Traveling Fellowship to Germany Grant

The American College of Surgeons offers a Traveling Fellowship to Germany aimed at fostering international collaboration in surgical science. This fellowship includes a $10,000 financial support and waives registration fees for the German Surgical Society's annual meeting. Applicants must spend at least two weeks in Germany, engage with local medical centers, and participate in relevant meetings. The program encourages academic exchange and networking opportunities, enhancing professional ties between North America and Germany.

The International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons announces the availability of the ACS Traveling Fellowship to Germany. The purpose of this fellowship is to encourage the international exchange of information concerning surgical science, practice, and education and to establish professional and academic collaborations and friendships The ACS Traveling Fellow will visit Germany, and a German Traveling Fellow will visit North America.
Open call for applications is in September.
Financial Support
The College will provide the sum of $10,000 U.S. to the successful applicant who will also be exempted from registration fees for the annual meeting of the German Surgical Society.
The awardee must meet all travel and living expenses. Senior German Surgical Society and ACS German Chapter representatives will consult with the Fellow about the centers to be visited in Germany, the local arrangements for each center, and other advice and recommendations about travel schedules. The Fellow is to make their own travel arrangements in North America, because doing so will allow them to take advantage of reduced fares and travel packages for travel in Germany.

Eligibility

The Fellow is required to spend a minimum of two weeks in Germany.To attend and participate in the annual meeting of the German Society of SurgeryTo attend the German ACS Chapter meeting during that congressTo visit at least two medical centers (other than the annual meeting city) in Germany before or after the annual meeting of the German Surgical Society to lecture and to share clinical and scientific expertise with the local surgeonsThe academic and geographic aspects of the itinerary would be finalized in consultation and mutual agreement between the Fellow and designated representatives of the German Surgical Society and the German ACS Chapter. The surgical centers to be visited would depend to some extent on the special interests and expertise of the Fellow and their previously established professional contacts with surgeons in Germany.The spouse of the awardee is welcome to accompany the successful applicant. There will be opportunities for social interaction in addition to professional activities.