Multi-specialty · Travelling Fellowship
Travelling Leadership Fellowship for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery – 2026/27
EACTS Francis Fontan Fund (hosts: Erasmus MC Rotterdam; German Heart Centre Munich; University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; Annunziata Hospital, Calabria) · Rotterdam (Netherlands), Munich (Germany), Cardiff (UK), Calabria (Italy) · Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy
Programme overview
Fellows make three one-week visits to three of four centres (Erasmus MC Rotterdam – Prof Jolanda Kluin; German Heart Centre Munich – Dr Julie Cleuziou; University Hospital of Wales – Prof Indu Deglurkar; Annunziata Hospital Calabria – Prof Franca Melfi), shadowing professional activities, strategic planning and leadership meetings. Objectives include leadership strategy, team building, negotiation and decision-making. Bursary €6,000 plus EACTS Annual Meeting contribution.
Associated faculty
Programme relationships are sourced from official material; portraits come from institutional profiles where available. This directory does not infer operative volume or outcomes.
Programme details
- Focus
- Leadership for women in CT surgery
- Duration
- 3 x one-week visits
- Eligibility
- EACTS member; female consultant surgeon with independent practice and demonstrated leadership potential; fluent English
- Required prior training
- Consultant-level CT surgeon
- Language
- English
- Funding
- €6,000 bursary plus EACTS Annual Meeting contribution
- Application documents
- Letter of interest, CV, supervisor support letter
- 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 application with a letter of interest, CV and a letter of support from a current supervisor, in English (Word/PDF).
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Window closed 1 May 2026; next cycle not announced. Multi-country programme – two of four hosts (Rotterdam, Munich) are in this region; may overlap with UK/Italy research.