Adult Cardiac · Travelling Fellowship
Atrial Fibrillation Fellowship in partnership with AtriCure – 2026/27
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (high-volume AF ablation surgery centres) · Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Italy, Spain or Sheffield (UK) · Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Programme overview
An EACTS fellowship combining four weeks of in-hospital training at a high-volume AF ablation surgery centre (in the Netherlands, Sheffield, Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain or Belgium) with the AtriCure Maze 4, Navigating the Maze and Fellows Ablation programmes. The curriculum covers AF pathophysiology, lesion sets, energy sources, LAA management and heart-team collaboration. Grant €5,000 plus an EACTS Annual Meeting bursary; AtriCure funds course attendance.
Programme faculty
Official award supports training at applicant-selected or subsequently matched host(s); it does not publish a single fixed clinical faculty team. Host supervisor/proctor must be confirmed for the individual award. Award namesakes, donors, selection committee members and past recipients are not substituted for faculty.
Faculty-source review: 16 Oct 2026
Check the official programme source ↗Programme details
- Focus
- Surgical AF ablation
- Duration
- 4 weeks in-hospital + 3 courses
- Eligibility
- EACTS member; last year of training or within first four years after specialty degree; fluent English
- Required prior training
- Cardiac surgery training (final year) or completed
- Language
- English
- Funding
- €5,000 plus EACTS Annual Meeting bursary; AtriCure covers course attendance and accommodation
- Application documents
- Letter of support, letter of interest, CV, operative experience
- Official contact
- EACTS Francis Fontan Fund via eacts.org
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on licensing, credentialing and institutional approval
- International applicants
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- Registration
- Host institutional requirements apply
International applicant check
- Language
- Fluent English required
- 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 via the EACTS Francis Fontan Fund online form during the window with a letter of support (if in final training year), letter of interest, CV and operative experience, in English (Word/PDF).
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Window closed 1 May 2026; next cycle dates not posted. Specific host hospitals are not named on the page – only countries.