Funded by SICOT & Ganga Hospital, India
Every year, SICOT offers two surgeons four-week fellowships to Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore (India). This hospital’s subspecialties are Trauma and Spine.
SICOT will reimburse up to EUR 2000 for travel (one economy ticket only; taxis will only be reimbursed at a reasonable amount; airport shuttle bus service must be used in priority to taxis) and accommodation expenses. The accommodation will be arranged by the Ganga Hospital.
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 three or more years of specialised orthopaedic training at the time of application
- Must reside outside India
- Health insurance coverage during stay at centre
- Medical check-up before travel (including lab results for blood tests)
- Application form must be filled in
- Priority is given to candidates having attended one or more SICOT Congress(es) in the past 4 years
- Preference will be given to international fellows. SICOT will not cover the travelling costs of national fellows.
Documents to submit via the Application Form:
- 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
- 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)
- Two references with email contact
Deadline for applications: 26 October 2026
