✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
EUR 2,500 restricted grant, normally paid in cash at the first host centre
Deadline
31 January annually in principle — 2026 deadline passed; next call unconfirmed
Duration
At least 4 weeks
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedAt least 4 weeks
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow observership at a DVSE training centre or department directed by a DVSE-certified shoulder and elbow surgeon
Funding · publishedEUR 2,500 restricted grant, normally paid in cash at the first host centre
DestinationGermany
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Foreign physician, with priority for applicants from emerging or developing countries · Demonstrable strong interest in shoulder and elbow surgery · Potential to influence and structure quality of care in the applicant's home country · Confirmed observership at a qualifying shoulder-and-elbow clinic or practice
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
This is an educational hospitation scholarship and does not itself grant German medical registration or independent clinical practice.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
After selection, DVSE can issue a confirmation letter for a visa application; this does not guarantee visa approval or sponsorship.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
EUR 2,500 restricted grant, normally paid in cash at the first host centre
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
79% of core application fields verified
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline31 January annually in principle — 2026 deadline passed; next call unconfirmed
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleApplications are normally due 31 January by email; the 2026 deadline has passed and the next cycle has not been published
Official contactDVSE Prizes and Scholarships Committeepreise@dvse.info
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Foreign physician, with priority for applicants from emerging or developing countries
Demonstrable strong interest in shoulder and elbow surgery
Potential to influence and structure quality of care in the applicant's home country
Confirmed observership at a qualifying shoulder-and-elbow clinic or practice
Registration, licence & examinations
This is an educational hospitation scholarship and does not itself grant German medical registration or independent clinical practice.
Visa / work authorisation
After selection, DVSE can issue a confirmation letter for a visa application; this does not guarantee visa approval or sponsorship.
Application documents
Curriculum vitae
Shoulder and elbow operative log
Clinical and scientific career record
Publications
Presentations
Awards
National-society engagement
Purpose and requested host clinic or clinics
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A DVSE grant for two international physicians, prioritising emerging and developing countries, to complete at least four weeks at a qualifying shoulder-and-elbow host. The recurring 31 January deadline has passed for 2026 and must not be inferred as an open 2027 call.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
DVSE can issue a confirmation letter after selection to support a visa application; the award is presented at the current annual congress
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) training centres
DVSE administers a portable scholarship rather than one fixed hospital placement. Selected fellows arrange a qualifying shoulder-and-elbow host centre within the society's training network.
Program lead: DVSE-certified surgeon at the selected host centre
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) training centres
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
DVSE-certified surgeon at the selected host centre is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for DVSE International Hospitation Scholarship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
DVSE-certified surgeon at the selected host centre is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
International physicians, with priority for applicants from emerging and developing countries
Host centres selected by fellow, International · Applicant-proposed overseas clinical visit completed before the following BESS annual meetingView program profile →
