This document describes the on-line application process for Return Home Fellowships.

• To access online applications, open the page Applications. You will see a list of available applications.
  
  
• Applications are available for on-line editing until the deadline date (midnight, Eastern Standard Time = Montreal time).
  
  
• You need to log onto the system in order to open the application.
  
  
• If you do not remember your password, request it by sending an e-mail to password.request@ibro.info. You will receive an answer with 48 hours.
  
  
• Note: You must be an IBRO member to apply for the grant. Check the FAQs on how to become a member.
  

List of Forms:

• Personal record
• Personal information
• Address & telephone

• Personal photo (150 x 150 pixels)
  
  

• Education

• Research info: Topic (One abstract ONLY describing your current research)

• Research info:  Interests (selected from a list)

• Research info:  Keywords (selected from a list)

• Research info:  Skills (enter your list)
  
  
• Supervisors (your current Supervisor should be also included as one of the Referees – see below)
• Publications (last 3 years)
• Awards received (especially IBRO awards)
  
  
• Schools attended (especially IBRO schools)
• Meetings attended (do not include the complete abstracts)
• Referees:
  
  
• Two Referees are required, one of whom should be your current Supervisor. You must enter her/his info in this section again (in addition to the entry above).
• This application will automatically send an e-mail to your two Referees requesting the Letter of Reference and providing the instructions how to access and fill in the online form.

Application for the Fellowship:

• Research plan - a description of research planned upon return
  
  
• Work plan - for the initial two years
  
  
• Financial plan - to start your research lab
  
  
• Financial resources available - amount and date of grants already obtained, date of grants submitted, etc.
  

The applicant must make the arrangements with the Home Institution. The system sends a request to the person identified by the applicant as the authorized representative to provide a signed declaration with the following details:

• Laboratory space (location, area, state of the space, etc.)
  
  
• Funds for supplies (total amount, method of disbursement, etc.)
  
  
• Relief of teaching duties (maximal number of hours per term / semester)
  
  
• Other types of support ( sharing of common facilities, technical support, clerical support, etc.)

• Uploading of files (normally not required)

• Confirmation of the completion of application. In order for the system to register your application, you must click on "Restart".

A brief note on entering data in the forms

• The text prepared in MS Word and copy/pasted in the forms needs to be cleaned from the Word code incompatible with the HTML. To remove the code, you can either copy/paste in Notepad and then to the forms or use the filter available in the Editor of this application ("Clean HTML Content").
  
  
• The data are saved as soon as you click on "Insert" (for the first time entries) or on "Update".
  
  
• In areas where multiple entries are allowed, there will be a button "Add New". Once finished with entries, use "Continue". If there are no entries, use "Cancel".
  

Requests for help, questions, and comments regarding this application should be sent by email to help@ibro.info with the subject indicating the nature of your message. Sending your request to any other e-mail address will only delay the response. Please allow one working day for an answer.