Current Grants

International Travelling Fellowships 2013

The aim of the Fellowship is to provide financial support to ASME members in order for them to gain further experience and/or training in the field of medical education by visiting an institution or research group in furtherance of their own professional and personal development.

Award Details: ≤£800 and certificate, attendance at ASM, presentation of paper in parallel session.

Closing Date: Monday 29th October 2012, 12 noon

Applications are now closed.

The 2013 ASME International Travelling Felowship was awarded to:

Gabrielle Finn, Newcastle:  "An exploration of students’ experiences of professionalism and identity negotiation, on both sides of the pond” to be performed at Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota in March – April 2013

New Researcher Awards 2013

ASME Members new to the field of medical education (*) can submit a description of a piece of work, survey, research or innovation in which they have been directly involved. (*)Application is not limited to those with a medical degree. Applications from those new to medical education (for non-medics within 3 years of joining a medical education environment) will be considered.

Award Details: £500 and certificate, attendance at the ASM, presentation of paper in plenary session.

Closing Date: Monday 26th November 2012, 12 noon

Applications are now closed.

The Winner of the New Researcher Award 2013 is Laura Delgaty for her submission: How can I improve my practice as a University Lecturer in the development and delivery of a distance learning module in a post graduate diploma in clinical education?

The runner up for 2013 is Adam Moreton for his submission: Psychiatry in the foundation programme: provision and association with career choice

Small Grants 2013

ASME Members are invited to submit a description of a research study or evaluation of an innovation in teaching in the field of medical and/or healthcare education.

Award Details: Maximum award per application £2,000, certificate, attendance at ASM is required for presentation of paper in parallel session. (Registration, travel and accommodation for ASM are not covered)

Applications are now closed.

Submissions for 2013 that have been awarded a Small Grant are as follows:

Mandy Moffat: Promoting professional learning: exploring teacher, medical educator and trainee conceptualisations of mentoring to enhance praxis

Jennifer Johnston: Getting behind the scenes: understanding the tridic relationships in OSCEs

Karen Grant: Simulation in Medical Education

Morris Gordon: Devising a consensus checklist for quality assessment of systematic reviews in Medical Education

Anita Laidlaw: Communication-related anxiety in undergraduate medical students

EDG Travelling Fellowship 2013

The Educator Development Group (EDG) of ASME seeks to support members and promote the personal and professional development of practising medical and healthcare educators and to disseminate good practice in medical education.  The EDG is pleased to announce the 2013 round of awards and invites applications from Members of ASME.

The EDG Travelling Fellowship has been developed to enable a medical educator to travel to another institution to develop their own professional understanding and expertise.  Funding to attend conferences will not normally be considered.

EDG Educator Innovator Award 2013

The ASME EDG Educator Innovator Award has been developed to highlight, promote and disseminate examples of innovative educational practice in medicine.

The value of the award is up to a maximum of £1,000 towards professional development expenses and one free registration for the 2013 ASM.  Successful applicants will be invited to the ASM to give a 20 minute oral paper on the innovation during the EDG “What’s Hot in Learning and Teaching Innovations  in Medical Education?” forum. (ASM to be held in Edinburgh, 10-12 July 2013).  Up to two awards are available annually.