MCDONALD FELLOWSHIP 2024 FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS FROM LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES |NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATION|

Applications have been made open for the MCDONALD FELLOWSHIP 2024 FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS. The McDonald Fellowship encourages early career multiple sclerosis researchers from low- and middle-income countries to operate in a research institution outside of their own country. During the stay, participants either gain expertise or carry out roles of joint research projects.

Application Deadline is on the 30th of June 2024. 

Following the award, we hope applicants will be able to utilize the recently acquired expertise and networks, continuing to take part in MS research and/or patient care in low- and middle-income countries.

The fellowship consists of a two-year grant, around £30,000 GBP each year, to cover travel and living expenses, and an extra contribution of £2,000 GBP every year to the host establishment. We expect that part of the second-year grant to the host institution will be used to cover the candidate’s expenses to attend the annual congress of ECTRIMS, the European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS.

Eligibility Requirements

All candidates must:

• Be educated to postgraduate level (at least MSc, preferably PhD/MD) in an area related to multiple sclerosis.
• Be citizens of a low- or middle-income country (all countries with a low, lower middle or upper middle income as defined by the World Bank)
• Concentrate their research in an area relevant to multiple sclerosis.

Candidates must also be in one of the following situations:

• Working or studying in a low- or middle-income country (all countries with a low, lower middle or upper middle income as specified by the World Bank) at the period of application.
• Working or studying in another country on a scheme which began within the six months prior to application.
• Studying in another country on a Du Pré grant project funded by MSIF.

How to apply

Apply through the application website.

• Determine your project and area of interest.
• Communicate and agree on the project proposal with your host (project supervisor in a lab or clinic).
• Applicant completes all areas of the online application form.
• After Applicant submits, the Host is reached to submit a supporting declaration* using the same application form.
• Applicant asks the three referees to send their reference letters to [email protected]  before the 30 June deadline.
• Applicants must read the Terms and Conditions of the Award to understand requirements around reporting and payments.
• Applicants should pay close attention to the lay summary of the application. Advice on how to write a lay summary can be found at the bottom of this page.