Deadline: 1 December 2009

ECTRIMS is pleased to offer a Research Fellowship Exchange Programme. The fellowship is offered to young European postdoctoral neuroscientists to facilitate their conduct of and training in basic, clinical or applied research related to multiple sclerosis in European laboratories of clinics. The goal is to maximise exchange of information and help grow the pool of well-trained scientists focused on MS.

ECTRIMS will support up to two fellowships annually, each with duration of 1 or 2 years, with an annual stipend of up to € 50’000, depending on the candidate’s degree. Fellows are expected to identify an European research training environment and mentor prior to application and to devote full-time to research and research training during their fellowship period (up to 10% time and effort can be spent on teaching and/or clinical care).

Eligibility

Scientists or physicians who are residents of ECTRIMS member countries and who hold or are candidates for an MD, PhD, ScD or equivalent degree are eligible.

Candidates should be less than 40 years of age and have less than 5 years of post-doctoral experience at the time of application. The fellowship period must be spent in a European laboratory or clinic and the candidate is expected to have identified a fellowship site, mentor and research project prior to submission of an application.

Application

The following documents are required for application:

• Complete curriculum vitae and bibliography of the candidate
• Description of the project to be undertaken during the fellowship period
• Letters of acceptance and support from the proposed mentor and his/her institution
• Letters of support from up to three scientists/clinicians at the candidate’s home institution supporting the prospective fellow’s candidacy.

Further details about the ECTRIMS Research Exchange Fellowship Programme and application materials can be obtained by writing to the Fellowship Administrator at fellowship@ectrims.eu.