BOFAS are pleased to offer 2 options of charitable financial grants for orthopaedic foot & ankle specialist training fellowships.
1. BOFAS Annual Travelling Fellowship
Gold, Silver and Bronze fellowship grant - £7500, £5000 and £2500 respectively.
These cash grants are available to support individuals planning six to twelve month fellowships in foot and ankle surgery. They are awarded once per year with applications marked during the BOFAS Annual Congress and announced soon afterwards.
Applications are open to:
UK Orthopaedic Trainees (ST) on accredited training programmes
Or
UK Fellows on a BOFAS-approved Fellowship
Or
UK Orthopaedic Consultants who are within six months of their CCT date and are working in the NHS.
2. BOFAS Visitation Fellowship
Up to £500.
This cash grant is available to support shorter ‘visiting’ type fellowships where travel is planned to gain specialist experience in Foot & Ankle surgery. They are awarded once per year with applications marked during the BOFAS Annual Congress and announced soon afterwards.
Applications are open to:
UK Orthopaedic Trainees (ST) on accredited training programmes
Or
UK Fellows on a BOFAS-approved Fellowship
Or
UK Orthopaedic Consultants who are within six months of their CCT date and are working in the NHS.
Guidelines for Application
Applications are only to be made via the online form accessed below (available only during application window) - no other form of application will be considered.
Please indicate below whether you are applying for either:
Option 1. Annual Travelling fellowship (Gold, Silver or Bronze award)
Option 2. Visitation fellowship.
How to apply for either Fellowship
You should include documentation from the centre(s) you are to visit, confirming:
- That your fellowship has been agreed,
- The planned start date,
- The scope of experience you will receive,
- A proposed timetable for the visit.
Complete applications are scored independently by three members of the BOFAS Education Committee using a pre-determined scoring framework.
The opening date for applications is 1st December 2024. The closing date for completed online applications including a supporting statement by a TPD or Fellowship Trainer is 17:00 (GMT) on 2nd February 2025.
The supporting statement is mandatory to the progression of a complete application to marking and you will need to upload this at the time of submitting your application (please upload as a PDF).
Please note that retrospective applications will not be considered.
Following closing of the application process a further round of interviews will be offered to the highest scoring applicants - this will include a 5 minute presentation.
Upon return from fellowship all awarded applicants are expected to attend the subsequent year BOFAS Annual Conference and give a short podium presentation of their experience.
Any queries or questions should be sent to:
The Chair of the BOFAS Education Committee
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