Deadline: 1 April 2005

Purpose
This fellowship program is intended to serve many purposes, including education for both the candidate and the host institutions, to promote interchange of ideas of paediatric orthopaedics and to have communications between the Asian countries. We also hope that this will provide an opportunity to the candidates to broaden their experience, and prepare them for educational and leadership roles in our field.

Eligibility
Application must be an orthopaedic surgeon and under the age of 40 years old by the deadline date of 1 April 2005.

Financial Support
The JOPA will support the airfare between each country and Japan, and the local accommodation. The incidental costs like the fee for the spouse must be paid by the applicants.

Stay in Japan
Successful applicants should attend the annual meeting of JPOA that will be held at Yokohama during 18 - 19 November 2005 and present their study in the meeting. Around a week's visit to the Japanese hospitals before or after the meeting will be arranged.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. The original completed application should be sent to:
Makota Kamegaya MD
Chairman of JPOA International Committee
Japanese Paediatric Orthopaedic Association
TH Bldg, 2nd Floor
2-40-8 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033
JAPAN
Tel No : +813 5803 7071 Fax No : +813 3818 2337

2. A cover letter

3. A full curriculum vitae

4. A full manuscript of your study that will be presented at the meeting. Your paper will be published in the Journal of Japanese Paediatrics Orthopaedic Surgery

5. At least one letter of recommendation from mentors.

6. A completed application, your CV, letters of recommendation must be submitted no later than 1 April 2005. Incomplete applications or those received after the deadline will not be considered.