Call for Submissions: IBSA Foundation Fellowships

Fields

• Dermatology
• Endocrinology
• Fertility and Urology
• Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Pain Medicine
• Healthy Aging/Regenerative Medicine

Funding Information

• As part of the IBSA Foundation Fellowships, a €5000 award will be given to the best scientific project developed in a laboratory, research institute or university based in a developing country.
• The Fellowship amount (before taxes and duties) includes funding for salary and mobility costs, and is intended to cover the cost of living for 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants of any nationality must be under 40 years old on the deadline for the submission of proposals.
• They must have a degree in medicine, biology, pharmacy, biotechnology or bioengineering.
• Open to PhD students, PhD, Post-Doc and residents.
• For the entire duration of the grant, applicants must be active in the Host Institution, i.e. a research organization (such as universities, hospitals or other research centres), irrespective of its legal status (organized under public or private law), whose primary goal is to independently conduct non-economic biomedical research and to disseminate its results.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Permanent positions such as Professors cannot apply.

Evaluation Criteria

• Quality of the project to be developed in the host laboratory (Feasibility – Originality – Scientific value – Relevance to the selected therapeutic area)
• CV of the candidate with particular emphasis on the research experience
• Appropriateness of the host laboratory for the proposed research

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae
• List of best peer-reviewed scientific publications (min 1 – max 3)
• Cover letter of a short self-presentation

For more information, visit IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research.