ESSKA is excited to be part of this common initiative between the European National Societies, AEA / SPAT, AGA, SIGASCOT and SFA!

5 Fellows will be chosen (1 per society) to travel 3 weeks to the best centers in Europe.

You will visit following countries: Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.

One fellow will be chosen by the ESSKA among European applications (except France, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Spain as those applications should be adressed to the participating national society) and will be generously supported by

Deadline: 20. May 2012

INSTRUCTIONS:

* Applicants must hold a specialist certification in Orthopaedics issued by their national authorities.

* Applicants must be under 40 years of age at the time of the application.

* A passport photograph must be attached to the application.

* Applicants must speak English fluently.

* Applicants must hold citizenship of any European Country, except France, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Spain as those applications should be adressed to the participating national society.

* Attention! , the ESSKA Scholarship program is reserved to young colleagues from Eastern Europe only and from throughout the world.

* Applicants should provide a certificate of their employer allowing them to travel during the fellowship period.

* Applications must be completed at the address mentioned beneath.

* Attach 2 letters of recommendation from 2 different sponsors to the present application: One should be the orthopaedist/trauma surgeon with whom you have done the majority of your residency or fellowship. The other should be an orthopaedist/trauma surgeon who is familiar with the applicant’s work in the last 3 years. One of them must be ESSKA member

DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE:
 

* List of all scientific presentations you have personally given at meetings during the last 3 years

*  List of all DVD or videotapes you have produced or co-produced

* List of all the papers you have published (only those which appear in MEDLINE)

*  List of all the textbooks, or chapters in textbooks, you have written or edited (title, authors, publisher, year)   

Send original documents and all further correspondence to:

ESSKA Executive Office Luxembourg

Centre Médical - Clinique d'Eich

C/O Ms. Brigitte Melchior

76, rue d'Eich

L-1460 Luxembourg

E-mail: cotinaut.marielle@chl.lu

Application : Your application will not be considered in case you do not select at least one educational programme !