Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
31 January 2027
Duration
At least 2 weeks visiting at least 3 significant academic centres plus a major international hand surgery meeting; one trip or several
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureVisits to at least 3 academic centres and attendance at an international meeting (e.g. IFSSH, APFSSH, FESSH, BSSH, ASSH); fellow presents at centres visited. Observational travel, not a hosted clinical post.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Restricted to AHSS members or those eligible to become members; this is an outbound award for developing Australian consultant hand surgeons.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Awaiting source review
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Not applicable / not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline31 January 2027
Commencing dateCompleted in the calendar year of the interviews or the following year
Application route / cycleClosing date 31 January every second year; applications open 1 November 2026 (members apply after that date); interviews held in person at the AHSS ASM
Official contactDavid Graham (Travelling Fellowship Co-ordinator)education@ahss.org.au
Completed formal surgical training in orthopaedic, plastic or general surgery
Ideally completed AHSS PFET or a fellowship with significant hand surgery
Practising surgeon for at least 2 full years and less than 10 years (exceptions possible)
Financial active member (or eligible to be) of AHSS
Application documents
Published by official source
Proposed travel plan (approved in advance by the Education Committee)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Biennial award for early-career consultant hand surgeons to visit international academic centres and a major meeting. Note: The page states 'Closing date 31st January every 2nd year'; 31 January 2027 is inferred from the page showing applications opening 1 November 2026 and last awards in 2025
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Travel, registration and accommodation supported to a maximum of AU$18,000
HOST INSTITUTION
About Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS)
The Australian Hand Surgery Society is the national society for hand surgeons and runs the PFET hand surgery training programme.
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