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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

MDS-ES Visiting Trainee Grant Program

Enabling young neurologists, scientists, and health professionals to advance their clinical knowledge or research experience.

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Award Types

The MDS-European Section Visiting Trainee Grant Program offers three types of Visiting Trainee Grants: Clinical grants, Research grants, and Health Professional grants. 
 

Clinical Visiting Trainee Grant

Focuses on applicants who wish to increase their knowledge in movement disorders, advance their recognition of patterns of movement disorders, improve their diagnoses and management of movement disorders patients, and with the goal to bring these clinical skills back to their home country. 

Clinical Grants are intended to be six (6) months in duration. Grant amounts may vary based on training duration and location, but are generally €1,000 - €2,000 EUR per month of training
 

 The Research Visiting Trainee Grant

Focuses on applicants who wish to develop a research program, work on an existing research project, and interact with other researchers and with the goal to continue research upon return to their home country.

Research Grants are intended to be six (6) months in duration. Grant amounts may vary based on training duration and location, but are generally €1,000 - €2,000 EUR per month of trainin

*Research grants may be provided for an alternative duration if special circumstance requires.  The grant amount will be amended to reflect the duration. Please describe the rationale for alternate duration in your application. 
 

Health Professional Trainee Grant (NEW)

Focuses on applicants who wish to increase their knowledge in the care of patients with movement disorders and bring these skills back to their home country.

Health Professional Grants are intended to be six (6) months in duration. Grant amounts may vary based on training duration and location, but are generally €1,000 - €2,000 EUR per month of training

Eligibility

Training start must begin with the year for which the grant is awarded. Applications are open to residents, fellows and those trained in a recognized neurological or science training program, or recent graduates (under 40 years of age, duration ≥ 2 years) from such a program who have returned to practice in their home site within five years of completing training. Status must be certified in writing by the applicant's employer or past supervisor.

Applicants must reside in a MDS-ES country and be current members of the MDS.  Learn more about MDS membership »

The program’s main focus is to provide training to applicants from countries that would otherwise not be provided access to this type of training or grant. Despite this focus, candidates from any country within the MDS-European Section are eligible to apply and will be considered for a Visiting Trainee Grant.

In addition, applicants must:

  • Be fluent in the language required by the host institution
  • Be first-time awardees of MDS training grant; awardees from previous years are not eligible to re-apply
  • Partake in a training program that is outside of their residing country

MDS has compiled a list of institutions in the region that will support a Visiting Trainee Grant applicant. 

Please note that the traing programs are not limited to hosts on the webpage. Institutions not listed on the host webpage are eligible to serve as hosts for training.

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The applicant should select a host institution and is responsible for facilitating their acceptance with this institution. It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify that they are eligible to enter the selected country in order to take up the training, and to provide all necessary documentation to the host institution in order that honorary or observer contracts can be issued prior to the training. MDS-ES cannot assist with visa applications.
 

Application Requirements

All attachments – including completed and signed forms – must be uploaded with this application to be considered final. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for consideration for funding.

Attachments include:

  • Personal Statement: detailed outline with aims of the proposed study in host facility
  • Applicant’s brief Curriculum Vitae (maximum 3 pages – in English)
  • Letter of recommendation from current supervisor or department chair
  • Confirmation letter from host institution noting acceptance of training  

Application and all supporting documents must be submitted in English. Applicants who have been awarded a Visiting Trainee Grant in the past are not eligible to apply for another grant.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Heather Vitale at hvitale@movementdisorders.org.

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