Please click
here for more information on the ISN’s Matching Initiative which has been
designed for aiding potential Fellows who are interested in locating a suitable
host institution or Institutions who are willing to provide a placement to a
foreign fellow.
List of successful
Applicants Session 2003-2
| Foundation: | 1985 – Professor Claude Amiel, Paris. |
| Purpose: | Offer training opportunities to young nephrologists in emerging countries, with the ultimate goal of improving the standards of their ‘home institutions’ upon their return. |
| Scholarships: | * Full time awards (one year or more) – 50% of the budget. * Short term awards (2-6 months), e.g. for technical training of nurses or technicians |
| Budget: | $800,000. |
| Funding: | Approximately 2/3 is sponsored by ISN, and 1/3 by sister societies and industry. |
| Sponsors: | American Society of Nephrology (4) National Kidney Research Fund Great Britain (4) Japanese Society of Nephrology (1) Kirin Brewery Japan (1) Bio Sidus Argentina (1 until 2001) Fresenius Germany (1) |
| Chairman: | Secretary-General of ISN – Dr. Rashad Barsoum |
| Reviewers: | The international Fellowship Committee consists of the Chair and 5 other senior nephrologists representing the various contintents. |
| Selection procedure: | Includes three phases: a) Data verification: some information provided by the applicants is verified and evaluated through correspondence with presidents of their national societies or referees nominated by the applicants. b) Evaluation: 5 members of the Committee (one from each continent) score each application according to a standard format. The scoring system reflects the policies and priorities defined by ISN. c) Selection: twice a year by the Secretary-General, COMGAN Chairman and an ISN Councilor from an emerging country.Selection is largely based on the scores, but also considers geographical balance, urgent needs in certain regions, preference of certain sponsors, etc.
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| Titles after Training: | ‘ISN Fellow’ for trainees who successfully complete at least one-year training. ‘ISN Names or abbreviations of organizations specifically sponsoring |
| Privileges:
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ISN Fellows have certain advantages including free subscription to Kidney International for 1-2 years, priority in selection for Congress travel grants, privileged renal sister links, library enhancement program and others. These privileges are stated in the individual letters of completion of training which also enclose colorful certificates.
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| Application Procedure: | Use application form below for either the full term fellowship award or the short term fellowship award. Please contact the Secretary-General’s office (address below) if you have any questions. |
| Deadlines: |
Deadlines for receiving applications are 31 January and July of each year. The selection is done in mid-May and mid-November respectively. |
| Contact Details: |
Ms. Soha Fahmy ISN Secretary-General’s Office The Cairo Kidney Center 3 Hussein El-Memar Street, Antikhana PO Box 91 Bab_El_Louk 11513 Cairo, Egypt. Fax/Phone: + 20 2 579 0267 E-mail: [email protected] |
‘Fellows
Matching’ Initiative:
As many young nephrologists in emerging countries are
unable to identify suitable host institutions for clinical or research training, ISN has
taken the initiative of trying to match the fellows’ needs with host-institution
potentials. Click here for current
positions.
Visiting
Scholarships:
The Fellowship Budget also includes ‘Visiting Scholarships‘ which
supports senior nephrologists from developed centers to visit developing units, spending
several weeks or months teaching and training the local staff.
List
of ISN Fellowship Awardees 1985-2000
List
of successful Applicants Session 2001-1
List of successful Applicants Session 2001-2
List of successful Applicants
Session 2002-1
List
of successful Applicants Session 2002-2
List
of successful Applicants Session 2003-1
List
of successful Applicants Session 2003-2
Last Update:
6-November-2003 11:06:13 AM
