A minimum of 40 fellowships (500 euros each) from the WMS Education Fund are awarded (funded by an annual royalty from Neuromuscular Disorders by Elsevier). Additional Fellowships may come from other funding sources.
The Program Committee selects the recipients based on the quality of the abstracts submitted, the analysis of a brief submitted CV (including the special interest and expertise, details of current position and the importance of the work to be presented). Applicants should be in training and not yet in a definitive established position. Those who wish to be considered for fellowships should indicate so and provide the necessary information as requested at the time of abstract submission on the online abstract submission page.
Two (or more) additional annual fellowships (500 euros each) will be provided from the President's Fund for senior myologists who have been active in WMS in the past but are now retired and have constraints on their available funds. Applicants should provide a short review (up to 250 words) of their activities in the neuromuscular field and their contributions to the WMS. Applications should be sent through online no later than April 2, 2013.
All prizes are decided by an international, multidisciplinary team of judges.