EGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and…

Overview

One-year structured clinical/surgical or clinical-research glaucoma fellowship run by the European Glaucoma Society at this EGS-accredited training centre, which is also listed as a host for 1-month EGS-funded glaucoma observerships.

The programme

Training type: Observership
Specialty associations: Not yet verified
Learning format: Not yet verified
Duration: Fellowship: 12 months; observership: 1 month (4 weeks)
Start: Not stated on the official page
Positions: Not stated on the official page
Accreditation: EGS-accredited training centre (European Glaucoma Society); fellows expected to sit the EGS FEBOS exam within 2 years
Department: Not yet verified

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility: Fellowship: completed ophthalmology residency (minimum 4 years) and specialist title in a UEMS member country, eligibility to register with the host national medical board, fluency in the national language and English, two references, up to 7 years after specialist diploma; surgical track requires at least 100 cataract surgeries. Observership: young ophthalmologist or resident with an interest in glaucoma working and residing in Europe
Qualification requirement: Fellowship: completed ophthalmology residency (minimum 4 years) and specialist title in a UEMS member country, eligibility to register with the host national medical board, fluency in the national language and English, two references, up to 7 years after specialist diploma
Citizenship requirement: Not yet verified
Practice location requirement: surgical track requires at least 100 cataract surgeries. Observership: young ophthalmologist or resident with an interest in glaucoma working and residing in Europe
Membership requirement: Fellowship: completed ophthalmology residency (minimum 4 years) and specialist title in a UEMS member country, eligibility to register with the host national medical board, fluency in the national language and English, two references, up to 7 years after specialist diploma
Eligibility restrictions: Fellowship primarily national (candidates resident in the same country as the centre); international EGS fellowship possible only with a host-country licence to practise, centre approval and fluency in the national language
Language: Not yet verified
Teaching language: Not yet verified
Clinical language: Not yet verified
International applicants: Fellowship primarily national (candidates resident in the same country as the centre); international EGS fellowship possible only with a host-country licence to practise, centre approval and fluency in the national language
Licence requirement: Licence to practise in the host country required for the fellowship
Visa route: Not yet verified
Visa sponsorship: Not yet verified
Visa support: Not stated on the official page

How to apply

Deadline: Fellowship applications currently closed per EGS page; observership application window stated as 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2026
Application method: Online application via the EGS website; for observerships the applicant first obtains a positive response from the centre
Documents: Not yet verified
Contact: Not yet verified

Funding and costs

Tuition / fees: Not yet verified
Application fee: Not yet verified
Stipend / salary: Fellowship: EGS grant of EUR 30,000 for 12 months paid to the training centre to fund the fellow's salary
Scholarship: Not yet verified
Funding: Fellowship: EGS grant of EUR 30,000 for 12 months paid to the training centre to fund the fellow's salary; observership: single EGS contribution of EUR 1,500

Sources and verification

https://eugs.org/pages/education-egs-fellowship-egs-accredited-training-centres https://eugs.org/pages/egs-observership-application

Evidence by field

Qualification requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2 Derived from Eligibility.
Practice location requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2 Derived from Eligibility.
Membership requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2 Derived from Eligibility.
Eligibility restrictions: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2 Derived from International applicants.
Stipend / salary: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2 Derived from Funding.
Training type: classification from record; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2

EGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)