AO Alliance-COSECSA 2021 Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa

Caring for the injured is essential. It must be a priority in the development of strategies to curb the devastating effects of orthopaedic injuries.

To help address this problem, the AO Alliance and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) have developed a scholarship programme to support orthopaedic surgeons in Training, help them complete the Programme by Examination, and advance Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Capacity in sub-Saharan Africa in COSECSA member countries.

• Table of Content
• About College of Surgeons of East & Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)
• AO Alliance-COSECSA Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of AO Alliance-COSECSA Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for AO Alliance-COSECSA Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About College of Surgeons of East & Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)

In 1996, a Steering Committee of the Association of Surgeons of East Africa (ASEA), supported by visionary surgeons who would become the Foundation Fellows of COSECSA, recognised that the quality and quantity of surgical services available to people within the region was inadequate Training of specialist surgeons in the region was restricted to the M.Med surgery programmes (or equivalent) in University Teaching Hospitals with only limited numbers and a variable training programme. Access to training in the UK was becoming restricted and the FRCS exam was being phased out. A fundamental n... continue reading

AO Alliance-COSECSA Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme

Aim and Benefits of AO Alliance-COSECSA Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme

The award should be used for Programme Entry (enrollment) and Fellowship (FCS) examination expenses.

Each scholarship is worth USD1,400. The number of awards is fifteen (15).

Requirements for AO Alliance-COSECSA Orthopaedic Surgery Scholarship Programme Qualification

• The program is open to final-year COSECSA FCS orthopaedic trainees; Non-COSECSA Orthopaedic surgeons working in a COSECSA accredited hospital who wish to advance their knowledge and  Final year (Fifth year) MMed trainees intending to take the Fellowship (FCS Ortho) examination in 2022.
• The award should be used for Programme Entry (enrollment) and Fellowship (FCS) examination expenses.
• The scholarship will be administered by the COSECSA Secretariat.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Applicants should include a personal statement indicating expected results or outcomes, a current CV, and a letter of support from the surgical training Programme Director of the  COSECSA accredited hospital in which the trainee is training.
• Please use COSECSA/AO ALLIANCE/2021/1 as the Scholarship Reference Number.
• All applications must be submitted online through the scholarship application form addressed to the COSECSA Registrar using  the following Link: Scholarship Application Form

For more details, visit COSECSA website.