Overview: FIRC - Fellowships for Italy
General	Program name	FIRC - Fellowships for Italy
	Funds for	Postdoctoral fellowships
	Funding agency	Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (FIRC)
	Scope	International
	Fields of science	Cancer
	Duration	1 - 3 yeas
	Program web site	https://www.direzionescientifica.airc.it/Calls/Default.aspx
	Number of calls per year	1 (usually with deadline in June)
Eligibility	EU-Life institution	IEO
	Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD)	Applicants must have a degree in Medicine, Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Medical Statistics, Medical Biotechnologies or other scientific disciplines, provided that the focus of the proposed research plan in the application is cancer. The degree must be an Italian laurea magistralis, i.e. 5-6 years of undergraduate degree, or an equivalent non Italian degree (candidates who only have a “laurea breve” are not eligible), and it must have been attained after December 31, 2007. Exceptions are allowed only in case of research interruptions due to parental leave, children care illness.
	Applicant's Nationality	Any
	Other Important Requirements	A maximum of two candidates per research group (i.e. having the same head of the lab of origin) may app
Funding type & amounts	Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes)	The gross annual amount of each fellowship is € 25.000 per year
	Working contract (gross salary)	N/A
	Other allowances	N/A
Next deadline	July 24, 2014, midnight
Past submissions outcomes
Year	Available fellowships	Success rates
2014	39	2%