Multiple Sclerosis International Federation McDonald Fellowship

Multiple Sclerosis International Federation McDonald Fellowship Every year MSIF offers a number of McDonald Fellowships to young and talented researchers from emerging countries*. The Fellowship enables the recipient to travel to an established research institution to work with leading researchers in MS, with a view to returning to their own country to establish a programme of MS research that involves the application of the newly learned techniques. The Fellowship consists of a two year grant, in the region of UK£30,000 per year, to cover travel and living costs, and an additional contribution of UK£2,000 per year to the host institution. In 2014, we will accept applications from all areas of research related to MS and encourage applications in the areas of symptom relief, rehabilitation and palliative care. Who is eligible? Candidates must not be older than 35 at the time of application. Candidates must be citizens of an emerging country* as defined by the World Bank. Candidates must be working or studying in an emerging country* at the time of nomination OR working or studying in another country on a project which started within the six months prior to nomination OR studying in another country on a project supported by an MSIF grant. The candidate’s focus of research should be in an area of neuroscience appropriate to MS. Before nomination, candidates need to have identified a suitable project and discussed their in...
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