VISITING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME EUROPE
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The ESOR Visiting Scholarship Programme (Europe) offers qualified trainees the opportunity to get to know another training environment and to kick off an interest for subspecialisation in radiology. During three months of training the scholars will be provided with a structured, modular introduction to different subspecialties and will be supervised by a specialised tutor in a pre-selected, highly esteemed academic training centre in Europe.
topics and training centres 2024
Click on the topics below to view the available training centers.
In total, 60 training centers situated in Europe have provided their availablilty.
how to apply
Please apply via the ESR MyUser Area on the ESR website. You will find a button called “Visiting Scholarship Programme” and will be asked to choose your field of interest and to select one preferred training center as well as to indicate a second and a third choice (compulsory). To complete your application you will need to upload the following documents organised in one single pdf file* (maximum size 8 MB):
All applicants must provide the following documents as a single PDF file:
01
Letter of Motivation
addressed to the ESOR Evaluation Committee, explaining your personal interest in the chosen topic
This document is very important. Please think about it carefully and take your time for preparing it.
03
Letters of Reccomendation
by the head of department of the current hospital/University
*Each candidate is required to submit the provided ESOR CV. Any application with another CV will not be considered.
Only complete applications can be considered.
Please note:
The number of available places is limited. It will thus not be possible to consider every applicant.
- Applicants who were selected for this programme or the Visiting Scholarship Programme USA in the past cannot be considered again.
- It will be possible to apply for one programme and within this programme for one topic only.
- As the very baseline of this programme is to gain experience abroad in another training environment, applicants will only be able to apply to institutions outside of their country of residence (no exceptions will be made).
- The selected candiate must be a radiology resident at the time of the scholarship.
- The selected candidates will be asked to provide additional documents to the training centre for administrative purposes.
- A valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate will be required by most hospitals.
- The selected scholars are further asked to take care of their health insurance and are responsible for their visa for which they should apply well in time because of longer waiting periods.
- All applications will be carefully reviewed by an evaluation committee after the submission deadline.
Applicants from Brazil are asked to upload also a proof of their results of the 2023 and/or 2024 Annual Progression Exam for Residents – Brazil.
For more information, please take a look at the GUIDELINES.
Duration of Fellowship and Funding
The training will start in the second half of the year in accordance with the training center and last for three months. The scholarship must be completed by the end of 2024. The scholar will receive a grant (€3.500,-) upon completion of the training, delivery of a final report and submission of original flight tickets and accommodation receipts. The grant is intended to contribute in part to travel and accommodation expenses during the training period. ESOR cannot guarantee that the grant will cover these costs in full. During the period of the training the scholar is responsible for covering his/her expenses and his/her own health insurance. The training itself is offered for free. Please note that in particular cases administrative charges may arise, which are to be covered by the grant.