Awards & grants
All the latest grants, Fellowships and bursaries that are available from the RCSEd
Applications to any of our grants, Fellowships and bursary offerings are only available to Fellows and Members of the College in good standing. Applicants will have to submit their application form on the following platform: rcsed.grantplatform.com. Further information and guidance notes can also be found there.
The Dundas Medal
In commemoration of Dr Charles Robert (Bertie) Dundas FFARCS FRCP Glasgow.
A senior lecturer in the Department of Surgery (Anaesthetics) in Aberdeen and honorary consultant anaesthetist from 1975 to 1995, he died in 2014 from biliary carcinoma. Dr Dundas was never offered palliative care when he was ill and spent his last months waiting for chemotherapy while enduring a poor quality of life. His widow, Dr Valerie Dundas, made a donation to Palliation and the Caring Hospital (PATCH) to improve the provision of palliative care in hospital.
In recognition of his lifelong enthusiasm for teaching, research and innovation, an annual award to recognise efforts to improve the provision of palliative care for patients when they are in hospital is fitting. The award is open to individuals or teams (medical, nursing or paramedical) working in any hospital in the UK. It is not essential the applicant should be an FRCSEd. The term hospital applies to both acute and community hospitals.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 April 2024
Jane Goodman Memorial Scholarship
in Paediatric Dentistry
Dr Jane Goodman (1948–2019) was a consultant in paediatric dentistry who made a significant contribution to the speciality.
A former Vice-Dean of the College, Dr Goodman had an abiding interest in training, education and supporting the next generation of dentists. The scholarship is a recognition and memorial to the support she offered throughout her life. It will offer an opportunity to apply for financial support to help pursue an educational qualification at diploma, Master’s or clinical doctorate level in paediatric dentistry. The College is deeply indebted to the Trustees of the Jane Goodman Charitable Trust for making this scholarship possible.
Applications are invited from UK applicants studying paediatric dentistry.
Funding of up to £10,000 will be awarded to help towards the payment of course fees in support of educational endeavours.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 2 May 2024
The Cutner Travelling Fellowship
in Orthopaedics
This Fellowship provides funding for travel abroad for either of the following:
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
Surgeons making short visits to learn new orthopaedic techniques or to work in other centres to develop orthopaedic surgery.
The award may provide up to £3,000 towards gaining experience/training in the field of orthopaedic surgery abroad.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
Tom Bereznicki Dental Education Grant
This grant supports educational endeavours in dental education and training. Examples of educational endeavours supported may include: Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, MSc in Medical Education, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Practice, or Doctorate in Clinical Education. Applications will not be accepted from trainers in the medical speciality of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Grants (up to £3,000) will be available to defray expenses for those undertaking an appropriate educational qualification.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
Small Research Pump Priming Grants
Applications are invited from surgical trainees and recently appointed consultants. Grants are awarded for pump priming projects for a period of one year only. Please note that requests for running costs to support established projects will be less favourably reviewed than those for pilot work that has the potential to facilitate applications for more substantial funding in the future.
Research project submissions should satisfy one or more of the College’s four priority areas for research. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Research Strategy highlights the following areas of research as priorities for the College to support:
Surgical/dental translational research.
Surgical/dental health services research.
Research into surgical/dental aspects of patient safety, simulation and nonoperative technical skills.
Cancer research of demonstrable direct clinical relevance to the management of solid tumours.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
King James IV Professorship
Applications are invited from practitioners of surgery or dental surgery who have made a significant contribution to the clinical and/or scientific basis of surgery. The courtesy title of King James IV Professor will be accorded to the individuals for the duration of the College year in which their lectures are delivered. Applicants must be Dental Members, Dental Fellows and/or Surgical Fellows of the College in good standing.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
Syme Medal
James Syme (1799–1870) was a leading surgeon, enthusiastic teacher and surgical innovator, as well as the mentor of Joseph Lister. The Syme Medal is a prestigious mark of excellence awarded by the College to a Fellow or Member of the College in good standing on the basis of a recently submitted thesis (MD or PhD), published body of research or educational development. Research should have been published in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. Consideration will be given to the impact of the work on future research or clinical practice. The Medal is to be awarded to surgeons in training or recently appointed consultants and is often based on work leading to a doctoral thesis. This award is distinct from the King James IV Professorship.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
The Sir James Fraser Travelling Fellowship in General Surgery
In 1998 Lady Fraser gifted a sum of money to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh to set up a trust fund in the memory of her late husband, Sir James Fraser. The Sir James Fraser Travelling Fellowship provides funding for travel overseas to gain further experience/training in the field of general surgery.
Applications are invited from higher surgical trainees in general surgery who have not yet attained consultant grade.
The award may provide up to £2,000 towards gaining experience/training in the field of general surgery abroad.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
The Alban Barros D’Sa Memorial Travelling Fellowship in General Surgery
This scholarship allows those starting out in their surgical careers to attend education events that would otherwise be outwith their grasp. It was generously donated by the family of the late Alban Barros D’Sa, Fellow and examiner at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The funding for this Fellowship contributes in part, or in whole, to the cost of one period of study/attachment.
Applications are invited from higher surgical trainees who have not yet attained consultant grade. The award may provide up to £1,000 towards attending international education meetings or conferences, or to gain further experience/training abroad.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13 June 2024
Congratulations to the following
AWARDS AND GRANTS RECIPIENTS
King James IV Professorship
Noemi Lois, Professor of Ophthalmology, Queen’s University. ‘Improving the care of people with diabetic macular oedema: The DIAMONDS trial (Surgical).’
Grant McIntyre, Consultant/Honorary Professor in Orthodontics. ‘Dentofacial Deformity: Brave New World (Dental).’
Syme Medal
James Glasbey, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Global Surgery and General Surgery Registrar. ‘Building safe and resilient global surgery systems for COVID-19 recovery.
Dundas Medal
Dr Donna Wakefield, Consultant in Palliative Medicine on behalf of North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust hospital specialist palliative care team.
The Alban Barros D’Sa Memorial Travelling Fellowship in General Surgery
Noel Aruparayil, ST6 HPB at Northern General Hospital. Visiting University of Cape Town UCT for the 3rd International Congress on Innovations in Global Surgery.
The Cutner Travelling Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
William Wilson, ST8 Trauma and Orthopaedics, Crosshouse Hospital. Visiting Orthosport Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
Small Research Pump Priming Grant
James Glasbey, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and General Surgery Registrar (ST3) Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals. ‘Improving survivorship during follow-up for primary resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma: An international, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial within a registry (internal pilot).’
Emily Lu, Consultant Specialist in Periodontology at Guy’s Hospital, Clinical Lecturer at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London and Consultant. ‘Impact of vitamin D supplementation on Wnt activity in the development of periodontitis.’
Alexander Philips, Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. ‘Fitness AfteR Oesophagectomy (FARO): study protocol for an external pilot trial of the impact of rehabilitation on quality of life after surgery for oesophageal cancer.’
Norman Galbraith, NES/CSO Clinical Lecturer in Surgery, University of Glasgow and Honorary Specialist Registrar in General and Colorectal Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
‘A temporal study of myeloid cell phenotype and function in patients undergoing pelvic exenteration for rectal cancer.’
William Norton, Senior Research Fellow, Transplant Surgery. ‘Characterisation and assessment of adipose-derived regenerative cells for the treatment of ischaemic reperfusion injury in kidney transplantation.’
The Coronation Commonwealth Bursary
Jada Saunders, passionate about advancing biomedical technology and establishing a foundation for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery in Caribbean nations.
Laparoscopic skills in emergency general surgery.
Russell Trust Bursary
Alisha Lal, University of Bristol, Bristol Medical School. Visiting Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National
University of Malaysia).
Koray Potel, Queen’s University of Belfast School of Medicine.
Visiting the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, US.
Avani Shanbhag, University of Bristol, Bristol Medical School. Visiting Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Paul Oregi, King’s College London, School of Medical Education.
Visiting Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Aysha Wahid, University of Sheffield, School of Medicine. Visiting the Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Thomas Doggett, Anglia Ruskin University, School of Medicine. Visiting the Children’s Surgical Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Joint ORUK/RCSEd Research Fellowship
Khalis Ahmed Boksh, Trauma and Orthopaedic Registrar. ‘Surgical treatment of pathological posterior medial meniscal extrusion: A biomechanical study comparing centralisation techniques.’
In memory
Surgical Fellow ad hominem
Roger Malcolm GREENHALGH FRCSEd 1999
Christopher Teik-Kooi KHOO FRCSEd 2012
Surgical Fellows and members
James Alexander Allen ARCHBOLD FRCSEd 1974
Donald Douglas BEARD FRCSEd 1957
Tribhuvan Nath BHARGAVA FRCSEd 1962
John Balfour McKay BLACK FRCSEd 1965
John Samuel Greene BLAIR FRCSEd 1958
William James BOYLE FRCSEd 1966
Roderick John CAMPBELL FRCSEd 1964
Sutanu Kumar CHOUDHURI FRCSEd 1969
William DUNCAN FRCSEd 1977
Edward Lloyd FLEMING FRCSEd 1962
John Raymond GILTINAN FRCSEd 1966
Anthony HIGHAM FRCSEd 1967
Ahmad Fahim ISMAIL MRCSEd 2007
Ian KENNEDY FRCSEd 1963
James KYLE FRCSEd 1964
Jeremy Rae Braithwaite LIVINGSTONE FRCSEd 1964
John Winton MCNAB FRCSEd 1973
John Michael MCMASTER MBE FRCSEd 1997
Hermanus Marius VAN OLDENBORGH FRCSEd 1972
Michael PATKIN FRCSEd 1962
Wali Mohammed SAGHIR FRCSEd 1966
Archan SINGH-ROY FRCSEd 1984
Alan Malcolm SMITH FRCSEd 1963
Douglas William SOMEVILLE FRCSEd 1983
Paul Cassford WEAVER FRCSEd 1967
Dental Fellows and Members
Peter Ronald Hay BROWN FDS RCSEd 1964
Anthony Joseph KENIRY FDS RCSEd 1970
Michael Anthony LENNON FDS RCSEd OBE 1972
Balvantrai PARMAR MOrth RCSEd 1993
John Richard RADFORD FDS RCSEd 1998
William SIMPSON FDS RCSEd 1961
Adrian Clifford WATKINSON FDS RCSEd 1972
For more information about the College’s awards and grants contact:
Research and Grants Coordinator, Development and Partnerships Office, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW
Tel: +44 (0)131 527 1616 • Email: awards@rcsed.ac.uk • Web: bit.ly/2wKpRTr
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