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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 developing a rural surgery service.

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

Applications are currently closed.

In recognition of Professor Saleem Khwaja’s remarkable life, working in the UK, Africa and Middle East as a paediatric surgeon, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 closed.

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 four-six 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 £2500 in funding for travel from Malaysia to centres 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.

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, FºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and his daughter Elizabeth Anita Mathew Thalanany.

The successful candidate will be generously hosted at the Dr.Jeyasekharan Hospital in Nagercoil, South India, for a period of 4 – 6 weeks, to experience working within a rural and tropical context and within a MDT. Travel to Nagercoil will also be supported up to the value of £2000.

Applications are welcome from UK and International Members and Fellows, and from the larger healthcare workforce, including physician associates and nurses. Those able to demonstrate a special interest or experience in tropical surgery and/or medicine will be given special consideration.

This Fellowship has been made possible by the generous donation and support of the Dr Jeyasekharan Medical trust and the family of Dr N.D  Jeyasekharan.

Applications are currently closed.

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is delighted to announce The Joseph E Bavaria - ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Aortic Travelling Fellowship, made possible by the generosity of Professor Joseph Bavaria. This exciting new opportunity intends to support those undertaking traveling fellowships in Aortic Surgery, as part of their specialist training and professional development.

Applications are welcome from UK and International Members and Fellows of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, who are in training grades and able to demonstrate a proven interest in aortic surgery. Consultants are welcome to apply.

Up to $10,000 (USD) * will be awarded to one successful applicant, for travel and accommodation costs associated with their attendance at their independently organised fellowship in Aortic Surgery.

*funding will be transferred in £GBP to the value of $10,000 (USD)

Applications are currently closed.

Due to a generous donation by the Cutner family, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 closed.

Due to the generous support of the family of the late Mr Barros D’Sa, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is delighted to invite Higher Surgical Trainees, who have not yet attained Consultant grade to apply for the Alban Barros D’Sa Memorial Travelling Fellowship.

This fellowship aims to support young surgeons by supplementing costs, of up to £1000, associated with attending international educational meetings and conferences.

Applications are welcome from Members and Fellows both in the UK and abroad.

Applications are currently closed.

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors to apply for the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ- Shanghai Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery Fellowship. Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows.  

The Fellowship is a four-six week placement at Shanghai Ninth Peoples Hospital of Shanghai Jiatong University, 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 Re-constructive Surgery. 

Up to £4000 may be awarded to assist with travel expenses. 

Applications are currently closed.

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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. Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows.

The Fellowship provides funding of £4000 to support a four-six week experience in the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Science, School of Stomatology and the Cranial Base Unit both at 9th Peoples Hospital. 

Applications are currently closed.

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors to apply for the Guangzhou Travelling Fellowship in Thoracic Cancer Surgery. Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows.

The Fellowship is a four-six week placement in the prestigious Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Centre for Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Up to £4000 may be awarded to assist with travel expenses.

Applications are currently closed.

ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is pleased to invite applicants who are FRCS (Intercollegiate) trainees, Consultants up to two years post appointment, and SAS doctors, to apply for the Beijing Travelling Fellowship in Esophageal Cancer Surgery. Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows.

The Fellowship provides funding of £4000 to support a four-six 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 currently closed.