The EGA Hospital Charity Travelling Fellowship in Memory of Anne Boutwood supports international travel for UK postgraduate doctors in training in obstetrics and gynaecology.
Funded through the generosity of the EGA Hospital Charity and awarded in memory of Miss Anne Boutwood FRCOG, this fellowship provides £5,000 to facilitate travel for research, training or professional development. The award aims to enhance the recipients contribution to the speciality by broadening clinical and academic experience through international travel.
Below you can find further information about the fellowship, including how to apply and eligibility requirements.
Prize
A prize of £5,000.
Previous projects funded have ranged from obstetrics work in Sierra Leone to biomedical engineering at Harvard.
Eligibility
This Fellowship is awarded to a UK postgraduate doctor in training in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. It is intended to support international travel that facilitates research or training for the purposes of personal development and to enhance the awardee’s contribution to the specialty of O&G.
Conditions
The award may only be used for the purposes outlined in your original application.
Travel must take place within twelve months of receiving the award.
The winner is required to submit a 1,000 word report within eight weeks of completion of the Fellowship describing their experiences and what they learned. There will also be an opportunity to hold a presentation of your Fellowship experience at one of our UCLH meetings, usually the Institute for Women's Health Annual Conference.
How to apply
Applications are hosted on the Oxford Abstracts platform. Please register for an account using your email address. Click the button below to apply.
As part of your application you will be required to submit the following:
- A document describing programme details, objectives and benefits, including a lay summary
- A two page CV
- A letter of support confirming the placement from the host institution
- Any other documents of support, for example from supervisors in current setting
For further guidance on how to submit your application, please see Oxford Abstracts' guidance on making a submission.
This award opens on Monday 17 March 2025.
The deadline for submission is Thursday 15 May 2025.
For any queries, please contact: awards@rcog.org.uk.