Call for ASAS Research Grant / Internship
Call for ASAS Research Grant / Internship is currently closed.
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 with 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
- Manouk de Hooge – Ghent, Belgium
- Elena Nikiphorou – Leiden, The Netherlands
- Marlies Carbo – Groningen, The Netherlands
2017 ASAS Grants
- Marion Senlis-Pons – Paris, France
- Mikhail Protopopov – Berlin, Germany
- Gaelle Varkas – Ghent, Belgium
2015 ASAS Grants
- Lennart Jans – Ghent, Belgium
2014 ASAS Grants
- Anna Molto – Paris, France
- Victoria Navarro – Madrid, Spain
- Thorsten Diekhoff – Berlin, Germany