Bursaries and Grants for your Electives - Part Two

Pathological Society Bursary Award

The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland is offering a number of bursaries to enable undergraduate medics to work in departments of pathology either in universities, medical schools, NHS laboratories or research institutes. These are open to students working in the UK and overseas and who are undertaking either electives or vacation work.

Bursaries are up to £150 per week for a maximum of 8 weeks.

You must apply online submitting details of the project that you propose to work on and the perceived benefits.

 Deadline: 31st October

See the website for more details and to download an application form

www.pathsoc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=29

The Gen Foundation
Provides funding for projects to support the research and study of natural sciences and the arts. Grants are in the region of £3000. Preferential consideration for projects or students with a link to Japan but not essential.
www.genfoundation.org.uk

The Daiwa Foundation
Small Grants of £1000 - £5000 are available for projects to support and promote interaction between the UK and Japan.
www.dajf.org.uk 

The Society for General Microbiology

Offers awards of up to £1500 for travel, accommodation and subsistence for 6 – 10 weeks, for students to work on microbiological research projects during their elective.
For more information go to www.sgm.ac.uk/grants/elect.cfm

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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists offers awards of £500 each to medical students in the UK and Ireland undertaking overseas electives in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Applications are especially encouraged from students undertaking electives in resource poor countries. The College like well presented applications outlining detailed and well-planned projects. A word processed report of between 500 and 1000 words must be submitted within eight weeks of completing the elective.

Applications must include a letter of support from the centre where the elective will be taking place, confirming appropriate supervision of the project.

www.aagbi.org

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland offer elective grants of up to £750 to medical students in the UK who have successfully completed two years of clinical work.

Preference will be given to those applicants who can show that their intended elective has an anaesthetic, intensive care or pain relief interest.

www.renal.org/PrizesAwards/Prizes.html

The Renal Association provides 8 bursaries of £250 each to medical students undertaking electives which include a significant renal component, either clinical or research. Awards are usually made in January and applications can be made at any time.

www.rcgp.org.uk

The Royal College of General Practitioners and the Society for Academic Primary Care offer a joint annual prize of £500 for the best proposal by a medical student for an Elective Project in General Practice/Primary Care. Closing date: end March.

www.rcophth.ac.uk/education/travelawards

The Patrick Trevor-Roper Travel Award offers 2 awards of £550 annually to fund electives in ophthalmology. Funding provided for travelling and subsistence. Successful applicants are expected to submit an elective report afterwards.

www.rcr.ac.uk/

The Royal College of Radiologists offer 10 bursaries of £200 each for electives in clinical radiology or clinical oncology in the UK or abroad. Applications should be supported by letter by a relevant member of staff and successful applicants are expected to submit an elective report afterwards. Closing date: early April.

.The Sue McCarthy Travelling Scholarship

Offers £1500 towards living and travelling costs for up to 1 month. Administered by Heart UK whose aims are to foster research and good clinical practice related to the management of hyperlipidaemia in the UK. For further details email anthony.wierzbicki@kcl.ac.uk