beresford buttery travel grant

The Beresford Buttery Travel Grant

About the Grant

The Beresford Buttery Travel Grant for further training in obstetrical and gynaecological ultrasound has been provided from donations to the Beresford Buttery Trust Fund, to commemorate the outstanding contribution of the late Beresford Buttery to the development of obstetrical and gynaecological ultrasound.

Conditions of Award

The Fellowship shall be in the form of a grant to assist the successful applicant to travel to any country for the purpose of making a particular study of any scientific, research or clinical subject relating to the practice of obstetrical or gynaecological ultrasound. It shall not be awarded for the purpose of assisting the applicant to gain a postgraduate degree.

Eligibility

The travel grant is open to medical graduates who are committed to a career providing obstetrical and/or gynaecological ultrasound services in Australia or New Zealand, and who are normally resident in Australia or New Zealand.

Tenure

There is no requirement as to a period of tenure for the overseas visit.

Application

Applications are to be submitted using the RANZCOG Research Foundation Application Form. In years where a Scholarship is advertised, the date for receipt of applications is 30 June.

Applications are assessed by the Scholarship Selection Committee of the RANZCOG Research Foundation, with input from the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.

Stipend and Allowances

The grant shall be used towards air travel/accommodation to and from the place of study to the value of $A3000.

Report on the Fellowship

The successful applicant shall agree to submit a report on his/her work within three months of his/her return. The report is to be submitted to the Research Foundation and the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. This report will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Scholarship Selection Committee of the RANZCOG Research Foundation.

The Beresford Buttery Travel Grant provided by the RANZCOG Research Foundation/ASUM is to be acknowledged in any publication or thesis resulting from work undertaken during the period of study by stating that the author was the recipient of the Beresford Buttery Travel Grant during a particular year. A copy of any published article arising from research carried out under the Beresford Buttery Travel Grant is to be submitted to the RANZCOG Research Foundation and the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine when available.

Article for RANZCOG'S O&G Magazine

This should be a lay overview of the project (200 words) stating why the project is an important area for study, what the project set out to achieve etc. It will be due 31st January in the year following completion of the project. The article will be published in the RANZCOG O&G Magazine and may be used for other promotional uses by the Foundation.

Application Form

Applications should be submitted on the appropriate form with supporting documentation as required.

Applications may be submitted:

• by email (ganderson@ranzcog.edu.au); or
• by mail (College House, 254-260 Albert St, East Melbourne, VIC 3002)

For further information please contact:

Ms Georgina Anderson
College House
254-260 Albert Street
East Melbourne Victoria 3002 Australia

Closing Date for Applications

In years where a Grant is advertised, the date for receipt of applications is 30 June.

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