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Print this pageSVS International Scholars Program
Deadline: April 5, 2010
| International Scholars Program Application |
The winning scholars are publicly recognized at the Vascular Annual Meeting and receive gratis admission to the postgraduate course plus admission to all lectures, demonstrations and exhibits. The SVS International Relations Committee will assist the scholars in arranging visits following the SVS meeting to various clinics and universities of their choice.
Completed applications for the International Scholars Program for the year 2011 and all supporting documentation must be received by April 5, 2010 to be considered by the International Relations Committee. All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision in July 2010 to allow sufficient time for arranging time off, travel and visits to clinic and university sites in North America. Applicants are urged to submit their completed application and supporting documents as early as possible in order to provide sufficient time for processing.
Supporting materials and questions should be directed to:
Phone: 312-334-2310
education@vascularsociety.org
To qualify for consideration by the selection committee, all of the following requirements must be fulfilled:
- Applicants must be graduates of schools of medicine.
- Applicants must be at least 35 years old, but no older than 40, on the date that the completed application is filed.
- Applicants must submit their applications from their intended permanent location. Applications will be accepted for processing only when the applicants have been in surgical practice, teaching, or research for a minimum of one year at the intended permanent location, following completion of all formal training (including fellowships and scholarships).
- Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and/or research in accordance with the standards of the applicant’s country.
- Applicants whose careers are in the developing stage are deemed more suitable than those who are serving in senior academic appointments.
- Applicants must submit a completed application form provided by the Society on this page (download application above). The application and accompanying materials must be typewritten and in English. Submission of a curriculum vitae only is not acceptable.
- Applicants must provide a list of all of their publications and must submit three complete publications (reprints or manuscripts) of their choice from that list.
- Applicants must submit letters of recommendation from three of their colleagues. One letter must be from the chair of the department in which they hold academic appointment, or a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery residing in their country. The chair’s or the member’s letter is to include a specific statement detailing the nature and extent of the teaching and other academic involvement of the applicant.
- Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae of no more than 10 pages.
- Applicants must submit a photograph.
- The International Scholars Program must be used in the year for which it is designated. It may not be postponed.
- Applicants who are awarded scholarships are expected to provide a full written report of the experiences provided through the scholarships upon completion of their tours.
- An unsuccessful applicant may reapply only twice and only by completing and submitting a current application form provided by the Society, together with new supporting documentation.
| International Scholars Program Application |
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