SICOT Awards
SICOT Triennial World Congresses
Important notice: Applications for the following first four 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 Congress. Free congress 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
Abdel Hay Mashhour/SICOT Award
Funded by Prof Abdel Hay Mashhour (Tantra University, Egypt)
Three prizes of USD 1,000 each are awarded at the Closing Ceremony of Triennial World Congresses. One prize is given to a trainee of the Faculty of Medicine of Tantra University in Egypt, and two other awardees are chosen from all applications received. The purpose of the award is to help young orthopaedic trainees attend a SICOT Triennial World Congress.
Prerequisites: candidates must be trainees.
Documents to submit: application letter, CV, and letter from supervisor.
Deadline: 1 April in the year of the Triennial World Congress (Next deadline: 1 April 2011)
Korean SICOT Award
Funded by the SICOT Foundation
Awarded at the Closing Ceremony of each Triennial World Congress to young orthopaedic surgeons. The prize of USD 3,000 is granted to one surgeon, or shared by two orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose is to help young surgeons attend a SICOT Triennial World Congress.
Prerequisites: Candidates must be under 40 and members of SICOT.
Documents to submit: application letter indicating travel costs, CV, copy of birth certificate or passport, and SICOT Membership Application Form (unless already a SICOT member).
Deadline for application: 28 February in the year of the Triennial World Congress (Next deadline: 28 February 2011)
Marcela Uribe Zamudio Awards
Funded by the SICOT Foundation
Two prizes of up to USD 2,000 each are awarded during the Closing Ceremony at each Triennial World Congress to women orthopaedic surgeons under 40 or trainees who have completed original scientific work in orthopaedics or traumatology within the last three years. The purpose of the award is to encourage young researchers and clinicians.
Prerequisites: Candidates must be women orthopaedic surgeons under 40 or trainees who have completed original scientific work in orthopaedics or traumatology within the last three years.
Documents to submit: application letter, CV, copy of birth certificate or passport, and copy of one piece of personal work completed within the last three years.
Deadline for application: 28 February in the year of the Triennial World Congress (Next deadline: 28 February 2011)
SICOT/SIROT Award
Funded by the SICOT Foundation
USD 2,000 are awarded during the Closing Ceremony at each Triennial World Congress to the author(s) of original research work in orthopaedics or traumatology completed within the three years prior to a SICOT Triennial World Congress. The purpose of the award is to help candidates attend the Congress.
Prerequisites: Candidates must be under 45 and members of SICOT.
Documents to submit: CV, copy of birth certificate or passport, and copy of one piece of scientific work (full text and illustrations) and SICOT Membership Application Form (unless already a SICOT member).
Deadline for application: 31 December in the year prior to the Triennial World Congress (Next deadline: 31 December 2010)
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E-mail: awards@sicot.org
No application is required for the following awards. The winners of the SICOT Oral Presentation Awards and SICOT Poster Awards 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. The German SICOT Fellowships will be awarded to the two best candidates of the SICOT Diploma Examination.
German SICOT Fellowships
Funded by the SICOT German section
The fellowships were awarded for the first time in 2005 to the two best candidates who passed 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 will be 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, 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 Congress
The presenting authors of the ten best oral papers present their papers for a second time during the Best Papers Session at 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 Congress
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
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.