Funding Opportunities

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 open.

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.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is pleased to announce the creation of the RCSEd – Chennai ITF Scholarship. This scholarship aims to provide a career- changing experience in the NHS applicants from Chennai, or working in Chennai at the time of application, by offering financial assistance for the registrations required for an NHS International Training Fellowship. 

Applicants can work independently to arrange their NHS International Training Fellowship but can equally contact the IPD for assistance. 

The successful applicant will have the following fees and registrations paid for: GMC Registration, ISCP Registration and MTI VISA. 

Applicants should be a Member or Fellow of the College, have passed the MRCS Part B exam, be GMC eligible and originate or work in Chennai at the time of application. 

This award has been made possible by a generous donation made by the Court of Benefactors, Chennai.

Applications are currently open.