Maya și Nicolae Simionescu Research Fellowship

The Maya și Nicolae Simionescu Research Fellowship is an annual competitive research grant supporting a 12-month biomedical research project. The 2026 research theme is "Exploiting transcytosis in vascular disease therapy". The fellowship targets researchers conducting R&D in Romanian research institutions or universities and is funded by Acad. Maya Simionescu.

10,000 Euro research grant to fund a 12-month project.

Applicants must be Romanian citizens with stable domicile in Romania or who will work in Romania during the fellowship; must hold a university degree (bachelor/master) and be doctors in fundamental biological and biomedical sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacology); must have at least intermediate knowledge of English.

Two-stage competition: Stage I — submit project abstract (max 500 words), motivation letter (max 250 words) and CV; Stage II — shortlisted candidates submit a full research proposal. Documents are sent electronically to the provided email address.