Norbert Gschwend Prize

What is the Norbert Gschwend Prize?

This is SECEC's premier scientific award regarding elbow surgery, which is awarded every two years. It was created to honour the memory of Norbert Gschwend - an outstanding Swiss surgeon who was one of the two Founding Members of SECEC with Didier Patte.

The objective of this prize is to recognize the merit of researchers aged under 45 with a distinguished career who are making a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of elbow in one selected topic.

It has a value of € 3,000. The award may be declared void if no candidate meets the requirements.

Application information

The submission consists in a body of several original studies published around one specific topic. It should :

  • be presented in English
  • be submitted by a SECEC full member under 45 years old (at the time of application)
  • include :
    • a representative title for the presented synthesis;
    • a 3000-word description of the researcher´s contribution to shoulder surgery knowledge advancement in the selected topic including the most important ideas and conclusions extracted from his/her publications. Single studies are not eligible.
    • a list of all publications regarding the selected topic with DOI links (it can be included as a bibliography of the aforementioned text).

Submissions which have been published in full before the submission deadline or which have received a comparable prize will not be considered. At least one article included in the submission must be unpublished.

Applications are reviewed and selected by the Research & Development Committee.

The decision is communicated directly to the applicants and the winners will be announced on social media. The laureate will be asked to present his/her work to the SECEC Community during the following Annual Congress.

The mention "SECEC Norbert Gschwend Prize" should be added to the publication title.

Stay tuned for the next available application

(next opening in July 2026)

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