As part of its 2027 educational initiatives, the Confederation will award 20 Observership Travel Grants to young ENT professionals aged 35 or under. These grants provide valuable opportunities for early-career specialists to gain practical experience and expand their expertise by undertaking an observership in a department in a European or non-European country.
KEY DATES:
Application deadline: 25 November 2026
Notification of results: December 2026
Grant disbursement: January 2027
GRANT DETAILS:
Regular Observership Travel Grants:
- Amount: €1,000
- Eligibility: Applicants must be aged 35 or under at the time of application and be members of a national society, a subspecialty society, or individual members of the Confederation.
EBEORL Observership Travel Grants:
- Amount: €1,300
- Eligibility: The same eligibility criteria apply, with the additional requirement that applicants must have successfully passed the written part of the EBEORL Exam.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants are required to submit the following documents by email to gloria.casanova@ceorlhns.org
- Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Proof of membership in the relevant society.
- A copy of an ID card or passport confirming the applicant’s date of birth.
- A statement of purpose explaining the applicant’s motivation for applying. This should indicate their interest in an observership, the intended host institution or location, and the proposed dates. Confirmation of the observership is not required at this stage.
- Optional: Proof of having passed the written part of the EBEORL Exam.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Observership Travel Grants may not be used to attend congresses or courses.
- Observerships are expected to take place from January 1 and until December 31, 2027. Applications proposing dates outside of this period will not be eligible.
- Applicants who have received an Observership Travel Grant in 2024, 2025 or 2026 will not be eligible.
- Applicants are responsible for identifying and arranging their own observership placements. The Confederation does not provide or facilitate observership opportunities.
- Awardees must submit a brief report describing the activity supported by the travel grant.
- The Presidential Council will review all eligible applications. Among those that meet the requirements, 20 awardees will be selected through a lottery.