Traineeship Grants, Calmette Programme

These grants, funded by Institut Pasteur International Division, are designed to promote and facilitate traineeships for researchers (students, researchers and technicians) from the Institut Pasteur and the Institut Pasteur International Network (RIIP) in Institut Pasteur or in an RIIP member institute.

Traineeship areas may include all themes developed in the laboratories of the Institut Pasteur and RIIP: research on the infectious diseases (infectious physiopathology, immunology, microbiology, epidemiology, virology, parasitology) and health service activities (surveillance, resistance). In any case, the subject of the traineeship must be directly related to the applicant’s research topic. Traineeships should strengthen the trainee’s research skills and contribute to building capacities in his/her home institution.

The Traineeship Grant covers the cost living expenses, by contrast the travel costs are the responsibility of the applicant's home institute.

These awards are distinct from study grants, which have their own application process.

The applicant must prepare a Master 2 or equivalent degree, or a doctorate in medicine, the sciences (veterinary or other), and/or pharmacy.

In case of Traineeship for PhD students, the duration is limited to 1-4 months per year and possibility of renewal for three years after evaluation without ever exceeding 8 months maximum for all the thesis. Research traineeships must be done outside of the applicant’s home country and may be done in several different laboratories.

A Selection Committee will distribute traineeship awards according to the relevance of the project, the goals of the traineeship and research programs of the applicant’s home institution.

Priority will be given to researchers who have never been funded by Institut Pasteur International Division : traineeship or study grants.

The application process is as follows:

Application deadline: May 1, 2012

- Traineeship Grant application form, including:

• A clarified and argued application letter
• Summary of the traineeship (1page max.) including the context, the problematics, the objectives and the working program (activities, waited results and schedule)
• Applicant’s curriculum vitae
• Presentation of completed research and results obtained (1page max.)
• List of publications with the off-prints of the most significant publications (preferably in PDF format). Mention only publication published in reviews with editorial reviewers, not mention the submitted publications or publications in progress.
• The applicant must indicate whether s/he has already received a fellowship from a French or international organisation in 2010 to 2011, and whether s/he has applied for any other fellowships in 2012 and, if so, at which institution(s). The applicant must provide general information on personal resources. The applicant must provide general information on his/her resources, clarify the source of his/her payment (institute of origin or the institution) and if possible supply a copy of your contract of employment.
• Letter of commitment by the applicant to write one report at the end of the traineeship.
• Elements on the institute and the supervisor (1 page maximum) knowing that pre-required asked are the following ones:
  - the supervisor : publications, an experience on the subject (or the methods) proposed for the traineeship; the commitment that he will be in post for all the traineeship duration;
  - the institute: conditions of employment (scientific materials and environment) suited
  
  Other required documents to be sent by email to boursesRIIP@pasteur.fr, Eliane Coëffier (in PDF format or sent by fax to +33 (0)1 45 68 89 52) :
  - Supporting letter from the director of the home institution
  - Supporting letter from the applicant’s supervisor
  - A argued letter of commitment from the director of the host laboratory with a detailed presentation of the training project (context, problematics, objectives and working program with activities, waited results and schedule) its integration in a research program and the collaboratiive programs, the interest and the added value of the training (1 pagefor the traineeships of less than 3 months and 1 on 3 pages for the traineeships of more than 3 months), as well as a commitment to provide assistance to the applicant as needed and specifying the name, qualifications and position of the researcher who will be supervising the traineeship.

The successful candidate will submit a report to Eliane Coeffier, International Division, no later than one month after the end of the traineeship. He commits to appear on all documents (internship report, slides, summary, etc..) logo of the Institut Pasteur, and to cite in the acknowledgments include the Institut Pasteur International Division for financial support.

Applicants should note that applications that are either incomplete or late will not be accepted.

Two calls for proposals a year:
- Launch: the middle of January and the middle of September
- Deadline for applications: the beginning of May and the middle of November
- Meeting of the selection committee: the end of Mayand the middle of December
- Announcement: the end of May and the end of December