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Sports Medicine Fellowships in Europe

96 source-linked sports medicine fellowship, research and observership pathways in Europe, across United Kingdom, Spain, France and Germany and more. Each entry links to its official source, with application status and deadlines where the host publishes them.

96Programmes
96Institutions
20Countries
24Current application signals
PROGRAMMES

Sports Medicine fellowships in Europe

24 of 96, open applications and nearest deadlines first
✓ Verified 22 Oct 2026
Travelling FellowshipActive applicationSports Medicine →

BOSTAA Sports Surgery Travelling Fellowship 2026

British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA)

⌖ United Kingdom (travelling fellowship)

DurationTrip designed by the awardee; must be completed within 18…
FundingWorth up to £5,000 (shared if more than one winner)
ExposureSelf-designed travelling fellowship to sports-surgery centres of excellence across the globe; awardees present their visit at the…
✓ Verified 19 Oct 2026
Short CourseActive applicationSports Medicine →

Inter-University Diploma in Arthroscopy (DIU Arthroscopie) — Faculté de Médecine de Tours

Université de Tours, Faculté de Médecine

⌖ Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Duration1 academic year: 96 hours of theory in 3 seminars of 2–3 days,…
FundingCurrent tuition and any funding award are not published in the reviewed course page or 2026–2027…
ExposureNational inter-university arthroscopy diploma organised with the Société Francophone d'Arthroscopie: 96 hours of theory in three…
✓ Verified 19 Oct 2026
Travelling FellowshipUpcoming cycleSports Medicine →

NVA Travelling Fellowships in Arthroscopy (2027)

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arthroscopie (NVA, Dutch Arthroscopy Society) with partner societies and expert centres

⌖ Moergestel, North Brabant, Netherlands (host centres in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany and Italy)

DurationOne week
FundingNot published
ExposureOne-week observing fellowships with international arthroscopy experts, organised with sister societies and expert centres in the…
✓ Verified 19 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipActive applicationSports Medicine →

Aspire Orthopaedics Clinical and Research Fellowship in Knee and Hip Reconstruction Surgery

Aspire Orthopaedics, Sports Surgery Clinic

⌖ Dublin, Ireland

Duration12 months
FundingCovers travel, accommodation, meals and minor expenses (70K per annum), sponsored by Aspire…
ExposureKnee and hip arthroscopy, reconstruction, joint preservation, osteotomy, arthroplasty and selected major-ligament trauma, with…
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cycleSports Medicine →

Nottingham Soft Tissue Knee Fellowship

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

⌖ Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 months (February or August)
FundingThe host states that on-call commitments attract a pay uplift but does not publish base salary…
ExposurePrimary and revision ACL, PCL and multiligament knee reconstruction, cartilage restoration, osteotomy, complex meniscal repair and…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Asklepios Wandsbek Shoulder and Knee Sports Surgery Fellowship

Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek

⌖ Hamburg, Germany

Duration3 months
FundingThe centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists these financial-support sources: Private. It does not…
ExposureAdvanced shoulder and knee arthroscopy and sports-injury management with a multidisciplinary team, plus access to the host's…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Belfast Orthopaedic Sports Knee Fellowship

Royal Victoria Hospital

⌖ Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Duration12 months
FundingThe centre-submitted ISAKOS record lists public and private financial-support types but does not…
ExposureSplit between Royal Victoria Hospital's major-trauma environment and elective orthopaedics, covering complex periarticular knee…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Clinical + Research FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Centre Orthopédique Santy Fellowship — Sports Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine

Centre Orthopédique Santy / Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz

⌖ Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Duration1 to 6 months (ISAKOS listing; the centre customises…
FundingNo fee published. ISAKOS listing: 'No financial assistance or other support is available' from…
ExposureFollow the surgeon in consultations and in theatre; the ISAKOS record lists managing patients directly, scrubbing in, assisting in…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Clinical + Research FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Kantonsspital Baselland ISAKOS Teaching Center — Clinical and Research Fellowship (knee surgery, arthroscopy and sports medicine)

Kantonsspital Baselland, University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

⌖ Bruderholz (Binningen), Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Duration1–3 months (tailored clinical and/or research fellowship)
FundingNo financial assistance or other support is available. The centre estimates living costs of…
ExposureTailored 1–3-month fellowship with participation in outpatient clinic and operating room (scrubbed in), assisting in clinics under…
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy Fellowship

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

⌖ Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Duration12 months
FundingThe centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists these financial-support sources: Government. It does…
ExposureThe fellowship will provide training in current techniques in shoulder and knee reconstruction. The Fellow will gain experience in…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Oslo Sport Medicine Fellowship

Oslo University Hospital / Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

⌖ Oslo, Norway

Duration12 months
FundingThe centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists these financial-support sources: Internal. It does not…
ExposureCustomisable sports-orthopaedic clinics, weekly Norwegian Olympic Training Centre exposure and one research day each week at Oslo…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Sapienza–Sant'Andrea ACL Reconstruction Fellowship

University of Rome La Sapienza-Sant'Andrea Hospital

⌖ Rome, Italy, Italy

Duration6 months
FundingISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
ExposureSix months focused on ACL reconstruction and associated procedures across a public university hospital, private clinic and…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Tampere Knee Ligament Fellowship

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Center Mehiläinen

⌖ Tampere, Finland

Duration3 months
FundingThe centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists these financial-support sources: Private. It does not…
ExposureObservation and assistance in arthroscopic knee surgery including meniscal repair, single- and double-bundle ACL reconstruction,…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

University of Thessaly Knee and Shoulder Sports Medicine Fellowship

University Hospital of Larissa / University of Thessaly

⌖ Larissa, Greece

Duration3 months
FundingISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
ExposureOperating-room observation and scrub participation across knee and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, alongside clinical,…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
ObservershipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Arthroscopy Unit rotation for residents and fellows, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid

Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid, Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatolog

⌖ Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain

DurationUsually 1 to 3 months per rotation
FundingNot published
ExposureOne person per rotation period (resident or fellow, Spanish or foreign), usually 1 to 3 months, normally final-year residents or…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Fellowship Paris Sports Clinic

Clinique du Sport

⌖ Paris, France

Duration6 months Conflicting official information: Duration: clinic…
FundingISAKOS records private support; no salary, amount or covered-expense breakdown is published
ExposureSports-induced pathology across ankle, knee, hip and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, supported by an established research and…
✓ Verified 11 Oct 2026
Short CourseActive applicationSports Medicine →

Inter-University Diploma in Arthroscopy (DIU Arthroscopie) — CHU Nîmes / Montpellier–Nîmes Faculty of Medicine

CHU Nîmes / University of Montpellier Faculty of Medicine (Montpellier–Nîmes)

⌖ Nîmes, France

Duration1 academic year; 45 hours of teaching (three 2-day seminars:…
FundingCurrent tuition is not stated in the retrieved public course page; a quotation depends on the…
ExposureTheory and practical training enabling surgeons to perform arthroscopy: seminars on knee, shoulder and other joints, a supervised…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
ObservershipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Capio Artro Clinic ISAKOS Teaching Center – visitor/observer stays

Capio Artro Clinic, Stockholm

⌖ Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Duration1–6 months (visitors)
FundingSelf-funded visitor/observer stay: no reimbursement, financial assistance or accommodation help…
ExposureSports orthopaedics with about 5,000 operations a year, mostly knee and shoulder arthroscopy. The record lists options: observer…
✓ Verified 12 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Formación Avanzada en Cirugía Artroscópica y Traumatología del Deporte Fellowship

Instituto Médico Arriaza y Asociados

⌖ A Coruña, Spain

Duration12 months
FundingThe centre-verified ISAKOS profile lists these financial-support sources: Private Philanthropic.…
ExposureFellows attend clinic mondays and fridays, and surgery tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays, rotating with the different faculty to…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

Fellowship — compagnonnage entre jeunes chirurgiens et chirurgiens experts (Dr Philippe Loriaut)

Dr Philippe Loriaut — Cliniques du Parc Monceau and Drouot Rémusat

⌖ Paris, Île-de-France, France

Duration6 months or 1 year.
FundingNot published
ExposureApprenticeship ('compagnonnage') as surgical assistant covering foot, ankle, knee and shoulder surgery, mainly minimally invasive…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
Research FellowshipRolling applicationSports Medicine →

LIROMS-LIHPS Visiting Researcher Program

Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopedics (LIROMS)

⌖ Luxembourg, Luxembourg

DurationFlexible: short-term scientific visits, research stays or…
FundingNot published
ExposureResearch-only visits in a biomechanics and performance laboratory (Human Motion Laboratory / SportFabrik) covering injury…
COMMON QUESTIONS

Sports Medicine fellowships in Europe: FAQs

How many sports medicine fellowships are there in Europe?

OrthoFellow currently lists 96 sports medicine pathways in Europe at 96 institutions, across 20 countries. Counts reflect verified listings, not every programme that exists.

Which European countries have the most sports medicine fellowships?

The largest European destinations in this directory are United Kingdom (18), Spain (17), France (13) and Germany (8).

How do you apply for a sports medicine fellowship in Europe?

There is no single European application system. Most European orthopaedic fellowships are applied for directly with the host hospital, university or society. Pan-European societies run their own fellowship and travelling-fellowship schemes with separate calls, so check each programme's official page for the current cycle.

Can international surgeons do a sports medicine fellowship in Europe?

Often, but hands-on clinical work usually requires medical registration in the host country, which may involve language certification and recognition of your specialist qualification. Observerships and research fellowships can have lighter requirements. Each country page and programme profile shows the published registration, language and eligibility details.

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