Travel grants for training in foreign institutions
cover travel costs of young scientists who are abroad for a brief training period.
Purpose
This ongoing programme supports travel expenses of young graduate European scientists or physicians working in the field of clinical microbiology and/or infectious diseases.
Funding
Financial support is available to help cover travel costs for training in Europe (EUR 600) or outside Europe (EUR 1'000). The hosting institution must be located outside of the applicant's country of residence.
Eligibility criteria
Training may take place in a research laboratory, a clinical department or a public health institution. For members from outside Europe, training must be carried out in Europe. For European members it may be carried out anywhere.
Applicants should be born on or after 1 January 1969. Members of the ESCMID Executive Committee are ineligible.
Application procedure
Please submit the following:
- Letter of application, providing justification for the intended training
- CV including a list of publications
- Details on the training programme (e.g. research plan, training topics)
- Confirmation letter on original letterhead duly signed by the head of the unit where the training is to take place
- and one colour photo as tiff, eps or jpg file at least 4x6 cm with 300 dpi resolution.
The ESCMID Awards Subcommittee will select the grantees.
Report
The names of successful applicants and places of foreign training will be published in ESCMID News and on the ESCMID website.
The grantee must submit a two-page report to ESCMID upon completion of the training.
