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AEPC TEACHING COURSES FOR TRAINEES

Imaging WG Junior member grant

The Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) Imaging Working Group (IWG) is offering a Grant for Junior Members (JM).

AIMS

To assist a JM in training to access a clinical experience not available to them or difficult to achieve in their home institution.
To support collaboration amongst congenital cardiology centres across Europe and improve and stimulate research among junior doctors.

ELIGIBILITY

  • The applicant must be an AEPC Junior member in good standing.
  • The project should be focused in CHD imaging and be hosted by a European centre other than applicant’s home institution.
  • Applicants are accepted from within Europe only, and must intend to return to their home institution at the end of the stay.
  • The applicant should obtain written agreement for the proposal from the proposed host institution prior to submitting application.

GRANT

A successful applicant will receive EUR 1.500 to support short-term clinical training or research experiences at a European centre different from the applicant’s home institution.
This can be used to contribute towards subsistence, accommodation and travel costs.
The grant does not cover salary or any other costs.
A summary report must be provided in writing to the Imaging working group within 3 months of completion.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the relevant application form, either the Clinical grant application or the Research Grant application, and send it together with your CV to the Imaging Working Group Secretary:
massimiliano.cantinotti@ftgm.it.

Submission deadline: 30 May 2026

EVALUATION CRITERIA

  1. Candidate’s background - Previous training and future perspective in the imagine technique that would like to improve or be trained. Does the candidate have the sufficient level to benefit from the stay at the chosen institution?
  2. Clinical programme - Detailed training programme designed to maximise the trainee's stay.
  3. Practicality - Is the area of study not available in the applicant’s home institution? Will the applicant return to their home institution with expertise that can be applied locally? Is the clinical programme achievable in the time frame allotted? Can the skills learned in the host institution be implemented in the home institution?

(Each criterion scored from 1-5, maximum score 5 for each criterion, maximum total score 15)

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