Fellowships, Grants and Awards
Aesculap EANS Research Prize
Application Deadline - 31st March 2012!
As a result of the generosity of Braun Aesculap, two awards of €5,000 are now available, one for the best clinical research paper and another for the best laboratory research paper.
The prizes and prize money will be presented at the EANS Annual Meeting (Bratislava, October 2012) and prize winners will be given the opportunity to deliver their work at the next EANS Research Course (Krakow, October 2012)
Eligibility Criteria:
• Neurosurgeons under the age of 40
• Either fully trained or in the course of training
• Individual member of the EANS
• Manuscripts submitted should contain research work − clinical or laboratory − relevant to the
field of neuroscience
• Author should make a declaration stating that she/he has performed more than 50% of the
work, and that such work was done mainly in Europe
• Letter to this effect from the candidate's head of department should be attached
• Manuscripts that have been submitted for publication during 2011 or later as well as unpublished
studies are accepted for evaluation
• Format and type of manuscript must be comparable to those presented for publication in Acta
Neurochirurgica
• Entry to be submitted online via the EANS website - the submission page will be opened shortly.
If you have any questions please contact Petra Ernestova.
CNS Reciprocal Travel Awards 2011
Application Deadline - 31st May 2011! The applications are closed now.
Ten places on the forthcoming CNS Hands-On course in Chicago that will be held from 25 to 28 August 2011 (the course formerly held in St Louis) are available free of charge to EANS Members. Successful candidates will be selected by the EANS Training Committee and will be responsible for their own travel expenses.
Applications will be online - please click here to enter the submission site.
Candidates will be required to supply the following information:
Name
Email address:
Date of Birth:
Institution (preference will be given to applicants from University departments):
Date of Completion of Training: (preference will be given to applicants in their last year of training, or first year following qualification) :
EANS Individual Membership Number (individual membership compulsory for all applicants):
Have you attended the EANS Training Courses: please give details:
Score in EANS Part I Exam: (EANS Part I compulsory for all applicants)
Score in EANS Part II Exam: (candidates who have passed Part II preferred - all others still eligible)
Details of publications:
In addition, candidates will be asked to summarise in no more than 500 words why they believe that they should be selected as an EANS funded student:
There will also be a facility to upload two further supporting documents
(a) Abridged English cv (1 page max)
(b) Supporting statement from chief of department (compulsory)
Application deadline - May 31st, 2011.
Please contact Susie Hide if you require any further information.
EANS Spine Fellowships, Sponsored by Synthes
Application Deadline - 30th April 2011! The applications are closed now.
In 2011, Synthes have added a sixth fellowship to the five existing fellowships which they so generously endow. This will be exclusively available to EANS Associate Individual Members based outside EANS member countries. All other terms and conditions will be exactly as for the existing fellowships. These are short-term fellowships, of two-months duration, undertaken at EANS approved host clinics, where fellows will be exposed to different aspects and techniques of spinal surgery and evolving technologies.
The administration of the EANS Spine Fellowships is overseen by the EANS Spine Section, with individual host clinics responsible for the detailed planning and execution of their fellows’ stay. The six host clinics are as follows:
- Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitaet, Munich, Germany
- Queens Medical Centre Nottingham, UK
- The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
- Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK,
- LUMC and Medical Centre, The Hague, Netherlands
Please go to the Synthes website to gain an overview of each of these centres.
These awards offer a great opportunity to further your training in this specialist field, as the comment below, from a previous fellow, indicates:
I was involved in attending the daily morning discussion, weekly tumor meetings, neuroradiology meetings, ward rounds and attending the operation theatre. The extent of spine work at this centre is phenomenal. I was impressed by the quantity and the quality of work done - the state of art facilities leading to excellent patient care and post surgical results. I experienced a totally different work culture and the work ethics at this centre is commendable.
As a spine fellow I was exposed to a wide variety of simple as well as complex spine surgeries. Complex spine surgeries are being done with relative ease, simplicity and in quick time. Observing and assisting in most of these surgeries has enlightened me and instilled a new sense of confidence in performing them in the hospital where I am attached in Mumbai, thus extending my experience and knowledge gained over the last 2 months of my stay, for better surgical management of patients which should culminate in excellent postoperative results.
The management of degenerative spinal cases is extremely controversial with varying opinions among spinal surgeons. Interacting with Professor Meyer and his dynamic team– Dr Ringel, Dr Lehmberg, Dr Villard, Dr Kuhlen and Dr Ryang lead to healthy discussions on certain controversial topics and lead to new insights into managing degenerative spinal cases. I assisted in numerous C1-C2 fusion, interbody fusion via transforaminal, extreme lateral or anterior approach, neuronavigation guided pedicle screw fixation, transthoracic corpectomy, transthoracic discectomy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, dynamic and hybrid stabilization, minimally invasive procedures like percutaneous pedicle screw fixation and tubular system microscopic lumbar discectomy.
I wish to extend my many thanks to Prof Meyer and his team. I cannot forget to thank the residents and the staff in
the operation theatre and wards who have been extremely helpful, polite and friendly, making every attempt to make my stay as comfortable as possible. My interaction with many of the residents helped me to understand certain key decision making aspects regarding a case, thereby providing clarity of thoughts and erasing any doubts I had. I was also involved in writing 3 scientific papers in this short period. I would also like to extend my sincere regards to the EANS and its sponsor – Synthes for providing me a unique opportunity to learn the nuisances of spine surgery. EANS by extending their support to EANS associate members for short term fellowship is helping to bring young neurosurgeons all over the world to share their knowledge and surgical skills which in the long term will lead to betterment of the entire neurosurgical community and its patients.
Dr Sachin S Baldawa
EANS/Synthes Spine Fellow, 2011
Application this year will be online - please click here to enter the submission site.
The deadline for submission of entries is April 30th; applications will then be evaluated by selected members of the EANS Spine Section. Successful candidates will be notified by June 30th 2011.
Candidate selection will be based upon the following criteria:
Academic merits and training to date (CV and operation log book in spinal procedures should be submitted)
Spine dedication
Credentials (including personal recommendations)
Rationale for application
Competency in the relevant language (English, Dutch or German)
Fellowships in Portugal
The Portuguese Society of Neurosurgery is offering a number of clinical fellowships in accredited training programmes, lasting from six months to two years.
Please download the letter for details.
Further information is available from the SPNC secretariado@spnc.pt or www.spnc.pt
Pain and Spine Fellowship
Scott & White Neuroscience Institute
The comprehensive Pain & Spine Fellowship at Scott & White is designed to provide educational experience in spinal and pain pathology to a graduate of a Neurosurgery training program or senior neurosurgery resident. Clinical and research experiences will be included. Both US and International candidates will be considered.
Further Information - Flyer
Contact: Vasilios A. Zerris, MD, MPH
Cervical Spine Research Society - European Section
Research Grant
The Cervical Spine Research Society is a multidisciplinary organization that provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and promotes clinical and basic science research of the cervical spine. The organization values collegial interaction and strong scientific principles.
To faciliate research in the field of cervical spine the Cervical Spine Research Society - European Section (CSRS-ES) has the opportunity to offer € 25.000,- annually to research projects.
More information: Flyer (opens in new browser window)
