John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship

Open for applications from 3 March to 14 April 2025

Value: AUD $130,000 (Stipend only)

RACS most prestigious scholarship, the John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship, supports a Fellow to continue in their efforts making an outstanding contribution to the advancement of surgery or to fundamental scientific research in the field in which they are actively working.

  • Policy and guideline

    Before applying, please refer to the:
    - Research Scholarship policy (PDF 584.32KB)
    - John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship guideline (PDF 248.41KB)

  • Who can apply?

    To be eligible, you must be:
    - a RACS Fellow and have obtained RACS Fellowship (or your comparable overseas qualification) within the past 15 years.

    Please note, previous recipients and FRACS applicants are ineligible for this Fellowship.

  • Activity

    Your activity needs to support the continuation of your outstanding contribution to the advancement of surgery or to fundamental scientific research in the field in which you are actively working. 

    Unless otherwise negotiated or stipulated in the respective guideline, the commencement date for scholarships is 1 January in the year following application.

  • Tenure

    1 year

  • Application requirements
    Your application is to include:
    - your career and employment details
    - research proposal
    - a list of your five most important publications including the URL or DOI. Impact factors and impact range for your sub-specialty to be included.
    - a list of your five most important conference presentations
    - an endorsement from a research supervisor, university head of department or senior colleague
    - uploads specific to the Research Scholarship you are applying for (as required). 
  • Selection and payment

    Selection
    Written applications will be reviewed by all members of the Scholarship and Grant Committee. There is no interview for this scholarship.
     
    Payment
    Payment is made in one instalment to the administering institution by 1 March of the scholarship year (upon receipt of a valid tax invoice which will be requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team).

  • Recipient obligations

    All scholarship recipients will be required to provide an activity report at the end of the scholarship year when requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team.

    The JMC recipient is required to provide a project report (800-1000 words, of publishable quality) at the end of the Fellowship year and is expected to attend a formal presentation at the RACS Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) Convocation ceremony in May in the year of Fellowship and must be prepared to make a 20 minute oral presentation at the ASC on their research work, including the contribution arising from the Fellowship.

  • To apply
    Applications are submitted via the Scholarships and Grants Program online platform, RACS Unlock, hosted by Survey Monkey Apply.

    You may register as an applicant on RACS Unlock at any time, however you will be unable to apply until the Research Scholarship Program application opening date. There is no need to re-register if you already have a RACS Unlock registration.

    Please note: emailed applications are not accepted.
  • Contact
    Scholarship and Grant Team
    Email: [email protected]