Senior Lecturer Research Scholarship

Before applying, please refer to the:
- Research Scholarship policy (PDF 286.52KB)
- Senior Lecturer Research Scholarship guideline (PDF 134.78KB)

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to be a RACS Fellow or a Year 4 or 5 SET Trainee who:

- is establishing an academic career in surgical research and education
- is affiliated with a university academic department of Surgery or hospital department of Surgery in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand
- can provide a statement of support from your nominated institution describing the senior lecturer post for which you are, or will be, employed.

Trainees: you need to give evidence of a strong research background and be in your final two years of traineeship. You will be required to upload the written support of your respective Training Board within your application.

FRACS applicants: you may apply providing, if successful, you can submit evidence of completing all RACS Fellowship requirements when accepting your scholarship offer.

SET applicants are ineligible for this scholarship.

Your focus as a senior lecturer needs to be on surgical research and/or educational activities.

The senior lecturer position is defined as working up to 50 per cent clinical load and the remainder in research and teaching.

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

2 years

Your application is to include:

- your career and employment details

- your experience in academic research

- a statement of support from your nominated institution describing the post for which your are, or will be, employed

- confirmation of co-funding

- a research proposal.

Selection

Written applications will be reviewed by representatives of the Scholarships and Grants Committee with shortlisted applicants invited to interview.

Payment

Your institution is required to co-fund this Fellowship to the same amount as the Foundation for Surgery.

Payment is made to the administering institution by 1 March of each year of the scholarship (following receipt of a valid tax invoice which will be requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team.

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

Recipients of multi-year scholarship will be required to submit mid-year reports in order to secure continued funding for the following year.

Recipients are required to submit an abstract, and if successful present their research at the annual meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia, or at the Education Section of the RACS Annual Scientific Congress, at least once during the scholarship period or within 12 months following the scholarship period. Recipients must advise the RACS Scholarships and Grants Team via email at [email protected] if accepted to present. 

For all recipient obligations, please refer to the Research Scholarships Policy document and Senior Lecturer Research Scholarship guideline. 

Application is 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 applications will not display on your dashboard until the Scholarships and Grants 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.

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Scholarships and Grants Team
Email: [email protected]