Application requirements:
- Current curriculum vitae or resume including full name, address, e-mail address and details of academic and/or professional status
- A completed application form
- Up to a 250-word statement describing your reasons for applying for the traveling scholarship and your interest in attending the World Congress of Surgery
- A letter of support from a current US Chapter member
- A copy of an appropriately prepared abstract for submission and consideration
The 2026 Application Deadline is December 1, 2025.
Award selection includes:
- Successful abstract submission to the ISS/WSC Meeting
- Accomplishments and career goals
- Strength of support from US Chapter Member
- Financial need
Congratulations to the 2024 US Chapter of ISS Lloyd Nyhus Traveling Fellowship Awardee: Lily Gutnik, MD, MPH (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
for the accepted abstract titled “Label-free Enhancement of Adrenal Gland Visualization Using Near Infrared Autofluorescence for Surgical Guidance.”
2024 Lloyd Nyhus Traveling Fellowship Awardee, Lily Gutnik, MD, MPH
The U.S. Chapter sponsors the Nyhus Traveling Fellowship, which allows a young US surgeon to attend the World Congress of Surgery. The surgeon must be a U.S. citizen, in training or within their first five years of practicing within the U.S. The Chapter will provide up to $2500 towards the young surgeon’s travel and accommodation expenses (registration fees will be waived for the scholar through ISS/WSC).