Call for ASAS Research Grant / Internship

Call for ASAS Research Grant / Internship is now open.

Submit your application till July 1st, 2020 to mail@asas-group.org

Purpose of the ASAS Grant for Research Internship

In addition to the ASAS fellowship program
Intended for local researchers in ASAS centres
Aim: 2 ASAS Research Grants / Internships per year

Guidelines for the ASAS Research Grant / Internship

Objective: to encourage up to 2 fellows/year completing clinical training to start research training in Spondyloarthritis (not on Psoriatic Arthritis) at host institute of an ASAS member
Directed to young clinicians in training/clinical rheumatology fellows (but who are not full ASAS members themselves) with an interest in SpA
Task: to perform clinical or clinical/epidemiological research project in an ASAS member center
Requirements:

- <= 40 years of age
- Fluent in English or the language of the hosting country
- Duration: 6-12 months
- Stipend: up to € 25.000 for a full 12 months period

Application:

- Application form filled by applicant and host center should be submitted to mail@asas-group.org till July 1st, 2020.

Selection will be performed by the Executive Committee after review by at least two members of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board.
Results of the project should be presented during annual ASAS workshop.

Awarded ASAS Research Grants / Internships

2020 ASAS Grants

Clementina Lopez Medina, Project: “Development of deep learning algorithm to predict positive MRI-SIJ according to the ASAS definition in patients with recent axial spondyloarthriits”, Paris, France

2019 ASAS Grants

Imke Redeker, Project "Development and validation of a computer-based algorithm for the detection of active and chronic inflammatory changes compatible with spondyloarthritis on magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints", Berlin, Germany
Rianne von Bentum, Projects "Validation of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Performance-based Improvement (ASPI) test in Chilean SpA patients" and "The association between adipose tissue dysfunction and disease activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis – a proof of concept study", Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018 ASAS Grants