The deadline has now passed to submit outline proposals. A full timeline of the review process can be found in the Programme Guidelines below.

EACR Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to three years and support excellent postdoctoral researchers in laboratories throughout Europe and the world.

EACR-AstraZeneca Postdoctoral Fellowships

The goals of the programme are:

• to support the career development of outstanding EACR members in the early stage of their careers
• to train the next generation of scientists engaged in innovative research in areas where AstraZeneca has demonstrated leadership through its pipeline and research programs
• to build research collaborations between the EACR, institutions and AstraZeneca in core therapeutic areas to support development of the pipeline

Proposed research projects must:

• be basic and/or translational in nature. Translational research is preferred.
• have direct applicability and relevance to at least one of haematology, breast, lung, prostate, pancreatic, gastric, ovarian, liver, colorectal or paediatric cancer.

Projects should focus on one of the following research areas:

• Cell Therapy
• Immune modulating therapies
• Tumour drivers
• Mechanisms of resistance to therapy
• Mechanisms of sensitivity/resistance to PARP inhibitors and other DNA Damage Response inhibitors
• Novel approaches to drugging intractable targets
• Mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance to antibody drug conjugates
• Epigenetics

Measures of success:

• High impact publications describing innovative additions to the field
• Short and long-term satisfaction with the programme
• Career development of Fellows 
• Continued academic interactions with the fellow and/or academic supervisors and AstraZeneca

How to apply

The deadline has now passed to submit outline proposals. A full timeline of the review process can be found in the Programme Guidelines below.

Applications are accepted in line with the published timeline in the Programme Guidelines here (PDF).

Before proceeding to submit your application:

• Check you meet the eligibility criteria on the right side of this page, also available in the programme guidelines above.
• You must hold a valid EACR Membership Number and be logged in to access the portal
• It is your responsibility to ensure that all supporting documents are submitted.
• Take note not to exceed the character or word count limits. Applications cannot be submitted as ‘complete’ with exceeded limits.
• Information will save automatically and may be updated at any time prior to submitting an outline application. Please DO NOT press submit until you have fully completed the application. You will only be able to submit one application.
• Only applications that are submitted as complete by the published deadline can be considered. There will be no extensions and no exceptions for late or incomplete applications.

Deadline to submit outline proposals: 24 April 2024 at 23:59 CEST

Deadline for shortlisted applicants to submit full proposals: 06 September 2024 at 23:59 CEST

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to read and understand the Programme Guidelines and in particular the eligibility criteria. Strict criteria will be applied. Should you have any difficulties with the online submission system please contact Laura Kendrick at laura.kendrick@eacr.org.