Applications are open for the Peter Barry Fellowship 2022. This Fellowship commemorates the immense contribution made by the late Peter Barry to ophthalmology and to the ESCRS.
The Fellowship of €60,000 is to allow a trainee to work abroad at a centre of excellence for clinical experience or research in the field of cataract and refractive surgery, anywhere in the world, for 1 year.
Applicants must be a European trainee ophthalmologist, 40 years of age or under on the closing date for applications and have been an ESCRS trainee member for 3 years by the time of starting the Fellowship.
The Fellowship will be awarded at the ESCRS Annual Congress in 2022, to start in 2023.
To apply, please submit the following:
* A detailed up-to-date CV
* A letter of intent of 1-2 pages, outlining which centre you wish to attend and why
* A letter of recommendation from your current Head of Department
* A letter from your potential host institution, indicating that they will accept you if successful
Closing date for applications is 2 May 2022
Applications can be made by completing the application form and queries should be sent to escrs@mci-group.com