Younger Fellows Leadership Exchange Travel Fellowship

Before applying,  please refer to the:
- Learning and Development grant policy (PDF 288.7KB)
- Younger Fellows Leadership Exchange Travel Grant guideline (PDF 122.97KB)

To be eligible for this grant, you need to be:
- RACS Younger Fellow*

*RACS Younger Fellows are defined as obtaining Fellowship within the past ten years.

The grant enables the recipient to attend the annual Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Congress.

The AAS funds the recipient’s airfares (from a metropolitan city), accommodation, transfers and conference expenses (including meals).

Your application is to include:
- your career and employment details
- details of current or past memberships to RACS or specialty society committees, events or governance functions
- details of previous engagement with the RACS Younger Fellows Section
- a summary of relevant leadership or teaching/research skills and experience
- a summary of how the Younger Fellows Section and RACS will benefit from your attendance at the Fellowship Exchange
- a summary of how your specialty society, hospital or academic institution will benefit from your attendance at the Fellowship Exchange

Selection
Written applications are reviewed by representatives of the Younger Fellows Committee. 

Payment
Payment is made directly to the recipient in one instalment by 1 March in the grant year (following receipt of a valid invoice when requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team).

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

The recipient is required to attend and present a paper at the AAS Congress in the United States.