ECTS Fellowship

ECTS launched a new Fellowship programme for our New Investigator members. This one-year Fellowship programme is open to both pre-clinical and clinical researchers and will be used exclusively to fund research in the area of bone disease.

Applications period: 1 September 2020 – 9 November 2020

General Conditions

The Fellowship period is 1 year
Two grants of €10,000 (Euros) each, which shall be deployed to cover salary costs, consumables and supplies relating to the research project
The Fellowship covers two calls: one clinical and one basic/translational. If no satisfactory candidates from one call, ECTS will reserve the rights to transfer the grant to the other call.
Successful applicants are requested to attend ECTS 2021 Congress during which awardees are announced.
The agreed project must be started within 6 months and the grant will be paid to the Host Institution in two instalments
Any presentation or publication of the data should mention the support of the work by the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS)
Upon completion of the project, ECTS will reserve its right to ask the award recipient to present the results of the research produced in the format / session it deems most appropriate during the ECTS Congress
In the event the award recipient is unable to complete the research or desires to discontinue the research before its completion, the award recipient will be required to return all unexpended funds within 30 days of notification and any remaining award will be cancelled.
After receiving the award the winner must make him/herself available to present the data of the research project within a maximal delay of 2 years

Eligibility

Applicants must be within 5 years of graduation to MD or PhD (excluding maternity/paternity leaves) and must not hold permanent faculty positions
The grant will be used exclusively to support translational or clinical research in the area of bone disease. The aim of the research is to generate initial data or a proof of concept that will enable the applicant to apply for a bigger project. The fellowship project must not be part of an already funded research project
The independent contribution of the applicant in the design of the project must be clearly visible
The applicant must be an ECTS member and be working in a European institution (but no restriction on the applicant’s nationality). Applications will be considered from European members who are working in an International institution if a strong case can be presented for performing the research outside Europe
Recipients of previous ECTS Fellowships and Research Grants are not eligible to apply
Applications from previous winning applicants or supervisors for funding the same or similar project will not be considered
Unsuccessful candidates from previous ECTS Fellowships or Grant Programmes are encouraged to apply
Successful applicants shall be active Members for the full duration of the programme and are required to provide testimonial and feedback on the fellowship experience

Applications

Application period: from 1 September 2020 to 9 November 2020
Applications are submitted in English and consist of two parts
- Accompanying Document (see below)
- Online Application Form (see below)
Application should also include financial details, a full description of the research project, list of current grants and CVs of applicant and sponsor
- Supervisor and sponsor can be the same person

Review Process & Notifications

All applications are reviewed by an independent panel of reviewers. The final decision is based on the marks and comments from the reviewers and any conflicts of interest are identified and dealt with appropriately.
Applicants will be informed regularly of the status of review and final notifications are planned by the end of March 2021.