The International Early Career Scientist Program is funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and will support up to 50 outstanding scientists working in selected countries outside the United States and United Kingdom.

The Funders seek to identify scientists who are or have the potential to become scientific leaders. Successful applicants will receive five-year grants that will each total $650,000.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 June 2016.

To find out more, please download the supporting document.

Please note that the scheme is only open to those working in biomedical research on basic biological and disease mechanisms.