Applications are now open for the BACO International Travelling Fellowship 2020. The British Academic Conference of Otolaryngology has long been the event that showcases British and Irish Otolaryngology. The programme has always aimed to cover the full breadth of our specialty and this has proven to be an increasing challenge in recent years due to the unprecedented development our field has experienced.
ENT today tends to be practiced along sub-specialty lines which have brought great benefits to patients. However, there is the danger of over-specialization and fragmentation which, if it were to happen, would greatly weaken our discipline. Further, Applicants are to apply for a traveling fellowship for BACO International 2020.

Applicants will be from all countries other than the UK. This event will be in Birmingham at the International conference center from Wednesday the 8th to Friday the 10th July 2020. Moreover, The successful applicants will receive free registration plus £750 towards travel and expenses. Successful applicants will be selected by executive members of ENT UK and the Global Health Committee.

Eligibility

• Be a trainee within their country or specialist/consultant within 5 years of appointment
• Submit a brief CV (up to 3 pages long)
• Submit a covering letter/statement, not more than 200 words, outlining why they feel they should receive the award and how will they benefit from the traveling fellowship
• Provide letters of support/recommendation from two senior colleagues with whom the applicant has worked with; one should be from the applicant’s Head of Department or Training Programme Lead
• Demonstrate in their application that they have taken an active role in local service OR education development (for example, helped set up and run a training course, organize a teaching programme, help to introduce a new service etc..)

Exclusions

• > 5 years Consultant / specialist grades or equivalent
• Also, previous recipients of BACO fellowships

Results communicated to all successful and unsuccessful fellowship applications at the beginning of February 2020.