Lung Association, Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS)/ European Respiratory Society (ERS) – Peter Macklem Fellowship Award

Registration deadline: January 8, 2016
Application deadline: January 29, 2016

Description
The joint CLA/CTS/ERS Peter Macklem Fellowship is a fellowship program to build capacity and expertise in the area of respiratory health and to promote excellence in research through 1-year funding opportunities towards research training and research projects in Canada or Europe. The CLA-CTS/ERS Peter Macklem Fellowship award is reviewed with the CLA-CTS Fellowship competition.

Eligibility
For candidates going to Canada
This award must be held at a Canadian institution.

To be eligible for a CLA/CTS/ERS Peter Macklem Fellowship Award the:

• Candidate should be either a member of the CTS or of the ERS, independently from the mobility scheme applied for (incoming to Europe or to Canada).
• Candidate should be actively engaged in respiratory research/practice and have appropriate scientific or medical qualifications. Candidates must be postgraduates holding a university degree in the field of respiratory medicine/science (MD, MSc, PhD, MD-PhD) or equivalent. As a minimum requirement candidates need to have graduated with an MD or MSc or equivalent degree at the time of application. In addition, candidates may also be qualified healthcare professionals (non-MD) working in respiratory medicine/health (nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory function technologists, allied respiratory health professionals).
• Candidate must possess appropriate professional qualifications and experience according to the specific Fellowship applied for.

Apply for Funding
To register go to: http://cts.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/cts/cts-trainee-competition-registration/
To apply, please see the following documents:

• Submission guidelines: CLA-CTS/ERS Peter Macklem Competition Guidelines (62.27 KB)
• Application form: CLA-CTS/ERS Peter Macklem Application Form (153 KB)
• Home Supervisor Release Form: CLA-CTS/ERS Home Supervisor Release Form (116 KB)
• Host Supervisor Acceptance Form: CLA-CTS/ERS Host Supervisor Acceptance Form (115.5 KB)
• Referee assessment form: CTS-CRRN Referee Assessment Form (38.14 KB)