Funded by SICOT & Würzburg University, Germany

SICOT is offering two surgeons from Assiut University a three-months fellowship to Würzburg University.

Accommodation & meals will be arranged by the Würzburg University. In addition, a EUR 3,000 allowance will be provided by SICOT to cover other expenses, including travelling and daily costs.

Prerequisites: 

• Must be a SICOT member with membership dues paid two years in a row at the time of the application (the year of the application deadline and the year before)

• Must be 45 years or under at the beginning of the fellowship

• Must have four or more years of specialised orthopaedic training at the time of application

• Health insurance coverage during stay at centre

• Medical check-up before travel (including lab results for blood tests less than 3 months old showing vaccinations and no sickness that can be transferred to patients)

• Application form must be filled in

• Priority is given to candidates having attended one or more SICOT Congress(es) in the past 4 years

• must be graduates of or affiliated to Assiut University 

Documents to submit to [email protected]:

• Application Form to be filled in

• Copy of birth certificate or passport 

• Up-to-date CV mentioning

  • the date of birth

  • the logbook

  • the academic achievements

  • other achievements

  • the professional experience in Orthopaedics (with month and year of beginning and ending)

  • the field(s) of interest

• Two recommendation letters, one must be from the current Head of Department and must be not older than 6 months

• A document proving the English level

• Motivation letter showing the motivation and the reason for wanting to attend this fellowship

• Recent medical check-up (including lab results for blood tests showing your vaccinations; not more than 6 months old)

Deadline: 13 March 2025