Additional Funding and Resources

An excellent  of funding schemes for surgeons has been published by the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI).

 TITLE  SOURCE  VALUE   ELIGIBILITY  CONDITIONS
 Medical Students        
Student Bursary
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê  £500  Research, elective, travel related to plastic surgery   Medical Student
  Scar Free Foundation  £1,200  Medical elective in plastic surgery,
burns or hand surgery research 
Medical Student 

RCS England Variable BSc in surgery related discipline  Medical Student undertaking BSc 
Travelling Scholarships        
European Travelling Scholarships
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê £1,000 Travel to European Plastic Surgery Centre   SpR (year 4-6)
Travelling Bursary for Presentation Overseas
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê £600 Overseas travel to present at international national meetings SpR, consultant
Travelling Bursary
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê Up to £5,000 Study of new Plastic Surgery techniques abroad SpR, consultant within first 3 years

EURAPS €1,500 - 3,000
Scholarship to spend time in European plastic surgery centre Age <37, plastic surgery trainee, European citizen

AAPS/EURAPS $30,000 per year 2 year academic scholarship to research between America and Europe  
Pre-doctoral Research
     

NIHR Variable Variable based on round of funding Check website for details

Medical Research Council Salary and research expenses Regenerative medicine, bioimaging, translational research
3 year PhD funding 
Joint Society CRTFs are available for the RCS Edinburgh and the British Skin Foundation

Wellcome Trust Salary and research expenses Clinical research 3 years funding

RCS England  Salary + £3,000  Passed Part A MRCS  1 year research funding 

RCS Edinburgh £50,000 per year  Research in Scotland  Scottish or research within Scotland, MRCS Ed 
  BSSH  £50,000 per year for 3y  PhD in hand surgery  NTN Plastic surgery/ Orthopaedics; commitment to hand surgery/academia 

RCS Glasgow £30,000 per year  Research in any clinical context/ for higher degree  Triennial availability, member of RCS Glas 

RAFT    PhD funding, MD funding 2 to 3 years 

Cancer Research UK  Various  Clinical, preclinical and translational projects  Pre- and post-doctoral funding available 
Post doctoral / Personal Grant        

Medical Research Council Variable  Post doctoral independent research  Up to 4 year funding

Cancer Research UK Variable Post doctoral independent research  Up to 5 year funding
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê Pump Priming Fund
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê  £20,000  Clinical trials  Consultant 
Paton Masser Memorial Fund
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê  £5,000  Plastics research in the British Isles

BMA  £50,000  Promote research into novel health technologies  Registered medical parctitioners/ BMA members 

RCS England  <£10,000  One year research funding  Newly qualified consultants or senior lecturers 

BSSH £50,000 per year  Hand surgery research  

BSSH  <£10,000  Hand surgery research and systematic reviews  Potential to benefit patients in 3-5 years 

British Burn Association  Up to £1,000  Small projects/ pump priming  BBA members

Other funding bodies offering ad hoc grants and fellowships:






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