FESSH PROMS Grant

ABOUT THE GRANT

PROMs for Europe: Since FESSH is a federation dedicated to the pan-European idea, we aim to enable all member countries to conduct clinical and basic research on the same level, to speak the same scientific language and to be able to compare their results in a valid way. Currently the basic hand assessment tools such as DASH, PRWE and MHQ etc. are not available in all European languages – which is a pre-requisite for producing valid and comparable results in any field of research. Furthermore, the lack of local availability of these questionnaires hinders comparison of patients and results and the creation of international databases. By offering this special grant focused on validating the basic hand related assessment instrument, the FESSH Research Committee aims to bridge this gap. Researcher groups can apply for 5.000€ each to take over questionnaire translation studies for their countries.

All data that is acquired through the research, sponsored through this grant, is owned by the applicant and corresponding institution.

AWARD

€5,000 award for a one-year grant.

The deadline to apply for the PROMS Grant is 15 February 2026

ELIGIBILITY

• Applicant must be an active member of a FESSH affiliated national organization
• Residents, fellows and consultants may apply
• Members of the Research Committee cannot apply for funding either as a principal investigator, co-investigator, or sponsor.
• There is no limit on the number of applications submitted from each institution
• Re-submissions are allowed

SUBMISSION PROCESS

The FESSH PROMS Grant application is for a one-year €5,000 award. Start date should be listed no earlier than 1 December 2025 and must begin by 31 March 2026.

Download the FESSH Research Grant Application form for PROMS, fill it out and save it as a PDF (name your file: lastname_FESSH_PROMS_Grant_year.pdf) and submit to researchgrant@fessh.com. Make sure that all requirements are fulfilled and that supporting documents are attached to the submission in the same PDF file as the grant application (only submit one PDF file per application).

The candidate warrant that the Research project is performed on a professional and due diligence manner in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, laws, regulations and ethical requirements applicable in the Territory and in accordance with applicable good practices.

Each applicant is engaged to sign a declaration of no conflict of interest with the sponsors /industry.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Letter of Support from your Department Chair or Division Head. The purpose of this letter is to verify that the researcher will have time and resources to complete the project in a timely fashion.

Documentation that confirms that the proposed project has been approved by regional Ethical Boards and/or Animal Care Committee.

CV (max 4 pages) including up to 20 most important publications, relevant to the project.

Submit any questions by email to researchgrant@fessh.com.

FOLLOW-UP REPORTING

Investigators receiving grants are expected to make a progress report by 30 September 2026 in addition to a final report once the one-year term of the grant has expired. A final report including a listing of all presentations and publications resulting from the project must be submitted no later than 31 March 2027. All funds not used in the study should be returned to FESSH.

Progress Report Outline

• Grant name and year awarded
• Project Title and date of the grant period
• PI Name
• Summary of specific aims and progress made so far

Please also include the following:

• List of publications originating from the grant (include date and name of publication)
• List of presentations resulting from this study (name of organization, date, type [oral/poster])
• Additional funding received or applied for, related to this study (include funding source and total amount)

PUBLICATION AND FURTHER FUNDING

The awardees are obliged to present their results at the FESSH Annual Meeting the year after the grant was awarded. In the case of publication presenting or citing research funding credit is to be noted by footnote that the project was supported totally by funds from FESSH.

PAYMENT OF THE GRANT

The amount of the FESSH Grant will be paid to the winner at the beginning of the research right after the Research Grant Acceptance Letter has been signed by the winner. Here you can read the Acceptance Letter.

WINNERS