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1. Open fellowship for clinicians and/or scientists (1 place)

• This program is aimed at paediatric rheumatology trainees and young scientists who are members of PReS and younger than 45 years, allowing them to visit a Paediatric Rheumatology Centre within Europe for the period of up to 6 months.

• For clinicians - the program has both clinical and research components, in addition to gaining clinical knowledge and skills the trainee will be expected to complete a project during their six-month placement. For scientists - there is solely a research component. A brief outline of the intended project will be required as part of the fellowship application. It is envisaged that the trainee/scientist would liaise with the centre where they intend to complete the placement to identify a relevant, realistic and achievable project plan.

• The fellowship program will be co-ordinated and applications reviewed by two appointed members of the EMERGE group, two members of the PRES council and one external PRES member.

2. Joint fellowship with autoinflammatory working party (1 place)

Fostering patient registries as platforms for future epidemiological, clinical and translational research

This program is aimed at paediatric rheumatology trainees and young scientists who are members of PReS and younger than 45 years, allowing them to visit Pediatric rheumatology training centres in Muenster (Germany), Lausanne (Switzerland) and Genoa (Italy) for the period of up to 6 months.