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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
2027 call: FESSH Council supports 2 fellows; the programme page states a maximum of EUR 1,500 per applicant while the official application form states a maximum of EUR 1,000 per applicant (conflict), for travel, accommodation and subsistence, plus FESSH Congress admission and the educational afternoon. Two thirds are paid before travel; the final third after FESSH receives the host's signed confirmation, an expense report with receipts and an illustrated poster-style report.
Deadline
15 February 2027
Duration
One-week stay in a research department during the week before FESSH Congress Prague 2027
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOne week in a hand-surgery research department in the Czech Republic before the FESSH Congress, followed by Congress attendance and the educational afternoon; host centres and timetable will be announced.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Restricted to members of FESSH full-member national hand societies who live and work in Europe; surgeons based outside Europe are not eligible.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 4 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-02
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline15 February 2027
Commencing dateWeek before FESSH Congress Prague 2027 (programme window 24 May–5 June 2027)
Application route / cycleApplications for the 2027 FESSH Research Fellowship are open until 15 February 2027 via the FESSH Office Hub form; host centres and timetable will be announced.
Full-paying, resident or young member of a national hand society holding full FESSH membership
Lives and works in Europe
Previous successful candidates are not awarded the fellowship again within 5 years
Application documents
Two-page CV including attendance at FESSH events and research presentations/publications
One recommendation letter from the applicant's head of training
500-word personal statement (commitment to hand surgery, learning goals, ambitions, benefit to applicant and to European hand surgery)
Written confirmation that the money will be returned if the travel does not occur
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-week, FESSH-funded hand-surgery research fellowship before FESSH Congress Prague 2027.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: 2027 call: FESSH Council supports 2 fellows; the programme page states a maximum of EUR 1,500 per applicant while the official application form states a maximum of EUR 1,000 per applicant (conflict), for travel, accommodation and subsistence, plus FESSH Congress admission and the educational afternoon. Two thirds are paid before travel; the final third after FESSH receives the host's signed confirmation, an expense report with receipts and an illustrated poster-style report.
HOST INSTITUTION
About FESSH Research Committee; host research centres in the Czech Republic (to be announced)
FESSH funds two research fellows each year to spend a week in a research department in the congress host country; for 2027 this is the Czech Republic.
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FESSH and Czech Society for Surgery of the Hand (CSSH) host-centre network
Host centres in the Czech Republic; Congress in Prague, Czech Republic · Programme window 17 May–5 June 2027, ending with the FESSH Congress in PragueView program profile →
