We are delighted to announce that, as part of our Educational Program for 2025, the Confederation will offer 20 Observership Travel Grants for young ENT professionals aged 35 and under.

These grants, which provide invaluable opportunities for early-career ENT specialists to gain practical experience and broaden their expertise in the field, can be used to cover expenses for visiting a department in a European or non-European country.

Grant Details:

Regular Observership Travel Grants:

• Amount: €1,000
• Eligibility: Applicants must be members of a national or subspecialty society, or individual members of the Confederation, and below 35 years of age.

EBEORL Observership Travel Grants:

• Amount: €1,300
• Eligibility: Applicants must be members of a national or subspecialty society, or individual members of the Confederation, below 35 years of age, and have successfully passed the written part of the EBEORL Exam.

Application Requirements:

Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Proof of membership in the relevant society
• Copy of ID or passport to confirm date of birth
• Statement of purpose for applying for the travel grant
• Optional: Proof of having passed the written part of the EBEORL Exam

Application Deadlines:

• Submission deadline: March 15, 2025
• Email Applications To: gloria.casanova@ceorlhns.org
• Acceptance Notification: By April 15, 2025

Note: Awardees are required to submit a brief report detailing the activity funded by the travel grant.

We kindly request your support in sharing this announcement with the members of your society who meet the eligibility criteria. Your assistance will help us reach motivated young professionals eager to enhance their skills and contribute to the advancement of ENT practices.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your collaboration.

Best regards,

Jan Plzák, CEORL-HNS President

Miroslav Tedla, CEORL-HNS Secretary General

Observership Travel Grants

Join us for an intensive hands-on workshop exploring advanced techniques in endoscopic endonasal and keyhole surgery.
This three-day course will provide an extensive immersion in advanced endonasal and transcranial keyhole surgical techniques using didactic and anatomical lectures, cadaveric dissections, and a live surgery on Day 1 ● The course faculty are highly experienced and recognized world-experts in minimally invasive endoscopic and keyhole surgery ● Patient and approach selection, surgical judgement, anatomical awareness, technical nuances, complication avoidance, maintaining quality of life and optimizing clinical outcomes ● We will cover the endoscopic endonasal route including extended approach variations, supraorbital eyebrow craniotomy, mini pterional craniotomy, gravity-assisted transfalcine and transtentorial endoscopic approaches and the retromastoid route ● A team approach involving neurosurgery, otolaryngology and neuro-ophthalmology will be stressed as well as collaboration with neuro-oncology, endocrinology and radiation oncology.

Contact and Registration:

gami.barkhoudarian@providence.org

www.eventbrite.com

Date and time

March 28, 2025 · 11am - March 30, 2025 · 6pm PDT

Location

Providence Saint John’s Cancer Institute

2200 Santa Monica Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90404 United States