brown craig travel Fellowship

The Brown Craig Travel Fellowship

About the Fellowship

The Brown Craig Travel Fellowship is funded by the Brown Craig Travel Fellowship Trust Fund, established in 1964 by a generous gift from Mrs Victoria Brown Craig. in memory of her late husband Francis Brown Craig, a Foundation Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Conditions of Award

The Fellowship shall be in the form of a grant to assist the successful applicant as follows:

• to present a scientific paper at the RANZCOG ASM, Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2007 or another relevant interstate or international scientific meeting; OR
• to visit any country outside Australia or New Zealand for the purpose of making a particular study of any scientific, research or clinical subject relating to the practice of obstetrics or gynaecology. It shall not be awarded for the purpose of assisting the applicant to gain a postgraduate degree.

Eligibility

The Fellowship is open to Fellows of the College of less than five years standing or Members of the College seeking to qualify for Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, who are normally resident in Australia or new Zealand.

The Scholarship Selection Committee and the Board of Directors of the RANZCOG Research Foundation recognise that at the time of application, some candidates may not have attained their Membership of the RANZCOG, but can reasonably be expected to do so prior to the commencement of their planned research. The Board has therefore approved two situations in which an applicant may be awarded the Brown Craig Travel Fellowship conditional upon the candidate attaining their Membership prior to commencing their research.

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Tenure

The period of study abroad should generally be not less than four weeks, and not longer than twelve months.

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.

Stipend and allowances

The grant shall cover the cost of an economy air fare to and from the place of study and a contribution towards the cost of accommodation to the value of $AU2,000-5,000.

Report on the Fellowship

The successful applicant shall agree to submit a report (or present a paper) at his/her workplace within three months of his/her return. The report is also to be submitted to the Research Foundation by 31 January. This report will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Scholarship Selection Committee.

The RANZCOG is to be acknowledged in any publication or thesis resulting from work undertaken during the tenure of the Fellowship by stating that the author was the recipient of the Brown Craig Travelling Fellowship during a particular year. A copy of any published article arising from research carried out under the Brown Craig Travelling Fellowship is to be submitted to the RANZCOG Research Foundation when available

Article for 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 Street,
  East Melbourne, VIC 3002)

For further information please contact:

Ms Georgina Anderson

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