David Murdoch Travelling Fellowship

The David Murdoch Memorial Fund has been established to encourage the further education of young cardiologists. One Travelling Fellowship will be awarded each year on a competitive basis.



Applications are invited from cardiologists in a training grade. Funds provided should be used for travel and subsistence of the David Murdoch Memorial Travelling Fellowship and not family members. Awards are not expected to cover salary costs. Appropriate arrangements for study leave and continuation of salary must be made with the applicant's employing authority.



It is hoped that Members will use the David Murdoch Memorial Travelling Fellowship to travel to centres of excellence to gain experience in their own field which will then be of benefit in their future career. It is not intended to fund travel to meetings or to pay for training in the home country, which would normally be considered the responsibility of the employing authority.



Awards are limited to a maximum of £2,000 each and are therefore most suited to candidates wishing to visit overseas centres for between two and six weeks. The Scholarship Committee may consider a candidate who has obtained funds elsewhere but in most cases it is likely that the David Murdoch Memorial Travelling Fellowship will be the sole sponsor.



Applicants must submit their proposals on the form designed for this purpose. Completed forms should be sent to the Director of Professional Services at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, accompanied by a curriculum vitae, letter of support from the applicant's supervisor as well as confirmation from the centre to be visited that the applicant will be welcome.



Successful applicants are required to submit a report to College within two months of completing the scholarship. Reports may be published on the College website, and are retained in the College Library.