Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship

Open for applications in March 2025 (dates to be confirmed)

Value: AUD $80,000

The Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship promotes research about, and public awareness of, ethical issues confronting surgery.

Past scholarship topics of focus have included Surgical ethics, law and mandatory reporting; Surgery, ethics and climate change; and Surgery and climate change: The scientific and ethical public policy implications. 

The Lancet Commission on Climate and Health has previously called for the healthcare community to take a leadership role in advocating for emissions reductions, and to critically examine our own activities with respect to their effects on human and environmental health. RACS supports these calls, and this is an example of an ethical issue that applicants may wish to consider.

  • Policy and guideline

    Recipients are required to:

    - present their research at the annual meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia (or an agreed equivalent) at least once during, or in the 12 months following, the scholarship period.

    Please also refer to the:

    - Scholarships and Grants program research Scholarship policy (PDF 584.32KB)

    - Surgical Ethics Research Scholarship guideline

  • Who can apply?

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to be:

    - a RACS Fellow, Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) or SET Trainee OR
    - a non RACS member with a special interest in the field who is sponsored by a RACS Fellow 

    Applicants must be enrolled (or intending to enrol) in a higher degree such as a Masters, PhD or equivalent, with the research topic relevant to ethical issues confronting surgery.

  • Activity

    Your research project needs to focus on ethical issues confronting surgery and be undertaken within a higher degree at an approved research institute under the supervision of an experienced investigator.

    RACS has an established Environmental Sustainability in Surgical Practice Working Party. Scholarship recipients wishing to conduct research in this area are encouraged to join the working party, and to discuss their research with fellow working party members.

  • Tenure
    1 year
  • Application requirements

    Your application is to include:

    - your career and employment details
    - your research proposal including and proposed budget.

  • Selection and awarding

    Selection

    - assessment is via written application with shortlisted applicants invited to interview.

    - the selection panel is comprised of representatives of the Scholarship and Grant Committee.

    Awarding

    This scholarship is comprised of a stipend component and a departmental component and will be paid to the administering institution following receipt of a valid tax invoice. Payment will be made in one instalment prior to 1 March in the scholarship year.

  • To apply

    Application is via the Scholarships and Grants Program online platform, RACS Unlock, hosted by Survey Monkey Apply.

    You may register as an applicant on RACS Unlock at any time, however applications will not display on your dashboard until the Scholarships and Grants Program application opening date. There is no need to re-register if you already have a RACS Unlock registration.

    Please note: emailed applications are not accepted.

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  • Contact
    Scholarships and grants department
    Email: [email protected]