| Overview: FIRC - Fellowships for Abroad (Italian citizen) | ||
| General | Program name | FIRC - Fellowships for Abroad (Italian citizen) |
| Funds for | Postdoctoral fellowships | |
| Funding agency | Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (FIRC) | |
| Scope | International | |
| Fields of science | Cancer | |
| Duration | 1 years | |
| Program web site | https://www.direzionescientifica.airc.it/Calls/Default.aspx | |
| Number of calls per year | 1 (usually with deadline in June) | |
| Eligibility | EU-Life institution | IEO |
| Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD) | At the time of the deadline for submission, the following eligibility criteria must be met: 1) applicants must have a degree in Medicine, Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Medical Statistics, Medical Biotechnologies or other scientific disciplines, provided that the focus of the proposed research plan in the application is cancer; 2) the degree must be an Italian laurea magistralis, i.e. 5-6 years of undergraduate degree, or an equivalent non Italian degree (candidates who only have a “laurea breve” are not eligible), and it must have been attained after December 31, 2007 (for clinicians, after December 31, 2005). Exceptions are allowed only in case of research interruptions due to parental leave, children care, illness. | |
| Applicant's Nationality | The research activity must be carried out in a non-profit research center (e.g. a scientific research institution, university, hospital, etc.; possible revenues must be reinvested in research activiti | |
| Other Important Requirements | 1) the institution of origin must be located in Italy: applicants who are already working abroad cannot apply. 2) candidates who have already been awarded a FIRC Fellowship for abroad and/or an Outgoing AIRC-Marie Curie International Fellowship in Cancer Research cannot apply. | |
| Funding type & amounts | Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes) | The financial support provided comprises: 1) living allowance: this is the fellowship gross amount and should be calculated according to the standard costs of living where the Hosting institution is located. Also, it should match the standard salary for a fellow at the same career level; 2) travel expenses: cost expected for one roundtrip ticket to the hosting country. Travel must be in economy class and with the lowest fare possible; 3) health insurance: health insurance costs may be reimbursed by AIRC upon presentation of supporting documentation, in case the Country or the Hosting institution do not cover these expenses. |
| Working contract (gross salary) | N/A | |
| Other allowances | see above | |
| Next deadline | June 24, 2014, midnight | |
| Past submissions outcomes | ||
| Year | Available fellowships | Success rates |
| 2014 | Not stated | |