Overview
ESCMID-funded observership of five days to one month at an ESCMID Collaborative Centre in clinical microbiology or infectious diseases.
The programme
- Focus
- Infectious diseases / clinical microbiology
- Training type
- Observership (society-funded)
- Duration
- 5 days to 1 month
- Start
- Visits December 2026 – December 2027 (autumn 2026 call)
- Positions
- About 100 observerships per year
- Accreditation
- ESCMID Collaborative Centre (over 100 ECCs)
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Active ESCMID Young Scientist member or ESCMID LMIC member; enrolled in or holding a postgraduate degree in ID, CM or related field; one ECC per cycle; no ESCMID observership in previous 12 months
- International applicants
- Yes – observers from outside Europe may apply but only to a European ECC; European observers may go to any ECC except in their home country
- Visa support
- Applicant responsible for visa; dates cannot be guaranteed if visas are delayed
- Licence requirement
- Observational
How to apply
- Deadline
- 6 October 2026, 12:00 CET (applications from 8 September 2026); two calls per year
- Application method
- Agree purpose and dates with an ECC and obtain its endorsement letter, then apply online via ESCMID member login
Funding
- Funding
- Up to €2,000 (reimbursed after approval and post-visit requirements)