2021
James Ashcroft, Academic Clinical Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge “Exploring the legitimate participation of surgical trainees within the operating room”
Matyas Fehervari, General and UGI Surgical Register in the NW London Deanery, Association of Surgeons of Training NW London Representative, and Research Fellow, Imperial College “Validation of online laparoscopic surgical training”
2020
Karin Baatjes, Head of Division of Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Research Title: Real-life procedural videos: an additional assessment tool for structured oral examinations of surgical trainees?
Aimee M Charnell, General Surgery Fellow, Leeds Institute of Medical Education, Research Title: How do Surgical Trainees Learn in Outpatient Clinics? A Video Reflexive Ethnography Study.
Applications for the joint Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST)/ASME small educational research grant(s) 2023 are invited from surgical trainees and consultants, who are members of FST and/or ASME.
The small educational research grants are intended to support evaluation or research into surgical education and training. Projects should either lead directly to improvements in surgical education/training practice or increase our understanding of an aspect of surgical education/training.
Funding will be limited for up to £3,000 for individuals who are Surgical Trainees and Consultants who are Members of FST and/or ASME, in good standing.
FST/ASME Educational Research Grants Summary | |
Application deadline: | Friday, 30 June 2023 (17:00 BST) |
Award available: | Funding will be limited for up to £3,000. Applications seeking funding above this level of support will not be considered by the Research Committee. Please note that the funds cannot be used for personal salary costs, travel, or the acquisition of computing facilities. |
Who is it for?
| Surgical Trainees and Consultants who are Members of the FST and/or ASME, in good standing. |
Period/length of funding | Funding will only cover up to one year of the research project. |
What activities can be supported? | The small educational research grants are intended to support evaluation or research into surgical education and training. Projects should either lead directly to improvements in surgical education/training practice or increase our understanding of an aspect of surgical education/training. Please note that requests for running costs to support established projects will be less favourably reviewed than those for pilot work that has the potential to facilitate applications for more substantial funding in the future. |
Apply here: Dashboard | RCSEd Grants and Awards (grantplatform.com)
The closing date for applications is Friday 30th June 2023 at 1700hrs BST.
Completed applications should be sent electronically to: awards@rcsed.ac.uk
For further information or any queries please contact: awards@rcsed.ac.uk