The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh disburses several travelling fellowships each year, both as sole funders and in partnership with outstanding organisations and donors. The College is proud to have supported our Members and Fellows in developing new skills from world-renowned experts, experiencing diverse surgical environments, and deepening their professional knowledge through educational visits.
Find our current portfolio below.
Please direct enquiries to FundingOpportunities@rcsed.ac.uk.
How to Apply
Please apply online and submit your application through the RCSEd Grant Platform, unless otherwise specified.
RCSEd Grant PlatformRahima Dawood Travelling Fellowship
COSECSA Nomination
The College is proud to support COSECSA in the administration of the Rahima Dawood Travelling Fellowship. The awardee will travel to countries of COSECSA to lecture and teach in their speciality area.
The selection of this awardee is conducted through COSECSA.
Saleem Khwaja Memorial Fellowship in Peadiatric Surgery
Deadline: 1 March 2026
In recognition of Professor Saleem Khwaja’s remarkable life, working in the UK, Africa and Middle East as a paediatric surgeon, RCSEd is proud to support the Saleem Khwaja Memorial Fellowship. Professor Khwaja contributed widely to the specialties’ knowledge on neonatal surgery and paediatric surgery in the tropics and had a passion for teaching the next generation of paediatric surgeons.
As such, the Saleem Khwaja Memorial Fellowship will provide funding of up to £5000, for one Higher Surgical Trainee or Junior Consultant (up to two years post appointment) to travel abroad to gain further education or training, or to offer charitable service to an international centre.
Applications are currently open.
Elizabeth Anita Mathew Thalanany ENT Travelling Fellowship
Deadline: 1 April 2026
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is delighted to welcome applications from those in ENT training posts, for the new Elizabeth Anita Mathew Thalanany ENT Travelling Fellowship. The Fellowship intends to support UK and International members who wish to attend a course or an observership at a center of excellence, as part of their specialist training and professional development.
Up to £1000 is available for travel and accommodation costs.
This funding opportunity has been made possible by the generous donation of the Thalanany family in memory of Mathew Joseph Mammen Thalanany, FRCSEd, and his daughter Elizabeth Anita Mathew Thalanany.
Applications are currently open.
The Cutner Travelling Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
Deadline: 1 June 2026
Due to a generous donation by the Cutner family, RCSEd is able to award up to £3000 in funding to support orthopaedic surgeons in their travel to speciality centres to learn or develop orthopaedic surgical skills.
Applications are welcome from Core Trainees, Specialty Trainees, SAS doctors, LEDs and Consultants (up to two years after obtaining consultant grade) who are a Member or Fellow of the College in the UK or internationally.
Applications are currently open.