Domestic Fellowship Rules
- This ICS domestic fellowship is open to all ICS members as well as NON-ICS members, but the fellow must be an Indian Citizen.
- The winner will be selected during the ‘ICS Domestic Fellowship Free Paper Session’ during the ICS congress.
- The dates of the Domestic Fellowship 2024 will be announced during 9 th Congress of ICS, to be held in Chennai from 20-21 October 2022. Fellow must stick to the dates announced and NO CHANGE will be allowed in it.
- This fellowship is a rotating fellowship within the city. Hence, fellow will have a maximum chance to visit various cartilage surgeons in the particular city and have a wide exposure to the cartilage science.
- The selected fellow must attend the next ICS congress and present his fellowship report.
- The fellow will be supported with a generous grant of Rs 30000 for the month and economy class return air travel from the home city of the fellow to the fellowship city. The ticket purchased should be thru direct airline website and not thru the travel agents. ICS shall not be responsible for flight delays, flight cancellation, missed flights etc. The flight ticket and Grant shall be reimbursed during next ICS Congressin front of the general board. Fellow must get his proposed tickets scrutinized by fellowship secretary before finalizing the ticket.
- Fellow should make his own stay and food arrangements. However, the local hosts are encouraged to support in this exercise.
- ICS shall not be responsible or supportive in case of any medical emergency.
- A fellow once availed any of the fellowship program cannot contest for any ICS fellowship for next five years. However, a domestic ICS fellow can apply and go for international fellowship program if he is also an ICS member.
- This is a short-term fellowship aimed towards gaining knowledge. The selected fellow cannot combine other fellowship, other congress or personal program with this fellowship, either before or after the fellowship.
- The selected fellow should not be accompanied by his/ her spouse. This fellowship is for learning and notfor travel/ leisure.
- The selected candidate must submit a security deposit of Rs.10000/- to ICS within one week of selection.If the fellow fail to report to hosts or doesn’t complete the fellowship, then the security deposit will be forfeited and he will be debarred for 2 years for any ICS fellowship program. On completion of the fellowship, the deposit will be returned to the fellow immediately.
- Fellow should not take fellowship rules lightly. Fellowship cannot be allowed if any of the guideline of the fellowship is broken.
