How to Apply
ICO Fellowship Application Deadlines: March 31 and September 30, each year.
1) Find a host
2) Send Request to Host
3) Choose Timing with Host
4) Your Host Sends FORM A
5) Complete FORM C
6) Complete ICO Fellowship Application
7) Send ICO Fellowship Application
See the ICO Fellowships Application page to download and view application documents.
Candidates who have passed the ICO Basic Science Examination, the ICO Clinical Sciences Examination or the ICO Advanced Examination (www.icoexams.org) will receive special consideration.
- Browse the Fellowship Host Directory (listing of training centers)
- Decide on a subspecialty area of study
- Choose a host in a foreign country who offers that subspecialty
- Send your preferred host an e-mail with a copy of your CV and ask if you can be accepted as a fellow with him or her if you are awarded an ICO International Fellowship
- Do not contact more than one host at a time
- The host has to accept or decline a request within 2 weeks
- If host accepts, you have 7 days to confirm with them
Parallel applications, failure to confirm with host, or not informing host of changes in your schedule will all result in immediate exclusion from this program.
You and your host must agree on starting a fellowship between these dates:
- March 31 application: fellowship must start between October 1 to July 1 of the following year
- September 30 application: fellowship must start between April 1 to January 1 of the following year
Your host must fax FORM A (“Host’s Notice of Acceptance”) to ICO Fellowships before you send your application to the Fellowships office.
- Explain how an ICO Fellowship would benefit you, your patients and your colleagues
- The fellowship objectives must be met within 3 months
6) Complete ICO Fellowship Application
Download and complete the official ICO Fellowship Application.
- All forms must be completed using Microsoft Word
- After completing forms on Microsoft Word, you must print out the forms to sign them
- Forms without a signature will not be accepted
- Letters of recommendation must have official letterhead, signature, and stamp
- If your diplomas and certificates are not in English, they must have certified English translations attached
- Include a scan of your passport showing your nationality
7) Send ICO Fellowship Application
- Download ICO Fellowship Application Checklist (PDF-1000 KB)
- Scan forms, certificates, testimonials, and any other documents in high resolution
- Save these documents in .jpg, .gif, or .pdf format (do not insert scanned files into word documents)
- Files must be printable in Din-A4 Format, otherwise we will not be able to read them
- Take all scanned files and compress them into 1 zip file
- E-mail zip file to the Fellowship Board at fellowship@icoph.org
We recommend reviewing the ICO Fellowship Application Checklist to be sure you have completed all of the necessary steps.
The Fellowship Board accepts no responsibility for incomplete information, non-receipt or delays in receipt caused by transmission or reception problems, equipment failure, or any similar cause. Only complete applications will be processed.
See the ICO Fellowships Application page to download and view application documents.
