ESPID - European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases

ESPID FUNDING SCHEME FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING VISITS TO RESOURCE-POOR COUNTRIES

Aims

The aim of this scheme is to provide encouragement and support to ESPID members wishing to devote time to PID teaching and training activities in resource poor countries. For support, visits should be by ESPID members at the written invitation of the host institution. Support is offered for transport costs only. It is expected that the visitor and/or his/her employee should provide their time gratis and that the hosts will cover accommodation and subsistence costs of the visitor during the visit.

The visit should be to contribute to an established programme of post-graduate medical or scientific education related directly to paediatric infectious diseases or to which PID teaching is directly relevant and a component part.

Resource poor countries are those in the list linked HERE

Guidelines for funding are: A typical award will be for approx Euro 1,000-1,500 (e.g. for a standard class intercontinental flight and related ground transportation costs)

Application deadlines are every 3 months (1^st Mar, 1^st June, 1^st Sept and 1^st Dec) and should be made at least 2 months before the proposed date(s) of the visit. Up to 10 such awards, will be funded annually provided applications of sufficient quality are received

What is covered

Tourist class travel expenses only. Please note that this is scheme falls outside of ESPID’s normal Expense Reimbursement rules.

Essential/desirable criteria – applicant

Must be “good standing” ESPID member (or membership application (see www.espid.org) must be approved and subs paid for before the application will be processed) – membership fees must be paid up in full.
Previous post graduate teaching experience in PID, preferably with documentation of positive student/delegate feedback

Essential criteria – visit

Must be to resource poor country.
Must show evidence of an established teaching programme or institution
Teaching to be done must relate directly to paediatric infectious diseases
A written invitation to visit from host institution must be provided, must specify (approximate) dates, topic(s) to be covered and confirm that a written certificate of completion of the visit, including documentation of student/delegate feedback will be provided to the visitor and to ESPID.

Application procedure

A clear and specific application, including dates, destination, course and topics and a detailed budget will be required.

(This form can be copied and pasted into a Word document and filled in and then emailed, faxed or posted)

APPLICATION FOR ESPID FUNDING FOR A POST GRADUATE TEACHING VISIT TO A RESOURCE-POOR COUNTRY
Surname:
Forenames (in full):	Title:
Date of Birth:
Current job/position:

Full work address (include zip/postal code):
Telephone number(s):
Fax number:
Email:
Date of application:	Signature (if by fax or post):

Date(s) of visit:
Location:
Name, title and post of person issuing invitation:
Abstract detailing objectives of visit (including full details of teaching to be done, topics etc, larger course or programme of which the visit is part, if appropriate, previous similar visits by the teacher to this or other centres or to this centre by other teachers, if appropriate, and broader/future aims of the teaching collaboration of which the visit forms part):
Budget proposal including breakdown of total travel costs: (NB ESPID will not pay business class or first class air fares or high ground transportation costs – see LINK for details)
A brief CV of the applicant including details of previous teaching activity and experience and, if possible, documentation of previous student or delegate feedback should be included

The entire application can be forwarded by email to espid@kenes.ch provided that an email address is provided for the applicant. Alternatively the postal address for applications is Florian Locatelli, ESPID, Rue de Chantepoulet 1-3, P.O. Box 1726, CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland.

Procedure for processing and making awards

Applications received by the ESPID secretariat will be checked to ensure they fulfil all the required eligibility criteria and include all required elements. Incomplete or incorrect applications will not be considered further and applicants informed to this effect. Complete and correct applications will be forwarded for approval to the members of the ESPID Committee for Education who will reach a decision within three weeks. Applicants will be informed of the decision as soon as possible after this. Payment of the award, up to any maximum sum agreed beforehand will be made upon receipt of original ticket purchase receipts/tickets and used boarding passes together with written confirmation from the host institution that the visit and teaching took place as planned. A single payment only will be made for any one award.

Feedback

Comments on this award procedure and administration by ESPID are encouraged.

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