Detweiler Travelling Fellowship

Objective
Intended to improve the quality of medical and surgical practice in Canada. The fellowship will enable the recipient to visit medical centres in Canada (other than their own) or abroad, to study or gain experience in the use or application of new knowledge or techniques or to further the pursuit of a project relevant to clinical practice or research.

This fellowship is not intended to support individuals in their completion of Royal College accredited training programs.

Eligibility
Applicants must be Fellows of the Royal College in good standing, or residents in the final year of their training who will be admitted to Fellowship in the Royal College prior to December 31, 2012. In the latter case, the award will be conditional upon admission to Fellowship. Applicants must reside in Canada.

Repeat or renewal applications will be considered on an individual basis. However, Fellows are eligible to receive the Detweiler Travelling Fellowship only twice in their career: once in the junior (still-in-training) category and once in the senior (academic or private practice) category. As this limitation was added in 2007, it will apply to Detweiler Fellowships awarded in 2007 or later; it will not apply to Detweiler Fellowships awarded prior to 2007.

Selection
The selection is based on the overall merit of the application and the degree to which the proposal meets the described objectives; however, the income available to the applicant may be considered in the adjudication of applications of equal merit. Specifically, the Awards Committee assesses:

1. the applicant's education and experience;
2. the benefits to the individual and to the community;
3. the quality of the program to be undertaken.

Number
Five (5) or more fellowships offered annually to a maximum of $21,000 will be reserved for junior applicants (i.e., those who have held Royal College certification for five years or less, based on the date of obtaining primary or first RCPSC specialty certification).

Two (2) additional fellowships offered annually will be reserved for senior applicants: one will be granted to a Fellow who has held Royal College certification for five (5) years or more and has been in private practice for at least three (3) years, and one will be granted to a Fellow who has held Royal College certification for five (5) years or more and has been in academic practice for at least three (3) years. Each award will be to a maximum of $10,500.

Value
$1,750 per month to a maximum of 12 months (up to $21,000 for junior applicants; up to $10,500 for senior applicants).

Applicable
to visits of 3 to 12 months' duration; visits may be broken into separate time blocks but must be completed within two years. An amount equivalent to 75% of the award will be given at the beginning of the fellowship and the remainder upon receipt of the final report at the end of the fellowship. The fellowship may be used to supplement financial assistance granted from other sources.

Closing date
5 p.m. ET, September 15, 2011 (date of receipt) for the year 2012 fellowships. Late applications will not be considered. Fellowships should ideally begin in 2012, but may commence in 2011. However, disbursement of money awarded for the 2012 fellowships will not occur until March 2012.