The American College of Surgeons offers International Guest Scholarships to young surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who have demonstrated strong interests in teaching and research. The scholarships provide the scholars with an opportunity to visit clinical, teaching, and research activities in the US and Canada and to attend and participate fully in the educational opportunities and activities of the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Applicants must be graduates of schools of medicine who have completed their surgical training. Applicants must submit their applications from their intended permanent location. Applications will be accepted for processing only when the applicants have been in surgical practice, teaching, or research for a minimum of one year at their intended permanent location, following completion of all formal training. Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and/or research in accordance with the standards of the applicant's country. Early careerists are deemed more suitable than those who are serving in senior academic appointments. Applicants are not required to be ACS members. Applicants must provide a list of all of their publications and must submit, in addition, three complete publications (reprints or manuscripts) of their choice from that list.Preference may be given to applicants who have not already experienced training or surgical fellowships in the US or Canada. Applicants must submit independently prepared letters of recommendation from three of their colleagues. One letter must be from the chair of the department in which they hold an academic appointment or a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons residing in their country. The chair's or the Fellow's letter is to include a specific statement detailing the nature and extent of the teaching and other academic involvement of the applicant. Letters of recommendation should be submitted by the person making the recommendation. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.