Last Update: 05/03/2012 15:40
Applications for Travel
Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants are now open
The
closing date for applications is 4.00pm on Thursday 26th April
2012.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Please read the Important General
Information carefully before applying. For further
information, please contact the Scholarship Program Coordinator
.
From time to time new scholarships may be offered during the
year and advertised on this page and in Surgical News and other
relevant publications. The opportunities and conditions can
vary from year to year. If you have any questions about a
particular opportunity not listed this year, please contact us.
Hugh Johnston ANZ ACS Travelling Fellowship
(USA)
Hugh Johnston Travel Grants
Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education
Scholarship
James Ramsay Fellowship for Provincial
Surgeons
John Buckingham Travelling Scholarship
(USA)
Margorie Hooper
Scholarship (South Australian residents)
Morgan Travelling
Scholarship
Murray and Unity
Pheils Travel Fellowship (colorectal surgery)
Stuart Morson Scholarship
in Neurosurgery
Important general
information - Travel opportunities
Please read before making an
application:
- Travel scholarships, fellowships and grants are intended to
support applicants who wish to take time away from clinical
positions to travel elsewhere in Australia and New Zealand or
overseas.
- The object of travel is to gain knowledge or expertise in a
field that will ultimately benefit the Fellow/Trainee, the College
and the community.
- Unless stated otherwise, the opportunities are conditional upon
the applicant being a permanent resident of Australia or New
Zealand, or an International Medical Graduate (IMG) accepted into
the College as a Trainee.
- The availability of the scholarships, fellowships and grants
will be subject to funding.
- All values are in Australian Dollars unless otherwise
stated.
- Where applicable, applicants must notify their Training Board
of their intention to interrupt their training and must adhere to
the training board's regulations.
- Unless stated otherwise, applicants must not have commenced
their travels prior to the closing
date for applications.
- Unless stated otherwise, travel is for the Scholarship year of
2013.
- Confidential reference reports from those identified in the
application form must reach the College by the closing date for applications. It is the
applicant's responsibility to ensure this occurs. If this reference
is not received, the scholar may be ineligible for any further
financial assistance from the College and may be required to
reimburse the College for the award paid.
- If you wish to determine whether your scholarship is taxable,
view the frequently asked
questions.
- Please read the 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 both an electronic and a hard copy
application as either Word document or PDF file. Applications must
be completed on the prescribed form where applicable, accompanied
by a brief CV. Do not submit the hard copy application form or CV
bound in any way or on coloured paper. They are not to be
handwritten. We cannot accept photocopied, scanned or electronic
signatures on the posted hard copy. Original version (hand-signed)
only.
- Late applications will not be considered.
- It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure the application
is received by the College. Please contact the Scholarship Program Co-ordinator if you
do not receive confirmation.
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Hugh Johnston ANZ ACS
Travelling Fellowship - for travel in 2012
The Hugh Johnston Australia and New Zealand
(ANZ) Chapter American College of Surgeons (ACS) Travelling
Fellowship has been established to support an Australian or New
Zealand Fellow of the College to attend the annual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Congress in
September-October 2012, which will be held in Chicago, United
States.
The Fellowship is part of a bi-lateral exchange with the ACS and
is open to Fellows who have gained their College Fellowship in the
past ten years (2002 or later).
Applicants are expected to have a major interest and
accomplishment in basic or clinical sciences related to surgery and
would preferably hold an academic appointment in Australia or New
Zealand.
The applicant must spend a minimum of three weeks in the
United States of America. While there, they must:
- attend and participate in the ACS Annual Clinical Congress
- participate in the formal convocation ceremony of that
congress
- visit at least two medical centres in North America before
or after the Annual Clinical Congress to lecture and to share
clinical and scientific expertise with the local surgeons.
Condition- Applicants must not have commenced
their travel prior to the closing date
for applications.
Value- $8,000
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 87 KB) and
application
form (Word 101 KB)
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Hugh Johnston Travel Grants
The Hugh Johnston Travel Grants arose from a bequest of the late
Eugenie Johnston in memory of her late husband, Hugh
Johnston. It was established to assist needy and
deserving Fellows and SET Trainees of the College to take time
away from clinical positions to gain specialist knowledge/expertise
overseas in a field to benefit the Fellow/Trainee, the College and
the community.
Condition- Applicants must not have commenced
their travel prior to the closing date
for applications.
Value- $10,000
Tenure- 12 months
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 25 KB) and
application
form (Word 101 KB)
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Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical
Education Scholarship
This Scholarship was established by Ian and Ruth Gough to
encourage surgeons to become expert surgical educators.
Condition- Applicants must be Fellows
or SET Trainees of the College, with permanent residency of
Australia or New Zealand.
Please note that there is no application form for this
scholarship. Applicants must provide the following:
- Current CV
- One referee report
- Outline of a program proposal that includes documentation of
your acceptance of visits to specialist centres or into courses
that will enhance your ability to become an expert surgical
educator. The Dean of Education is available to advise on suitable
activities.
- Details of the approximate cost of your program.
- Statement that summarises your personal experience in obtaining
and delivering surgical education programs and the anticipated
future contribution you will make to surgical education in
Australia and/or New Zealand.
Value- $10,000
Tenure- 12 months
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 24 KB)
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John Buckingham Travelling
Scholarship of the ANZ Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS) - for travel in 2012
The late John Buckingham was a well-loved specialist breast
cancer surgeon who pioneered the sentinel node mapping
technique. He contributed significantly to BreastScreen
Australia and was also highly regarded in the international
arena. In recognition of his great love of teaching, the John
Buckingham Travelling Scholarship has been established to encourage
international exchange of information concerning surgical science,
practice and education. It also aims to establish
professional and academic collaborations and friendships amongst
Trainees
Who can apply - Applications for this
Scholarship are open to current Australian and New Zealand SET
Trainees.
Conditions - Applicants are expected to be
a Member of or have applied for Resident Membership of the ACS with the intention of
gaining Fellowship of the ACS in the future, and for Membership of
the ANZ Chapter of the ACS.
This Scholarship is offered for short term travel.
Applicants will be required to attend the ACS Annual Clinical
Congress held in October in the year of application (2012 - Chicago
Illinois, USA), as well as the next Annual General Meeting of the
ANZ Chapter of the ACS which occurs at the Annual Scientific
Congress of the RACS in May 2013.
Please note there is no application form for this
scholarship.
Applicants must supply the following in their application:
- 1000 word dissertation outlining the proposed benefits of the
Scholarship
- Current CV
- Supporting references from two referees
Value- $3,000
More information - Download the conditions (PDF
41 KB)
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Margorie Hooper
Scholarship
This Scholarship has been made possible through a bequest from
the late Margorie Hooper of South Australia. It was
established to enable the recipient to reside temporarily
outside South Australia, either elsewhere in Australia or overseas,
in order to undertake postgraduate studies or for surgeons to
travel overseas to learn a new surgical skill for the benefit of
the surgical community of South Australia (preference will be given
to the latter).
Who can apply- Fellows or SET Trainees of the
College who reside permanently in South Australia.
Value- $65,000 and there is provision for
accommodation and travel expenses upon application
Tenure- 12 months
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 27 KB) and
application form (Word 101
KB)
Surgical News article- Read about Mr Eng Hooi Ooi (PDF
102 KB), recipient in 2009
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Morgan Travelling
Scholarship
This Scholarship was established to fund a Fellow of the College
to travel overseas to gain clinical experience or to conduct
research for a period of approximately one year.
Who can apply- To be eligible, the surgeon must
have gained his/her Fellowship in the past five years (2007 or
later). If you are a final year SET Trainee and have passed your
FRACS, this has to be confirmed before we can offer you a
scholarship. The Scholarship is open to a Fellow from any
specialty. The Scholarship must be the only College funding secured
by the Fellow, but the candidate is permitted to obtain alternative
external funding concurrent with the Morgan Travelling
Scholarship.
Condition- Applicants must not have commenced
their travel prior to the closing date
for applications.
Value- $10,000
Tenure- 12 months
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 25 KB) and
application form
(Word 101 KB)
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Murray and Unity Pheils Travel
Fellowship
This Fellowship was established following a generous donation
made by the late Professor Murray Pheils to assist a SET
Trainee or recent Fellow to travel overseas to obtain further
training and experience in the field of colorectal surgery.
Similarly, overseas graduates wishing to obtain further training
and experience in a specialist colorectal unit in Australia or New
Zealand are also eligible to apply.
Conditions- Applicants must not have commenced
their travel prior to the closing date
for applications. The intended project must be in the field
of colorectal surgery.
Value- $10,000
Tenure- 12 months
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 26 KB) and
application form (Word 101
KB)
Surgical News articles- Read about Dr Adele Burgess (PDF
146 KB), recipient in 2009
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James Ramsay Fellowship for
Provincial Surgeons - open for travel in 2012
The James Ramsay Fellowship was established through a
bequest following donations made in 1986 and 1993 by Mr James
Ramsay, AO, and subsequently through the generosity of Mrs Diana
Ramsay, AO.
Who can apply- This Fellowship is only
available to provincial surgeons in Australia or New Zealand and is
designed to enable such surgeons to spend time developing their
existing skills or acquiring new skills away from their provincial
practice.
This Fellowship is open for travel in 2012 and can be taken
for a period of eight weeks (value $20,000); four weeks (value
$10,000), two weeks (value $5,000), one week (value $2,500) or a
combination of all of these.
The Fellowship grant is intended to contribute substantially to
areturn airfare to city or cities of choice and a daily living
allowance (travel, meals, accommodation, ongoing practice
costs). No additional amounts are payable for travel or
accommodation for family, insurance or any other unspecified
costs. The Fellowship does not incorporate payment for
arrangement of a locum.
The applicant must spend a major part of each week at the
appropriate institution and give aguaranteeto continue in practice
in his local area on completion of the Fellowship.
How to apply- There is no application form. A
letter of application answering the following requirements
should be forwarded to the Scholarship Program Co-ordinator (view
contact details):
- The intended Fellowship duration
- Outline of the experience or skills you aim to gain through the
Fellowship and how this will benefit your current
practice/hospital
- Locations to be visited in order to achieve your aim
- Written confirmation of your visit from the institution(s)
where you are to gain your skill or experience
- Brief outline of the costs associated with acquiring the skills
and experience
- Two written supporting references.
Should we not have expended all funds by the end of the
selection process, this opportunity may be advertised later in the
year.
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 25 KB)
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Stuart Morson Scholarship in
Neurosurgery
The Stuart Morson Scholarship in Neurosurgery has been
established following a generous donation by Mrs Elisabeth Morson
in memory of her late husband in order to assist young
neurosurgeons to meet the costs of undertaking further
training and/or research work in neurosurgery overseas.
Who can apply -
Neurosurgeons within five years (2007 or later) of
obtaining their Fellowship from the College and Neurosurgical
Trainees. The scholarship will also be open to exceptional young
surgeons who are registered to practice neurosurgery in Australia
or New Zealand, but are not Fellows of the College. It may also be
applied, from time to time, to assist overseas surgeons to spend
time in Australia or New Zealand to further their training and/or
research in neurosurgery.
Conditions- Overseas applicants cannot have
commenced travel prior to applying for the scholarship.
Value- $30,000
Tenure- 6 months with a minimum program
duration of 3 months
More information- Download the conditions (PDF 27 KB) and
application
form (Word 101 KB)
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Contact
Scholarship Program Co-ordinator
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
199 Ward Street
North Adelaide SA 5006 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8219 0900
Fax: +61 8 8219 0999
Email: scholarships@surgeons.org