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The fellowships are attributed by the BVP-SBP, with the financial support of its major sponsors, with the objectives of enabling young investigators and clinicians, to develop, acquire, and apply advanced research procedures and techniques in the area of respiratory medicine through a two-three month collaboration period in Belgium or a foreign country.
Two to three grants for up to three months (in one continuous period or divided in weekly day(s) of fellowships) are made annually. At least one grant will be attributed to a candidate working in a non-academic institution. b.
The proposal should elaborate on how the partnership between the host and the candidate will take full advantage of the unique facilities, resources, and materials available in their respective institutions. The initiation or development of collaborative projects between the host and home institutes are encouraged. c.
Candidates should be actively engaged in respiratory research, with appropriate scientific or medical qualifications. d.
Eligible candidates should hold a position at their home institution. e.
Awards are conditional on the return of the Fellow to the home institution at the end of the fellowship and on the availability of appropriate facilities and resources to apply the newly acquired skills.
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The fellowships are attributed by the BVP-SBP, with the financial support of its major sponsors, with the objectives of enabling young clinicians, to acquire, and apply techniques in the area of respiratory medicine through two to three month long training period in Belgium or a foreign country. Two to three grants for up to three months (in one continuous period or divided in weekly day(s) of fellowships) are made annually. At least one grant will be attributed to a candidate working in a non-academic institution. b.
Applications for projects that are geared to the development and implementation of specific medical techniques are particularly encouraged. c.
The proposal should elaborate on how the partnership between the host and the candidate would take full advantage of the unique facilities, resources, and materials available in the host institution. It should also indicate how the new techniques will be relevant to the current medical status in the candidate institution and to the curriculum of the fellow. d.
Candidates should be actively engaged in respiratory care, with appropriate medical qualifications.

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Eligible candidates should hold a position at their home institution. f.
Awards are conditional on the return of the Fellow to the home institution at the end of the fellowship and on the availability of appropriate facilities and resources to apply and implement the newly acquired skills.
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The BVP-SBP offers for the year 2015 Short-Term Fellowships for professionals actively engaged in clinical and basic research in respiratory medicine and clinical pulmonary practice:
Programme
Short-Term Research Fellowships
Short-Term Training Fellowships
STRF
STTF
Duration up to 3 months up to 3 months b.
The awards are supported by the major sponsors of the BVP-SBP. They enable qualified doctors and respiratory investigators to carry out specific research and clinical projects or to obtain training in a clinical or research unit in any Belgian or foreign country.
4.1. The BVP-SBP Fellowships a.
are conditional on Fellows returning to their home institutions at the end of their fellowship period; b.
may be extended, subject to written approval of the home and host supervisors and at no additional cost to BVP-SBP, by a period up to its original duration. c.
are not intended to prolong, or run concurrently with, other awards, even those funded by other agencies; d.
may not be financially supplemented by agencies other than the home or host institutions, or the Fellows personally; e.
are not granted for basic training, courses, lectures, meetings, conferences, congresses, etc. or for visiting institutions; f.
that are terminated prematurely, must be notified promptly to BVP-SBP and appropriate funds reimbursed; g.
require an administrative end-of-project report in Dutch or French within a month of the end of the project. The reports will be published on the BVP-SBP Website.
4.2 Applications
Applications: a.
and all supporting documents must be submitted in English, Dutch or French and in three copies (including one original). b.
must be received by the BVP-SBP office (Mrs. Agnes Tommeleyn) by the application closing date of 30 th
June 2015;

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may be submitted by E-mail (info@bvp-sbp.org), Fax (02 511.46.14) with originals also sent by mail, or by courier service (TNT, DHL, etc.) if postal delays are likely; d.
will be acknowledged promptly and candidates advised if items are missing; e.
that have undergone a review and selection process and were not approved for funding cannot be resubmitted. f.
should normally specify only one institution as host unit.
4.3 Candidates
Candidates: a.
must possess appropriate professional qualifications and experience according to the specific fellowship applied for; b.
must be currently engaged in pulmonary research or clinical pulmonary practice; c.
must be a member of the BVP-SBP d.
must be on the staff payroll of a university, research laboratory or institute, hospital to where they will return at the end of the fellowship.
4.4 Selection a.
Selection is made on the basis of scientific and expert evaluation of the application and the proposed work as set out by the candidates in the project description. Reviewers are members of the BVP-SBP board of directors but they can ask additional experts to join them as requested. b.
The decisions are final and appeals are not considered.
4.5 Awards a.
Awards are funded according to the personal and professional circumstances of the fellow and the host institution and may not exceed 7500 EURO . Short-term fellowships may last up to three months (in one continuous period or divided in weekly day(s) of fellowships). However, the Review Committee reserves the right to reduce this period depending on the content of the submitted project. b.
BVP-SBP fellows are not insured by the BVP-SBP against medical expenses for themselves or their families; neither are they insured for accidents during their travel to and from the host institution. The BVP-SBP does not recognize recipients of its fellowships as agents or employees of the BVP-SBP and accepts no liability in respect of any of their actions or activities or in respect to the health or safety of their persons.
In their own interest, recipients of the fellowships are, therefore, urged to make sure that both they, their families and the institutions which receive them are fully covered by the necessary insurances. c.
It is the sole responsibility of the recipient of an award to pay any tax which may be levied upon him/her by the appropriate national authority.
Any infringement of these conditions will result in the withdrawal of an application from the selection process or the cancellation of an award already made.

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Each fellowship programme has its own particular aims and characteristics. Choose the one that is appropriate to your scientific, medical and clinical background, as well as your past experience and future professional objectives.
5.1 Supervisors a.
Your home supervisor’s Release Form should authorize your leave of absence during the planned project period, indicate that, if successful, a position will be open to you on completion of the fellowship, and confirm the relevance of and support of your proposed work. b.
Your host supervisor needs to provide to the BVP-SBP a signed Host Acceptance Form, which you should have pre-completed as necessary and sent on to your host for signature.
5.2 Proposed start and finish dates of your project a.
These dates should fall within the specified duration of the fellowship you applied for.
They should allow sufficient time after the expected date of the funding decision for you to complete travel, visa and passport formalities. b.
You can expect a decision within 60 days of project receipt.
5.3 Project description
This is the most important component of your application. It should be prepared by yourself and have the approval of your home and host supervisors. The description must not exceed four pages. It must address in sufficient scientific, medical and/or technical detail all of the following points: a.
objectives and underlying hypothesis; b.
material, methods, procedures; c.
relevance to respiratory medicine; d.
relevance and potential benefits to activities in the home institute and for patients; e.
relationship to your past, current and future professional activities; f.
reason(s) for choice of host institution g.
justification of project duration h.
facilities available upon return to continue the work and to apply and disseminate the newly acquired skills.

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Section 1 – Fellowship sought
Title of proposed project: fellowship programme (one programme only) 0 Research 0 Training
Four keywords:
Section 2 – Applicant personal details
Last name:
First names:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Present position:
Since when (date):
Name and address of the home institution:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Section 3 - Home supervisor
Last name:
First names:
Present position:
Since when (date):
Name and address of the home institution (if different from above):
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

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Section 4 – Host supervisor
Last name:
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First names:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Present position:
Since when (date):
Name and address of the home institution:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Section 5 – Professional qualifications and experience of the applicant
University/College/Other:
Field of study:
Degree/Diploma:
Year in which obtained:
Previous fellowships (if applicable):-
Year of award:
Number of publications in international peer-reviewed periodicals as per date of this application
- in English:
- in other languages:-
Last two previous positions:
Position
1)
2)
Name of employer from – to
Section 6 – Additional material to be provided separately
From the applicant: 0 a short curriculum vitae (1 page maximum)
0 publication list
0 project description (4 pages maximum)
From the home supervisor: 0 Home Supervisor Release Form
From the host supervisor: 0 Host Acceptance Form

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Section 7 – Declarations
If you have applied for other financial support, or receive income from your home or host institution during the proposed fellowship period it will not affect the selection procedure adopted by the BVP-SBP. If successful, however the BVP-SBP will usually reduce its normal financial intervention by a corresponding sum.
Your present monthly net salary:
How much of this would you continue to receive if a fellowship were granted to you?
Other annual professional income payable during the fellowship period: -
Have you applied to another funding source for support for the same project and period? If yes, give details:
Will you be receiving any income (salaries, fellowships, travel grants, etc.) from the host institution during the period of the proposed fellowship? If yes, give details:
If the application is successful, I hereby declare that I shall return to my home institution at the end of the fellowship. I certify that the foregoing statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement is sufficient cause for rejection of this application or for cancellation of a fellowship already awarded.
Date: Signature:

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To be completed by the applicant
Name of applicant:
Name and country of home institution:
Name of host supervisor:
Name and country of host institution: fellowship programme (one programme only) 0 Research 0 Training
Title of proposed project:
Proposed start and finish dates:
To be completed by the host supervisor
=.. months in total
Will the applicant receive any income (salaries, fellowships, travel grants, etc.) from the host institution during the period of the proposed fellowship? If yes, give details: a.
The BVP-SBP fellowships provides the recipient with a subsistence allowance to cover the fellow’s living costs and travelling expenses to the host institution. The fellow is not, therefore, an employee of the BVP-SBP, and hence the BVP-SBP does not accept liability for their actions, health, safety or research expenditures. The host institution, in accepting the fellow, accepts the responsibility of protecting both itself and the fellow as appropriate to the normal needs of a guest worker. The host institution also accepts to provide the necessary materials and facilities. BVP-SBP does not provide “bench fees” or any other financial contribution to the costs of the research. b.
To the extent that the receiving institution is legally able, and in accordance with its policy, the results of any research involving the fellow will be made freely available in the scientific literature and will not be kept undisclosed, or their disclosure delayed, for nonscientific reasons. c.
If the application is successful, I hereby declare that the candidate will return to their home institution at the end of the fellowship. I hereby certify that the proposed project can be carried out successfully at this host institution within the parameters of national and international guidelines on ethics, safety, animal experiments, hands-on restrictions, etc. d.
I certify that the foregoing statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
I understand that any false statement is sufficient cause for rejection of this application or for cancellation of a fellowship already awarded.
Date: Host supervisor signature:
Please sign and return this form to the applicant.

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To be completed by the applicant
Name of applicant:
Name of home institution:
Name of home supervisor: fellowship programme (one programme only) 0 Research 0 Training
Title of proposed project:
Proposed start and finish dates:
To be completed by the home supervisor
=… . months in total
Will the applicant receive any income (salaries, fellowships, travel grants, etc.) from the home institution during the period of the proposed fellowship? If yes, give details: a.
I authorize the candidate to leave their home institution during the planned project period. b.
If the application is successful, I hereby declare that he/she will return to their home institution at the end of the fellowship. If successful, a position will be open to the fellow on completion of the fellowship. c.
I confirm the relevance of the project and support the proposed work. d.
The BVP-SBP fellowships provides the recipient with a subsistence allowance to cover the fellow’s living costs and travelling expenses to the host institution. The fellow is not, therefore, an employee of the BVP-SBP, and hence the BVP-SBP does not accept liability for their actions, health, safety or research expenditures. e.
I confirm the relevance of the project and support the proposed work. f.
I certify that the foregoing statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
I understand that any false statement is sufficient cause for rejection of this application or for cancellation of a fellowship already awarded.
Date: Home supervisor signature:
Please sign and return this form to the applicant.