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SRHSB/Integra Graduate Travelling Fellowship Program

It is crucial for graduate scientists, both basic and clinical, to see techniques in person in order to facilitate real collaboration or diffusion of new advances in basic and clinical research. Through the generosity of an Integra Educational grant, this SRHSB/Integra Program will support travelling fellowships for young graduate scientists, both basic and clinical, to visit international centres of research excellence in the broad field of CSF function, hydrocephalus, and neural tube defects. Travelling fellowships will be available annually in the UK, USA, EU, Africa, Asia, or the rest of the world. UK, USA, EU principal investigators/applicants can partner with colleagues in developing countries to facilitate projects, as well as to encourage capacity building in those locations.

Further information and details of the SRHSB/Integra Graduate Travelling Fellowship Program and application form are available below.

Congratulations to the following Awardees of the SRHSB/Integra Graduate Training Fellowship Award

SRHSB/Integra Graduate Travelling Fellowship 2024

Awarded to Dr Ben Hewitt (University of Birmingham, UK) to undertake a project entitled “Preventing neonatal post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus with decorin: a preliminary study”, under the supervision of Dr Maria Garcia Bonilla (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA).

SRHSB/Integra Graduate Travelling Fellowship 2023

Awarded to Mr Ashwin Kumaria  (Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK) to undertake a project entitled “Observership in Paediatric Neurosurgery: A comparison of the management of hydrocephalus associated with paediatric brain tumours“, under the supervision of Dr (Prof) Sanjay Behari (Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, India).

SRHSB/Integra Graduate Travelling Fellowship 2022

Awarded to Dr Andrea Klein (George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA) to undertake a project entitled “Folate Fortification in Zambia“, under the supervision of Profs Gail Rosseau (as above) and Laston Chikoya (Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia).

PURPOSE

  • To promote interdisciplinary research into hydrocephalus and spina bifida aligned with the research interests of SRHSB.
  • To advance knowledge in the field of hydrocephalus and spina bifida research.
  • To stimulate interest and gain experience in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), hydrocephalus and spina bifida research of all kinds.
  • To provide travelling fellowship support for young graduate scientists, both basic and clinical, to visit centres of excellence to see techniques in person in order to facilitate real collaboration or diffusion of new advances in basic and clinical research and practice.
  • To raise awareness of SRHSB, its mission, aims and objectives.

APPLICATIONS SCOPE

It is crucial for graduate scientists, both basic and clinical, to see techniques in person in order to facilitate real collaboration or diffusion of new advances in basic and clinical research. However, it is often expensive to arrange such visits in person.

The SRHSB/Integra funds will be used to support travelling fellowships for young graduate scientists, both basic and clinical, to visit international centres of research excellence in the broad field of CSF function, hydrocephalus, and neural tube defects. Travelling fellowships will be available annually in the UK, USA, EU, Africa, Asia, or the rest of the world. UK, USA, EU principal investigators/applicants can partner with colleagues in developing countries to facilitate projects, as well as to encourage capacity building in those locations.

FELLOWSHIP AWARDS​

Each travelling fellowship will be limited to the maximum amount of £2000.00, to provide PERSONAL SUPPORT for the duration of the visit(s). 

APPLICANTS MUST BE A MEMBER OF SRHSB TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

Details of SRHSB membership and how to join SRHSB are available here.

APPLICATIONS 2024

Applications are now closed.