Eligibility Criteria

Applicant should have completed medical postgraduation in Orthopedics with D.Ortho/ MS/ DNB or equivalent qualification from a recognized institute.
Applicants must be a Life member of Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) to apply for this fellowship.
Age Criteria for application is < 40 years as on 31st December of the application year.
Applicant can apply for a maximum of three IOA fellowships at a time.
Any member who has availed an IOA foreign fellowship in the past, is not eligible to apply again.

Minimum Education

The IOA Korea Ambassadorship program is jointly offered by Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) and the Korean Orthopaedic Association (KOA).
The selected candidate will attend the Annual Conference of the Korean Orthopaedic Association.
The local hospitality, accommodation and registration to the conference will be arranged complimentary by KOA.
The fellow will be provided economy class airfare by the IOA.
The selected fellow will be required to arrange his own the visa and medical insurance.
The age criteria for application is < 40 years as on 31st December of the application year.

Last date for applications is 31st October every year
After uploading the online application link, all attachments must be scanned in PDF format and sent as a Zip File to IOA’s official email id.
Communication only via e-mail will be entertained.
Any wrong information furnished will automatically disqualify the application.
The result will be uploaded on the IOA website in December month.
A member will be selected for only one foreign fellowship. Any member who has availed an IOA foreign fellowship in the past, is not eligible to apply again.

Attachment 1: Curriculum Vitae
Attachment 2: Passport page containing the photograph
Attachment 3: Degrees (D.Ortho/ MS/ DNB/ Other)
Attachment 4: First page of all publications in IJO / Indexed Orthopaedic Journals (for more than one label as 4a, 4b, 4c,……)
Attachment 5: Certificates of paper presentation in State, National and International Conferences (label as 5a, 5b, 5c…..)
Attachment 6: Certificates of awards
Attachment 7: Certificates of Fellowships