Eyler Fellowship
Overview
The William R. Eyler Editorial Fellowship is a prestigious, immersive, and virtual program designed to cultivate mid-career radiologists to become future leaders in radiology publishing and academic editing. It provides fellows with hands-on experience in the editorial process in the world's premier radiology journals, fostering the development of expert-level understanding of scientific publishing, peer review, and editorial decision-making.
Application deadline
March 9, 2026
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Fellowship details
The fellowship lasts for approximately one month and is virtual. Upon receipt of fellowship, recipients are invited to work with the editorial offices to tailor the fellowship to a specific journal/area of interest.
The fellowship:
- Provides structured editorial education through on-demand learning.
- Offers a shared core curriculum in peer review, publication ethics and digital publishing.
- Offers mentored capstone projects tailored to the fellows' journal of interest with tangible deliverables.
- Provides opportunities for continued engagement after the fellowship.
- Grants attendance at the following meetings (virtual or in person):
- Editors' Forum (location varies)
- March Publications Council (in Chicago)
- Editorial meetings during the RSNA annual meeting (in Chicago)
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Eyler Fellowship, you must:
- Be an RSNA member
- Have accomplished at least three years of attending-level work at an academic institution.
- Have served as a reviewer for a major imaging journal.
- Be affiliated with a national radiologic society in your country.
Application requirements
In addition to completing the questions on this form, please also upload the items listed below.
- Your curriculum vitae.
- A 500-word personal statement which includes your objectives in radiology journalism.
- Three letters of reference, one of which must be from your department chair and must include an indication that the chair agrees to let you be away from your department if you are selected as a fellow. If you are from outside North America, (1) the letter from your department chair must attest to your written and verbal fluency in English, and (2) one of the other two letters must be from the national radiologic society of your home country.
Award
One Eyler fellow is selected each year and is awarded a stipend of $5,000.