SAFE-ID is proud to co-sponsor the SSI / ISID Infectious Disease Research Fellowship Programme.
The purpose of this Fellowship Programme is to support infectious disease physicians and scientists from developing and middle income countries through multidisciplinary clinical and laboratory training at select biomedical institutions in Switzerland. The objectives of the Fellowship Programme are:
- To train promising young physicians and scientists from developing and middle income countries for clinical and research positions in infectious diseases
- To foster partnerships between Fellows and infectious disease leaders in Switzerland
- To increase scientific research capacity in low income/high disease burden countries
Opportunities for training and research in a variety of areas ranging from basic studies of the mechanism of disease to studies in public health, epidemiology, diagnostics, therapeutics or vaccine development, are available through this programme.
The term of the Fellowship is for one year. The start date of the will be determined by arrangement between the host institution and the Fellow.
A financial stipend of up to 50,000 CHF per year (approximately $57,000 USD) will be given to Fellows to cover travel costs and living expenses. The program intends to award two fellowships every year.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: For clinical fellowships, French or German language skills are required according to the institution chosen (German for Basel, Bern, Zurich and St. Gallen; French for Geneva and Lausanne). For research fellowships, English language skills are required. Please indicate in your application your speaking and writing proficiency of these languages and of English.
Eligibility
The SSI/ISID Fellowship program is open to applicants who are 40 years or younger, citizens and permanent residents of under-resourced countries or Eastern Europe. Applicants should have either a M.D. or Ph.D. in a relevant field and hold a position at a medical, research or public health institution. An endorsement by the home institution is required for participation in the programme.
Application
Applications 2023: Closed. The next call will open in spring 2024
Applications will be reviewed by a joint SSI and ISID committee. Selection will be based on the applicant's academic potential, career plans, previous clinical/research experience, letters of reference, and relevance of training to home institution and home country. Personal interviews will be arranged with selected applicants as the final step in the application process.
The annual application deadline for Fellowship applications is 1 April. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by 1 July.
Requests for application materials and additional information should be directed to:
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Professional Development Working Group
9 Babcock Street, Unit 3
Brookline, Massachusetts 02446
USA
Fax: (617) 278-9113
E-mail: program.coordinator@isid.org
Additional information and application:
https://www.isid.org/research/ssi-isid-fellowships/
2023 Awardee
- Decision pending
2020, 2021, 2022
- Programme interrupted due to Covid-19
2019 Awardee
- Dr Sonam Zangmo, Bhutan
Central Regional Referral Hospital, Gelephu
Dr Sonam Zangmo conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland
2018 Awardees
- Dr Yasmine Abi Aad, Lebanon
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Abi Aad conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland - Dr José Damas, Venezuela
Tropical Medicine Institute of Venezuela, Caracas
Dr Damas conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Lausanne, Switzerland
2017 Awardee
- No award has been granted
2016 Awardee
- No award has been granted
2015 Awardee
- Dr Elhadj Ibrahima Bah, Guinea
Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Université de Conakry
Dr Bah conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland
2014 Awardee
- Dr Mehtap Simsek, Turkey
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Dept., Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Dr Simsek conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Bern, Switzerland
2013 Awardee
- Dr Gebreselassie Hiwot Mamo, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University Collage Of Health Science Department Of Internal Medicine
Dr Hiwot Mamo conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Bern, Switzerland
2012 Awardees
- Dr Botond Lakatos, Hungary
Saint Laszio Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases
Dr Lakatos conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Basel, Switzerland - Dr Dzmitry Viktaravich Piskun, Belarus
Belarusian State Medical University
Dr Piskun conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in St. Gallen, Switzerland
2011 Awardees
- Dr Mohammad Rafi Nazir, Afghanistan
Clinical Laboratories, French Medical Institute for Children
Dr Nazir conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Lausanne, Switzerland - Ms Natalia Rodriguez, Colombia
Biological Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes
Ms Rodriguez conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland
2010 Awardee
- Dr Andrea Moldovan, Romania
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Targu Mures, Clinic of Infectious Diseases
Dr. Moldovan conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland
2008 Awardee
- Dr Alain Kenfak, Cameroon
General Hospital of Yaoundé
Dr Kenfak conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Lausanne, Switzerland
2007 Awardees
- Dr Juan Carlos Ambrosioni Czyrko, Argentina
Infectious Diseases "Francisco J. Muñiz" Hospital, Infectious Diseases Department
Dr. Czyrko conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland - Dr Marina Macedo-Viñas, Uruguay
Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Départment de Bactériologie et Virologie
Dr Macedo-Viñas conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland
2006 Awardees
- Ms Zsuzsanna Barcsay, Romania
"Victor Babes" Clinincal Hospital of Pneumophtysiology and Infectious Diseases
University of Medicine & Pharmacy Bucharest
Ms Barcsay conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Basel, Switzerland - Dr Rafael Perdomo Diaz, Venezuela
University Hospital of Caracas Venezuela, Intensive Care Unit
Dr Diaz conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland
2005 Awardees
- Dr Nobre Vandack, Brazil
Internal Medicine Division, Medical School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dr Vandack conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland - Nhung Tuyet Vo Thi, Vietnam
Public Health Department, Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Thi conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Zurich, Switzerland
2004 Awardees
- Marina Djordjevic, Serbia and Montenegro
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Clinical Care Center, University of Nis
Dr. Djordjevic conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland - Alina Martynova, Russia
Vladivostok Medical University
Dr Martynova conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Bern, Switzerland
2002 Awardees
- Dr Andres Pascual, MD, Argentina
Fundacion Centro de Estudios Infectologicos, Buenos Aires
Dr Pascual conducted his research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Lausanne, Switzerland - Dr Dongmi Li, MD, MSc, China
The Clinical Laboratory of Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong Province
Dr Li conducted her research in collaboration with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Geneva, Switzerland - Dr Chaiwat Ungsedhapand, MD
HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Dr Ungsdedhapand conducted his research with scientists from the Infectious Diseases Division in Basel, Switzerland