Endovascular Fellowship Grants
Are you an interventional radiologist eager to refine your skills in various endovascular procedures? Would you like to experience working in a highly specialised European centre and discover new setups while expanding your professional network? Then CIRSE’s new endovascular-focused grants might be the thing for you! Through this partnership with BD, seven grants will be made available this year in three different categories:
- Vessel Preparation: 2 x 2-month fellowship & 2 x 3-month fellowship
- Deep Venous: 2 x 2-month fellowship
- Ambulatory Care: 1 x 1-month fellowship
The grant shall consist of a €3,000 funding per month for each selected participant.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Please contact the CIRSE office at [email protected] in case of any inquiries or consult the General Terms and Conditions.
Recommended training centres
Outpatient IR Clinic Franklintower
City
Zürich
Department
Medical Radiological Institute Private Group
Areas of expertise
Ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Christoph Binkert
Languages spoken
English, German
Website
https://www.mri-roentgen.ch/de/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
DIAKO Krankenhaus
City
Flensburg
Department
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation, ambulatory care (Hybrid DRG)
Training supervisor
Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck
Languages spoken
English, German, Portuguese
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
François-Mitterrand University Hospital
City
Dijon
Department
Department of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation, deep venous, ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Romaric Loffroy
Languages spoken
English, French
Website
https://www.radiologie-interventionnelle-chu-dijon.fr/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected]
Further qualifications
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
City
Liverpool
Department
Interventional Radiology
Areas of expertise
Ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Shemin Mehta
Languages spoken
English
Website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Oxford University Hospitals
City
Oxford
Department
John Radcliffe Hospital
Training supervisor
Andrew Wigham and Raman Uberoi
Areas of expertise
Deep venous
Languages spoken
English
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Imperial College NHS Trust
City
London
Department
Clinical Radiology
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation, ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Mo Hamady
Languages spoken
English
Website
https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
City
Hull
Department
Vascular Interventional Radiology
Areas of expertise
Ambulatory Care
Training supervisor
Raghu Lakshminarayan
Languages spoken
English
Website
https://www.hull.nhs.uk/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Heraklion University Hospital, University of Crete School of Medicine
City
Heraklion, Crete
Department
Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Medical Imaging
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation, ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Elias Kehagias
Languages spoken
English, Greek
Website
http://radiology-crete.com/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected]
Further qualifications
General University Hospital Attikon
City
Athens
Department
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2nd Department of Radiology
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation and ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Dimitrios K. Filippiadis
Languages spoken
English, Greek
Website
www.rad.uoa.gr
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Galway University Hospital
City
Galway
Department
Radiology
Areas of expertise
Deep venous
Training supervisor
Cormac O’Brien
Languages spoken
English
Website
https://www.universityofgalway.ie/radiology/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected]
Further qualifications
Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
City
Milan
Department
Radiology
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation, deep venous, ambulatory care
Training supervisors
Anna Maria Ierardi
Languages spoken
English, Italian
Website
https://www.policlinico.mi.it/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected]
Further qualifications
F. Miulli Regional Hospital
City
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Department
Interventional Radiology Unit
Areas of expertise
Ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Riccardo Inchingolo
Languages spoken
English, Italian
Website
https://www.miulli.it/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
San Filippo Neri Hospital
City
Rome
Department
Diagnostic Imaging
Areas of expertise
Deep venous and ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Roberto Marcello
Languages spoken
English, Italian
Website
https://www.aslroma1.it/
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
City
Ankara
Department
Radiology
Areas of expertise
Deep venous, ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Çetin İmamoğlu
Languages spoken
English, Turkish
Website
https://www.onkoloji.gov.tr
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Dokuz Eylul University
City
Izmir
Department
Radiology
Areas of expertise
Ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Orkun Sarioglu
Languages spoken
English, Turkish
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital
City
Sakarya
Department
Interventional Radiology
Areas of expertise
Vessel preparation, ambulatory care
Training supervisor
Onur Taydas
Languages spoken
English, Turkish
To receive the contact details of this training centre, please contact [email protected].
Further qualifications
How to apply
The application period for the 2026 funding cycle will be open from March 6 to April 2.
Application criteria
- Applicant must be an interventional radiologist (in training) or a radiologist with interventional radiology experience
- Applicant must be a CIRSE member in good standing. To check your membership status, log into the myCIRSE area. Not a member yet? Become one today!
Application process
- Applicants must indicate the institution in Europe they wish to attend and make all necessary arrangements directly with the institution. Preference shall be given to recommended training centres, but applicants are free to make arrangements with any European institution.
Note: In the application process, a letter from the hosting institution confirming the preliminary arrangements must be submitted. All arrangements with the hosting institution shall be planned to start in June at the earliest as all candidates will be notified by May 11 about whether their application has been successful.
- Applicants must submit their application via the online application portal, and upload these documents
- Motivation letter clearly formulating the educational goals of the planned fellowship
- Recommendation letter from current head of department
- Letter from hosting institution confirming preliminary arrangements (click here to download a template)
- Budget outlining how the grant will be spent. Please note that the grant must be used to cover travel expenses, housing, and other indirect costs.
- Completed and signed application form in PDF format
- Additionally, applicants will be asked to submit information regarding the following points in the online application form:
- Previous publications in CVIR, CVIR Endovascular and CVIR Oncology
- Previous presentations at CIRSE events
- Previous attendance of CIRSE events
- EBIR holder or currently registered for the EBIR
- Once the applicant has successfully submitted the online application, they will receive an email confirming the submission.
- The application period will be open until April 2.
- An independent review board will review and score all applications after April 2, 2026.All applicants will be notified whether their application has been successful by May 11.
- After completion of the fellowship, candidates are requested to submit a final report to the CIRSE office within eight weeks.
- Candidates are also required to submit at least one abstract to one of CIRSE’s conferences, presenting either any clinical evidence, data, case studies or educational aspects fromtheir experience at the Hosting Institution.
Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for further details.
Supported by an educational grant from BD
