The aim of the Society, founded in 1963, is to foster the study of metabolic and related topics, and to promote ideas exchange between professionals in different disciplines in inherited metabolic disease (http://www.ssiem.org).
Criteria for admission
Applicants should satisfy the following criteria:
• Be from an IFCC National Society that is an IFCC full or affiliate member (a supporting letter from the National Society is necessary)
• Displayed an interest in inherited metabolic diseases
Completeness of the required documentation for admission (application form, copy of the ID or passport, supporting letter from the National Society, will be checked by the IFCC office/congress organisers.</span)
Further notes
Applicants who have already benefited of an SSIEM bursaries at the last ICPLM are excluded from evaluation if the number of applications exceed the number of allocated bursaries. Where more than one application achieves the same score, priority will be given to applicants from country that are not yet represented in the shortlisted candidates. This is to support diversity among the scholarship awardees.