Awards
Important notice: Candidates should only apply for one award. The award winners of the first five awards below must attend the Closing Ceremony on Saturday, 7 December 2019 to receive their prize. For more information please e-mail [email protected].
Sponsored by the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Awarded at the Closing Ceremony of each World Congress, a prize of USD 1,000 is granted to one orthopaedic surgeon. The purpose is to help a young surgeon attend the Congress.
Prerequisites: candidates must be under 40, be members of SICOT (2019 membership paid), and have an accepted abstract for the SICOT Congress.
Please send the following documents to [email protected]: application letter indicating travel costs, CV, copy of birth certificate or passport, and the number of their abstract.
Application deadline: 2 August 2019
Sponsored by the SICOT Foundation
Two awards of USD 500 each, as well as free registration for the Congress, will be granted at the Closing Ceremony to two young orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose is to help them attend the meeting and encourage the submission of poster presentations.
Prerequisites: candidates must be members of SICOT under 40 years of age (2019 membership paid) and must have an abstract (poster) accepted for the Congress.
Please send the following documents to [email protected]: application letter, CV, abstract(s) accepted for the Congress, copy of birth certificate or passport.
Application deadline: 9 August 2019
Sponsored by the SICOT Foundation
A prize of USD 1,000 is awarded during the Closing Ceremony to a woman orthopaedic surgeon or trainee under 40 years of age who has published an original scientific work in orthopaedics or traumatology in the English language within the last three years. The purpose of the award is to encourage young female researchers and clinicians.
Please send the following documents to [email protected]: application letter, CV, copy of birth certificate or passport, and copy of one piece of personal work published within the last three years.
Application deadline: 2 August 2019
Sponsored by NuVasive and SICOT Foundation
Two scholarships of USD 2,500 each will be granted to help cover the accommodation and travel costs and a diploma will be awarded at the Closing Ceremony of the Congress. The purpose is to allow eligible Active or Associate members of SICOT to attend the 40th SICOT World Congress.
Prerequisites: candidates must be orthopaedic spine surgeons or general orthopaedic surgeons with a major interest in spine surgery; 45 years of age or younger; Active or Associate member of SICOT in good standing (2019 annual membership fee paid); have an abstract (oral or poster) accepted for the Muscat Congress; registered for the Congress.
Please send the following documents to [email protected]: CV and copy of birth certificate or passport
Application deadline: 16 August 2019
The deadline has been extended for the OREF/SICOT Travel Awards! The Award Recipient will be given the opportunity to attend the 40th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress in Muscat, Oman, on 4-7 December 2019.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the OREF website. To apply, click the "Apply on proposalCENTRAL" button below.
The submission deadline has been extended to 5 August 2019. Announcement of the award recipients will be made in September.
Application deadline: 5 August 2019
Sponsored by OrthoPediatrics and SICOT Foundation
Two scholarships of USD 2,500 each will be granted to help cover the accommodation and travel costs and a diploma will be awarded at the Closing Ceremony of the Congress. The purpose is to allow eligible Active or Associate members of SICOT to attend the 40th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress.
Prerequisites: candidates must be paediatric orthopaedic surgeons or a general orthopaedic surgeons with a major interest in pediatric orthopaedic surgery; 45 years of age or younger; Active or Associate members of SICOT in good standing (2019 annual membership fee paid); have an abstract (oral or poster) accepted for the Muscat Congress; registered for the Congress.
Please send the following documents to [email protected]: CV and copy of birth certificate or passport
Application deadline: 16 August 2019
Sponsored by the SICOT German section
The German section of SICOT is offering scholarships worth EUR 1,000 each to attend the Congress. Candidates must be German Associate Members of SICOT under 40 years old and must have had an abstract accepted for presentation at the Congress. More information
Application deadline: 9 August 2019
The SICOT Research Award Programme comprises three awards of 2,000 US dollars each. The winners will be chosen based on scientific merit by the newly formed Research Academy with one winner in each of the following areas: Clinical Science; Basic Science; and Young Investigator (main author must be less than 40 years old). Papers submitted for the contest must be complete papers on original work, not previously published or submitted for publication. The SICOT award winning manuscripts will be published in International Orthopaedics. All other submitted manuscripts will be considered for publication in International Orthopaedics following the regular peer-review process. Read more...
Application deadline: 15 July 2019
No application is required for the awards below. The winners of the awards below will be selected from all presenters at the Congress. Award winners will be notified in advance and must attend the Closing Ceremony to receive their prize.
Sponsored by the SICOT Congress
This Award was established in 2009 in memory of Henri Bensahel, Professor of Paediatric Orthopaedics and a Founding Member of IFPOS (International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies). A prize of EUR 300 is awarded at the Closing Ceremony to the best oral presentation in Paediatrics.
Sponsored by SICOT & Hull Hospital
Two awards, one for the best oral presentation and one for the best poster presentation on Deformity of the Limb and Trauma, will be granted free registration to the Hull Deformity Course, which will take place in June 2020 in Hull, United Kingdom. The course material, lunches and course dinner for all four days will be provided by the organiser. In addition, the accommodation costs will be reimbursed by SICOT up to EUR 500 (upon receiving the hotel receipt as proof of your expenses). However, the travel expenses will have to be covered by the awardee himself.
Sponsored by the SICOT Congress
This Award was created in 2013 in honour of Shanmuga S. Jayakumar, considered to be amongst the greatest paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the United States. A prize of EUR 300 is awarded to one of the best oral presentations in Paediatrics.
Sponsored by SICOT & AAOS
AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) will provide two free registrations for the AAOS Annual Meeting to SICOT-selected scholarship recipients, who will be chosen from a pool of candidates under 45 years of age comprised of the winners of the best oral and poster presentations. Travel expenses up to EUR 500 will be covered by SICOT.
Sponsored by SICOT & CCJR
The best oral and poster presentations in Arthroplasty will be granted this award, which includes one free registration (worth USD 900) for the CCJR (Current Concepts in Joint Replacement) Winter Course and one free registration for the Spring Course. Travel expenses up to EUR 500 will be covered by SICOT.
Sponsored by the SICOT Congress
The presenting authors of the ten best oral papers present their papers for a second time at the Best Papers Session during the Congress. The presenting author of the best oral presentation selected during this session will be awarded a prize of EUR 800 at the Closing Ceremony.
Sponsored by the SICOT Congress
The presenting author of the best poster will be awarded a prize of EUR 800 at the Closing Ceremony.
