Overview
ERS-funded 1–6-month clinical fellowship to learn a respiratory skill or procedure not available at home, at an institution in another European country.
The programme
- Focus
- Respiratory medicine / pulmonology
- Training type
- Clinical Training Fellowship (society-funded)
- Duration
- 1–6 months, full-time
- Start
- From 1 March 2027 (October 2026 call)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- ERS (also ERS/ERN-LUNG joint fellowship for rare respiratory disease)
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Active ERS member; qualified clinician or healthcare professional working in respiratory medicine, mainly early career; skill/procedure not available at home institution; mandatory return plan to home institution
- International applicants
- Yes – all nationalities; European and non-European based applicants may apply (Standard programme: Europe-to-Europe or overseas-to-Europe; separate programme for scientifically developing countries). Applicants must be eligible for a visa for the host country
- Visa support
- Fellow responsible; must be eligible for a visa for the fellowship period
- Licence requirement
- Must communicate in the language spoken at the host institution
How to apply
- Deadline
- 1 October 2026 (call opened 1 August 2026; decisions mid-February 2027)
- Application method
- Online application with host supervisor acceptance form and home supervisor support form; host chosen by applicant (Web Host Registry can help)
Funding
- Funding
- ERS-funded (amount per application guidance)