Must apply before starting at guest laboratory; Research stay must occur before completing medical studies; Maximum eight years between university entrance qualification and application deadline (exceptions possible); Minimum research stay: ten consecutive months at a new host laboratory; Students studying human medicine in Germany (all nationalities)
Requirements
Not eligible if already relocated to host laboratory; Not for veterinary medicine students; Not for financing medical studies; For travel allowance: brief email describing purpose; For extension: apply 2 months before fellowship end
How to apply
Apply by one of three annual deadlines (1 Feb, 1 June, 1 Oct); Evaluation process takes two months; For travel allowance: send brief email in advance; For extension: contact BIF ahead of deadline
Important dates
Application deadlines: 1 Feb, 1 June, 1 Oct; Evaluation process: two months; Extension application: 2 months before fellowship end