Deadline: |
24 April 2020.
Location: |
Switzerland
(Paid Opportunity)
Description
Description
SSI/ISID FELLOWSHIPS
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) and the Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases (SSI) jointly sponsor the SSI/ISID Infectious Diseases Fellowship. The purpose of this Fellowship Program is to support infectious disease physicians and scientists from under-resourced countries through multidisciplinary clinical and laboratory training at select biomedical institutions in Switzerland.
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The objectives of the Fellowship Program are:
- To train promising young physicians and scientists from under-resourced countries for clinical and research positions in infectious diseases.
- To foster partnerships between fellows and infectious disease leaders in Switzerland.
- To increase scientific research capacity in under-resourced/high disease burden countries.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Medicine.
- Public Health.
- Biomedical science.
Required Languages
Required Languages
English.
Eligible Countries
Eligible Countries
EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, CYPRUS, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
Program Period
Program Period
One Year.
Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)
Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)
- SSI/ISID fellowships are open to residents of low and middle income countries as classified by the World Bank
- Who have either a M.D. or Ph.D.in a relevant field and hold a position at a medical, research or public health institution.
- Applicants who are 40 years or younger.
Opportunity Cost
Opportunity Cost
(Paid Opportunity)
- A financial stipend of up to 50,000 CHF per year.
- (approximately $51,000 USD) will be given to Fellows to cover travel costs and living expenses.
How to Apply
How to Apply
First Step: Create a new account via online submissions system
Required Documents:
- Curriculum Vitae.
- A letter of commitment from the applicant’s home institution guaranteeing position upon completion of the fellowship.
- Letter of recommendation.
- Personal statement describing career goals and objectives, and relevance of training.
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This Scholarship Published by:
” Omima Alaa El Din / Egypt “Reviewed by” Akram Salah / Egypt ”
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