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Research scholarships

Accepting applications from 25 March to 6 May 2024

Research scholarships as listed below are available for application for 2025 activity.

Please click on each scholarship title for further information on eligibility, conditions, application requirements and how to apply. 

As our scholarships support the development of a diverse and equitable surgical workforce, we encourage applications from Māori, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and female applicants.

What can I apply for?

 Applicant Scholarship
 RACS Fellows

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $20,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $10,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $36,000

Foundation for Surgery Research Fellowship $80,000

Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship $15,000

James Ramsay Project Grant $60,000

John Hargrave Research Scholarship $80,000

John Loewenthal Project Grant $80,000

MAIC-RACS Trauma Research Scholarship $80,000

Paul Mackay Bolton Scholarship for Cancer Research $80,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $16,000

Sir Roy McCaughey Surgical Research Scholarship $80,000

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $45,000*

SAGES ASERNIP-S Evidence Guidance Research Scholarship $66,000
RACS Younger Fellows 

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $20,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $10,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $36,000

Foundation for Surgery Research Fellowship $80,000

Herbert and Gloria Kees Research Scholarship $80,000

Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship $15,000

James Ramsay Project Grant $60,000

John Hargrave Research Scholarship $80,000

John Loewenthal Project Grant $80,000

John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship $118,000

MAIC-RACS Trauma Research Scholarship $80,000

Paul Mackay Bolton Scholarship for Cancer Research $80,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $16,000

Sir Roy McCaughey Surgical Research Scholarship $80,000

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $45,000*

SAGES ASERNIP-S Evidence Guidance Research Scholarship $66,000
 SET Trainees

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $20,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $10,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $36,000

Herbert and Gloria Kees Research Scholarship $80,000

Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship $15,000

James Ramsay Project Grant $60,000

John Hargrave Research Scholarship $80,000

John Loewenthal Project Grant $80,000

MAIC-RACS Trauma Research Scholarship $80,000

Paul Mackay Bolton Scholarship for Cancer Research $80,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $16,000

Sir Roy McCaughey Surgical Research Scholarship $80,000

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $45,000*

SAGES ASERNIP-S Evidence Guidance Research Scholarship $66,000
 SIMGs

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $20,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $10,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $36,000

Herbert and Gloria Kees Research Scholarship $80,000

James Ramsay Project Grant $60,000

John Hargrave Research Scholarship $80,000

John Loewenthal Project Grant $80,000

MAIC-RACS Trauma Research Scholarship $80,000

Paul Mackay Bolton Scholarship for Cancer Research $80,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $16,000

Sir Roy McCaughey Surgical Research Scholarship $80,000

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $45,000*

SAGES ASERNIP-S Evidence Guidance Research Scholarship $66,000
 Junior Doctors  SAGES ASERNIP-S Evidence Guidance Research Scholarship $66,000

Please refer to each grant’s webpage for more details, as other eligibility criteria may also apply.

*Resident of South Australia