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Prizes, Awards and Fellowships Available



BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGISTS

Website: www.bahno.org.uk
BAHNO Travelling Scholarship

BAHNO offers a Travelling Scholarship to help fund a visit for training experience, for members of BAHNO in a UK specialist training programme, to an institution in the UK or abroad.

An application can be submitted at any time before the 31st December each year. This will be acknowledged and is considered by Council at their Feb/March meeting. The result is announced at the AGM in April. A condition of the award is that the Travelling Scholar should produce a short written report of their visit for Council, and a brief verbal report at the AGM if requested.


BAHNO Research Bursary

The Association will make available research bursaries that will typically be between £1000-£2000, although in exceptional circumstances an award of up to £4000 may be made on the recommendation of the research committee.

In order to qualify, Applicants must work within or in association with a Head & Neck Cancer Centre or Unit within the UK. The research must be of relevance to head & neck oncology. The primary aim is to support small self-contained projects, where major funding awards are unlikely to be considered.

All applicants must be members of BAHNO (Full, Associate, Overseas or Affiliate) at the time of application. Applications will be accepted only during November and December each year and the closing date for receipt of applications will be 31st December.

Award holders will be required to provide a written update of their work on an annual basis, and a detailed report on completion. They may be required to present their work, either, as a poster or oral presentation at the annual scientific meeting in the year following completion. A summary outlining how the money has been spent must be sent to the secretariat.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

Website: www.eafps.org

Five funded (honorarium only) fellowships are awarded annually. Non-funded fellowships may be awarded to applicants who have organised their own programme, depending on the EAFPS board’s ratification.

Applicants must have completed 4 years of specialist training. They should have demonstrated a particular interest in facial plastic surgery appropriate to their level of training and should be working in European institutions.

All Fellows will be expected to be, or to become, Members of the Academy.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


THE GRAHAM FRASER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Website: www.grahamfraserfoundation.org.uk

The Graham Fraser Foundation established a Memorial Fellowship in 1997 in order to promote research to further the understanding, management and alleviation of profound deafness.

The Fellowship is advertised annually in ENT News and The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. Specialist Registrars on a recognised UK or Republic of Ireland training programme are invited to apply

Fellows are required to provide a report on their Fellowship within three months of their return. Since 2002 these reports have been posted on the Foundation’s website for the benefit of future applicants. The names of recipients of the Fellowship to date and a list of their publications can also be viewed on the website.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


HCA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

Website: www.hcainternationalfoundation.com

The HCA International Foundation was created in 2005 as part of HCA's commitment to the care and improvement of human life by delivering high-quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities it serves. The Foundation is a charity dedicated to furthering these aims by supporting and promoting medical research and education.

The Foundation offer a number of Traveling Scholarships. They are intended for candidates who wish to advance their medical and surgical training by visiting institutions abroad and in the UK in order to learn new techniques and to advance the science and practice of medicine and surgery for the ultimate benefit of patients. Applicants for these scholarships should be consultants within 10 years of appointment or registrars on a specialist training programme, employed in any UK hospital. Generally speaking, the techniques to be studied will be ones which are not in common practice in the UK but which will have a valuable and widespread application here. Successful candidates will be able to use the techniques they learn directly for the benefit of their own patients. Equally important, we expect them to spread this knowledge to others in the medical profession so the practice becomes progressively more widespread. Successful applicants will receive full or partial funding. The amount received is decided on a case-by-case basis by the committee.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


HEARING RESEARCH TRUST (DEAFNESS RESEARCH UK)

Website: www.deafnessresearch.org.uk

Small Grants (less than £15,000): to help researchers meet urgent requirements or conduct pilot studies. A fast-track peer review procedure exists for applications at this level.

Equipment Grants: applications are assessed on the basis of the research case.

Travel Grants: awards up to £750 available to grant-holders and others for meetings and collaborative visits.

Applications are considered quarterly (forms available on the website) and the priority research areas are hearing loss, glue ear, detecting deaf babies, genetics of hearing, hearing aids, cochlear implants and tinnitus.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY

Website: www.jlo.co.uk

JLO Travelling and Research Scholarships

The Journal also offers two Scholarships each year for travel and one for primary research. These will normally be advertised in November and December of each year.

Applicants must have held the final qualifying examination in his/her country for two years and must be in the later stages of training. They are expected to have been subscribers to the Journal of Laryngology & Otology for a minimum of one year.

Travelling Fellowships

Candidates are asked to submit a current curriculum vitae and write up to 1000 words describing where they wish to travel and which aspects of otolaryngology they wish to study. The itinerary for travel should be agreed and the appropriate leave of absence from their training programme should either have been granted or approved in principle. The application must be accompanied by documentation from the host department confirming acceptance and the duration and nature of the training to be offered. A report of the Fellowship will be published in the Journal.

Research Scholarships

These will also be available for pump priming of research in Otolaryngology and its allied sciences. Prospective candidates will be required to provide a curriculum vitae with a letter of support from their supervisor, the outline of the project to be undertaken together with evidence of local Ethical Committee approval where appropriate and details of any other sources of financial assistance that have been agreed

It is a condition of award that papers emanating from the research will normally be offered to the Journal of Laryngology and Otology for publication. At the termination of the agreed period of study successful applicants will also be asked to provide a summary of the outcome of their project for the trustees.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website


THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH

Website: www.rcsed.ac.uk

Ethicon Foundation Fund Travel Grants

These grants are awarded to Members and Fellows of the College, normally those in training appointments but more senior applications may be considered. Applications are sought in January and June each year. Grants are to cover one economy class return journey up to £1,000 to allow overseas travel to obtain further training, experience or research. The overseas visit will be for three to twelve months, and prior approval for the visit must have been obtained from the appropriate training authority (eg PMETB) where appropriate.

Applications should be sent to the Administrative Secretary of the Ethicon Foundation Fund Advisory Board, Mrs Cathy McCartney. Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND

Website: www.rcseng.ac.uk

The Colledge Family Memorial Fellowship Fund

The following conditions are laid down by the Trust:

1. Applicants must be a Member or Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, and a senior trainee, or recently appointed Consultant or of similar status, in Laryngology, Rhinology or Otology.

2. The fund is restricted to UK medical graduates only.

3. The clinical study or research, which must be conducted overseas, is to be for Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery.

4. A report must be submitted within three months of your return.

The value of the award to any one Fellow is not likely to be less than £10,000.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website. All expenses should be given in Sterling values.


H J Windsor Prize 2005

The H J Windsor Prize, established in 1976 by the late Dr H J Windsor KSG CBE FRCS of Brisbane, Australia, is awarded annually either to an Australian Surgeon to visit the British Isles, or British surgeon to visit Australia.

The value of the prize is £500. Preference will be given to a young surgeon proposing to undertake a research or educational project. The successful candidate will be required to submit a report on return from their visit.

Applications are by post, and should include a brief curriculum vitae, an outline of the research or educational project envisaged, and supporting letters from a Consultant in the UK/Australia, and the person in the UK/Australia under whom the work is to be carried out.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Ethicon Foundation Fund Travel Grants

These grants are awarded to Members and Fellows of the College, normally those in training appointments but more senior applications may be considered. The value is at the discretion of the Board. The grant is intended to make a contribution to economy class travel up to a value of £1,000, for travel overseas to enhance a specialty skull or experience that may not be available in their own country. The overseas visit will be for three to twelve months, and prior approval for the visit must have been obtained from the appropriate training authority (eg PMETB) where appropriate.

As a condition of the award, successful candidates will be required to submit a report within three months of return.

All expenses should be given in sterling.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Research Fellowships

There is a Joint MRC/RCS Research Fellowship, administered by the Medical Research Council. Currently one fellowship (for up to three years) is awarded annually.

Pump Priming Grants are available for newly appointed consultants and senior lecturers, with the aim of assisting in early research careers.. The awards are up to £10,000 over one year, and a short report will be expected at the end of the year.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Lectureships

The Council invites annual applications for election to the office of Hunterian Professor; Arris and Gale Lecturer; and Arnott Lecturer. In order to be eligible for these awards applicants must have either the Fellowship or the Membership of this College, or the Fellowship/Membership of the College's Faculty of Dental Surgery. Up to twelve Hunterian Lectures may be awarded.

Lectures will normally be delivered in the United Kingdom.

These appointments are made on the condition that those elected will give the College first refusal of publishing their lecture in the Annals. Copyright for publications will be retained by the College.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Sir Ratanji Dalal Research Scholarship

This Research Scholarship is intended to support a project in either tropical surgery, or tropical medicine. If the research will not be carried out in a tropical country, the relevance of the project to tropical medicine or surgery should be made clear.

There is one scholarship available, tenable for one year, to the value of £15,000. The fellowship is open to all medical practitioners registered in any part of the Commonwealth. It may be held in any institution in Britain, or overseas, that is approved by The Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Royal College of Physicians of London, by whom the scholarship is awarded.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE

Website: www.rsm.ac.uk

Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship

This prize of £15,000?is open to Fellows of the Royal Society of Medicine working in the UK or Ireland who are of specialist registrar or lecturer grade or equivalent or who are consultants within 3 years of their first consultant appointment.

The award is intended to cover expenses for travel abroad, to one or two centres, for a period of not less than 6 months, in pursuit of further study, research or clinical training relevant to the applicant's current interests. The candidate awarded the Fellowship will be expected to provide a written report about the work undertaken during the tenure of the Fellowship and to present at an appropriate RSM educational meeting.

The candidate should confirm that their employing authority will grant study leave if the application is successful.

For further information and a summary form, please email: deans@rsm.ac.uk


Laryngology & Rhinology Section Ian Mackay Essay Prize

This prize is awarded for an original essay, the title of which changes each year. It is open to trainees from SHO to SpR or consultants within 1-2 years of appointment in the UK or Republic of Eire, and is to the value of £1,000.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Laryngology & Rhinology Section Karl Storz Travelling Scholarship

This prize of £1,000? is awarded to the best short paper presentation given at a meeting of the Section. It is open to registrars and consultants within 2 years of appointment. The winner will be asked to write a report outlining how the prize has been used.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Laryngology & Rhinology Section NeilMed Travelling Fellowship

This £1000 travel grant will be awarded for travel to a Rhinology or Head and Neck Unit as either sole or as part funding for a non-paid fellowship with a preference given to "widening educational value". It is open to UK registrars in otolaryngology and consultants within one year of appointment who are Fellows of the RSM. The application should state centres or units to be visited, time frame of the visit, intended goals to be achieved and funding received to date.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Laryngology & Rhinology Section Research Prize

The prize is worth up to £1250 and enables the winner to attend a meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in the USA. It is open to UK registrars in otolaryngology and consultants within one year of appointment. To enter this prize please submit for assessment your three best publications from the last five years together with a CV.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Laryngology & Rhinology Section Travel and Equipment Grants

Each award will be up to £1000?and is open to trainees and consultants. Applicants are asked to provide a current CV and details of the centre to be visited or the equipment required. The travel awards are for short-term visits only. For both travel and equipment awards the selection committee will be looking for 'originality of purpose'.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Otology Section ENTEX Short Papers Prize

The prize is awarded to the best presentation at the Short Papers meeting, and the winner will receive £1000 to be used in support of travel to centres of otology overseas. The prize is open to registrars and consultants within 2 years of appointment.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Otology Section Norman Gamble research grant

This grant in aid of research in Otology is open to British citizens, both lay and medical, and is worth £1500. It may be given to persons who apply for a grant in order that they may carry out a specific piece of work, or to selected workers chosen by the sub-committee of award to carry out certain specified work of its selection.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Otology Section Training Scholarships

These scholarships are open to Young Fellows of the Section of Otology, and are intended to support a visit to a centre of otology. The amount awarded varies for each application.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Otology Section Travel Grants

These travel grants to attend RSM meetings are open to Young Fellows of the Section of Otology and Specialist Registrars who live more than 50 miles from the RSM.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


Temporal Bone Dissection Competition

Sponsored by Forth Medical, the competition offers trainees an excellent opportunity to dissect a temporal bone under quasi-exam conditions. Competitors are given tasks to perform and observed by leading otologists who decide which trainee performs to the highest standards in terms of drilling technique, question answering and progress made through the defined tasks demanded. The winner will be invited to the next Forth Advanced Temporal Bone Dissection Course held in Florida each March.

Further information and an application form can be found on the AOT website, www.aotent.com

NB: Other prizes and Fellowships are available to the membership of the RSM as a whole. Details on RSM website.


SCOTTISH OTOLARYNGOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Website: www.scottish-otolaryngological-society.scot.nhs.uk

The Guthrie Fund

This fund is primarily used for educational purposes. Any member of the Society may apply for funding, to be put towards a project's costs.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.


THE TWJ FOUNDATION

Website: www.twjfoundation.org

The TWJ Foundation was founded in 1974 as a charitable trust with the specific aim of helping patients with deafness overcome their disability. The Foundation offers research and educational grants to otolaryngologists and other related audiological professionals working in the British National Health Service in order to achieve this goal. The following awards are made each year:


Major Overseas Grants

Available to ENT Specialist Registrars on a numbered otolaryngological training programme in the British Isles. These TWJ Fellowships are available for six months to one year at an overseas ENT university department to specifically supplement the otological training of the applicant. The current TWJ Fellowships are advertised in the July and September editions of ENT News and on this website as well. Each specialist registrar also receives a broad sheet advertising the Fellowships, courtesy of ENT UK.


Causse Clinic Grants

These grants are for Consultant Otolaryngologists working within the NHS with a specialist interest in otology. They provide for a week's personal instruction from Professor Robert Vincent and his colleagues at the Clinique Jean Causse in Beziers, France.


Conference & Educational Grants

These grants are offered to Otolaryngologists, ENT Specialist Registrars, Audiologists and Hearing Therapists who wish to attend otological courses and meetings.


Thesis Grants

These grants are offered to help with completion of a higher degree by ENT Specialist Registrars.


Requests for Help

The Trustees welcome correspondence from any applicant who seeks help within the mission statement of the Foundation.

Further information and an application form can be found on the website.