Overview
Published host interests include retina, cornea, glaucoma, uveitis, ocular oncology and paediatric ophthalmology. Cataract training is listed as observation. The listed host pathway requires individual acceptance and a separate competitive award decision.
The programme
- Training type
- Subspecialty fellowship / observership
- Duration
- 3 months or 1 year; subject to selected track
- Start
- By agreement with the host
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed ophthalmology residency, specialist degree, age under 40 at application, host-language fluency, IOFF eligibility approval and host acceptance
- International applicants
- Applicants from eligible low-resource or underserved countries, permanently living and working in an eligible country
- Visa support
- Applicant applies for the visa; IOFF provides a fellowship-award confirmation letter
- Licence requirement
- Clinical permissions depend on the host and local registration; the fellowship award does not itself authorize practice
How to apply
- Deadline
- 31 January or 31 July annually for 3-month awards; 31 July for 1-year awards
- Application method
- Start the IOFF online eligibility application, then approach one host at a time and submit the host acceptance for funding review
Funding
- Funding
- Unpaid host position; competitive IOFF grant up to €5,000 or US$6,500 for 3 months; one-year award US$35,000 where available