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Research Fellowship

The EADV Research Fellowship allows young dermatologists, trainees, or junior scientists from other basic science disciplines (post-doctoral scientists) to receive advanced training on basic or clinical research in Dermatology and Venereology in a high standard clinical or research center in a country other than their own for the duration of one year.

EADV Research Fellowship: useful information

Purpose and tenure

The purpose of the EADV Research Fellowship is to provide support for young dermatologists or trainees in Dermatology- Venereology or junior scientists from other basic science disciplines (post-doctoral scientists) to receive advanced training on basic or clinical research in Dermatology and Venereology in a high standard clinical or research center in a country other than their own.

The ultimate goal of the fellowship is to support the initiation of an academic career by the Fellow/ Young Investigator, to transfer knowledge and technical skills to the Home Institution and promote the establishment of research collaborations among European and international centers.

The EADV Research Fellowship lasts for 12 months and should start within the first trimester of the year after submission (January to March). This is following a formal evaluation of the application process by the PPRC and approval by the EADV Board at the annual EADV meeting. Period shorter than 12 months will not be accepted.

The EADV Research Fellowship recipient will be supported by a sum of € 36.000 for their travel and living expenses and their insurance coverage during the training period.

Eligibility criteria

An established agreement between the candidate Fellow and a research or clinical center (Host Institution) that offers excellent research opportunities for the particular research subject and has accepted the candidate for a one year fellowship. The criteria for candidate Fellows are:

The Fellow is either way:
- A dermatologist – venereologist,
- A resident in Dermatology – Venereology, or
- A junior scientist with special interest in Dermatology-Venereology (post-doctoral scientist)
The Fellow can be either of European Nationality (5 positions available) or Non-European Nationality (1 position available).
The Fellow should be under the age of 40 on the day of application.
The Fellow has previous published experience in the field of research he or she is planning to engage in or have a track record in skin research documented by his/her publication records.
A detailed project that will be submitted by the candidate.

Criteria for fellowship

The PPRC Committee reviews each application based on the following criteria:Topics of interest

Originality/novelty
Adequacy of objectives
Scientific interest
Impact for patient care or research field

Project materialization

Adequacy of time plan
Adequacy of allocated funds

Methodology

Adequacy with objects
Validity of the methods proposed

Quality of PI/Host institution

Quality of PI/Host institution

Quality of candidate

Quality of candidate

Progress / Final report and publications

Fellowship recipients are required to submit a progress report whitin the first 6 months and a final report at the end of the research period on the undertaken work and to inform the EADV of their proposed appointment upon conclusion of the research period. The report must be sent to the PPRC within one month of completing the research period signed by both, the Fellow and the Research Supervisor.Fellowship recipients are encouraged to submit an abstract to the EADV annual Congress, following the end of the research period.The results of the research work may be published in any peer-review Journal, although publication to the JEADV is also encouraged. The Fellow is expected to acknowledge the support by the EADV in any publication pertaining to the research work conducted during his/her Fellowship.

How to apply for Research Fellowship

Read carefully the Research Fellowship guidelines

EADV Research Fellowship guidelines

The application is to be submitted electronically through the MyEADV portal.

All documentation requested shall be collected and submitted to the EADV by the applicant and must be in English. It consists of four parts:

Candidate’s CV and personal statement in English
Project details
Signed statements from home and host institutions
List of 10 best publications of the PI/host institution

Research Fellowship

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Successful applicants 2024

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Projet title
Gianluca Avallone	Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan, Italy	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York New York, USA	Molecular profiling of atopic dermatitis among US-born and foreign-born adults across different ethnic groups
Haifa El Mabrouk	Laboratory of Human Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics, and Reproductive Biology, Genetics Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital Sousse, Tunisia	Laboratory of Molecular Dermatology I, Freiburg Unversity Freiburg, Germany	Molecular Investigation of Novel Kunitz Domain Variants in Type VII Collagen: Implications for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Paulina Valerie Charlotte Köhler	Universitätsspital Basel Basel, Switzerland	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, USA	Deciphering dormancy in uveal melanoma: Unravelling tumor-intrinsic and microenvironmental pathways
Safa Idoudi	Dermatology department of Farhat Hached university Hospital Sousse, Tunisia	Saint Louis Hospital Paris, France

Applications must be submitted online only through our myEADV portal.

The Committee does not provide a detailed review for non-approved fellowships.