The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Education Committee offers a number of Training Fellowships to support trainees in Surgical Oncology.
The aim is to
- allow young surgeons to visit a specialist centre outside of their own country,
- help them expand their experience and learn new techniques.
The Education and Training Committee grants two types of fellowships each year:
- 8 standard training fellowships (value 2.000 EUR): from 1 to 3 months
- 1 major training fellowship (value 10.000 EUR): from 4 to 12 months
The ETC Fellowship reserves the right to split the major fellowship if 2 candidates are judged to be of equal merit.
The following apply to both types of fellowships:
• The traineeship period should occur within one year following the deadline for application.
• The Fellowship position must NOT be salaried.
• The Fellowship must take place in a country other than the applicant’s current place of training.
• The traineeship period should occur within one year following the deadline for application.
• The Fellowship position must NOT be salaried.
• The Fellowship must take place in a country other than the applicant’s current place of training.
All successful fellows will be expected to write a report about their experience and provide a testimonial and pictures for publication on the ESSO website within 3 months of return from the fellowship.
The successful applicant of the Major Fellowship will further be invited to give an oral presentation at the next ESSO congress.
Who can apply?
• Applicants must be a specialist, trainee or junior doctor with a declared intention of specialising in a sub-specialty of surgical oncology (breast, upper GI, hepatobiliary and pancreatic, colorectal, endocrine, head and neck, thoracic, skin cancer and melanoma, gynaecology, urology, sarcoma).
• Applicants must be or become ESSO members before the start date of the award.
• Applicants must be younger than 40 years of age or be in a training grade
• Both European and non-European citizens can apply. European applicants may choose to visit European or non-European units, while non-European applicants must choose to visit a European centre.
• Previous Fellowship recipients will be ineligible to apply for a second award.
How to apply?
Applications must be submitted in English only and include the following information:
• a completed curriculum vitae application form
• a motivation letter describing the applicant’s area of interest, research plan and reasons behind the visit;
• a letter of support from their Head of Department,
• a letter of invitation from the Head of the Department they wish to visit.
• a proposal budget sheet estimating how the funds will be spent
• Applicants must be a specialist, trainee or junior doctor with a declared intention of specialising in a sub-specialty of surgical oncology (breast, upper GI, hepatobiliary and pancreatic, colorectal, endocrine, head and neck, thoracic, skin cancer and melanoma, gynaecology, urology, sarcoma).
• Applicants must be or become ESSO members before the start date of the award.
• Applicants must be younger than 40 years of age or be in a training grade
• Both European and non-European citizens can apply. European applicants may choose to visit European or non-European units, while non-European applicants must choose to visit a European centre.
• Previous Fellowship recipients will be ineligible to apply for a second award.
How to apply?
Applications must be submitted in English only and include the following information:
• a completed curriculum vitae application form
• a motivation letter describing the applicant’s area of interest, research plan and reasons behind the visit;
• a letter of support from their Head of Department,
• a letter of invitation from the Head of the Department they wish to visit.
• a proposal budget sheet estimating how the funds will be spent
All documents must be sent to ESSO Secretariat in a single PDF document.
When to apply?
When to apply?
Next Application deadline: 31st October 2016
For further details and application visit the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Training Fellowships page.
