International Travelling Fellowship

Objective
To enable Fellows residing outside of Canada to study in a Canadian medical centre in order to acquire new knowledge and skills applicable to clinical practice or to undertake clinical research OR to enable Fellows residing in Canada to practice and teach in a less developed country.

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, 2011. In the latter case, the award will be conditional upon admission to Fellowship. Repeat or renewal applications will be considered on an individual basis.

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
One fellowship offered annually.

Value
$1,750 per month to a maximum of 12 months (up to $21,000)

Applicable
to visits of 6 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 30, 2010 (date of receipt) for the year 2011 fellowship. Late applications will not be considered. Fellowships should ideally begin in 2011 but may commence in 2010. However, disbursement of money awarded for the 2011 fellowship will not occur until January 2011.