Travel grants and bursaries

Prize

• A grant of £500-£1,000 to undertake a specific project on a medical elective.

Submission deadline

Applications will be reviewed twice annually on 31 January and 31 July.

Open to

Medical and dental students in the UK and other EU medical and dental schools.

Application guidelines

Submit a 700-word proposal on your medical elective that includes the following information:

• The type of work involved (for example, basic research, clinical research, quality improvement, etc.)
• Its purpose (aims)
• The approach you intend to take to collecting information or data and to the analysis (methodology)
• The projected outcomes
• How this experience will help your medical career development

You will also need to attach the following documentation to your application:

• Letter/email confirming elective from your medical or dental school
• Confirmation letter/email from your host institution
• Recommendation letter/email from your tutor/supervisor

Prize

• First prize: Travelling fellowship to attend the coloproctology overseas meeting in Amsterdam

Submission deadline

Monday 25 March 2019

Open to

All coloproctology trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 400-word case report or research-based abstract on any coloproctology topic. The winning candidate will receive a travelling fellowship to attend the annual coloproctology scientific meeting and the opportunity to meet established consultants.

Prize

• Up to £1,000 to cover travel to attend the Annual Meeting of the Irish Association of Coloproctology in Belfast, and an arranged visit to a colorectal unit in Dublin

Submission deadline

Sunday 10 March 2019

Open to

All coloproctology trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 400-word case report of a research-based abstract on any coloproctology topic. The winning candidate will be required to make a short presentation at the meeting and provide a copy of their CV prior to the visit.

The winner will receive a bursary to attend the Annual Meeting of the Irish Association of Coloproctology in Belfast which on 17 - 18 May 2019. He or she will also be hosted by Mr John Burke, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Secretary of the Irish Association of Coloproctology at the Department of Colorectal Surgery in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, therefore will be required to arrive in Dublin by 13 May 2019. The candidate is responsible for their own accommodation arrangements. 

Prize

• A grant up to £250 towards attending a dermatology meeting at the RSM

Submission deadline 

Three weeks before relevant meeting 

Open to 

Trainees who are presenting at a dermatology meeting at the RSM, who are usually based at a hospital at least 100 miles from the RSM. 

Application guidelines 

Applicants can be reimbursed for travel, accommodation and registration for the meeting up to £250.

Prize

• Two prizes of £800

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

Undergraduate students studying at a UK university or who are taking a postgraduate degree such as an MSc in public health or similar and are travelling abroad on an elective module related to public health or epidemiology.

Application guidelines

Submit a 750-word application about your elective module, how your project is relevant to public health, the methodology of the proposed project and the evidence of supervisory input. An up-to-date CV and endorsement letter should also be provided. The visit abroad should take place within 12 months of submitting the prize.

Prize

• A grant of up to £100 towards attending a Laryngology & Rhinology meeting at the RSM.

Submission deadline

Applications will be accepted up to two weeks before each meeting.

Open to

Trainee RSM members with an interest in laryngology and rhinology who live more than 50 miles from the RSM.

Application guidelines

Applicants should submit a letter of no more than two A4 pages in length detailing their expenses and which Laryngology & Rhinology meeting they would like to attend and why.  

Email your application letter to: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk

Prize

• First prize: £500 and a year’s free RSM membership for students or money deducted from the membership fee for trainees and other professionals.

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

Students, trainees and other professionals who specialise in maternity and/or surrounding disciplines who are registered in the UK. Please note those who work for commercial operations will not be eligible for the bursary.

Application guidelines

The bursary is to enable the applicant to progress their research in the field of maternity care or care of the newborn.

Entrants will need to submit the following:

• A summary of their current research
• How the bursary will be spent (750 words maximum)
• An up-to-date CV

The winner will be invited to present their research at a Maternity & the Newborn meeting.

This bursary is in honour Luke Zander, an innovator in maternity care and a founding member of the Maternity & the Newborn Forum.

Prize

• £500 and a year’s free RSM membership for students or money deducted from the membership fee for trainees and other professionals

Submission deadline

Sunday 14 April 2019

Open to

Students, trainees and other professionals who specialise in maternity and/or surrounding disciplines who are registered in the UK. Please note those who work for commercial operations will not be eligible for the bursary. 

Application guidelines

This bursary is to enable the applicant to develop their new media skills which relate to the subject of maternity care or care of the newborn. 

Entrants will need to submit the following:

• A description of the innovative way they have communicated/plan to communicate to mothers and fathers on a topic in the field of maternity care and how they will further develop this or their skills with the bursary money
• A summary of how the bursary will be spent 
• An up-to-date CV 

Entries can take a variety of forms such as a short video, an app, pictures, animations or people telling their stories to communicate the topic.

The winner will be invited to present at a Maternity & the Newborn Forum meeting.

Prize

• £750 to cover overseas travel or £500 to cover travel within the UK and a year’s free RSM membership for students or money deducted from the membership fee.

Submission deadline

Sunday 3 February 2019

Open to

Students, trainees and other professionals who specialise in maternity and/or surrounding disciplines who are registered in the UK. Please note those who work for commercial operations will not be eligible for the bursary.

Application guidelines

The bursary is to enable the applicant to attend a conference to present a paper based on their research in the field of maternity care or care of the newborn.

Entrants will need to submit the following:

• A paper of no more than 750 words that will be presented at the conference (this can be in draft format)
• A description of the conference, the benefit that this will have to the recipient and a summary of travel costs either in the UK or overseas (of no more than 750 words)
• An up-to-date CV  

The bursary winner will be invited to present their work at a Maternity & the Newborn Forum meeting.

This bursary is to honour Wendy Savage, a long-standing member of the Maternity & the Newborn Forum and an innovator in maternity care.

Prize

Up to the value of £1,000 towards travelling abroad to further the study or advancement of ophthalmology

Submission deadline

Applications are considered twice a year, in December and in May.

Open to

British based ophthalmologists travelling abroad and foreign ophthalmologists travelling to the UK.

Application guidelines

Submit a CV and an application letter detailing the intended purpose of travelling abroad, along with a budget outline of your travelling costs and any supporting statements and letters.

Travelling Fellows may be required by the Ophthalmology Section Council to lecture at an Ophthalmology meeting on their experiences during the period of the award.

Prize

• Up to a maximum of £3,000 to cover travel and accommodation expenses

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to 

Trainees and consultants working in the field of orthopaedics.

Application guidelines

Submit a proposal in no more than 500 words outlining:

• Details of the centre you intend to visit and why
• Techniques you intend to learn
• The importance of your proposal for the advancement of clinical practice in the UK
• How your proposal will advance your current skills
• How you expect to use the skills learned and what the potential benefits will be for the patient

Applications should be accompanied by a letter of confirmation from the hosting institution. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview in January 2019.

The fellowship/visit in question must take place before 1 December 2019. 

Please note we will not support research applications, however applications for training or observation in specific techniques or management of disease processes that would otherwise not be readily accessible in the UK for the ultimate benefit of their patients will be accepted. 

Prize

• A grant of £1,500

Submission deadline

Tuesday 19 February 2019

Open to

British citizens, both lay and medics.

Application guidelines 

This grant is available to those who wish to carry out a specific piece of work.

Submissions should include:

• A short CV, including previous research experience 
• A grant application of no more than 1,000 words including a statement as to whether the grant is for a specific purchase (e.g. equipment or staff time) or to support the general expenses of a research worker

Prize

Up to £1,000 towards visiting a centre for training

Submission deadline 

To be announced

Open to

Trainee RSM members with an interest in otology.

Application guidelines

Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter of no more than 1,000 words, including the costs of the centre to be visited.

Submissions should also include:

• An up-to-date CV (maximum two pages)
• A reference from your Training Programme Director

Prize

Up to £100 towards travel costs to attend an otology meeting at the RSM.

Submission deadline

Applications will be accepted up to two weeks before each otology meeting.

Open to

Trainee RSM members who live more than 50 miles from the RSM.

Application guidelines

Applicants should submit a letter of no more than two A4 pages in length detailing their expenses, and which meeting they would like to attend and why.

Apply by email: otology@rsm.ac.uk

Prize

• Up to three bursaries of £500, to attend an overseas meeting, covering the registration fee, travel and hotel costs

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

RSM members with an interest in Paediatrics & Child Health.

Application guidelines

Applicants should complete the submission form providing:

• A brief description of the overseas conference they wish to attend, including title, dates and venue
• A 500-word summary outlining why you wish to attend the conference and how will it benefit your work with clinical teams
• A list of conferences attended, both national and international in the past five years