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Fellowships & funding
Now open: ERA-ERAC MSc in Clinical Trials Fellowship
About fellowships
The ERA offers the opportunity to apply for various fellowship programmes to support the development of young clinical investigators and researchers.
All ERA fellowship programmes are reserved for only members who are 40 or younger at the time of application submission. An extension of the age limit may be considered if the applicant’s career has been interrupted due to childcare or severe illness; in any case, this extension cannot exceed 2 years.
In addition to the fellowship programmes intended for young clinicians and researchers (up to 40 years), the ERA will launch for the first time in 2025 a fellowship for ERA members with some professional experience (up to 55 years).
Short-term clinical fellowships
The ERA short-term clinical fellowships are designed to enable young people to support clinical training in nephrology and to facilitate international cooperation between renal centres.
The applicant should identify a Host Institution in the ERA geographical area where the fellowship will be carried out. The duration of the short-term clinical fellowships is from a minimum of 2 months (60 days) to a maximum of 6 months (180 days).
Upon completion of the short-term fellowship, the applicants must return to their Home Institution or an “equivalent institution” to apply what they learned during the fellowship.
Long-term research fellowships
The purpose of the ERA long-term research fellowships is to support basic and clinical research in nephrology in the ERA geographical area.
The ERA long-term fellowships are awarded to competitive research proposals by the ERA Working Groups to fund worthy ERA projects and promote the growth of young researchers.
The young researchers submitting their candidature for an ERA long-term fellowship are asked to select the project they wish to join from a list of projects and to apply for it.
The duration of the long-term fellowships is 12 months (365 days).
Interventional Nephrology fellowships
The Interventional Nephrology fellowships programme is designed to support nephrologists in gaining specialised training and hands-on experience in interventional nephrology. These fellowships aim to enhance the clinical skills, knowledge, and expertise of nephrologists in performing a wide range of interventional procedures.
The duration of the interventional nephrology fellowships is from a minimum of 1 month (30 days) to a maximum of 3 months (90 days).
Knowledge Exchange Programme
The Knowledge Exchange Programme aims to promote the exchange of expertise and innovative clinical practices between leading nephrology professionals and institutions within the ERA geographical area. By facilitating the exchange of knowledge and skills, the programme aims to improve the quality of nephrology care and education on a global scale.
The duration of the Knowledge Exchange Programme is 1 month (30 days). The age limit for this programme is 55 years.
ERA Registry fellowships
The ERA Registry fellowship is a 12-week fellowship programme to be carried out at the Registry office at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (AMC) based on a research project agreed between the fellow and the Registry supervisor.
Why is the ERA Fellowship important for young nephrologists?
ERA-ERAC MSc in Clinical Trials Fellowship
The ERA-ERAC supports the training of nephrologists (ERA Members only) and future clinical trials leaders by offering 3 fellowships. The MSc in Clinical Trials is a two-year, distance learning course with two residential sessions in Oxford that provides a thorough training in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting randomised clinical trials (more info about the course here). The candidate must provide excellent references, a clear/relevant personal statement and work experience in the field of nephrology.
Open call
This specific call is open from November 8, 2024, to January 8, 2025, at noon GMT.
The course will provide in-depth training in, and understanding of, the principles and practice of conducting large-scale randomised clinical trials.