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Accepting applications from 3 March to 14 April 2025

Research scholarships as listed below are available for application for 2026 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?

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ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $10,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $11,000

Catherine Marie Enright Kelly Memorial Research Scholarship $80,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $40,000

Foundation for Surgery Research Scholarship $80,000

Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship $15,000

Lumley Surgical Research Scholarship $63,000                                                     

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $18,000

Roy and Marjory Edwards Research Scholarship $30,000 (per annum, up to 3 years)

Senior Lecturer Research Scholarship $160,000 (per annum, up to 2 years) 

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship $80,000

Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship $125,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $50,000*

 

RACS Younger Fellows 

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $10,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $11,000

Catherine Marie Enright Kelly Memorial Research Scholarship $80,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $40,000

Foundation for Surgery Research Scholarship $80,000

Herbert and Gloria Kees Research Scholarship $80,000

Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship $15,000

John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship $130,000

Lumley Surgical Research Scholarship $63,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $18,000

Roy and Marjory Edwards Research Scholarship $30,000 (per annum, up 3 to years)

Senior Lecturer Research Scholarship $160,000 (per annum, up to 2 years)

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship $80,000

Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship $125,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $50,000*

 

 SET Trainees

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $10,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $11,000

Catherine Marie Enright Kelly Memorial Research Scholarship $80,000

Foundation for Surgery Research Scholarship $80,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $40,000

Herbert and Gloria Kees Research Scholarship $80,000

Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship $15,000

Lumley Surgical Research Scholarship $63,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $18,000

Roy and Marjory Edwards Research Scholarship $30,000 (per annum, up to 3 years)

Senior Lecturer Research Scholarship $160,000** (per annum, up to 2 years)

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship $80,000

Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship $125,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $50,000*

 
 SIMGs

ANZ Endocrine Surgeons Research Surgery Scholarship $10,000

Brendan Dooley & Gordon Trinca Trauma Research Scholarship $11,000

Catherine Marie Enright Kelly Memorial Research Scholarship $80,000

F & P Thornell-Shore Research Scholarship $40,000

Foundation for Surgery Research Scholarship $80,000

Herbert and Gloria Kees Research Scholarship $80,000

Professor Philip Walker Vascular Surgery Research Scholarship $18,000

Roy and Marjory Edwards Research Scholarship $30,000 (per annum, up to 3 years)

Small Research Project Grant $10,000

Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship $80,000

Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship $125,000

W G Norman Research Scholarship $50,000*

 

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

*Residents of South Australia only

**Trainees must be in final 2 years of traineeship


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