Objective: RESPIRE3 Fellowships are funded with the objective of enabling scientists, investigators and clinicians as well as allied healthcare professionals, with a significant research background, to carry out basic, translational, or clinical cutting-edge research projects in the field of respiratory science.

Eligibility:

- Applicants can only submit one application for each call and must choose only one type of fellowship: 2-year RESPIRE3 European Fellowship OR 3-year RESPIRE3 Global Fellowship. It is up to applicants to carefully consider whether they meet all the eligibility criteria for the specific fellowship type chosen and whether they can provide related proof/evidence, if and as needed.

- Applicants from any discipline (e.g. life sciences, engineering, mathematics, information technology, biochemistry, pharmacology) are encouraged to apply, with a research project (one research title only) related to respiratory science/medicine, in line with the ERS Roadmap (www.ersroadmap.org).

- Applicants for European Fellowships should develop and submit a research project covering exactly 24 months; failure to do so will mean that the application will not be considered eligible.

- Candidates should possess appropriate scientific, medical qualifications (academic) and/or experience (professional), and/or be engaged in research/science/practice that is relevant to the specific fellowship project/topic applied for.

- Applicants need to comply with the EU definition of “experienced researcher”: At the time of the call deadline for the recruitment of researchers (e.g. 1 November 2018 for 3rd call), applicants must be in possession of a doctoral degree (PhD) or have at least four years of full-time equivalent* research experience. *Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the  date when a researcher obtained the degree, entitling him/her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is or was ever envisaged. This may vary from country to country. When calculating experience only postgraduate research experience is relevant for this purpose and other professional activities are not taken into account, no matter when these took place.

- In the context of Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions, Medical Doctor (MD) studies are not considered as equivalent to PhD studies. For MDs, the requirement of 4 years of full-time research experience therefore applies.

- Applicants must have at least one first-author (or co-author) paper published (or accepted for publication) in an international peer-reviewed journal by the call deadline (1 November 2018 for the 3rd call). Papers that are in preparation, submitted, in revision are not eligible until they have been formally accepted for publication. If you have submitted a 1st author paper and it has been formally accepted for future publication, you are eligible but proof/evidence of the acceptance will have to be provided. Posters and conference abstracts are in principle not considered as publications in an international peer-review journal

- In terms of nationality, the requirements differ depending on the type of fellowship chosen by the applicant, as follows:

       - 2-year European Fellowships: open to applicants of any nationality to come to Europe (MS or AC)

       - 3-year Global Fellowships: ONLY open to nationals or long-term residents of EU MS or AC. Long-term residents are considered researchers who spent a        period of at least 5 consecutive years (without breaks in research) on full-time research activity in a one or more EU MS or AC.

- Candidates should have adequate fluency in the language spoken at the host centre(s), to enable him/her to successfully carry out the research project.

- RESPIRE3 is open to ERS members and non-members, in line with H2020 wider principles. Selected fellowship recipients will be strongly encouraged to become ERS members to maximise career development opportunities.

Deadline: 01/10/2018