We are excited to introduce the ERN RARE-LIVER CLINICAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME. This initiative aims to share knowledge and foster collaboration among emerging clinicians and healthcare professionals within ERN RARE-LIVER. Please apply here.

General conditions:

• Two funding periods (September 2025 – August 2026 and September 2026 – July 2027)
• Up to 10 exchange fellowships can be granted per period
• Reimbursement based on EC unit costs for eligible travel cost (Travel and accommodation)
• Max 2 weeks stay
• Applications up until 30 April of each year– in exceptional cases any time

Eligibility criteria:

• Clinicians and other health professionals are accepted
• Applicants should be from an ERN RARE-LIVER full member or affiliated partner centre
• The visit has to be at one of our member and partner centres, see list here.
• We only accept cross border clinical exchanges

Procedure:

1. Interested applicants reach out to the preferred member or partner centre, see list here, and ask for availability and timeframe of exchange.
2. Receiving centre signs a letter of support, find template here. 
3. Once timeframe is agreed upon, the applicant fills the application form until end of April of each year.
4. The ERN RARE-LIVER office notifies applicants of their application outcome until end of May.
5. The successful applicants can plan their visit for the next funding period starting in September 2025.

This is a new initiative in ERN RARE-LIVER. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to the ERN office. We will provide answers for everyone in this FAQ below.