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ECTRIMS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES 2017

*** ECTRIMS Fellowship Competition 2017 has started ***

*** Online application now open ***

ECTRIMS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Exchange Programme

ECTRIMS Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Training Fellowship Programme

ECTRIMS Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Training Fellowship Programme

ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS Fellowship in Magnetic Resonance Imagining in MS

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ECTRIMS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Exchange Programme

and

ECTRIMS Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Training Fellowship Programme

Application Deadline: 1 December 2016

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ECTRIMS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Exchange Programme

This fellowship is offered to young postdoctoral neuroscientists to facilitate their conduct of and training in basic, clinical or applied research related to MS in European laboratories or clinics. The goal is to maximize exchange of information and help grow the pool of well-trained scientists focused on MS.

ECTRIMS will support up to three fellowships annually, each with duration of 1 or 2 years, with an annual stipend of €55,000. Fellows are expected to identify a European research training environment and mentor prior to application and to devote full-time to research and training during their fellowship period (up to 10% time and effort can be spent on teaching and/or clinical care).

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ECTRIMS Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Training Fellowship Programme

This fellowship is offered to neurologists and other physicians to provide the opportunity to learn the latest techniques in patient management and care and to help foster their careers as MS physicians. It is available for 3, 6 or 12 months and must be performed under the direction of a senior clinical mentor at a European MS clinic and/or MS research center. Fellows may come from any location but priority will be given to candidates from developing countries.

ECTRIMS will award up to three fellowships annually, with a stipend of up to €55,000. The programme is intended to be a full-time MS clinical care training experience. This can include 'hands on' clinical care under the guidance of the mentor, correlated course work in the training institutions, and may also include time involved in clinical research under the guidance of the mentor.

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ECTRIMS Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Training Fellowship Programme

and

ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS Fellowship in Magnetic Resonance Imagining in MS

Application Deadline: 1 February 2017

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ECTRIMS Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Training Fellowship Programme

This fellowship is offered to qualified/licensed European nurses to provide the opportunity for them to obtain additional expertise through practical nursing experience and training in a mentored MS environment in Europe. The aim of the programme is to enhance care and support of individuals with MS by fostering improved clinical care and education and by helping to promote best practices in nursing care throughout Europe.

ECTRIMS will support up to three fellowships each year, each with duration of 6 months to 1 year, with a stipend of up to €55,000. Training must be under the direction and mentorship of a senior MS nurse, in association with a senior MS clinician where appropriate, at a European clinical site with significant expertise in MS.

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ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS Fellowship in Magnetic Resonance Imagining in MS

ECTRIMS and the European MAGNIMS (Magnetic Resonance in MS) network jointly support a postdoctoral fellowship to foster the development of young researchers in magnetic resonance studies in MS. The goal of this programme is to achieve transfer and broadening of knowledge regarding the application of magnetic resonance to MS research and to promote the researcher’s integration into the international scientific community.

ECTRIMS will support two fellowships annually, each with duration of 1 year, with an annual stipend of up to €55,000.

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Details about all ECTRIMS Fellowship Programmes and application material can be obtained from the ECTRIMS website: www.ectrims.eu/fellowships

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