Criteria for FESSH funded courses

Apply for participation support!

FESSH provides support for below upcoming courses. Please send your application online if you would like to be supported.

Please note:
Places are available for FESSH full member countries only.
Travel and accommodation is at delegates own expense.

II International Course of Hand to Elbow Ultrasound-Guided Surgery and Endoscopic Procedures – supported by FESSH
12-13 June 2025 in Bilbao, Spain
Event website:  https://ultrasoundguidedsurgery.org/
FESSH support for registration fees up to €600
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link
Application deadline: 17th May 2025

Basic Skills in Upper Limb Spasticity – supported by FESSH
23-25 October 2025 in Budapest, Hungary
Event website: https://www.asszisztencia.hu/spastic/2025/basic/
FESSH support for registration fees up to €1000
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link

Application deadline: 27th June 2025

19th Zürich Workshops on Handflaps and 13th Workshop on Tendon Repair  – supported by FESSH
26-28 January 2026 in Zürich, Switzerland
Event website: https://handflaps.org/
FESSH support for registration fees up to €750
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link

Application deadline: 27th June 2025

3rd International Wrist Course – FESSH/Wiener Handkurse – supported by FESSH
11-13 February 2026 | Vienna, Austria
Event website: https://www.wienerhandkurse.at/wrist-course-fessh-wiener-handkurse-cooperation.html
FESSH support for registration fees up to €750
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link

Application deadline: 27th June 2025

FESSH Practical Course on Upper Limb Trauma and Replantation – From Bone to Skin  – supported by FESSH
9-11 March 2026 – Naples, Italy
Event website: https://asszisztencia.hu/microhand/2026/index.php
FESSH support for registration fee up to €600
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link

Application deadline: 15 September 2025

FESSH-ESSER Basic Nerve Course – supported by FESSH
12-13 March 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Event website: https://essermasterclass.com/the-nerve-course-2025/
FESSH support for registration fees up to €750
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link

Application deadline: 27th June 2025

11th Seminar on tendon & nerve transfers of the upper limb on fresh frozen cadaveric specimens – supported by FESSH
19-21 March 2026 in Thessaloniki, Greece
Event website: www.globalevents.gr
FESSH support for registration fees up to €500
Please submit CV, statement letter and proof of your society membership – Application link

Application deadline: 27th June 2025

FESSH offers financial support to international courses related to hand surgery. If you are organizing a course, please read the criteria which courses can apply.

Course content shall

• Be of added value but not in competition with the FESSH courses
• Concern super-specialization; course on a specific topic: for instance nerve course, arthroscopy course, microsurgery and replantation course
• Include a practical component e.g. cadlab and/or workshop

Organization shall have

• Criteria in accordance with FESSH patronage criteria
• A spread across Europe FESSH strives for
• A proven high quality (at least one course should have been organized and patronized by FESSH)
• A part of faculty decided by the Education Committee in accordance with the Executive Committee to ensure diversity and inclusiveness
• A name that includes FESSH

Funding

• FESSH allocates an annual budget for funding courses each year
• FESSH support is provided for one year and is subject to regular review
• Organisations can (re)apply each year to ensure competition
• FESSH support up to 50% of the full registration fee is provided to a certain number of delegates and not directly to course organisers. The number of supported delegates depends on the budget and registration fee rates
• Travel and accommodation of faculty are paid by the organization itself
• FESSH support is not provided for courses organized by industry

Application by course organisers

• Course organisers need to submit an application to have their course listed and offered for FESSH support
• Application form is available to download at https://fessh.com/funding/
• Applications shall be sent to education@fessh.com by 10 March 2025
• Scoring of applications and recommendation to FESSH Executive Committee is done by FESSH Education Committee
• Approval of courses is made at the FESSH Executive Committee meeting
• Notifications will be sent before end April 2025
• Courses approved by FESSH will be listed on FESSH website and advertised through FESSH marketing as well

Downloads

• Appendix_1_FESSH_Funding_for_Courses_Application_form
• Appendix_2_Declaration_of_no_conflict_of_Interest_Organizers
• Appendix_3_Declaration_of_no_conflict_of_Interest_Faculty
• Appendix_4_Conflict_of_Interest_form
• Appendix_5_Definitive_program_of_the_meeting_with_faculty
• Appendix_6_Means_for_the_applicants_to_provide_feedback