Every year, ESID Education and Junior Working Parties coordinate two calls to offer different types of fellowships and grants. Here you can find detailed information on the type of fellowships, the eligibility criteria and the application process for the Fellowships in 2025.
Short-term & Medium-term Fellowship
These ESID Fellowships are designed to provide financial support (personal expenses) to physicians or scientists in training interested in learning diagnostic/therapeutic procedures or lab techniques in the field of Primary Immunodeficiencies.
Short-term fellowship
Duration: Each short-term program should last between 1-2 months.
Funding: ESID is awarding EUR 1’500€ plus up to EUR 500 as travel support. 100% of the amount will be received at the beginning of the fellowship. Travel costs can be claimed after the completion of the fellowship and approval of the final report from the ESID office.
Medium-term fellowship
Duration: Each fellowship should last at least 3 months up to 6 months. There is a possibility to extend the fellowship (to final amount of 6 months) if needed upon presentation of valid reasons from the awardee and his/her mentors.
Funding: ESID is awarding EUR 1’000 per month of your stay plus up to EUR 500 as travel support. 50% of the amount will be received in the beginning of the fellowship. The remainder amount and the travel costs will be paid upon the submission and approval of the final report.
Eligibility to apply for ESID fellowships:
- Be an ESID Junior Member (in specific situations, the application of ESID non-Junior members can be considered).
- Be accepted by a hosting institution for the proposed training goals (arrangements must be made by the applicant).
- The fellowship stay must start after the application deadline.
How to apply:
To apply for the ESID Fellowships, you would need to provide the following:
- Application form – please, complete in full the Application form HERE.
- Supporting documents – Please be sure to have the following documents to provide when submitting the Application form:
- Curriculum Vitae with special highlight on list of publications/meeting communications of PID.
- Letter of support from the applicant’s head of department or supervisor. Please, note that a head of department or supervisor can provide a letter of support only to one candidate.
- Letter of invitation from the accepting institution.
DEADLINE:
Deadline for application: 9th May, 2025
Enquiries regarding the fellowships can be directed to esidadministration@esid.org, esidjuniors@esid.org or education@esid.org
Next application opportunity for ESID Fellowships would will be in October 2025, and more information about it will be shared later in the year.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SELECTED APPLICANTS:
Selected applicants will sign an agreement document prior to receiving the first payment. Such agreement document will include the following:
- Awareness of the need to submit the FINAL REPORT to ESID within a maximum of 3 months after the end of the program. Please, find here the ESID End of Fellowship report template, complete it and send it to the ESID office at: esidadministration@esid.org . Please, note that once approved, the report will be published on the ESID website, under the Reports section.
- Publications derived from the studies on the granted projects must include ESID as a funding source.
