Bursaries
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh disburse a number of bursaries each year to fund undergraduate travel and celebrate momentous occasions occurring nationally and internationally.
Find our current Bursary portfolio below and apply online.
- Bursary for Medical Student Electives in Africa | Applications deadline: Tuesday 14 January 2025.
- Binks Trust Medical Student Elective Bursary | Applications deadline: Tuesday 14 January 2025.
Bursary for Medical Student Electives in Africa
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is offering a number of bursaries for elective placements in Africa. The elective need not necessarily be in a surgical specific unit, but priority may be given to students demonstrating an interest in surgery. The bursary will comprise a single payment of up to £500 which can be used towards travel and accommodation costs, or other expenses involved with the placement such as vaccinations and visas.
Applications close on Tuesday 14 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.
Binks Trust Medical Student Elective Bursary
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in association with the Binks Trust, offers medical students an opportunity to apply for financial support, of up to £250, towards their elective abroad in surgery.
Applications are open to UK and International medical students, who are enrolled in universities in the UK and Republic of Ireland undertaking approved surgical electives abroad. Students must be affiliates of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in good standing.
Applications close on Tuesday 14 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.
The Coronation Commonwealth Bursary
RCSEd association with the Royal Family is pivotal to its history, having received its Seal of Clause on October 13th 1506 from King James IV. As such, in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III which took place on 6 May 2023, the College has created The Coronation Commonwealth Bursary. The Bursary will provide financial assistance to outstanding individuals from, and living in, Commonwealth countries (outside of the UK) to pursue an exam or a course at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Applicants must be from, and living in, one of the Commonwealth countries and must be Affiliates , Members or Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Applications are currently closed.
RCSEd and Vascutek Cardiothoracic Surgery Placements for Undergraduates
Cardiothoracic surgery is one of the smallest surgical specialties but offers some of the most exciting and varied opportunities in which to practice medicine and surgery. With support from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), placements are being offered to a small number of senior medical students at UK universities to work under the supervision of consultant surgeons at James Cook Hospital in Middlesborough, Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, University Hospitals Bristol and other UK cardiothoracic centers.
The placements offer students supervised time in the operating theatre and the opportunity to shadow the day-to-day activities of trainees, consultants and allied clinicians and professionals in the department.
Applications are currently closed.
