The Francis Fontan Prize
Available to Cardiac or Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons

The Francis Fontan Prize was instituted in honour of Professor Francis Fontan, leading founding father of The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. The Prize is awarded to a medical doctor in specialty training in cardiac or cardio-thoracic surgery. It is not limited to European citizens.

The amount awarded is Euro 30,000 and should cover the costs of one year's stay at a major European department or any other European research facility. The activities during this year are left to the discretion of the prize-winner and the head of the department visited, but should primarily involve fields such as research training, research activities, advanced clinical education and/or departmental management.

Deadline for application is 15th April.

Applicants are requested to send in the following documents to the EACTS Executive Secretariat (at the address stated below):

• Curriculum vitae including
  • Number and type of operations performed with and without senior assistance
  • Scientific publications and work in progress
  • An affidavit as to the proficiency of the applicant in English or in the language of the country to be visited
• Proposed plans for the prize year including the name of the department to be visited.
• A letter of support from the head of department which the applicant plans to visit.
• A recording of the applicant with a brief (3 minute) presentation of the proposed plans in English (presentation to be recorded on CD in MPEG or .AVI format).
• A letter of support from the applicant's head of department with an affidavit that the applicant is suitable for the Prize and welcome to return to his department.

The selection of the prize-winner is done by a Prize Committee consisting of the President, Vice President and immediate past President of the Association. The winner of the Francis Fontan Prize will be announced during the Annual Meeting.

On completion of the Prize-funded activities, the prize-winner is required to send a written report to the Secretary General presenting the knowledge and experience gained during the year including any published work. He/she should also report on the potential of disseminating new knowledge within the department to which he/she is returning.

EACTS Executive Secretariat
3 Park Street
Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1LU, UK
Tel + 44 (0)1753 832166
Fax + 44 (0)1753 620407
E-mail: info@eacts.co.uk

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© 2008 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.