Eligibility (CBTH)

General criteria

Education

You must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree with a proven track record in hematology research. 

Experience

PhD holders

You can apply if you have up to eight years of post-doctoral experience after earning your PhD. 

MD holders

You can apply if you have up to 12 years of experience after graduation. 

MD-PhD holders

You can apply if you have up to eight years of experience after completing the last degree. 

Exception

PhD students who will finish their degree by the start of the program can apply. 

Skills

You should have solid knowledge of computational biology, including coding skills, and be interested in using these to study hematology. 

Project

You need to apply with your own research project and a dataset (either public or your own) that will be analyzed using computational methods during the program. Wet lab projects (generating new data) are not required. 

Mentorship

You must have support from a mentor in your institution, preferably with expertise in both biology and computational fields. A letter of support from your mentor is required. 

EHA membership

You must be an EHA member at the time of application and throughout the program.  

Institution and mentor

No more than one applicant will be selected from the same lab, and no more than two from the same institution. 

Only one applicant with the same mentor can be chosen. 

‘Institution’ refers to where you will be doing your research during the program, not any past or future institutions. 

‘Mentor’ refers to the person supervising your research at your current institution. 

Availability

You must commit to attending all three CBTH meetings. 

You must have full institutional support for this commitment, confirmed by a signature from your manager or the person responsible for scheduling your clinical duties. 

Language

You must be fluent in both spoken and written English. 

Eligibility and life events

In some circumstances, we can extend our eligibility period. For example, we might be able to do this because you have: 

  • Become a parent 
  • Undertaken military service 
  • Been affected by a lab closure 

For full details of what we can consider, see our policy on life events. 

Restrictions

If you accept a CBTH program place, you will not be able to apply for some of our other opportunities. For details, see the policy on double awarding. 

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