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EFSD and Japan Diabetes Society (JDS) Reciprocal Travel Research Fellowship Programme

Deadline for submission of applications: 1 July 2025

Application Submission:

Applications for this travel fellowship must be submitted through the new EFSD Programme Portal. Applications submitted in any other way will not be considered.

Accessing the portal:

Go to the EFSD Programme Portal to create your account and log in. 

Follow the step-by-step instructions from the User Guide to complete and submit your application.

Required Documents:

Please ensure that the following documents are correctly filled out, formatted and ready for upload before submitting your application. Without uploading the required documents, applications will not be considered complete and will be rejected.

  • Research Plan (download template)
  • Signatures and Declaration (download template)
  • Institution non-profit status (bylaws and govering document certifying non-profit status of your institution)
  • Biographical sketch of the applicant (must not exceed 3 pages)
  • Collaborative Agreements (download template)
  • Letters of Support from current supervisor/mentor at home institution and future supervisor/mentor at host institution
  • List of Abstracts from any other support, pending or current (if applicable)

Background

The objective of the EFSD/JDS Reciprocal Travel Research Fellowship Programme is to encourage collaborative research in the field of diabetes. Applications for Fellowships may be accepted from any single, non-profit institution or group of affiliated institutions from Europe, associated countries and from Japan (for detailed country list, please see here).

The Fellowship shall be used for a scientific project, and enable applicants from Japan to travel to Europe or its associated countries and applicants from Europe or its associated countries to travel to Japan. The host institution must be a recognised research institution and applicants should have demonstrated their ability in the field of diabetes research.

Fellowships

Up to four Fellowships will be awarded, each in the sum of up to Euro 50,000 (fifty thousand) for the applicants from Europe or 5 million Japanese Yen for the applicants from Japan. The money awarded will be paid into the account of the recipients’ home institution.

Please note that the budgeted amount must not exceed Euro 50,000 or 5 million Japanese Yen.

The scientific project will be one to twelve months in length with some extra time allowed to complete a language course. The budget may include items such as salaries, travel, sustenance and consumables. The recipients must start the Fellowship within six months of notification.

Application Process

Applications may be made by any scientist or clinician who is working in a postdoctoral position, with no age restriction. Each applicant will need to provide a letter of support from both the home and the host institution. (Examples for institutions willing to accept international researchers can be found here).

Applications for this programme must be submitted online via the EFSD Programme Portal.

All applications must be prepared on the official application form in the EFSD programme portal and completed in strict accordance with the detailed instructions to be found there. Applications which do not comply with the instructions given in the application system will not be considered for review. Please refer to the User Guide to learn more about the application process and key functionalities of the EFSD Programme Portal.

EFSD Programme Portal

Please submit your application via the EFSD Programme Portal before 12:00 CEST on the deadline date 1 July 2025.

Schedule

Announcement: April 2025

Application Deadline: 1 July 2025

Anticipated Award: September 2025

Enquiries

Enquiries should be directed to foundation@easd.org.