MMD internships abroad Faculty of Medical Sciences Cindy van Dijk International Officer & Erasmus coordinator Radboudumc International Office April 8th 2014
Programme April 8th 2014 Preparations: Visa Insurance Subsidies, Scholarships & Funding Society Erasmus+ Radboudumc International Office Questions
Preparations Start on time! Visa arrangements Insurance coverage Finances Language & cultural preparations Beware of deadlines: Approval of the board of examiners Visa application procedure Funding applications
Visa application Checklist Start on time! This may take up to 6 months Check the website of the embassy for specific requirements Supportletter via Radboudumc International Office, request these well in advance via e mail or e stip Evidence of financial independency Proof of Health
Visa example: USA J 1 visa for students, do not go with a B1 visa! Online procedure DS 2019 form provided by the internship location Can take up to 6 months Appointment at the American consulate in Amsterdam More information on visa procedures and available visa canbefounfdat the website of the FulbrightCenter (infosheets on visa in Dutch) or via the website of the American consulate (English)
Visa example: Australia Working Holiday (max 6 months), easy to obtain Occupational Trainee, takes longer to obtain Online procedure Can take up to 5 months in case of an Occupational Trainee visa
Visa example: Canada Less than 6 months = no visa required More than 6 months = visa & work permit needed, via the embassy in Berlin Letter of Invitation from your Canadian supervisor is always necessary
Insurance Checklist Health insurance Europe / world coverage? Coverage in case of internship? Travel insurance Europe / world coverage? Liability insurance Europe / world coverage?
Finances Radboudumc Radboud University Foundations Prizes for research reports European Scholarship
Radboudumc: UMC Studentbudget Monthly scholarship amounts EU 150, per month non EU 200, per month Maximum of 600, per student Notin combination with Erasmus Requestform availiable online via StIP webpages (www.radboudumc.nl/student > right column StIP > Formulieren/Forms > International Office ) Hand in requestform @ StIP together with proof of approval by board of examiners (e mail)
Radboud University: SNUF Monthly scholarship amounts EU 200, per month non EU 300, per month Minimum scholarship of 2 months, maximum of 4 months Not in combination with Erasmus! Requestforms available online via website SNUF (www.ru.nl/snuf/english) under Grants > Individual Travel Grants Support letter available via Radboudumc International Office, request these well in advance via e mail or e stip
Foundations Netherlands Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NVBMB) / Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging (KNCV) > e.g. travel grants from the Nora Baart Stichting KWF kankerbestrijding (cancer research) Reumafonds (Rheumatism fund, Dutch) Nationaal MS fonds (Multiple Sclerose fund, Dutch) Stichting MS Research (MS research Foundation, Dutch) Hersenstichting (Brain foundation, Dutch) Hartstichting (Heart foundation, Dutch) Aids Fonds (Aids foundation) Nierstichting (Kidney foundation, Dutch)
Prizes for research reports Pfizer Prize for Life Science (BMS & MMD students, deadline September) Echo Award for the most excellent non Western immigrant student (deadline end of January; Dutch) Faculty and university studyprizes (deadline 1 February) 'Innovations in healthcare' thesis award (deadline 1 December; Dutch) Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemie Vereniging = Royal Dutch Chemical Society; poster competition (deadline May; Dutch) Nijbakker Morra Stichting prizes in the area of oncology(deadine 1 November; Dutch)
European scholarship: Erasmus+ As of July 2014 Multiple times (during Bsc, MSc & PhD) Minimum of 2 months for internship In total maximum of 12 months per cycle (BSc, MSc,PhD) Amounts depend on hostcountry Application only via Radboudumc International Office! Online application opens in June 2014 for academic year 2014 2015
Internship & Study within Europe Internship period: 2 12 months; During your MMD programme; Or after graduation as an MMD masterstudent: within one year of graduation, for a period of 2 12 months, depending on the number of months that you have not used during the MMD programme; Request has to be made while registered as MMD student.
Scholarships per country Group 1: Denmark, Finland, France, UK, Ireland, Italy,Liechtenstein, Noorway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland) Group 2: Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Iceland,Croatia, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey Group 3: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Roemania, Slovakia, Republic of Macedonia GROUP STUDY INTERNSHIP 1 250 per month 350 per month 2 200 per month 300 per month 3 150 per month 250 per month
Erasmus+ documents Before period abroad: Requestform (generated automatically via online application) Learning Agreement (± 6 pages)* Transcript of Records Radboud University* Copy of your passport (photopage) During: Changes need to be approved within 4 weken after the start of the period abroad, ergo you need to report them to Radboudumc within 1 2 weeks After: Transcript of Records / Traineeship certificate* Statement Form (confirmation of the actual period abroad)* * Word versions available via www.ru.nl/io
Radboudumc International Office Contact Route 84 at the StIP Half hour appointments can be made via StIP: at the frontdesk or by phone (024 3615065/66) Walk in hours: Wednesdays 12:30 13:30 (for short questions & signatures, max. 10 min) E mail: intoffice@iwoo.umcn.nl Website: www.radboudumc.nl/internationaloffice Cindy van Dijk International Officer & Erasmuscoordinator Loes Vaessen Admissions Officer
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