SICOT Awards
SICOT Annual International Conferences
Important notice: Applications for the Lester Lowe SICOT Awards should be sent to the SICOT Head Office by e-mail, fax, or post. Candidates may not apply for more than one award for each Conference. Free conference registration is granted to award winners who must attend the Closing Ceremony of the meeting in order to receive their prize. For more information, please e-mail: awards@sicot.org.
Lester Lowe SICOT Awards
Funded by the SICOT Foundation
Two prizes of up to USD 1,000 each to help cover travel costs and a diploma are awarded at the Closing Ceremony of Annual International Conferences. The purpose is to allow trainees to attend a SICOT Annual International Conference.
Prerequisites: Candidates must be trainees under 35 and members of SICOT.
Documents to submit: application letter stating the cost of an economy return airfare to the conference location, CV, copy of birth certificate or passport, and SICOT Membership Application Form (unless already a SICOT member).
Deadline for application: 1 April in the year of the Annual International Conference (Next deadline: 1 April 2012)
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E-mail: awards@sicot.org
German SICOT Fellowships
Funded by the SICOT German section
The fellowships were awarded for the first time in 2005 and are presented to the two best candidates who pass the annual SICOT Diploma Examination. The two fellows are invited to visit well-known German orthopaedic centres for a period of four weeks. Travelling is organised by the German Section of SICOT. Special interests of the fellows is taken into consideration in the choice of hosting centres. The sponsorship also includes: an economy class air ticket, food and accommodation, travel expenses within Germany and an allowance up to a maximum total of EUR 2,500 per fellow.
The two candidates (who must be members of SICOT) are selected by the Board of Examiners at the end of the SICOT Diploma Examination. Besides an excellent exam result, good knowledge of the English language is the main selection criterion.
The purpose of the fellowships is to reward participants in the examination for their achievements and to give them the opportunity to meet with leading German orthopaedic surgeons.
Henri Bensahel Award
Sponsored by the SICOT Conference
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 500 is awarded at the Closing Ceremony to the best oral presentation in Paediatrics.
SICOT Oral Presentation Awards
Sponsored by the SICOT conference
The presenting authors of the ten best oral papers present their papers for a second time at the Best Papers Session during the Annual International Conferences and Triennial World Congresses. The presenting authors of the three best oral presentations selected during this session are each awarded a prize of EUR 500 at the Closing Ceremony. All ten presenting authors receive a diploma of recognition.
SICOT Poster Awards
Sponsored by the SICOT conference
The presenting authors of the three best posters are each awarded a prize of EUR 500 at the Closing Ceremony of Annual International Conferences and Triennial World Congresses. The presenting authors of the ten best posters all receive a diploma of recognition.
SICOT Trainees Best Paper Award (not awarded at Gothenburg AIC 2010)
Sponsored by the SICOT Trainees’ Meeting
A diploma of recognition and a prize are awarded at the Closing Ceremony of each Trainees' Meeting to the author of the best paper. The prize is a three-year free membership to SICOT.
Award Winners