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FELLOWSHIP

The application for the EBJIS Travelling Fellowship 2026 will open soon!

EBJIS is hosting its annual Travelling Fellowship, aimed at fostering the professional development of young surgeons and physicians with a significant focus on the treatment of bone and joint infections.

This program will sponsor three fellows, providing them with a unique chance to explore and learn from three renowned European Centers that specialize in Bone and Joint Infections. The goal is to empower and inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing the field of bone and joint infection management.

The fellowship will take place immediately after the 44th EBJIS Annual Meeting in Porto, Portugal and will end approximately end-September 2026.

The full program will be communicated later on!

Entitled to apply for the EBJIS Travelling Fellowship 2026 are only EBJIS Ordinary Members. 

The application deadline is 1st of March 2026.
The selected fellows will be announced in May 2026.

Past Travelling Fellowships

2014

Jan Geurts – Netherlands

Nilo Paner – Philippines

Sachikanta Acharya – India

2015

Martin Malzubris – Latvia

Bart Van der Wal – Netherlands

Ahmed Nageeb Mahmoud – Egypt

2016

Jeppe Lange – Denmark

Alex Ramsden – UK

Marcin Wasko – Poland

2017

Abtin Alvand – UK

Pedersen Jørgensen – Denmark

Tomas Kucera – Czech Republic

2018

Igors Terjajevs – Latvia

Camille Fourcade – France

Irene Katharina Sigmund – Austria

2019

Camelia Gubavu – France

Daniele De Meo – Italy

2021

Maria Dudareva – United Kingdom

Florian Ludwig Amerstorfer – Austria

Frank IJpma – Netherlands

2022

Marianna Faggiani – Italy

Mats Bue – Denmark

Marti Carles Bernaus Johnson – Spain

Wout Veltman – The Netherlands

2023

Danguolė Važnaisienė – Lithuania 

Alejandro Vallejo Díaz – Colombia

Álvaro Auñón Rubio – Spain 

2024

Carolina Coelho Cunha – Brazil

Rares-Mircea Birlutiu – Romania

Jan  Pützler – Germany   

2025

Antea Buterin – Croatia

Claire Triffault-Fillit – France

Vuyisa Mdingi – South Africa