Funded by ERS, these fellowships are for projects outside of Europe/overseas. There are two fellowships on offer, based on scientific merit.

Four Short-Term Fellowships per year (two per round) are on offer jointly funded by the ERS and EMBO ("European Molecular Biology Organization" -embo.

This fellowship programme builds capacity and expertise in the area of respiratory medicine/science promoting research in the field of molecular biology with the aim to bring clinicians into basic science.

Funded by ERS, these fellowships are for projects in Europe. The number of fellowships on offer vary depending on the scientific merit and budget availability.

The ERS offers one Short-Term Fellowship per year to support the training and education of research techniques of young doctors in the field of TB. This Fellowship honours the memory of Dr. Walther Guerrero Ciquero who died 15 April 2010 while on duty in Djibouti for Médecins Sans Frontières. He used his experience and knowledge of TB to benefit patients in MSF projects in Kenya, Abkhazia, Aremenia and Georgia. The ERS President’s Award 2010 was presented posthumously to Dr. Walther Guerrero Ciquero, movingly described by ERS Past-President, Prof. Siafakas, as “in every way, the perfect example of the altruistic doctor of today with the highest humanistic values.

Dr Valia Kechagia was a speciality doctor in adult cystic fibrosis. She qualified from Athens Medical University in 1998, and worked for different aspects of the respiratory department at a prestigious UK hospital from 2004.

Her contribution to adult cystic fibrosis included an extensive research into the mechanism underlying exacerbations of asthma associated with viral infections. Dr Valia Kechagia died in summer 2014. This fellowship has been initiated by her colleagues and family in her memory.

There is one fellowship on offer, based on scientific merit.

One Short-Term Research Training Fellowship is on offer per year, jointly funded by the ERS and the Indian Chest Society (ICS)

CIRO’s aim is to honour the famous respiratory rehabilitation researcher, Emiel F.M Wouters. This fellowship programme is for candidates specialised in the personalised management obstructive lung disease including pulmonary rehabilitation. Funded by CIRO, this programme is available to European and non-European based candidates going to the CIRO Institute in the Netherlands to conduct their research. There is 1 fellowship on offer per year, based on scientific merit.

Funded by ERS, these fellowships are an opportunity for scientists, physicians, researchers from low income countries listed by the World Bank to do a project in Europe. This programme is also opened to residents from a county in Europe with scientific/medical gaps in respiratory science/medicine to apply for a project in Europe. There are two fellowships on offer, based on scientific merit.

Two Short-Term Research Training Fellowships are on offer per year (one per round) jointly funded by the ERS and the Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS)

You have finished your fellowship period. As you know, it is a compulsory requirement that fellowship recipients and Host Supervisors provide the ERS with short reports at the end of their fellowship.

Please complete the questionnaire (questions 1 to 23) and provide us with a short summary/report (1 page maximum) on your fellowship research/training (question 24).

Your Host Supervisor or the person who was responsible for you in your Host Institution must also provide us with a short summary/report (2 pages maximum). This should be returned directly to fellowships@ersnet.org by the Host Institution (this will be treated confidentially). It is your responsibility to ask your Host Supervisor to provide us with his report on your fellowship and to ensure this document is being sent to us.

We thank you in advance for your collaboration and wish you a successful career in respiratory medicine!