ACTERIA Doctoral Thesis Prizes


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Organization:
European Federation of Immunological Societies
Category:
Awards
Scope:
International
Start:
Internal deadline:
Official deadline:
Amount:
30,000 €
Description:

Object

These prizes will honor the best doctoral theses defended in topics related to immunology and allergology in European universities/institutions in the last 3 years.

Funding

Cash award of €30,000, plus the possibility of financing of €50,000/year for three-year research projects to be performed in European institutions, which can reach up to €200,000 for projects that are pursued by or in cooperation with institutions located in the following countries: Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Requirements

Doctoral theses defended in topics related to immunology and allergology in European universities/institutions in the last 3 years prior to the application deadline (December 31, 2019). Hence, applicants who earned their doctoral degree before January 1, 2017 are not eligible.

Request

Documentation

Candidates for the ACTERIA Doctoral Prizes awarded by EFIS must submit the following:

- Curriculum Vitae (2 pages max.) with publications, including primary research articles, reviews, book chapters, conference proceedings, oral presentations, etc. (acceptance letter(s) required for publications not yet published or in press)

- Summary of dissertation including a summary of activity since earning the doctoral degree (3 pages max.

- Letter of reference from doctoral degree supervisor

- Proof of Membership in an EFIS-affiliated National Society

- Proposed research project (3 Pages max.) including: state-of-the-art, questions addressed, research program and methods, expected results, feasibility, potential bottlenecks and solutions, if necessary, timeline, short list of references.

- Letter from the Host Institution where the project will be conducted, confirming that appropriate facilities will be guaranteed to the researcher in the event the project is approved, and including a statement that the safety rules of the organization will be applied.

- Ethics statement (applicable for research using human or animal samples or conducted in humans or animals) confirming that the proposed project will be submitted to the appropriate Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee before funding is awarded by the Fondation ACTERIA

How to apply

https://www.acteriaprizes.net/apply/apply.html

Deadline

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research's Department before december 24, 2019