Travelling Fellowships

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 closed and will open in January 2025 | Deadline March 14 2025

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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, Quangzhou Medical University, Quangzhou, China.

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

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.

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

This fellowship aims to support young surgeons by providing up to £1000 towards travel and attendance to international educational meetings and conferences. 

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

Applications are currently closed.

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 closed.

RCSEd is delighted to welcome applications for the Fellowship in Dental Education and Clinical experience. This fellowship provides funding of up to £2000 for travel to Malaysia to gain further experience in Dental Education and Clinical Experience. 

Should be:

• Trainee Dental Surgeons, around the time of their appointment to a Consultant post, to enable them to study in centres with particular expertise relating to the Dental Education and Clinical Experience;
• Dental Surgeons making short visits to learn new techniques, or to work in centres developing a Dental Education and Clinical Experience service;
• Dental Surgeons who are Higher Surgical Trainees who have not yet attained Consultant grade.
• Those dentists whose specialty is linked with the specialist lists recognised by the General Dental Council of the United Kingdom. Please see https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/your-registration/specialist-lists
• Be based or have trained in Malaysia

Applications are currently closed.