The Jean Shanks Foundation: Grants

Intercalated Grants - 1 year programme For English Medical Schools the main conditions of the grant are -

1. The Host Institution must apply in writing to the Foundation by 30th March for a grant for September of that year.

2. Only non obligatory intercalated year students will be considered.

3. Name, email and postal address of student to be supplied by 31st July.

4. Title and short outline of research project to be supplied by 31st July.

5. The Trustees must receive a letter of acknowledgement from the student by 31st December following the award of the grant.

6. The Jean Shanks Foundation should be mentioned in the acknowledgement section of the dissertation.

7. If the above are not adhered to subsequent awards may be withheld

One grant only per University totalling £9,000 per annum for 2011/12. This is made up of 3 parts - £1,500 for lab consumables, £4,000 for living costs and £3,390 for current fees.

For Scottish Medical schools

The conditions are the same but the grant is slightly different - £1,500 for lab consumables, £4,000 for living costs and up to £1,820 in fees unless funded from elsewhere.

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