Austrian-Swiss-German Traveling Fellowship
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Austrian-Swiss-German Traveling Fellowship supports orthopaedic surgeons through international center visits and academic exchanges to develop leadership skills, research, and career goals.
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Funder: American Orthopaedic Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Three-to-four-week tour; hosts cover housing, meals, and ground transportation
Summary: Supports international exchange among orthopaedic surgeons through visits to orthopaedic centers and leadership, research, and career development activities.
Key Information: U.S. applicants must be active AOA Members or Emerging Leaders; ABC Traveling Fellowship alumni are ineligible.
Description
The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) runs the Austrian-Swiss-German Traveling Fellowship to promote international travel and the exchange of medical ideas. Fellows spend three to four weeks visiting orthopaedic centers. In even years, two American and one British orthopaedic surgeons tour Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. In odd years, one Austrian, one Swiss, and two German orthopaedic surgeons tour North America.
Host institutions organize academic, leadership, and social programs to help fellows develop their leadership skills, research, and career goals. Hosts may draw on distinctive academic or historical settings to shape the experience. The Traveling Fellowship Subcommittee also encourages several institutions in one area to share hosting duties, adding diversity to the tour.
