Deadline: 8 July 2011
Open to: MD and/or PhD degree holders engaged in clinical and/or biological reasearch in hematology
Scholarship: Funding is for a maximum of 3 years at € 35.000 per year
As part of the Career Development Program, the EHA Partner Fellowship Program is dedicated to young hematologists from new accession and European Union candidate countries and developing countries.
Its purpose is to facilitate development of a collaborative network between hematology institutes in Western Europe and new accession and candidate countries of the EU and developing countries; To support the career development of young scientists from new accession or EU candidate countries and developing countries who are involved in basic and clinical research in hematology by facilitating opportunities to work at host institutes in Western Europe.
Eligibility
- Applicants must reside in a new accession or candidate country of the EU or a developing country as listed.
- Applicants should hold an MD and/or PhD or equivalent and be engaged in clinical and/or biological research in hematology.
- Applicants must be within 12 years after MD graduation or have less than 8 years of post-doc experience after PhD graduation.
- Applicants must be, or become, members of EHA upon submitting their application.
- Home and host institutes must be academic research and/or clinical hematology centers.
- The host institute must provide all facilities for the applicant’s project.
- The head of the applicant’s host department/institute and applicant agree to be responsible to EHA regarding project development, implementation and budgeting.
- The head of the applicant’s home department/institute agrees to be responsible to EHA regarding payment of salary to the recipient.
- The host institute must provide the fellow the opportunity to attend the EHA Annual Congress.
- Applicants are encouraged to return to their home country after the fellowship.
Application
- Complete the APPLICATION FORM
- Submit your letter of recommendation, signed by the head of the applicant’s department
- Submit your letter of agreement, signed by the home and host institutes and applicant, describing their:
– mutual collaboration and how the project will benefit a longer term relationship between the institutes
– willingness to facilitate the exchange/hosting of the applicant
– responsibility for successful performance of the research project. - Submit the required documents of your project proposal (as detailed below)
- Submit these items to fellowships.grants@ehaweb.org no later than July 8.
Required Documents
Applicant’s project proposal should be in English and include:
1. Scientific proposal of 4-6 pages double-spaced, including:
A. background description of proposed project
B. specific aims of project
C. plan of investigation
D. methods to be employed and any pilot data obtained
E. relevant references
2. Project budget, including the administrative, facilities, supplies, travel and/or housing costs related to the project.
3. A biographical sketch (CV) of the applicant
4. Specification of home institution, laboratory and contact person/supervisor for the development of the project and description of the host institution and laboratory where the project will be conducted.
5. Specification of any additional funding obtained by the applicant.
Funding
A maximum of 2 awards will be granted.
Funding is for a maximum of 3 years at € 35.000 per year, which includes:
- € 10.000 per year to the host institute to cover administrative, facilities, supplies, travel and/or housing costs related to the recipient’s project
- a salary of € 25.000 per year for the recipient, to be paid through the home institute.
The Official Webpage (there you can find the complete list of eligible countries)