Coventry School of Anaesthesia
Coventry Education and Research Grant
Application form 2017-2018 round
Applications are invited for following three categories
1. Educational / Research grant: for oral/poster presentation at national/international meetings (10 awards to a maximum value of £500). This category recognises those candidates who have been successfully contributed to education and selected for oral/poster presentation at national subspecialty meetings (for example SEA UK, Difficult airway society). The panel will also recognise applicants who have made a significant contribution to the Coventry Anaesthetic Courses.
2. Coventry Anaesthetic Courses Trainer award: (3awards per year, the maximum value of £1000). This is available to a consultant and staff grade or associate specialist towards pursuing a higher qualification in medical education. This is in recognition of their high level of contribution towards education and teaching for the Coventry Anaesthetic Courses or the Warwickshire School of Anaesthesia
3. Teaching Fellow grant: This category recognises the contribution of the trainees to Coventry Anaesthetic Courses as Teaching Fellows.
Eligibility criteria
Essential
All trainee applicants must be at ST grade with possession of the Final FRCA or equivalent although exceptional applications from pre-fellowship / CT trainees may also be considered.
Desirable
Should demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm in teaching/education and /or research.
Faculty on Coventry Anaesthetic Courses
Publications in peer reviewed journals
Presentations at regional, national and international meetings
Application short listing and selection
Each applicant must complete an application form and send it to the address mentioned before the closing date. A panel will shortlist applicants based on the eligibility criteria. The short listed applicants will be reviewed for suitability in each category. The successful candidates will be notified once the entire process has been completed (by the end of December). The candidates need to provide evidence in the form of receipts or invoices to claim the allocated grant. The grant will be released from the Finance Department based at UHCW; an amount exactly equivalent to the receipts or invoices submitted which should not exceed the approved grant.
How to claim the grant?
Once the grant is approved, you will be asked to complete an expense claim form along with receipts. You can use this for any project during the financial year 2016-2017.
Please note that these grants run alongside those awarded by the West Midlands Deanery Travel Bursaries 2017 and no applicant will be able to receive an award from both schemes for the same project/meeting/presentation. However, you can apply for this grant for a different project / meeting.
Name:Dr ______/ Grade: Trainee
level______
SAS ; Consultant / Mobile: ______
Email:______
Current Hospital:______
Address for correspondence
Type of grant applied for
(select any one option) / Educational grant for oral/poster presentations at national international meetings
Coventry Anaesthetic CoursesTrainer award
(only SAS &Consultants can apply)
Teaching fellow grant (only for UHCW teaching fellow in anaesthesia)
Total amount applied for:
(receipts required) / £
Evidence of involvement in formal teaching / Coventry Anaesthetic Courses in last 12 months
(list the dates attended as faculty)
Evidence of involvement in Research in last 12 months
(If you are applying for a grant in relation to your research project, please provide detailsand indicate at what stage your researchis)
Personal statement (no more than 150 words)
(should give details of the educational course / meeting/abstract / research that you intend to undertake (or already completed) and how this grant will benefit you:
e.g.: you are presenting a poster-grant may help you towards registration fee)
Date of application emailed
Applicant’s signature
Office use only
Date application received
Date application reviewed by the committee
Grant approved / Yes / No
Please enclose a separate sheet for any further information you wish to provide
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Please email the completed application form to post to Rachel Davies, Medical Education Departemt, Clinical Sciences Building, University Hospital, Coventry CV2 2DX. Closing date: 27th October 2017