Applications for 2026 have closed and applications for 2027 will open Spring 2026

01 August 2025 (Last updated: 27 Oct 2025 12:36)

BFIRST Fellowship applications have reopened for 2026 - offering up to six fellowships. 

The aim of the fellowship is to allow selected overseas plastic and reconstructive surgeons from resource poor countries to have short periods of study in a recognised plastic surgery unit. This is with a wider view of developing and supporting high quality reconstructive services, which are sustainable and autonomous, within the limits of the fellow’s country concerned.

For your application, you need to prepare: 

Completion of Application Form

A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Two (2) Letters of Reference supporting your application
 

Applications should be emailed to fellowship@bfirst.org.uk.

The deadline for fellowship applications for 2026 is the 5th September 2025.  

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