European Society of Surgical Oncology - Training Fellowships

The Education & Training Committee of ESSO offers trainees in Surgical Oncology the possibility to visit a specialist centre outside of their own country, helping them to expand their experience and learn new techniques. 

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.

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 ESSO members
•    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

For more information, please visit: http://www.essoweb.org/fellowships/ and http://www.essoweb.org/fellowships/training-fellowships/