Official eligibility criteria, research scope, and application timing for the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds MD fellowship for medical students in Germany.
Study human medicine in Germany; Obtained good or very good marks in the first section of the medical examination (1. Abschnitt der Ärztlichen Prüfung) and during subsequent studies; Prepared to put studies on hold for research stay; Willing to change place of work (institution and city) for at least ten consecutive months; Within eight years of obtaining university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur); Research stay must be completed before taking the third section of the medical examination (3. Abschnitt der Ärztlichen Prüfung)
Requirements
Must be an experimentally demanding and hypothesis-driven research project in basic biomedical research; Must be conducted in an internationally leading laboratory away from home institution and city; Cannot be submitted after arrival at the guest laboratory; Cannot be used to complete investigations already supported by others or supplement inadequate funding
How to apply
Choose appropriate deadline to ensure submission at least two months before starting research visit; Email a half-page to one-page summary of research project to BIF if unsure about project scope eligibility
Important dates
1 February; 1 June; 1 October
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