Application Deadline: 1 December 2023 (23:59 CET).
LOCATION: Switzerland
ECTRIMS offers a Professional Training Fellowship Programme for nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, and related allied health care professionals to obtain or expand their expertise in MS through practical experience and training in a mentored MS environment in Europe.
ELIGIBILITY:
For recipients of advanced degrees (RN, PhD, OT, PT, etc) in allied health professions who wish to obtain mentored clinical and/or research training related to multiple sclerosis
Funded fellowships in a European laboratory or clinic with flexible durations up to one year
Citizens of any country are eligible to apply to this programme, however, the training must be undertaken in a European institution or clinic
For European applicants, the training institution may be in the same city or country as the candidate’s current workplace, however, fellows wishing to train in a different city or different European country are strongly encouraged
The following list (click here) provides information on previous host institutions, but applicants are encouraged to apply for their fellowships at other European institutions not listed in this document
The application requires documents from the candidate, the proposed mentor and the proposed host training institute, as well as other professional referees
Successful fellows and their mentors will be asked to provide progress and financial accounting reports at the end of the fellowship period
Candidates must have a professional qualification (with relevant degree) such as nursing, psychology, physiotherapy/rehabilitation, etc. and, if appropriate, be licensed to practise in their home country.
In general, successful candidates will be under 55 years of age and will anticipate continuing in their MS careers upon completion of the training.
Candidates and their mentors must affirm that there will be no language barriers that will impede the training experience at the training venue
BENEFIT:
These ECTRIMS MS training fellowships are available for flexible terms of weeks to months, up to a maximum of one year.
Training preferably should be planned to begin within six months of the award notification.
ECTRIMS will provide a stipend that corresponds to the institutional, regional and experience level for fellows at the identified training site, up to a maximum of 55,000.00 EUR per year (includes salary plus any benefits) for the training period, which must be documented by the host institution at the time of application. For shorter periods than one year, the ECTRIMS award will be prorated according to the length of the training programme (e.g. 27,500.00 EUR for a six-month programme;
4,583.00 EUR for one month, etc.).
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