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Travelling Fellowships

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh disburse several travelling fellowships each year, both as sole funders and in partnership with amazing organisations and donors. The College is proud to have supported our members and fellows in developing new skills from world renowned experts, experiencing different surgical environments, and deepening their professional knowledge through educational visits. 

Find our current Travelling Fellowship portfolio below and apply online.

Ethicon Foundation Fund Travel Grant

The Ethicon Foundation Fund Travel Grant provides a contribution of up to £1000 towards international travel costs to further enhance a speciality skill or experience which is not available in the applicants own region. The fellowship should take place over a 6 week to 12 month period.

Applications are welcome from Members and Fellows in training grade appointments from the UK and abroad. LEDs and SAS doctors are not eligible to apply.

Applications close on Sunday 12 January 2025.

Submit your application on the Grants and Awards platform here.

For further information, please contact the Research and Grants Co-Ordinator, Development and Partnerships Office by email at awards@rcsed.ac.uk.

Tuanku Muhriz Fellowship in Rural Surgery

The Tuanku Muhriz Fellowship in rural surgery aims to provide one awardee with the opportunity to gain further experience and training in rural surgery in Malaysia. Applications should either be:

  • Surgeons who are Higher Surgical Trainees who have not yet attained Consultant grade.
  • Trainee General Surgeons, around the time of their appointment to a Consultant post, to enable them to study in centres with particular expertise relating to the rural surgery;
  • Surgeons making short visits to learn new surgical techniques, or to work in centres devel-oping a rural surgery service.

All applications must be based, or have trained, in the UK.

Applications close on Wednesday 15 January 2025.

Submit your application on the Grants and Awards platform here.

For further information, please contact the Research and Grants Co-Ordinator, Development and Partnerships Office by email at awards@rcsed.ac.uk.

Saleem Khwaja Memorial Fellowship in Paediatric Surgery

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 close on Thursday 27 March 2024.

Submit your application on the Grants and Awards platform here.

For further information, please contact the Research and Grants Co-Ordinator, Development and Partnerships Office by email at awards@rcsed.ac.uk.

The Cutner Travelling Fellowship (Orthopaedics)

Applications for the Cutner Travelling Fellowship are invited from Fellows or Members of the College in good standing. The Fellowship provides funding of up to £3,000 towards travel abroad for either:

(a) Trainee orthopaedic surgeons around the time of their appointment to a consultant post, to enable them to study in centres with particular expertise relating to the responsibilities of their new appointment, or

(b) Surgeons making short visits to learn new orthopaedic techniques, or to work in other centres to develop orthopaedic surgery.

Applications are currently closed.

Malaysian - UK Travelling Fellowship (MUTF) 

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is pleased to offer the Malaysia-United Kingdom Travelling Fellowship to junior or senior registrars in the Malaysian Training system (e.g. Medical Officer, MO Level to Masters in Surgery programme candidates) who are Members or Fellows of the college in good standing.

The Fellowship is a 4-6 week observership programme in any branch of Surgery within a UK hospital. The successful applicant will gain experience in evidence-based practice of the NHS, benefits of multidisciplinary team (MDT) working, teamwork and communication skills across the breadth of the healthcare profession, clinical practice supported by research, and collaborative working in research and audit projects.

The fellowship provides up to £2,500 in funding for travel from Malaysia to centers in the UK for applicants who aim to gain a different training experience, and develop new connections and networks within the global medial community.

Applications are currently closed.

RCSEd – Shanghai Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

The College is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors to apply for the RCSEd - Shanghai Thoracic Surgery Fellowship. The Fellowship is a 4-6 week placement in the prestigious Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Centre for Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Quangzhou Medical University, Quangzhou, China. Up to £4000 may be awarded to assist with travel expenses.

Applications are currently closed.

RCSEd – Shanghai Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery Fellowship

The College is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors to apply for the RCSEd- Shanghai Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery Fellowship. The Fellowship is a 4-6 week placement at Shanghai Ninth Peoples Hospital of Shanghai Jiatong Universiti, which is the leading centre in China in its field. The department has been ranked no. 1 in plastic surgery in China for 13 consecutive years and consists of several divisions: The Division of Lymphology, The Division of Vascular Anomalies, The Division of Burn Surgery, The Division of Hand Surgery, The Division of Aesthetic Surgery, The Division of Reconstructive Surgery. Up to £4000 may be awarded to assist with travel expenses.

Applications are currently closed.

RCSEd – Shanghai Head and Neck Fellowship

The College is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors, to apply for the Shanghai Head and Neck Fellowship. The Fellowship provides funding of £4000 to support a 4-6 week experience in the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Science, School of Stomatology and the Cranial Base Unit both at 9th Peoples Hospital.

Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows.

Applications are currently closed.

RCSEd – Esophageal Cancer Surgery Fellowship

The College is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors, to apply for the Shanghai Esophageal Cancer surgery Fellowship. The Fellowship provides funding of £4000 to support a 4-6 week experience in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 17 South Panjiayuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing under the supervision of Professor Li Yin. The centre is world renowned and has gained widespread recognition as a leader in Enhanced Recovery after surgery through the employment of a non-tube-no fasting approach.

Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows.

Applications are currently closed.

The Alban Barros D'Sa Memorial Travelling Fellowship in General Surgery

The Alban Barros D'Sa Travelling Scholarship allows those starting out in their surgical careers to attend education events which would otherwise be out with their grasp. The Scholarship was generously donated by the family of the late Alban Barros D’Sa, Fellow and Examiner at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Mr Barros D’Sa’s interest was in supporting surgeons in training, and the scholarship will provide up to £1,000 towards attending international educational meetings and conferences.

Applications for the Alban Barros D’Sa Memorial Travelling Fellowship are invited from Members or Fellows of the College, in good standing, who are Higher Surgical Trainees who have not yet attained Consultant grade. The Fellowship provides funding for travel abroad to gain further experience/training.

Applications are currently closed.

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