AO-EORS Exchange Travel Grant

A major purpose of a research society is the creation and promotion of networking benefits among its members.

The “EORS Exchange Travel Grant” is awarded once a year and gives financial support for the applicant to visit a participating member group to work or study at this institution.

The application is once per year.

The funding is max. €1000 per applicant.

The conditions for the “EORS Exchange Travel Grant” are the following:

Requirements for applicants and Supervisors

• Both the applicant and the host institution supervisor are EORS members in good standing at the time of the application.
• There are two awards:

1. 1. Junior Award: the Applicant is a resident in training and/or PhD student
   2. Young and Future PIs: the Applicant has received her/his PhD less than 10 years before the deadline application.

       Age: under 40 years old

• The Supervisor must be a Faculty member at the Host Institution and have a proven expertise in the Orthopaedic Fields.

Travel Requirements 

• Exchange travel is within Europe, and to an Institution and Country different from that of the Awardee.
• There is a general agreement between the applicant and the host institution (an invitation letter must be provided from the Supervisor before the application and signed by the Host Institution Representative max 4 weeks after receiving the award).

Award Details

The exchange must have a minimum duration of 2 weeks.

If the award is granted, the awardee agrees to provide*:

• a report of the research activities (following the provided template, min 2 pages), pictures of the research activity and outreach to be shared on EORS social media, receipt of all expenses for reimbursement. The documentation must be emailed to EORS no longer than 8 weeks after the exchange is completed to be eligible for reimbursement. 
• Expenses will only be refunded based on declarations
• Collaboration should ideally lead to a joint publication between applicant & host.
• The winners are announced before the EORS Annual Meeting. The visiting period can be scheduled at any time in the solar year following the announcement. Visiting periods starting before the award is granted will not be accepted. Visiting periods finishing after the following solar year will be suitable for the award certificate, but not for reimbursement.

*see tentative template below.

The following documents shall be provided for the application:

• Applicant CV (max 3 pages)
• Applicant’s budget 
• Filled-in application form (including the Applicant motivation letter (max 1 page)
• Description of the research project (max 2 pages)
• Letter of Commitment from Host Supervisor
• Recommendation Letter from Current Supervisor

Documents must be sent digitally to the EORS central office: awards@eors.info (cc Secretary General gabriela.graziani@uniroma5.it).

Appendix

Final Report Template:

Brief description of the research project and its aims

Materials and Methods

Main results and discussion (with figures)

Conclusions and future perspectives for dissemination and collaboration

Educational activities (trainings, lectures, formal meetings)

Report for social media

Brief description of the experience for social media (max 3 lines)

Brief description of the main results for social media (max 3 lines)

Brief description of outreach events for social media (max 3 lines)

Min 2 pictures (one research and one outreach) for social media.

NOTE: by sending the required documents, the awardee agrees to their publication in the media.