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FRANCIS FONTAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR EACTS MEMBERS

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Application runs from: 1st July – 1st September 2025

LOCATION: USA

The Francis Fontan Fellowship program fosters the continued growth and development of cardiothoracic surgeons by providing opportunities to learn from the highest standards of cardiothoracic care and gain knowledge of novel techniques and innovative technologies used by other institutes around the world. Successful applicants will use the valuable learnings and collaborative relationships developed through their fellowship to further the progress of cardiothoracic surgery at their home institution and support the delivery of the highest quality patient care.

ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants who possess the following desirable criteria would be of particular interest:

Previous attendance at EACTS courses and Annual Meetings

Fellow of EBCTS

Previous experience with data, quality and outcome operations

Possibility of applying the knowledge and abilities acquired during the fellowship in home practice

In order to complete your application, you must submit the following documents*:

Letter of support from current Head of Department/Training director (if in last year of training)

Letter of interest (detailing the way in which you meet the application criteria, your career aspirations and how you are in a position to apply the skills and knowledge obtained during the Fellowship in your own centre)

CV

Operative experience

Be fluent in English

Start Date: From January 2026

BENEFIT:

They offer a bursary of €20,000 to help with the living and travel costs associated with this fellowship. 
EACTS will also provide a bursary towards the cost of your attendance at the 2025 EACTS Annual Meeting.

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UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

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Application Deadline: 17:00 (GMT) on 3 March 2025.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Applicants to the Global Fellowship Scheme should be recognised as significant scholars in their field or emerging leaders who have made a contribution to original research that extends the frontier of knowledge. Global Fellows are expected to hold an established academic position.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must have completed a PhD degree or equivalent before submitting an application to the scheme.

Candidates must also be based outside the UK and be employed in a university, research institute or similar.

Global Fellows will be expected to engage virtually with students and colleagues throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, and participate in one visit of up to four weeks between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026. Applicants not available during this time should consider applying in a future round of the scheme.

Before applying, applicants are encouraged to identify shared research interests and alignment with their proposed host school. They may also wish to contact St. Andrews academics to discuss the proposed collaboration and Global Fellowship application.

Applicants should send a completed Global Fellowship application form (Word) and an academic CV to globalfellows@st-andrews.ac.uk by 17:00 (GMT) on 3 March 2025.

BENEFIT:

The University provides all Global Fellows with:

a stipend of £1000 per 28-day visit (or per-day sum for shorter visits)

self-catered accommodation in a one-bedroom apartment or equivalent

return airfare in economy class, booked by the University

airport transfers to and from St. Andrews

access to University IT and library facilities

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