Awards & Fellowships
Brussels University/SICOT Fellowship (open)
Every year FOSFOM-ULB (Bourse de soutien à la formation médicale de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles) offers trainees in medical specialties a one-year fellowship at a training hospital of Brussels University. The candidates are selected jointly by a Jury of Faculty Members of Brussels University and of local universities that have a convention with Brussels University.
The selection criteria of FOSFOM can be obtained from them. Important criteria include being in training at one of the following universities and speaking fluent French to facilitate communication with the patients.
These universities are:
ALGERIA | ALGER | Faculté de Médecine de lâUniversité dâAlger |
ARMENIA |
EREVAN |
Université de médecin dâEtat dâErevan "Mkhitar Heratsi" |
CAMEROON |
YAOUNDE |
Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales de lâUniversité de Yaoundé I |
DOUALA |
Pending (Faculté de médecine created in 2006) | |
GABON |
LIBREVILLE |
Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé |
LIBAN |
BALAMAND | Faculté de médecine et des sciences médicales de lâUniversité de Balamand Liban |
 | BEYROUTH |
Faculté des sciences médicales de lâUniversité de Beyrouth Liban |
MOROCCO |
RABAT |
Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de lâUniversité Mohammed V Souissi-Rabat |
 | CASABLANCA |
Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de lâUniversité Hassan II Ain Chock |
 | MARRAKECH | Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de lâUniversité Cadi Ayyad |
 | FES |
Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de lâuniversité Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah |
MOLDAVIA | CHISINAU |
Université dâEtat de médecine et de pharmacie "Nicolae Testemitanu" |
For orthopaedic surgery, about 30 candidates will pass this first selection with different evaluation scores. Based on these scores and their CV, the Jury of Orthopaedic Surgery will select 4 to 10 fellows, depending on the yearly available positions. SICOT Associate Members (under 40 years old) who are among those candidates with the highest score will be given priority. Recommendation from the SICOT National Delegate will also be considered.
The one-year fellowship includes a salary for one year and an economy flight ticket covered by FOSFOM. SICOT will cover the cost of three flight tickets.
Application: To apply for this fellowship, candidates should send their application to their own university faculty (from the list above).