Clinical Research Training Institute Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa

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Applicant decisions will be shared by November 2026.

The ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa (MMENA) is a three-day highly-interactive in-person workshop intended for fellows and early- to mid-career hematology faculty working in countries the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North African regions who wish to become more familiar with clinical trial design and execution. As a participant, you will: Build the foundation and explore the methodologies of patient-oriented clinical research. Strengthen the fundamental skills needed to become a successful patient-oriented clinical leader. Gain extensive networking opportunities with others who share the same passion. Develop a potential capstone project that builds upon skills learned during the curriculum and small group peer-reviews. Receive individualized mentorship from program faculty to advance your proposed project.

Your ASH profile must be up-to-date with your home address and your work address. Please login to your profile and ensure both addresses are added. If both addresses are present, please be sure that one address has the label “Home” and the second address has the label “Work”. Then you may begin an application. Key Dates

Applications Open April 15, 2026 Applications Close June 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Applicants Notified November 2026 Trainee Day MMENA in Athens, Greece March 21, 2027 CRTI-MMENA Workshop in Athens, Greece March 22-24, 2027

There is no fee to apply to the CRTI-MMENA program. Participants' housing and travel expenses to attend the CRTI-MMENA will be covered by ASH. Additionally, participants receive complimentary registration and two additional hotel nights to attend the Highlights of ASH in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa. Eligibility Requirements

Applicants to CRTI-MMENA must meet the following criteria: Be a hematology fellow or faculty member in a qualifying country who at the time of the application due date has received their MD Within the past 15 years if from a low- or middle-income country,* Within the past 12 years if not from a low- or middle-income country Fellowship training is defined as any sub-specialty training in hematology irrespective of whether this training is concurrent with another training program.

*Please review ASH's list of low- and middle-income countries. Be a clinician (medical doctor, nurse, psychologist, etc.) with a clinical practice in classical or malignant hematology and hold an MD and/or PhD or biomedical PhD, PharmD, DNP degree (or equivalents). Please note that a clinical practice exclusively in solid tumors and research interests focused exclusively on laboratory-based/translational research are not sufficient to qualify. Investigators who are principally employed by pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies are not eligible to apply. Be fluent in written and spoken English. Be a physician actively working in and living in one of the following countries during time of application and during the workshop: Albania Algeria Armenia Bahrain Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Djibouti Egypt, Arab Rep. France Greece Iran, Islamic Rep. Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Malta Montenegro Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Romania Saudi Arabia Slovenia Spain Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates West Bank…

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Education and Training.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Clinical Research Training Institute Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa is administered by American Society of Hematology (ASH), listed via American Society of Hematology.