Object

Fellowships for short stays (usually 3-6 months) for basic and clinical postgraduate investigators at a foreign institution to accomplish a very focused research project, to learn an experimental procedure or methodology, or to get in-depth knowledge about a sophisticated, clinical diagnostic procedure not available at the Home Institution.

Funding

3,000 EUR per month will be provided. The bench fee reimbursement is not included.

Period

Up to a maximum of 6 months, and at the discretion of the reviewing committee, non-renewable.

• Candidates must be active EASL members or have applied for membership at the time of the application;
• Candidates must have a M.D. or Ph.D. degree at the time that the fellowship is awarded.
• Candidates must be no more than 40 years old, with time allowed for parental leave in line with EU standards: 1.5 years per child for mothers and respective time taken off for fathers).;
• Hosting Institution must be in a different country from the Home Institution in Europe;
• No more than 1 application per each home department will be considered during a period of 2 years following the grant allocation;
• The research/clinical supervisor in the hosting institution must be an EASL member but must not be member of the EASL Governing Board;
• No restriction on the applicant's nationality.

Documentation

The application should include:

• A detailed CV
• 2 reference letters (including one from the candidate's senior mentor at the home institution)
• A project summary
• An official letter of support signed by the candidate's supervisor at the hosting institution including a statement detailing how much of the design and research work will be done by the candidate and expected goals of the project.

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research Department.