The Trustees invite applications for two major overseas TWJ Fellowships in 2026
Auckland City Hospital & Starship Children’s Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Mr Michel Neeff, Dr Michelle Wong and Dr Tanja Jelicic
Clinical Otology, Neurotology, Implantation Otology and Skull-base Surgery
with opportunities for research
12 months commencing 1st July 2026
Auckland City Hospital website Starship Children’s Hospital website
QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Professor David Morris and Dr Nael Shoman
Clinical Otology, Neurotology & Skull-base Surgery
with opportunities for research
12 months commencing 1st July 2026
Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery website
Criteria
The Fellowships are open to ENT Specialty Registrars on approved (numbered) otolaryngology training programmes in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Applicants must have passed the Intercollegiate FRCS by the time the Fellowship commences but may be pre- or post-CCT. The grant takes the form of an educational stipend of £27,500 which is not liable to income tax under current HMRC regulations: this is intended to cover the first 6 months, and the second 6 months is funded through the host department.
Applicants for TWJ Major Fellowships should note that the Trustees have no objection to Fellows securing modest supplementary grants or awards to help with the expenses of their Fellowship. However, obtaining a second major Fellowship award from another source which matches or exceeds the TWJ grant would be unacceptable and liable to lead to withdrawal of the TWJ Fellowship.
Instructions for application are on the Applications page of this website.
The closing date for applications is Monday 20th January 2025 followed by interviews for the shortlisted candidates at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on Monday 24th March 2025. Interviews will be held jointly with the Graham Fraser Foundation, and candidates are encouraged to apply for both Foundations’ Fellowships.
TWJ Major Fellowships
The TWJ Foundation has partnerships with several host departments where Fellowships are currently planned as follows (but may be subject to change):
2024 Vancouver (Canada); Auckland (New Zealand); Cambridge (UK)
2025 Toronto (Canada)
2026 Halifax (Canada); Auckland (New Zealand)
2027 Vancouver (Canada); Cambridge (UK)
2028 Toronto (Canada); Auckland (New Zealand)
2029 Halifax (Canada)
2030 Vancouver (Canada); Auckland (New Zealand); Cambridge (UK)
2031 Toronto (Canada)
CWJ Short Fellowship Grants
The Trustees also offer grants of £750-£1,000 to help young Consultant Otologists visit leading European Otology Clinics for a week of clinical observation and personal instruction, attached to an advanced Otology Course at the same institution. Applications will also be considered from final-year ENT Specialty Registrars in the UK and Republic of Ireland who have passed the Intercollegiate FRCS and have a special interest in Otology.
‘Clinique Jean Causse’ in Béziers, France
– supervised by Professor Robert Vincent and his colleagues
– annually in June, grant £750
Clinic website Course webpage
‘Radboud University Medical Centre’ in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
– supervised by Professor Jef Mulder and his colleagues
– annually in February, grant £1,000
Clinic website Course webpage
‘European Institute for ORL, Sint-Augustinus’ in Antwerp, Belgium
– supervised by Professor Erwin Offeciers and his colleagues
– grant £750
Clinic website Courses website
Instructions for application are on the Applications page of this website.
All enquiries can be addressed to: secretary@twjfoundation.org