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British Geriatrics Society
Grants
Medical Students' Elective and Vacation Project Grant
The Society offers a limited number of grants of up to £500 to enable medical students to make use of their elective period or vacation for a project concerned with health or health care in old age either in the UK or abroad.
The primary purpose is to give undergraduates an opportunity to broaden their perception and experience of this growing field by undertaking, under supervision, a study of a relevant initiative in age research or the provision of health care which will be complementary to their taught curriculum.
Eligibility
The grants are available to medical undergraduates at UK registered universities who will enter their penultimate or final year of study next academic year. The minimum duration of the project will be six weeks, consisting of three to four weeks during a vacation, preceded or followed by a similar period supervised within the student's home Academic Department.
Grants are administered by the Society's Education and Training Committee.
Awards
There are no fixed categories of grant, but examples of the kind of provision considered include:
- partial or full support for travel and subsistence expenses incurred in the process of information gathering or data collection;
- materials, including small items of equipment; and
- honoraria to host departments/organisation for supervision provided.
Responsibilities
Applicants must establish in advance with their prospective host institution/ organisation that their visit will be welcomed and that appropriate facilities will be provided there. They will be responsible for making their own travel and accommodating arrangements.
- A condition of the award will be the provision of a report to the Society when the attachment is completed, consisting of:
- a personal assessment of the experience obtained (about 250 words); and
- a description of the work in which the student was involved, and his/her contribution to it (750-1000 words)
How to apply
Applications, accompanied by the relevant documentation, are considered at any time of year, provided there are funds available. Decisions are usually made within 5-6 weeks, therefore please allow sufficient time before the study experience/visit to submit applications.
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