Long-Term Research Fellowships

European Respiratory Society (ERS) Long-Term Research Fellowships support investigators and clinicians in the early stages of their careers to carry out basic, translational or clinical research projects lasting between 6–12 months. Fellowship recipients conduct projects at research institutions outside of their home country, enabling fellows to access and learn research techniques that are not available at their home institute. Long-term fellowships are awarded annually based on scientific merit as well as the skills and experience that fellows can bring to the host centre

Identifying a host centre

Should applicants need advice with identifying relevant host centre(s) for their fellowship, they can contact fellowships@ersnet.org and the ERS office will put them in touch with the Early Career Members’ Committee representative for their ERS Assembly. In addition, while the Web Registry is specific to RESPIRE4, it can also provide a useful tool for candidates wishing to apply for other ERS fellowships to look for potential host centres. The choice of the host centre remains the responsibility of the candidate in all cases.

Long-Term Research Fellowship programmes

ERS Standard Long-Term Fellowship

Funded by ERS, this programme supports clinicians or researchers from European host centres to conduct projects at institutions in Europe that are outside of their home country.

ERS International Long-Term Fellowship

Funded by ERS, this programme supports clinicians or researchers from European host centres to conduct projects at institutions outside of Europe.

ERS Long-Term Fellowship for Scientifically Developing Countries

This ERS funded programme supports applicants who are based in scientifically developing countries (based on World Bank guidance) to conduct projects at an institution in Europe. The programme is also open to residents of European countries where there is a scientific gap, such as where there is limited opportunity to access education or training in the respiratory field, to support fellows to conduct projects in another European country.

ERS/European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Joint Fellowship

Funded jointly by ERS and EMBO, this programme supports projects in respiratory science/health and molecular biology. It aims to build capacity and expertise in respiratory research, promote the field of molecular biology and bring clinicians into basic science.

ERS/Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (SEPAR) Joint Long-Term Fellowship

Funded jointly by ERS and SEPAR, this programme supports researchers who are based in Spain to carry out projects at European institutions outside of Spain. It also supports individuals who are not based in Spain, from both inside and outside of Europe, to conduct projects at institutions in Spain.

ERS/Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française (SPLF) Joint Long-Term Fellowship

Funded jointly by ERS and SPLF, this programme supports researchers who are based in France to carry out projects at European institutions outside of France. It also supports individuals who are not based in France, who currently live/work in Europe and/or scientifically developing countries, to conduct projects at institutions in France.

ERS/Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax (ALAT) Joint Long-Term Fellowship

Funded jointly by ERS and ALAT, this programme supports researchers based in Latin America (Spanish/Portuguese speaking countries) to carry out projects at institutions in Europe. It also supports individuals who are based in Europe to conduct projects at institutions in Latin America. Applicants should be a member of both ALAT and ERS.

ERS Child Lung Health (Paediatrics) Long-Term Fellowship

This ERS funded programme supports projects that focus on child lung health and paediatric respiratory disease research. The projects are to be completed at institutions in Europe.

ERS/Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL) Joint Long-Term Fellowship

Funded jointly by ERS and DZL, this programme supports clinicians and researchers to carry out research or training at one of the five DZL sites in Germany.