OF OrthoFellow Home Orthopaedic Research Fellowships 50 canonical research pathways Clinical fellowships are not counted here merely because they include publications or research duties; closed calls remain outside public results.
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12 programs match · Closed ✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ 2028 intake · 30 Sep 2026 · closing time unpublished Research
AO Research Institute Davos
⌖ Davos · Switzerland →
Duration 12 months; exceptionally 6 months when sufficiently justified…
Funding A stipend for one person covering living costs in Davos is provided (amount not published; not…
Research focus Full-time, on-site preclinical and translational musculoskeletal R&D in Regenerative Orthopaedics, Biomedical Development or…
APPLICANT PROFILE Motivated surgeons and scientists seeking on-site research training in clinically relevant orthopaedic R&D
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ 2026 AO CMF and AO Trauma application deadlines have passed Research
AO Innovation Translation Center — Clinical Evidence
⌖ Dübendorf · Switzerland →
Duration 3 months, full-time and on site
Funding AO provides travel-organisation support and local accommodation; the official page does not…
Research focus Clinical-study protocol development, research ethics, project and data management, statistics, systematic review and meta-analysis,…
APPLICANT PROFILE Current AO Trauma or AO CMF members with a medical or dental qualification and an active clinical-research interest
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ 2026 programme completed — monitor next call Hand & Microsurgery
Schulthess Clinic, Balgrist University Hospital or University Hospital Basel
⌖ Zurich or Basel · Switzerland →
Duration 1 week immediately before the 2026 FESSH Congress
Funding Maximum EUR 1,000 per fellow for travel, accommodation and subsistence, plus admission to the…
Research focus Zurich pathway in implant research, 3D planning and printing, motion analysis, study design, REDCap and statistics; Basel pathway in…
APPLICANT PROFILE Young or established surgeons who are members of FESSH-represented national societies and live and work in Europe
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ 2026 call closed · project start by Aug 2027 Hand & Microsurgery
British Society for Surgery of the Hand / Orthopaedic Research UK
⌖ United Kingdom · host university or NHS trust selected through the project · United Kingdom →
Faculty & leadership AR Applicant-proposed research supervisorAL at least one supervisor must be a BSSH member if the applicant is not
Duration 2 years full-time, or longer at a minimum of 0.5 FTE
Funding One award with total funding up to GBP 100,000; applicants may choose salary or stipend and…
Research focus Hand-surgery research with assessed aims, literature and preliminary evidence, methods, research environment, impact, outreach and…
APPLICANT PROFILE Plastic-surgery and orthopaedic hand-surgery trainees or SAS surgeons; the applicant or at least one proposed supervisor must be a BSSH member
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle Spine
University of Pittsburgh BMRC-affiliated laboratories
⌖ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership WA William AnderstNV Nam Vo+2 more
Duration 12 months
Funding USD 44,905 for living expenses and related costs
Research focus Full-time spine or musculoskeletal research in one of four BMRC-affiliated laboratories spanning biomechanics, disc biology,…
APPLICANT PROFILE Early-career EUROSPINE researchers residing in Europe or the United Kingdom
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ Published call closed Research
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership JM John M. FlynnDT Divya Talwar
Duration 12 months
Funding USD 45,000 stipend for the year plus travel expenses to national meetings
Research focus Paediatric orthopaedic trauma, sports medicine, spine and health-services research with clinical exposure
APPLICANT PROFILE Third-year medical students pursuing a career in orthopaedic surgery
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ Applications currently closed Research
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
⌖ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership BC Benjamin ChangIL Ines Lin+2 more
Duration 12 months
Funding Modest stipend toward living expenses plus some travel support for national podium…
Research focus Congenital upper-limb differences, paediatric hand trauma and clinical outcomes research
APPLICANT PROFILE Medical students pursuing U.S. residency in plastic or orthopaedic surgery
✓ Verified 1 Oct 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle Research
University of Missouri School of Medicine / Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Columbia, Missouri · United States →
Duration Not specified on the programme page
Funding Salary or stipend is not specified on the programme page.
Research focus Basic and translational musculoskeletal research, project design, manuscripts, grants and scientific presentations.
APPLICANT PROFILE Postdoctoral scientists and resident physician-scientists
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ 2026–2027 cycle underway · next call unconfirmed Research
UPMC Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center
⌖ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · United States →
Faculty & leadership JL Joon LeeJF John Fowler
Duration 12 months
Funding Stipend provided; amount not published
Research focus High-volume clinical research, orthopaedic biobank leadership and operating-room exposure
APPLICANT PROFILE U.S. MD or DO students between their third and fourth years
✓ Verified 29 Sep 2026♡
Research Grant Closed for this cycle ↻ 2026 research grant · 30 Sep 2026 · closing time unpublished Research
SECEC/ESSSE Research & Development Committee
⌖ Europe / international multicentre collaboration · Europe (multi-country) →
Duration Project-based; formal progress report after 6–12 months
Funding Up to EUR 20,000 per project, paid in two instalments
Research focus Basic or clinical shoulder and elbow research, including eligible multicentre projects
APPLICANT PROFILE SECEC Full members applying as individual researchers; legal entities are not eligible
✓ Verified 24 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle Research
SAANVI Orthopaedics
⌖ Mumbai · India →
Program lead VD Vijay D. Shetty
Duration 3 months for international fellows; 12 months for domestic…
Funding SAANVI provides a stipend for local expenses; SICOT covers eligible international travel and…
Research focus Full-time adult hip-and-knee clinical research with literature review, data management, project delivery, conference presentation…
APPLICANT PROFILE SICOT members aged 45 or under with at least three years of specialised orthopaedic training
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026♡
Research Fellowship Closed for this cycle ↻ 2027 call closed · notification due end of Oct 2026 Research
ON Foundation / International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society
⌖ International laboratory itinerary concluding in Rotterdam, Netherlands · Worldwide (multi-country) →
Faculty & leadership PL Programme leadershipHI host institutions are being finalised
Duration 19 April–3 May 2027 (TBC)
Funding The ON Foundation covers transportation and accommodation plus several dinners; other meals or…
Research focus Translational orthoregeneration research at international laboratories, joint workshops with the ICRS clinical travelling fellows,…
APPLICANT PROFILE Researchers or clinicians aged 40 or younger with a completed PhD or MD and a strong publication record in cartilage repair, regeneration and joint preservation
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
