New Applicant

Application Fees For Match

$250 for the first 20 fellowship programs
$100 per each additional ten fellowship programs

Payment Method

The Fellowship Council website uses a two-step process to select fellowship programs to which you wish to apply. The first step asks you to add the programs in which you are interested to a personal list that is saved in our system. The second step requires you to confirm the programs to which you would like your application submitted.

Applicants will be charged upon confirming a program to their list via the Fellowship Council (FC) payment system.  The FC’s application and matching process fee structure is as follows:

• Confirmation of 1-20 programs- $250 USD
• Additional 10 programs: $100 USD

Upon confirming 1 program you are required to pay the $250 base fee.   Upon confirming a 21^st program you will be required to pay an additional $100 fee which allows you to apply to 21-30 programs.  Upon confirming a 31^st program you will be required to pay an additional $100 which allows you to apply to 31-40 (and so on, in increments of 10).  You are not required to confirm all programs to your list all at once.  You will be prompted to pay applicable fees at the 1^st program, 21^st program, 31^st program, etc. as it is added to your list.

Once you confirm a program, it counts against the allotment of programs for which you have paid.  You do not have the ability to change or swap the programs you have confirmed to your list.

Eligibility

It is the responsibility of the applicant to check with each program to which they are applying and confirm that they are eligible for a position at that institution.  Program requirements vary from program to program, and specific eligibility requirements must be confirmed by the applicant.  Additionally, it is the responsibility of the applicant to check with the State Board of Medical Examiners in each program’s state and confirm that they meet the specified criteria for licensing in that state.  Particular attention should be paid to program and state licensing requirements regarding medical school accreditation status, years of post-graduate residency training in the United States, and visa eligibility requirements and sponsorship. Warning to IMGs in a non-accredited ACGME program: Some institutions will not sponsor a J-1 clinical VISA for non-ACGME accredited Fellowships.

Matching Process Agreement

Applicants may only certify one rank order list when participating in application processes with concurrent match dates. An applicant who accepts a position through another national match plan or by agreement outside the FC Matching Process must withdraw PRIOR to the Fellowship Council rank order list deadline. Failure to do so is a violation of the Fellowship Council Matching Service Participation Agreement (FCMSPA), which all applicants agree to upon signing onto the matching system. The violation will be investigated by the Fellowship Council. Applicants who elect to participate in the matching process and certify a rank order list by the Fellowship Council rank order list deadline are prohibited from accepting a position through any other national matching service or by agreement outside the match after the rank order list deadline. The Fellowship Council will oversee the fellowship experience, and will use its best efforts through accreditation to make the clinical experience a positive one. However, the Fellowship Council cannot guarantee that turnover within the faculty or within the program’s administration will not occur, either prior to or during the applicant’s tenure in the program. The match is with the program not the faculty. The listing of an applicant by a program on its certified rank order list or of a program by an applicant on the applicant’s certified rank order list establishes a binding commitment to offer or to accept an appointment if a match results. Failure to do so is a violation of the terms of agreement agreed to at the initial login to the site. If a violation is confirmed, the applicant or program may be subject to penalties, as described in the Fellowship Council Violations Policy. If an applicant is requesting a matching process commitment dissolution, the applicant must submit the Matching Process Commitment Dissolution Form to the Fellowship Council office for review by the Fellowship Council’s Communications Committee and its Board of Directors.

Indemnification

I further certify and agree to hold harmless the Fellowship Council, its Board of Directors, its members, representatives, agents and employees from any loss, damage, cost, or expense whatsoever, direct or indirect, regardless of the cause, that I may suffer arising out of, or in any way relating to, the use of the FC Application System, FCMS Matching Program, the Matching Process Site, or the automated systems and services utilized by the Fellowship Council, its Board of Directors, its members, representatives, agents and employees to implement the FCMS Program, the FC Application, or to send notices, including, but not limited to: (a) the suspension or termination of, or the inability to use, all or any part of the Matching Process Site; (b) the erroneous transmission of any data or the transmission of any erroneous data; (c) any failure or delay suffered or allegedly suffered by any party in receiving or sending any rank order list or other information or in certifying a rank order list, however caused; (d) the delivery or transmission of any virus, worm, or other disruptive device; or (e) any other cause in connection with the furnishing of services or notices by the Fellowship Council, its Board of Directors, its members, representatives, agents and employees or the performance, maintenance, or use of, or inability to use, all or any part of the FC Application and Matching Process Site. The foregoing will apply regardless of whether a claim arises in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise.

The mission of the Fellowship Council is to regulate and oversee the matching process; and in the course of a thorough accreditation process strive to ensure that the clinical experience delivered to matched fellows meets the defined standards outlined by the Fellowship Council Accreditation Policies and Standards. The Fellowship Council cannot, however, guarantee or warrant that after the matching process has been completed that changes will not occur in the faculty complement or that the program director will not resign or be terminated from the program to which the candidate has matched. As a result, you, as the candidate, entirely assume the risks of any changes in the faculty complement and/or the program director during the period of time that the you participate in the matched program.

I understand that the Fellowship Council accreditation reports/files are considered proprietary and confidential. Any additional information would be the subject of a protective order and would not be provided to a third party except if required by a governmental agency or tribunal as a result of the issuance of a subpoena.