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href="https://www.efortfoundation.org/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="inner"><div id="content-sidebar-wrap"><div id="content" class="hfeed"><div class="post-381 page type-page status-publish hentry entry"><h1 class="entry-title">Visiting Fellowship – Smith & Nephew</h1> <div class="entry-content"><p style="text-align: left;"><div class="responsive-tabs"> <h2 class="tabtitle"><strong>ELIGIBILITY</strong></h2> <div class="tabcontent"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br /> </strong></span></p> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright" src="http://www.efortfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sn_220.png" alt="SMITH & NEPHEW" width="221" height="105" />Applications are open to<strong> orthopaedic specialists</strong> according to their national regulations and being <strong>under 45 years of age</strong>.</p> <p>Applications are welcomed from <strong>surgeons across the Europe with an exception of French and Belgian fellows</strong> as they cannot be financially supported via a such programme due to the French and Belgian laws.</p> <p><strong>Please note that the application process for this fellowship programme is currently closed.</strong></p> <p> </div><h2 class="tabtitle"><strong>LIST OF HOST CENTERS AND</strong> <strong>GRANTS</h2> <div class="tabcontent"> </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br /> </strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://www.efortfoundation.org/s_n_200x75px/"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-778 alignright" src="https://www.efortfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/s_n_200x75px.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="75" /></a>Applicants may apply to visit one of the <strong><a href="http://www.efortfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EFORT_Foundation_VF_HCL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recognised hosting centres</a></strong> for the duration of <strong>six months</strong>.</p> <p>Each grant is <strong>EUR 12’000</strong> and is designed to cover major part of the fellow’s travel and living expenses during the visit.</p> <p> </div><h2 class="tabtitle"><strong>APPLICATION GUIDELINES</strong></h2> <div class="tabcontent"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br /> </strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://www.efortfoundation.org/s_n_200x75px/"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-778 alignright" src="https://www.efortfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/s_n_200x75px.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="75" /></a>Interested applicants are requested to apply online and submit the following documents together with the completed application form:</p> <ul> <li>Copy of the MD license</li> <li>Copy of the orthopaedic specialist license OR residency registration certificate</li> <li>Two (2) recent letters of recommendation issued for the last 12 months</li> </ul> <p>All applications will be periodically reviewed by EFORT Foundation evaluation committee as follows:</p> <ul> <li>1st Application round: Application period runs <strong>from January to April</strong> in the given year.<br /> Final decisions will be communicated to the applicants at latest by <strong>June</strong> of the same year.</li> <li>2nd Application round: Application period runs <strong>from May to August</strong> in the given year.<br /> Final decisions will be communicated to the applicants at latest by <strong>October</strong> of the same year.</li> <li>3rd Application round: Application period runs <strong>from September to December</strong> in the given year.<br /> Final decisions will be communicated to the applicants at latest by <strong>February</strong> of the following year.</li> </ul> <p>Interested candidates are invited to submit their application throughout the year and one application only per year of reference. 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