The European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) offers Research Grants for IBD nurses to promote innovative scientific research in the area of IBD Nursing across Europe.

Duration

1 year

In order to be eligible, the candidate must:

1. Submit an original research project using the "N-ECCO Research Grants Technical Appendix". Applications exceeding the word count will not be evaluated.

2. The principal investigator of the N-ECCO Research Grant application needs to be ECCO Member.

3. N-ECCO Research Grant applicants are not limited to the ECCO Member Countries and can apply from non European countries; however, the impact of the project for the IBD Community has to be clearly stated.

4. If your institute holds a current N-ECCO Research Grant, then another application for this period is not possible. Therefore, an institute cannot apply for two grants in consecutive years.

5. Only one grant will be awarded to an Institution each time.

Documentation

All applicants should submit a proposal for a research project using the "N-ECCO Research Grants Technical Appendix". The proposal should be written in Word format (Font: Verdana, Size: 11, line spacing 1) and should contain the following headings:

- Project title and PI

- Name, full address, affiliations, academic degree, ECCO Membership ID number

- Summary of the proposal (max. 300 words)

- Introduction (max. 900 words)

- Objectives (max. 450 words)

- Methodology and working plan (max. 1200 words)

- Significance and impact (max. 250 words)

- Background of the applicant/group (max. 450 words)

- Research training aspects (max. 450 words)

- Budget

As well as the following documents:

- CV of the applicant

Deadline: July 31, 2020

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research's Department before July 24th.