The Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships
Purpose
This scheme provides opportunities for biomedical researchers to travel between the UK and the Middle East. It offers applicants the chance to undertake short-term visits of up to four weeks to further their research and learn new techniques, with the aim of establishing academic links and developing ongoing collaborations.
Applications are sought from medical or non-medical graduates whose research falls within the broad scope of medical or bioscience research. Two additional awards are available through this year’s round of funding to applicants working within the field of surgical research, and one of these is available specifically to applicants whose research falls within the fields of surgical technology or surgical quality and safety.
The scheme is administered by the Academy of Medical Sciences on behalf of the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Fund. The Wellcome Trust, together with several other funders, provides funding to support the fellowships.
What’s included
Up to £3500 is provided to cover the costs of travel and a subsistence allowance for a period of up to four weeks. Up to £750 of this amount can be used to cover the cost of airfares.
Please refer to the AMS website for further costs information.
Eligibility
The scheme is open to medical researchers and bioscientists from the following countries:
- Egypt
- Israel
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- The Palestinian Territories
- The UK
Medical and non-medical graduates who have shown signs of a commitment to a career in research (e.g. who have a higher qualification such as an MD or a PhD), are also eligible to apply.
Applicants should be at the early to mid-stage of their research career and will typically be at the lecturer and/or postdoctoral level.
The research may be in any field within the broad scope of medical and bioscience research.
Please refer to the AMS website for further eligibility information.
Application process
Applications should be submitted to and will be processed by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Applicants are required to complete and submit an application form. There are no interviews for this scheme.
Please refer to the AMS website for further information on how to apply.
Deadlines
This is an annual competition. The competition for 2012 is now closed. Details of the 2013 competition will be announced in the autumn.
Contacts
Please direct all enquiries and applications to the Academy of Medical Sciences and not to the Wellcome Trust.
Dan Nicholls, Grants Officer
The Academy of Medical Sciences
41 Portland Place
London W1B 1QH
E dan.nicholls@acmedsci.ac.uk
T +44 (0)20 3176 2161
Academy of Medical Sciences website