Aim: This fellowship aims to financially support PhD students and medical doctors working in ERN-member institutions to undertake short scientific visits (secondments) up to 3 months fostering specialist research training outside their countries of residence and within one of the ERN host institutions. Through this training measure the fellows should acquire at their host (secondment) institution new competences and knowledge related to their research on rare diseases and with benefit to their ERN.

Funding model

The total budget foreseen for the fellowships call is of 600.000 €.

Travel up to 400€ for the entire fellowship and accommodation expenses up to 2000€ per month will be covered for a fellowship with a duration of up to 3 months. Please note that the costs covered by fellowship have to be financed in advance by the fellows and will be reimbursed against receipt up to a fixed limit.

Application profile:

• PhD students with a minimum of one year of research experience OR physicians having finished their first year of specialist training
• Be affiliated to an ERN Full Member or to an ERN-Affiliated Partner Institution from one of the 24 ERNs at the time when the application is submitted, as well as during the proposed period of the training stay
• The host (secondment) institutions must be Full or Affiliated Members of an ERN at the time when the application is submitted, as well as during the proposed period of the training stay
• Added value to ERN of the mobility stay

Information to be submitted

The applications must be written in English and must be submitted using the online application form (https://sondage.inserm.fr/index.php/883776/lang-en). Applicants must provide personal information and submit a research project plan, information about their current work, and information about the home and the host (secondment) institution. Applications using a different format or exceeding the length limitations of any sections will be rejected without further review.

More information in the call text document atached.

In case of interest please contact lnorton@fsjd.org