Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Closed 15 September 2026
Duration
Applicant-defined clinical visit between 1 January and 31 December of the year following the award
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureClinical activity at one or more recognised European hand-surgery training centres selected with the host before application
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
The official eligibility is limited to applicants who live and work in Europe and undertake a visit in another eligible European country; applicants based only in Indonesia are not eligible for the current award.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-23
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineClosed 15 September 2026
Commencing dateAny date from 1 January–31 December in the year following the award
Application route / cycleThe 2026 application window closed on 15 September. Successful candidates are due to be notified by 10 October 2026 and awards are used for travel during 2027.
Full-paying member of a national hand society holding full FESSH membership
Lives and works in Europe
Host is a recognised hand-surgery training centre in another European country whose society is a FESSH member
Established surgeons are expected to have passed the European Board of Hand Surgery examination
Previous recipients must wait at least five years before receiving the award again
Application documents
Published by official source
Four-page CV with photograph, current appointment, FESSH activity and relevant publications
Host-centre acceptance letter
Two recommendation letters; one from the head of training for trainee applicants
One-page visit plan with daily programme, expected surgical cases and clinics, specialist interest and budget
500-word personal statement
Required written confirmations about repayment, EBHS examination and the post-visit poster
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A recurring FESSH award that lets the applicant design a cross-border clinical visit at a recognised European hand centre. The award is not an automatic placement: host acceptance and a detailed visit plan are required before application.
Intended for: Hand surgeons in training and established hand surgeons who live and work in Europe
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Flexible cross-border visit focused on the applicant's stated specialist interest, supported travel and accommodation, and exchange of techniques and clinical practice.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Flexible cross-border visit focused on the applicant's stated specialist interest, supported travel and accommodation, and exchange of techniques and clinical practice.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Applicant-selected recognised European hand-surgery centre(s)
The Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) maintains a directory of recognised European hand-surgery training centres that applicants may select for fellowship placements. Centres listed through FESSH span multiple European countries and provide structured hand and upper-limb surgical training environments; programme details belong on linked programme pages.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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