European Federation for the Study of Diabetes

WEBSITE: Access the EFSD website.

AWARD MECHANISM:

• Japanese Diabetes Society (JDS) Reciprocal Travel Research Fellowships: Applications will be accepted from both applicants working in Japan to travel to Europe or its associated countries and also from applicants working in Europe or its associated countries to travel to Japan. Up to four Fellowships will be awarded, each in the sum of Euro 50,000. The scientific project will be 3-12 months in length with some extra time allowed to complete a language course.
• Travel Fellowship (Albert Renold ) - The EFSD will enable young scientists to travel and stay at other laboratories in order to learn different scientific techniques. If the applicant is not currently working in Europe, the visit must be to an institution within Europe. The duration of the stay should not exceed 3 months. Each Fellowship is in the sum of up to €7,000.
  Applications may be made by any paid-up member of EASD under the age of 35 years (PhD) or 40 years (MD/PhD with clinical training) on 1 January in the year of the award. Applications must be received a minimum of 3 months before the date of proposed travel.
The EFSD-Janssen Research Fellowship: The award includes a research fellowship in the amount of €30,000 payable to the applicant's institution. The objective of the research fellowship is to encourage innovative research in the field of diabetes. Four candidates will be selected, two in basic research and two in clinical research, and will be invited to present a lecture at the EASD annual meeting.
Fellowship (Lilly,CDS) - The objective of the EFSD/CDS/Lilly Research Fellowships is to encourage collaborative research in the field of diabetes. Applications for fellowships may be accepted from applicants from China for study in a recognized research institution in Europe or its associated countries. Applicants should have demonstrated their ability in the field of diabetes research. Two fellowships will be awarded annually, each in the sum of €50,000. Application may be made by any scientist or clinician under the age of 38 years on 1 January in the year of the award.
EFSD-MSD Fellowships for Research on the Endocrine Pancreas for €50,000 will be awarded to individuals already holding a PhD, MD or equivalent degree. Applications may be made by any paid-up member of EASD under the age of 38 on 1 January 2011. EFSD/MSD Fellows are expected to change their place and ideally country of work during the funding period in order to pursue their research project in a new academic environment. However, either the current home or proposed host institution must be based in Europe or an associated country.

• EFSD-JDS Reciprocal Travel Research Fellowships: 15 March 2012 - to the EFSD.
• Travel Fellowships (Albert Renold ) - Year-round.
• EFSD-Janssen: 1 February 2012 - to the EFSD.
EFSD-CDS-Lilly Fellowships - 29 August 2011 - to the RGP (to reach the EFSD by 5 September 2011).
EFSD-MSD Fellowships - 10 March 2011.

• From the Feinberg Graduate School: Confirmation that if and when the fellowship is approved, the candidate will be eligible to be a post-doc at the Weizmann Institute for the entire duration of the proposed fellowship.
• From the candidate's supervisor (a Weizmann Institute researcher of rank Senior Scientist or higher): Confirmation that the supervisor agrees to host the post-doc for the entire period of the fellowship.

Please note that according to Weizmann Institute procedures, fellowships are paid as stipends at a fixed rate. Consequently, if the amount provided by the funding source is lower than this rate, the difference will have to be supplemented (with an a priori written commitment to this effect to the RGP) by the host researcher at the Institute.

If the fellowship on offer is higher than the Weizmann Institute standard rate, the Institute will be able to receive a stipend only up to its standard rate. Alternatively, if allowable by the funding agency, the fellowship can be paid by the agency directly to the bank account of the recipient. In such a case, the host researcher should apply for post-doctoral status for the fellow at the Institute, either with or without the additional standard Weizmann Institute post-doctoral stipend (as allowable by the external funding source, and according to the resources available to the prospective Weizmann Institute host). For further information and/or clarifications, please contact the Feinberg Graduate School or the RGP.

Please note that foreigners are required to obtain the relevant visa (i.e. for a fixed-amount stipend: category A2; or for an employment contract: category B1 = work permit) prior to taking up an appointment at the Weizmann Institute:

• Non-Israeli fellows receiving a post-doctoral fixed-amount stipend at the Weizmann Institute standard rate are required to obtain a category A2 [student] visa, with the assistance of the Feinberg Graduate School.
• In the case of an external funding source which is willing to provide support only in the form of a salary with social benefits (as opposed to a stipend), the fellow must be engaged by the Institute as a Visiting Scientist on an individual contract. In order to obtain approval for Visiting Scientist status, the prospective host must contact the Visiting Scientists Section at the Housing Directorate and follow their guidelines in this regard. The Visiting Scientsts Section will also assist in the procedures required for obtaining a B1 work permit visa. Please note that the procedures will be different, depending on the location of origin of the prospective Visiting Scientist:
  1. Foreigners intending to come to the Weizmann Institute from abroad, without having previously completed studies in Israel: the Visiting Scientists Section at the Housing Directorate must be contacted to initiate the B1 work permit visa application procedure, long enough in advance for the prospective Visiting Scientist to receive the visa at an Israeli embassy/consulate (outside of Israel), prior to his/her arrival in Israel.
  2. Foreigners who are currently in Israel and hold a category A2 [student] visa: According to the laws of the State of Israel as regards foreign citizens (who do not possess Israeli citizenship), engagement by the Institute of such researchers will only be possible if they a priori leave Israel and then return to an appointment as a Visiting Scientist (conditional upon approval of the Ministry of the Interior, which must agree to issue a category B1 work permit visa for this purpose).
  It should be noted that the work permit approval process - a prerequisite to the approval of the status of Visiting Scientist - usually takes several months. Consequently, a Weizmann Institute researcher intending to host a Visiting Scientist who is not an Israeli citizen should begin the relevant procedures several months in advance of the desired start date. For further details regarding the issue of obtaining a work permit for a Visiting Scientist, contact the Visiting Scientists Section at the Housing Directorate.