Clinical Fellowship (CF)

Participants may apply for financial funding
for learning techniques in a foreign European
country for a period of six weeks to three months

Stipend
The total sum of the stipend is limited and includes lodging meals and expenses for travel from and to the home country. The stipend is meant to finance the above mentioned costs made only by the applicant and not by any accompanying persons. The final amount of the stipend will be based on the real costs presented to the EUSP Office after the fellowship.

Conditions for application:
• Certified urologists and residents - no age limitations
• EAU Membership is mandatory (for at least six months)
• For Clinical Fellowships the host institution should preferably be an EUSP host institution or EBU certified training centre
• At the end of the fellowship a report must be sent to the EUSP Office by both the visitor and the host institution. The report should at least cover: hospitality of host, accommodation, clinical-, research and teaching facilities of host institution, personal benefit of the visit. A template is available.
• All projects must be conducted in a European institution outside the country of the applicant’s regular work location
• The EUSP does not pay for course fees
• After having completed a Clinical Fellowship it is not possible to reapply for any of the EUSP programmes for at least one year

How to apply?
Candidates should apply online and provide the
following appendices:
• CV, list of PubMed publications of the past five years and copy of passport
• Letter of motivation from the applicant
• Signed letters of recommendation from at least two senior urologists from the applicant’s country on original letterhead paper
• Evidence of acceptance of the fellowship in the host institution (by means of a signed invitation letter on original letterhead paper of the host institution)
• Detailed description of the plan of action, including a time table, agreed and signed by the host on original letterhead paper of the host institution

The original and signed appendices should be sent by post to the EUSP Office.
Please allow time for obtaining signatures from all relevant parties when preparing your appendices.

Report and instalments
Grants will be transferred to the fellow in two instalments. A first instalment of 80% will be transferred before the start of the Clinical Fellowship. Written confirmation of the start date by the host is mandatory. After the submitted report and the expense form have been approved, the remainder of the grant will be transferred. The total amount of the grant will
cover the real costs as presented to the EUSP Office after the fellowship.

Deadlines for Clinical Fellowship applications are 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October of each year. The planned date for the fellowship should be at least two months after the deadline.

Only signed and complete applications received in the office before the deadlines will be considered.

Please note that the EUSP Office will not respond to any correspondence until the EUSP Board have decided on your
application. All applicants will receive notice from the EUSP Office approximately 1.5 months after the submission deadline.

Click here to complete the online Clinical Fellowship Application Form