12–15 June 2022 • Berlin, Germany
Early Career Investigator Visiting Research Fellowships
ISHR World Congress, Berlin, 12th–15th June 2022
Deadline for applications: Tuesday March 15, 2022 (New Deadline!)
General information
ISHR International Council will sponsor visiting research fellowships for Early Career Investigators (ECI) to undertake training in new techniques/methods at local Section institutes within the host region of the World Congress in 2022.
The purpose of the fellowships is to facilitate training visits for ECI to laboratories located in the World Congress host city/locale (i.e. European Section). It is hoped that the bursaries will support ECI skill development, collaboration establishment and foster exchange between sections.
Fellowships will be awarded to successful applicants prior to the World Congress. Funding is specifically for subsidizing travel and accommodation costs related to visiting the nominated lab to train in a new technique. Lab visits should occur immediately before or after the Congress and the expected duration is at least one week.
A list of potential host laboratories is provided on this page for download. Please note that this list is not comprehensive; all laboratories in the European Section that satisfy the eligibility and selection criteria (see below) are potential host laboratories.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday March 15, 2022. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by Monday 2nd May, 2022.
These fellowships provide an exciting opportunity to gain expertise and establish connections with another lab. We look forward to receiving your application!
Eligibility criteria
1. The fellowships are targeted at ECI, including students and fellows. Eligibility for the award will usually be limited to those within eight years of their terminal degree (e.g. MD or PhD) at the commencement of the Congress (12th June, 2022). Career-delay issues will be considered in allowing extra time eligibility.
2. Both the host lab principal investigator and the applicant must be members in good standing of the ISHR (i.e. a paid member of the ISHR for the last 12 months or longer).
3. Applicants must be first or last author of an abstract presented at the Congress, and must attend the Congress to be eligible.
4. Lab visits must be within the local Sectional region of the World Congress. As the 2022 Congress is in Berlin, this encompasses all regions of the European Section.
5. A fellowship application consists of the completed application form (which contains host sponsor confirmation) and a one-page CV.
Selection criteria
Applications will be scored using the following criteria:
1. Argued case for suitability of the host lab in relation to activities to be undertaken and relevance to applicant’s research program.
2. The described benefit expected from the lab visit (long- and short-term).
3. Applicant track record.
Applications will be assessed by the ISHR ECI Committee and two members of ISHR International. Judges will be appointed after the application deadline to exclude those with a conflict of interest.
Application process and award conditions
1. Applicants must identify and contact the principal investigator (PI) of the lab they would like to visit. Applicants are strongly advised to be highly selective in their contact with PIs, and only contact those labs that have a specific technique that is closely linked to their own research. It is highly undesirable to canvass multiple potential sponsors.
2. With PI agreement to sponsor, an application can be submitted to the ISHR, consisting of the Application Form and a one-page CV.
3. All applications must be submitted to Erik Blackwood (eablackwood@email.arizona.edu), Yow Keat Tham (YowKeat.Tham@baker.edu.au) and Leslie Lobaugh (llobaugh@ishrworld.org) by Tuesday March 15, 2022. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by Monday 2nd May, 2022.
4. Applicants are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for the lab visit, including negotiating suitable dates acceptable to the sponsoring PI.
5. Fellowships can be used only to support travel and accommodation costs related to the lab visit, not laboratory expenses.
6. All fellowship recipients will be required to provide a brief review of their lab visit, to be submitted to the Council within 3 months after their visit. Reports may be selected for publication in Hearts, News & Views.
Application forms
Click here to download the ‘Application Form’.
Click here to download a list of potential host laboratories.