Fellowship

The ARISE programme is open to experienced STEM professionals,
from all countries and without age restriction.

To join ARISE programme, you need to have

1. Degree that would formally qualify you to enter a PhD in the country in which the degree was issued. You do not have to have a PhD, but you must have
2. At least 4 years (full time equivalent) of experience in research, in academia or industry, after your last degree. If you did a PhD, years spent on a PhD count towards the required four years of experience.
3. Experience in development of methods, techniques or technologies. Initial experience with technology development related to service provision is a plus.
4. High level of skills and strong scientific potential, comparable to the level of the postdoctoral candidate, relevant to the fields of the group which you aim to join. Strong scientific potential that can be proved through at least one of the following types of evidence:
   • scientific publications, scientific software, unique or problematic datasets, technical documentation, or similar that you have produced.
   • contributions to patents.
   • experience in management of technology development projects.
   • detailed descriptions of any other innovative research you have performed, and your achievements.
   • any other activities that demonstrate experience relevant to technology development and scientific services.
5. Fluency in written and spoken English (comparable to the C level/ proficient English user).
6. Only if you have worked at EMBL earlier: based on the MSCA mobility rule it is not permitted for applicants to have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) at any of the EMBL sites for more than 12 months in the three years immediately preceding the call deadline *.

To submit your application you will need to

• fill in the application form and upload it online.
• write a short project proposal using the template above, and merge it with the ethics self assessment document before you upload it.
• prepare your CV and any certificates that you wish to submit (e.g. your university degree)
• think of the two referees which we can contact for the reference letter about you – once yu enter their name in the application portal, we will ask them for the reference letter and they should send it to us latest 2 weeks after the call closure date.
• You can save and return to your application before you submit it.

For evaluation of your application and your presentation on the interviews, we use the points system that is often used by Marie Curie programs. We evaluate:

• your professional excellence, previous achievements and impact you made on your field of work.

• the excellence of the project you proposed, it’s quality and novelty and fit with the team of the host and eventual secondment host.
• potential of the proposed project to be included in the service offers of the RIs and what would be the expected impact of such service.

Evaluation criteria and point system we use are described in the Guide for applicants (see link above).

Applicants can appeal after any of three cut-off points: eligibility check, evaluation of their written application by the Evaluation Board, and personal interviews.

A dedicated email address, arise-appeal@embl.org, is available for official complaints or formal appeals. This will be accessible only by the Advisory Committee, which is bound by strict confidentiality.

The ARISE Advisory Committee will investigate the validity and significance of the allegations. If significant irregularities in the procedures are found, the Advisory Committee will devise a corrective measure for the current application (e.g. re-evaluation) and future selection rounds. In general, however, the decisions of the Evaluation Board, the interview panel, and the interviewers from the ARISE groups will not be overruled.