Programme overview
Three one-week internships at high-volume aortic repair centres (Paris, Rome and Madrid, or Brussels, Kaiserslautern and Madrid) combined with the EACTS 'Fundamentals in Aortic Surgery' course and the Aortic Forum.
Faculty names not published
Current EACTS fellowship is a choice of multi-centre routes and two courses, with no named clinical supervisors. Official EACTS 2022 programme chart names Davide Pacini for the award, but current organisational biography records his committee term ending2025 and does not establish a current2026/27 faculty role; historical coordinator retained only as a research candidate.
Faculty-source review: 17 Oct 2026
Check the official programme source ↗Programme details
- Focus
- Valve-Sparing Aortic Root and Aortic Valve Repair
- Duration
- Three 1-week internships plus two EACTS courses
- Intake
- From January 2027
- Eligibility
- EACTS member in the last year of training or within four years of completing it
- International applicants
- Open to EACTS members worldwide; EACTS does not advise on visas
- Language
- English
- Funding
- €6,200 towards living and travel costs, plus a bursary for the EACTS Annual Meeting
- Application documents
- CV, letter of interest, letter of support from head of training/department and operative experience
- Official contact
- EACTS Francis Fontan Fund
- Data quality
- Official society source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on licensing, credentialing and institutional approval
- Registration
- Host institutional requirements apply
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Membership
- EACTS membership required
- Language
- Fluent English
- Registration
- Host institutional requirements apply
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on licensing, credentialing and institutional approval
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Apply online through the EACTS Francis Fontan Fund during the annual application window, with CV, letter of interest, letter of support from head of training/department and operative experience.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Host centres are assigned by EACTS; Paris is one of the possible host cities. Applicants may hold only one EACTS fellowship per year and cannot reapply within two years of completing one.