ESCEO-Amgen Osteoporosis Fellowship Award 2008

ESCEO is pleased to provide the opportunity of supporting Fellowship Awards, courtesy of a grant from Amgen
To subscribe to the fellowship award follow carefully the instruction below.
Fill in the form and drag the files with the correct format.

Only the candidatures that observe the conditions required will be taken into account.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Submission by January 15th, 2008

Evaluation criteria include:

A focus on patient-oriented clinical investigation
The significance and originality of the proposed study and hypothesis
The appropriateness, feasibility, and adequacy of the proposed experimental design and methodology
Availability of institutional resources to support the proposed project
Credentials and skills of the mentor and the plan for mentor/investigator interaction
Degree of direct involvement of the fellow in the design and conduct of the research
As a minimum candidates must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and must have been awarded either a PhD or an M.D. since 01.01.97.
Candidates must have submited an abstract and be registred at the ECCEO 8 congress at the time of the application.

Preferred areas of research for Fellowship application:

Epidemiology of Osteoporosis
Bone Quality
Health Economics aspects of Osteoporosis

APPLICATION:

1. Fill in the form

Contacts information:

•Department chair:

Name:

Title:

Adress:

E-mail:

Telephone:

Fax:

•Fellowship program director:

Name:

Title:

Adress:

E-mail:

Telephone:

Fax:

•Fellow nominee:

Name:

Title:

Adress:

E-mail:

Telephone:

Fax:

Provide institutional payee information:

Institution/department to which the check should be made payable:

Address to which the check should be sent:

The institution’s federal tax identification number:

2. Documents to join

Guidelines:
1 All Documents must be submitted in English.
2 Standard abbreviations must be used. Other abbreviations must be defined in brackets after the first use of the word.
3 The font should be in Time New Roman, size 12. Capital letters only for abbreviations.

Please make sure that your document is in a normal page layout and check that each required points appear in it. Forward ALL of the following documentation (in the order listed) in your application mail.

1. Cover letter

Request Amgen support for a fellowship grant by the institution, on institution letterhead, signed by the department chair and fellowship program director.

2. Proposal outline (five-page maximum, exclusive of references) (font size = 12 point)

Describe the nominated fellow’s research goals, including:

•Specific objectives
•Indicate research category
•Background and rationale
•Preliminary data
•Research methods
•Statistical considerations
•Description of patient population (if applicable)

3. Curriculum vitae of

•Department chair
•Fellowship program director
•Fellow nominee

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Submission by January 15th, 2008

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