The young ophthalmologists from developing countries who are interested to learn more, improve their practical skills, increase their perspectives of ophthalmology, they are invited to take part in the program, be back to the home country with acquired knowledge and skills.

Deadline:

• 31 March 2021
• 30 September 2021

Result notification: July

• Start Date:
  • October 1
  • April 1

Prize: $6000

Number of fellowships: 60-90 three months

The prize will cover:

• Living expenses
• Traveling cost

Fields of study:

• General Ophthalmology
• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Uveitis
• Glaucoma
• Cornea & External Diseases
• (no Refractive Surgery)
• Medical Retina
• Vitreo-Retinal Surgery
• Oculoplastics
• Cataract Surgery
• Ocular Oncology
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Ocular Pathology
• Community Eye Health
• Trauma

Eligibilities:

• Applicants must complete the residency training before applying for the fellowship
• Must pass the ophthalmology exam successfully (Master of Surgery, Diploma of National Board, etc.), the achieved certificate must be in English or French
• Applicant’s age must be under 40 years
• applicants must return back to their home country after completing the fellowship
• must meet the language requirements of the fellowship training center
• must pass one or more than one ICO exam, the result will be considered during the application evaluation
• applicants who are from countries with ophthalmologic societies will be preferred

note: those applicants who want to apply for the second time are not eligible.

Required documents:

• Passport scanned copy
• Recommendation letter from the current chair’s recommendation and residency (DOC file, 80 KB)
• Previous recommendation letter from your supervisor of Chair’s (DOC file, 80 KB)
• Acceptance letter must be filled by the host university.

Note: the uploaded files must be in (jpg, pdf, doc, docx, and png, the file’s size must not be more than 20MB,), do not attach your file in zip.

How to apply:

Fill the online Application form

If applicants have any questions, they can have a glance to Frequently asked question for further information they can contact fellowship@icoph.org

Fellowship official link