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