Biogen Fellowships
Biogen considers requests to support Clinical Fellowship Programs in Alzheimer’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromuscular Disease (SMA and ALS).
We look for programs that:
Focus on building the clinical skills of the specialist
Provide a robust and comprehensive clinical program that will enable a fellow to demonstrate the skills and competencies learned during the program
Provide an environment conducive to educating fellows in each of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competency areas, which are:
Patient Care
Medical Knowledge
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal Communication Skills
Professionalism
System-Based Practice
Utilize qualified faculty who devote sufficient time to the educational program to fulfill their supervisory and teaching responsibilities and demonstrate a strong interest in the education of fellow(s)
Provide training using multi-disciplinary teams
Adhere to all applicable regulations, guidelines, and policies
Upper $90,000USD
Biogen may award up to $90,000 per academic year. Fellowships are awarded to directly support salaries and limited fringe benefits of fellows. Organizations may not use awarded funds to defray operating expenses.
Fellowship requests must be submitted by a qualified U.S. based academic or accredited medical institution.
The fellowship candidate must meet the following requirements:
Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident of the United States; fellowship candidates with temporary nonimmigrant visa categories are not eligible
Have a sponsor who is a full-time faculty member of the requesting organization
Not hold a full-time, tenure-track faculty position or its equivalent during the first year of the fellowship
Be U.S. Board certified or Board eligible in Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Fellowship candidates must hold an active MD, DO, NP-BC or PA-C license in good standing
Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Fellowship candidates must hold an active MD or DO license in good standing