ASC Travel Grants

Applications for 2028 ASC travel grants will open from mid-2027. Stay tuned for updates on this page.

Global Health international travel grants provide grantees attendance to the Annual Scientific Congress (ASC). The travel grant consists of ASC registration, accommodation, and contributes towards economy travel costs.

RACS Global Health international travel grants are designed to provide opportunities for surgeons from China and the Pacific region to attend the ASC.

The program will enable attendance at workshops, talks and meetings, and aims to broaden professional networks with peers from around the world.  The ASC encourages and nurtures linkages, increases interactions between Australian, Aotearoa New Zealand and Asia health personnel, and promotes regional collaboration at the levels of leadership, health structure, administration, surgical practice and research.

Successful surgeons will be required to supply a report on their experience at the conclusion of the ASC.

Grants are offered annually, and will cover visa application fees, reasonable return trip travel expenses, plus registration and accommodation related to the ASC.

ASC Travel Grant criteria:

• This travel grant is available to non-private practice surgeons from target countries who are not Fellows of the College;
• Eligible countries are: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu;
• Intention to submit an abstract for presentation at the RACS ASC;
• Must have letter of endorsement from their Ministry of Health or Head of Department at a government hospital or University with an indication of local importance of any upskilling resulting from award; and
• Surgeons practising in all specialties are eligible - favourable consideration will be given to surgeons whose specialty is represented in the ASC surgical program.

Simon Siu Travel Grant criteria:

• This travel grant is open to practicing general surgeons who are Chinese nationals and are not Fellows of the College;
• Must have letter of endorsement from their Ministry of Health or Head of Department at a government hospital or University with an indication of local importance of any upskilling resulting from award;
• General surgeons practicing in all specialties are eligible - favourable consideration will be given to general surgeons who are contributing to the conference (such as presenting an abstract or as a speaker/panel member).

For any queries, contact:

International Scholarships Coordinator
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia

Email: [email protected]