Overview
The ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships, honoring Mr. W. H. Helmerich III and sponsored by the Retina Research Foundation (RRF), provide support for one year of ophthalmology subspecialty training. Fellowships are awarded annually by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) to young ophthalmologists from developing countries who are committed to enhancing ophthalmic education and patient care in their home countries.
Eligibility Criteria
Two ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships are awarded each year to ophthalmologists who are:
• From a developing country and 40 years of age or less at time of application.
• Graduates of a resident – specialist training program.
• Recommended by the ophthalmology head of a teaching institution or public service hospital in a developing country.
• Accepted for ophthalmology subspecialty fellowship, one year in duration, at an advanced ophthalmology training center.
• Reasonably fluent in the language of the fellowship training center.
• Committed to return to a position at a teaching institution or public service hospital in the home country following fellowship.
• Candidates who have passed the ICO Examinations in Basic Science, Optics and Clinical Sciences will receive special consideration. However, passage of the ICO Examinations is not a requirement for application.
ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowship Award
Each ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowship Award consists of:
• Salary for one year (12 months) of fellowship in the amount of US$20,000. From the salary, the fellow is responsible for payment of health insurance, professional liability insurance and living expenses during the fellowship.
• Transportation support for one round trip coach (economy) air travel or equivalent between the home country and the training country in an amount up to US$2,000.
• Award to the training institution of US$1,000 for training expenses.
• Requirements. Recipients of the fellowship are required to devote full time and effort to the fellowship program. Fellowship recipients are also required to provide a report and representative photographs of the fellowship experience at the conclusion of the training and a report of professional activities, including teaching and public service, three years after completion of the fellowship.
Application Documents
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Candidates for the ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships in 2012 are invited to apply by sending all of the following information and documents by email to
helmerich@icoph.org prior to September 1, 2011.
http://www.icoph.org/refocusing_education/other_fellowship_opportunities.html#helmerich
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
The ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships, honoring Mr. W. H. Helmerich III and sponsored by the Retina Research Foundation (RRF), provide support for one year of ophthalmology subspecialty training. Fellowships are awarded annually by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) to young ophthalmologists from developing countries who are committed to enhancing ophthalmic education and patient care in their home countries.
Eligibility Criteria
Two ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships are awarded each year to ophthalmologists who are:
• From a developing country and 40 years of age or less at time of application.
• Graduates of a resident – specialist training program.
• Recommended by the ophthalmology head of a teaching institution or public service hospital in a developing country.
• Accepted for ophthalmology subspecialty fellowship, one year in duration, at an advanced ophthalmology training center.
• Reasonably fluent in the language of the fellowship training center.
• Committed to return to a position at a teaching institution or public service hospital in the home country following fellowship.
• Candidates who have passed the ICO Examinations in Basic Science, Optics and Clinical Sciences will receive special consideration. However, passage of the ICO Examinations is not a requirement for application.
ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowship Award
Each ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowship Award consists of:
• Salary for one year (12 months) of fellowship in the amount of US$20,000. From the salary, the fellow is responsible for payment of health insurance, professional liability insurance and living expenses during the fellowship.
• Transportation support for one round trip coach (economy) air travel or equivalent between the home country and the training country in an amount up to US$2,000.
• Award to the training institution of US$1,000 for training expenses.
• Requirements. Recipients of the fellowship are required to devote full time and effort to the fellowship program. Fellowship recipients are also required to provide a report and representative photographs of the fellowship experience at the conclusion of the training and a report of professional activities, including teaching and public service, three years after completion of the fellowship.
Application Documents
Click here for application
Candidates for the ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships in 2012 are invited to apply by sending all of the following information and documents by email to
helmerich@icoph.org prior to September 1, 2011.
http://www.icoph.org/refocusing_education/other_fellowship_opportunities.html#helmerich
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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