Scholarship and fellowship opportunities
2011 Research scholarships and fellowships
Applications for the 2011 scholarship and fellowship program
are now closed
Important general information
- Bequest and sponsor funded scholarships and fellowships, unless
otherwise specified, are intended to support applicants who wish to take
time away from clinical positions to undertake a full-time research
project.
- Foundation for Surgery scholarships and Surgeon Scientist
Scholarships are available on a part-time basis. Part-time is defined as
half the usual research hours worked by a research scholar. Part-time
scholarships are restricted to scholarship recipients wishing to
undertake research only. Scholarships will not be offered on this basis
for scholars to concurrently undertake research and clinical loads.
Please refer to scholarship conditions for more information.
- Where applications are open to all surgical Trainees then applicants
to surgical training are also eligible to apply in anticipation of their
acceptance into the SET Program. They must be accepted into the SET
Program by 1 August in the year prior to the commencement of the
scholarship in order to take up the award. Applicants for Surgical
Training if successful are offered a place on the program by the
Specialty Training Board that they have applied to. When accepting an
offer applicants must advise the Specialty Training Board that they have
applied for a College scholarship and if successful will be deferring
from the program.
- Current surgical Trainees must notify their Specialty Training Board
that they wish to apply to the College for a research scholarship. Such
Trainees must obtain from the Board written confirmation that at the
time of application they are progressing satisfactorily in their program
to be eligible for interruption if awarded a scholarship. Please note,
permission to interrupt is not automatic and will only be granted
subject to meeting the Specialty Training Board's eligibility criteria
for interruption.
- Surgical Trainee applicants must adhere to the training Board's
regulations.
- Unless stated otherwise, these scholarships and fellowships are
conditional upon the applicant being a permanent resident of Australia
or New Zealand, or an international medical graduate accepted into the
College as a Trainee. They are also only available, unless specified
otherwise, to conduct research at an approved institute in Australia or
New Zealand.
- The availability of the scholarships and fellowships advertised on
the College website is subject to funding.
- Where indicated, successful applicants must procure 25% of the
funding for the award from their respective research departments.
- Confidential reports from the intended supervisors and referees must
reach the College by the closing date for applications. It is the
applicant's responsibility to ensure that this occurs. If the current
and intended supervisor is the same person, the applicant should request
a reference from another individual who is able to comment on the
applicant's suitability for research.
- Please read the scholarship/fellowship conditions carefully prior to
making an application. Conditions are correct at the time of publishing;
however they may be updated prior to scholarships/fellowships being
offered.
- Applicants must submit an electronic and a hard copy application in
either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Applications must be
completed on the prescribed form, accompanied by a brief curriculum
vitae. Please do not submit the hard copy application form or CV bound
in any way or on coloured paper. Applications must be received by the
College no later than 4pm Friday 30 April 2010.
Late applications will not be considered
- It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure the application is
received by the Scholarship Coordinator. Please contact the Scholarship
Coordinator if you do not receive confirmation.
- Only short-listed applicants will be interviewed. Interviews will be
arranged by the Scholarship Coordinator and held via teleconference in
June.
Please submit applications to:
Mrs Sue Pleass
Scholarship Coordinator
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
PO Box 553
Stepney SA 5069 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8363 7513
Fax: +61 8 8362 2077
Email: scholarships@surgeons.org
Last Modified: 6 July 2010
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