New: EAU Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

This Fellowship in Reconstructive Surgery is a 1-year clinical fellowship that can be done as a single-centre or a 2-centre experience. It aims to support upcoming and promising young urologists in advancing their knowledge, skills, and research in the field of genitourethral urological surgery with an emphasis of prosthetic procedures (penile implants and artificial urinary sphincters), urethral and transgender surgeries and penile reconstruction.

The current centres involved are:

• University College of London Hospitals, UK  (Prof Ralph, Prof Greenwell)
• Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus Frankfurt, DE  (Dr Morgenstern)

The fellowship can be a 1-year experience at one centre or a 6-month experience at the 2 centres.

A plan will be proposed to all visiting fellows to reach the aims of the programme in a successful and stratified manner. Each candidate will receive a tutor (a member of the board of the EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons), who checks on a regular basis to keep track of the progress. Upon completion of the programme, the participant will receive a certification with regard to the attendance of the scholarship programme by the hosting institution and the EAU/ EUSP.

You are eligible to apply if you are:

• a urologist or a urologist-in-training aged 45 years or younger.
• an author of (preferably) 3 or more peer-reviewed international PubMed publications, wherein they are the first author of at least one of the publications.
• have proof of reconstructive surgical experience (logbook of performed cases as a first surgeon/ assisting surgeon), or alternative proof of attendance of relevant masterclasses/ workshops/ meetings
• fluent in English or German
• have an application for a licence to practise in the UK and Germany for those who wish for hands-on experience- otherwise observational status can be given
• Observer status can be for a shorter period with pro rata funding

When you apply online, please include the following documents:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. 2-Minute video pitch on why you would like to join the programme
3. Signed recommendation letter by at least 1 senior urologist from an institution in your country on the institution's letterhead paper
4. A detailed project description with the timeframe (please download the Project Proposal Proforma template here)
5. List of your PubMed publications with the PubMed ID numbers
6. An itemised budget proposal (see more details in “About the fellowship” below)

Please send one PDF file containing all of the above documents by email to eusp@uroweb.org.

A maximum grant of €30,000 is allotted to each accepted project proposal. The grant will be transferred in 3 parts:

• 40% will be transferred approximately 1 month before the start date
• 40% will be transferred after the 4th month of the fellowship
• 20% will be transferred after the 8th month of the fellowship

Please include a well-documented budget proposal with your application. The budget proposal should be a complete financial overview which includes estimated costs of food expenses, accommodation, travel expenses for 1 round trip, and limited reimbursements for continuing expenses in your home country after the fellowship (e.g. continuation of insurances and other costs) wherein documentation can be presented.

The fellowship is meant to finance the above-mentioned costs made only by the applicant, and not by accompanying persons.

The Board members of the EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons in collaboration with the EAU Scholarship Programme Board will evaluate all applications, select the most suitable candidates and interview them virtually. The outcome of these interviews will be communicated to the candidates within a month. The decision is final and no further appeal will be accepted.

The scholar is required to present 3 reports which should include the following:

1. Clinical or scientific achievement
2. Impressions of the host centre
3. Evaluation of the provisions made by the host centre for the successful conduct of the project

Please use the provided templates (for the one-year research or clinical scholarship.)

The first report should be submitted (6 weeks after the start of the fellowship. 

The second, intermediate report should be sent after the 6th month of the scholarship. A detailed overview of expenses should be included.

At the end of the fellowship, the fellow is required to submit the final report of their work. This report should be accompanied by a PDF of the publication(s) resulting from the fellowship. 

The publication(s) should be accepted for presentation at an international meeting in urology and published in the abstract book related to the meeting.

The regulations of the host centre will apply to the intellectual property and any financial benefits resulting from the research performed under the terms and conditions of this fellowship. All the publications must acknowledge the support of the EUSP.