The European Hematology Association (EHA)

Research

EHA Research Mobility Grants

The Call for Applications will Open in September 2021.

EHA strives to develop the career of young scientists through support of mobility by facilitating a visit to a research group in another institute. Both institutes should have complementary expertise as this visit is intended to promote collaboration between the institutes.

Eligibility criteria:

  • PhD graduates within 1 year of PhD graduation
  • PhD students
  • MD’s with a keen interest in pursuing a career in research, within 1 year of PhD graduation or hematology accreditation
  • Applicants may be of any nationality
    • The home and host institutes must be academic research centres or proven equivalent, in different countries and one of them must be in Europe
    • At the time of application, the applicant should be a member of EHA or EHA Guest

What is supported?

  • Travel and accommodation expenses up to € 10.000, - for a project with a duration of up to 3 months
  • If the amount is not sufficient to fully cover the expenses or if the project is for a longer time (up to 6 months), a justification must be shared for how the other expenses are covered
  • Specification of maximum amount of funding by justification of budget. All expenditures must be documented with original receipts, vouchers or invoices

What is not supported?

  • Overhead costs
  • Salary of the grantee

Terms and conditions

Grantee will be held to terms and conditions as described here.

Timelines

  • The call for applications is currently closed. 
  • Applications will be assessed by the Committee throughout the year, and there are no submission deadlines
  • Applicants can expect feedback within 4 months of applying 

Information to be submitted:

All documents are to be collated into 1 pdf, scans are only allowed if high resolution (signatures should be clear and text readable), with page numbers and with name of applicant and project title in the header/footer.

  • 1-page CV proving eligibility
  • 1-page budget (including justification)
  • 1-page summary explaining what the applicant will do in the host institute including a justification of the scientific reason for going to the host institute
  • Signed letter by the mentor of the host institute, explaining why the applicant is qualified (nominated) for this grant, how this is a synergistic collaboration and if applicable, how additional costs will be covered by the host institute including a signature by the administrative authority to accept the terms & conditions set by EHA, include how the department will cover overhead costs if required by the institute, since EHA will not cover overhead costs
  • Signed letter by the mentor of the home institute, explaining why they support the applicant and how this is a synergistic collaboration