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CUASF-SIU International Scholarship Program (global health)
Montreal, Quebec
CUASF and SIU award that funds urologists or urology trainees from developing countries to train at an SIU-designated centre or in a clinical or research fellowship at a Canadian institution.
Length1 month to 1 year
SpotsUp to $20,000 awarded per year in total; 2 recipients each year from 2020 to 2025
SalaryUp to $2,000 per month of training, maximum $10,000 per award; host institutions must waive overhead
What stands out
- Trainees must declare intent to return to their home country after training
- Recipient reports are forwarded to the SIU National Society Delegates of Canada and the home country
- Also funds Canadian SIU-member urologists to give hands-on training in developing countries
- Program lead
- Girish Kulkarni
- Apply through
- Society application
- Timeline
- April 1, 2027
- Focus
- Funding for international urology training at Canadian institutions or for Canadian urologists teaching in developing countries; up to $2,000/month, max $10,000 per award
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Award covers 1 month to 1 year of training; paid as a lump sum; not renewable
- Research
- May support a clinical and/or research urology fellowship at a Canadian institution
- Hospitals
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (past recipients) · Western University, London, Ontario (past recipients) · L'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec, Laval University (past recipient) · McGill University (past recipients) · University of Calgary (past recipient) · CHUM and Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal (past recipient)
Requirements (3)
- Fully trained urologist or resident from a developing country with acceptance to a Canadian clinical/research urology fellowship or SIU-designated centre, OR Canadian urologist SIU member travelling to teach in a developing country
- Intent to return to home country (trainees)
- CUA and SIU membership before award