Research Fellowship

FESSH Research Fellowship 2027

24. May – 05. June 2027

You need research – research needs you!

Research is one of the most important ways to improve quality and develop new techniques in handsurgery. With a new Research Fellowship, we want to stimulate, assist and foster scientific thinking and scientific working in hand surgery for all surgeons both young and established, who are members of the national societies represented by FESSH.

A one-week stay in a dedicated research department of a European hand surgical center is offered to create a forum for exchanging information, techniques and concepts in Europe and help spread research experience.

During the fellowship, you will interact with the different researchers and discuss their research projects. The FESSH Research Fellows will also be asked to present their experience and plans during the FESSH Congress in Prague.

The 2027 FESSH Research Fellowship will take place during the week preceding the FESSH Congress in Prague, offering two outstanding opportunities for clinical and scientific research experience at leading centers in the Czech Republic.

The 2027 FESSH Research Fellowship will take place in the Czech Republic, offering fellows a unique opportunity to experience the country’s rich medical and academic environment while connecting with experts in the field of hand surgery.

The programme and full details of the fellowship will be announced soon — stay tuned to the FESSH website and our social media channels for updates and application information.

(The exact timetable will be announced later.)

FESSH Council will be supporting 2 fellows with a maximum of 1000€ /applicant. The fellowship is to be used for travel, accommodation and subsistence. Furthermore the winners of the fellowship will also receive admission to the FESSH Congress held in Basel from 03-06 June 2026  as well as to the educational afternoon organized on the congress’s preliminary day.

The one week stay will be just prior to the FESSH Congress Prague 2027

The applicant should be a full-paying member, resident or young member of a national hand society that holds full FESSH membership, provided he/she lives and works in Europe.

Successful candidates will not be awarded the fellowship again within 5 years.

Application deadline: 15 February 2027

The following items are to be attached:

• 2 page curriculum vitae including attendance at FESSH events and research presentations and publications
• 1 letter of recommendation, which is from the Applicant’s head of training
• A 500 word personal statement. This should describe your commitment to hand surgery, your learning goals from the visit, your future ambitions and how the Fellowship will help you and how it will help hand surgery in Europe.
• Written confirmation if the travel does not occur for whatever reason the money is to be returned.

Two thirds of the Fellowship will be paid to the successful applicants prior to their travel.

The final third will be paid after the visit when the below requested 3 documents have been sent to the FESSH Office:

• Signed confirmation from the Head of the host centre that the visit took place
• An expense report with receipts on cost items the fund has been spent
• Report in illustrated poster style (.pdf or .ppt). This will be kept as a record in the FESSH archive.