✓ Verified 19 Oct 2026♡
Observership Active application Shoulder & Elbow → Spanish Shoulder and Elbow Society (SECHC)
⌖ Applicant-selected host centre, Spain or abroad
Duration 15 to 30 days
Funding Two under-40 grants (EUR 1,000 for Spanish centres; EUR 3,000 for foreign centres) and one…
Exposure Society-funded short stays at a national or foreign centre chosen by the applicant for training and refinement in shoulder and elbow…
✓ Verified 19 Oct 2026♡
Observership Active application Shoulder & Elbow → Spanish Shoulder and Elbow Society (SECHC)
⌖ Applicant-selected host centre, Spain or abroad
Duration Minimum 2 months, maximum 3 months
Funding Two grants of EUR 1,000 each (Spanish centres) and one grant of EUR 1,500 (foreign centre).
Exposure Society-funded 2 to 3 month shoulder and elbow training stays for residents: two grants for SECHC-selected Spanish hospitals with…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026♡
Research Fellowship Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → DVSE (D-A-CH Vereinigung für Schulter- und Ellenbogenchirurgie)
⌖ Selected host institution, Germany
Duration 4 weeks
Funding EUR 2,000 support.
Exposure Intensive involvement in shoulder and elbow research at a selected host institution, taking part in ongoing or newly developed…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026♡
Research Fellowship Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
⌖ Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Duration Short-term 3 to 6 months; long-term 9 to 18 months; full PhD 2…
Funding Salary EUR 1,500 per month and lunch about EUR 3.50 per meal are stated for ASI fellows; the…
Exposure Research on upper-extremity trauma, plexus surgery, arthroplasty and arthroscopy (randomised, prospective, retrospective and…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Department of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery, Athens Medical Centre
⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece
Duration 2–3 day SECEC educational visit; the unit's own…
Funding No stipend published; SECEC visit travel and accommodation are paid by the applicant.
Exposure Private tertiary hospital unit with two all-day operating lists and three outpatient clinic days per week across shoulder and elbow…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Herlev and Gentofte Hospital (Herlev og Gentofte Hospital), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Afdeling for Led- og Knoglekirurgi), Shoulder and Elbow Unit
⌖ Copenhagen (Hellerup), Capital Region, Denmark
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure Short educational visit to a dedicated shoulder and elbow unit of 10 consultants who perform only shoulder and elbow surgery,…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital
⌖ Athens, Attica, Greece
Duration 2–3 day SECEC educational visit (SECEC members); length of the…
Funding No stipend published. For SECEC educational visits, travel and accommodation are the applicant's…
Exposure University tertiary referral department (9 consultants, 5 specialised in shoulder and elbow; 19 residents). Arthroscopic and open…
✓ Verified 16 Oct 2026♡
Observership Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → SoFEC (Société Française de l'Épaule et du Coude) member centres
⌖ Various host centres, France
Duration Half a day to a few days; the DIU placements are two stays of…
Funding Visitor pays travel; host hospitality is optional and not obligatory.
Exposure Observer visits to member surgeons' clinics, operating theatre and staff meetings; the visitor is an observer and must not be…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026♡
Observership Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → DVSE (D-A-CH Vereinigung für Schulter- und Ellenbogenchirurgie)
⌖ Various host units, Germany
Duration 1 week
Funding EUR 3,000 in total for the two candidates, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson; used to fund the…
Exposure A 1-week visit (Hospitationsreise) to 2 addresses with female leadership in shoulder and elbow surgery, ending with the course…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
⌖ Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Duration 3 months (observership/fellowship), 6 months, or 12 months…
Funding Salary EUR 1,500 per month; lunch about EUR 3.50 per meal; the Institute may consider funding…
Exposure Fellows join the shoulder and upper-limb team in the operating theatre, outpatient clinics and research, with more than 500…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Hospital CUF Porto, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
⌖ Porto, Portugal
Duration 2–3 days
Funding Self-funded: SECEC states that travel and accommodation are the applicant's responsibility
Exposure Theoretical and practical shoulder-and-elbow training through consultations, surgery, clinical and laboratory research, scientific…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Hospital CUF Tejo, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
⌖ Lisbon, Portugal
Duration 2–3 days
Funding Self-funded: SECEC states that travel and accommodation are the applicant's responsibility
Exposure Active participation in shoulder-and-elbow consultations, surgery and the unit's clinical research, with theoretical and practical…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Orthoca / AZ Monica network (Antwerp)
⌖ Antwerp, Belgium
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure Short educational visit to a recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow Education Centre. Exact clinical content is set by the host; SECEC…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Orthopaedics Sonnenhof
⌖ Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Duration Two- to three-day educational visit (SECEC Education Centre…
Funding Unfunded: travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Exposure The November 2025 centre profile describes shoulder/elbow arthroplasty, fracture management, stabilisation, tendon…
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Travelling Fellowship Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → British Elbow & Shoulder Society
⌖ Host centres selected by fellow, International
Duration Applicant-proposed overseas clinical visit completed before…
Funding GBP 5,000 travelling-fellowship award; subsistence is not covered
Exposure Overseas visits designed to advance clinical shoulder and elbow skills; the award is not intended for research
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Travelling Fellowship Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → British Elbow & Shoulder Society
⌖ Host centres selected by fellow, United Kingdom or International
Duration Applicant-proposed clinical visit completed before the…
Funding One GBP 3,500 travelling-fellowship award; subsistence is not covered
Exposure Visits to one or more UK or international centres to enhance clinical shoulder and elbow skills; the award is not intended for…
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026♡
Clinical Fellowship Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Romanian Shoulder and Elbow Society
⌖ Romania and selected international host centres
Duration Approximately 6 months in the two published 2026–2027 cohorts;…
Funding SRUC / RESS publishes annual grants and society support for relevant courses and rotations; no…
Exposure Arthroscopic and reconstructive shoulder-and-elbow surgery, live surgery, hands-on workshops, cadaveric courses and rotations at…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Travelling Fellowship Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Shoulder Friends Institute — 10 French shoulder centres
⌖ Paris and multiple cities, France
Duration 1 month
Funding Shoulder Friends Institute finances ("finance") an annual one-month Fellow Tour of its 10…
Exposure A travelling educational tour through all 10 SFI shoulder centres in France
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Education Centre Visit Rolling application Shoulder & Elbow → Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
⌖ Lyon, France
Duration A few days to 1 year; non-EU short-stay pathway up to 3 months…
Funding Self-funded; no institutional salary or financial assistance is published
Exposure Observer immersion in shoulder clinics and operating lists, with possible clinical-research, database and scientific-meeting…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Travelling Fellowship Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) training centres
⌖ Selected host centre, Germany
Duration At least 4 weeks
Funding EUR 2,500 restricted grant, normally paid in cash at the first host centre
Exposure Shoulder and elbow observership at a DVSE training centre or department directed by a DVSE-certified shoulder and elbow surgeon
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026♡
Observership Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → Franziskus-Hospital Harderberg, Orthopaedics (Deutsche Schulter- und Ellenbogenklinik Franziskus-Hospital Harderberg)
⌖ Georgsmarienhütte, Lower Saxony, Germany
Duration At least 4 weeks (DVSE minimum hospitation period)
Funding Two DVSE awards of EUR 2,500 across the programme; normally paid at the first host. These are…
Exposure Shoulder and elbow surgery hospitation (observer stay) at a DVSE-listed training centre (Shoulder and Elbow Clinic (DSEK)). The…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026♡
Observership Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → Klinikum Südstadt Rostock, Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery (Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Handchirurgie)
⌖ Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Duration At least 4 weeks (DVSE minimum hospitation period)
Funding Two DVSE awards of EUR 2,500 across the programme; normally paid at the first host. These are…
Exposure Shoulder and elbow surgery hospitation (observer stay) at a DVSE-listed training centre (Shoulder and Elbow Clinic (DSEK)). The…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026♡
Observership Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → Ortho-Mainfranken Würzburg (Deutsche Schulter- und Ellenbogenpraxis Ortho-Mainfranken Würzburg)
⌖ Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
Duration At least 4 weeks (DVSE minimum hospitation period)
Funding Two DVSE awards of EUR 2,500 across the programme; normally paid at the first host. These are…
Exposure Shoulder and elbow surgery hospitation (observer stay) at a DVSE-listed training centre (Shoulder and Elbow Practice (DSEP)). The…
✓ Verified 14 Oct 2026♡
Observership Upcoming cycle Shoulder & Elbow → Orthopädisches Fachzentrum (OFZ) Weilheim (Deutsche Schulter- und Ellenbogenpraxis Weilheim (OFZ))
⌖ Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany
Duration At least 4 weeks (DVSE minimum hospitation period)
Funding Two DVSE awards of EUR 2,500 across the programme; normally paid at the first host. These are…
Exposure Shoulder and elbow surgery hospitation (observer stay) at a DVSE-listed training centre (Shoulder and Elbow Practice (DSEP)). The…