Scholarships

  • PCSSA Publication award

    Have you published this year?
    There are SIX prizes this year for PCSSA publications open to all Paediatric cardiologists/surgeons and fellows.

  • PCSSA Travel award

    This fellowship will afford two recipients the opportunity to attend a training course, undertake a visit to another unit, or have a brief sabbatical.

  • The Paediatric Cardiac Society Travel Fellowship

    This travel fellowship will afford two recipients the opportunity to attend the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundations “2015 Interventional Cardiology Fall Fellows Course” to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 2015.

  • The Paediatric Cardiac Society Travel Fellowship

    Applications closed

    Click on the title to read the report from one of our recipients.

    This travel fellowship will afford two recipients the opportunity to attend the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundations “2013 Interventional Cardiology Fall Fellows Course” to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 8-­11 December 2013.

  • Louis Vogelpoel Travelling Scholarship

    Applications close on the 31 of January 2014

    Applications are invited for the annual Louis Vogelpoel Travelling Scholarship for 2014.

    An amount of up to R15 000 towards the travel and accommodation costs of a local or international congress will be offered annually by the Cape Western branch of the South African Heart Association in memory of one of South Africa’s outstanding cardiologists, Dr Louis Vogelpoel.

  • SA Heart – Medtronic Scholarship for Young Cardiologist of Tomorrow at the ESC

    Applications close on 10th March 2014

    The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has a programme specifically for young cardiologists or registrars in training to attend the ESC congress (30 August to 3 September 2014, Barcelona, Spain) with the registration fee waived. This opportunity is only granted to incumbents suggested by the national cardiac society. Further support for travel and accommodation to the value of R25 000.00 is secured through an educational grant from Medtronic.

  • The South African Heart Association Research Scholarship

    Applications close on 30 September 2014

    This scholarship is available to full and associate members of the SA Heart Association living in South Africa. It is primarily intended to assist colleagues involved in much-needed research to enhance their research programmes.

  • SA Heart Travel Scholarship

    Applications close 31 March 2014

    The scholarship for is funded by an educational grant from CIPLA to the value of up to R20 000.00 for international meetings and R7500.00 for local meetings.

    This scholarship is available to all members and associate members residing in South Africa. It is primarily intended to assist junior colleagues to ensure continued participation in local or international scientific meetings or workshops.