International Bursaries

A number of International Bursaries are available to provide support for international surgical trainees from poorly resourced countries in the development of their training by providing the possibility of spending two days in a UK hospital and attending the 2012 International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.

The purpose of the Bursaries is to provide support for overseas’ trainees in the development of their training by providing the possibility of spending two days in a UK hospital and attending the International Surgical Congress.

Each Bursary is worth £2,000 and includes:

• Six night’s accommodation (6th – 11th May 2012 inclusive)
• Three day registration for the Congress
• £20 / day subsistence rate
• £800 towards travel expenses (re-imbursement of receipts)

In 2012 the Congress takes place from 9th – 11th May 2012 in Liverpool, with the theme ‘Expertise & Excellence’. Bursary winners will be hosted in a hospital local to the conference for two days prior to the three day Congress.

Applications should consist of a Curriculum Vitae along with two supporting written clinical references and a covering letter describing why you wish to attend the Congress and the ways in which you hope to benefit. Any trainee in a specialist training programme in general surgery in a poorly resourced country is eligible to apply.

The deadline for the submission of Bursary applications has now passed.