Grants and Fellowships

Stefan Galeski Global Surgery Fellowship

Improving access to safe, affordable and essential surgical care

This fellowship scheme builds on the College’s invaluable international development work, which has been supported by the Anna and Stefan Galeski Trust for almost 20 years through the provision of travel grants. The Stefan Galeski Global Surgery Fellowship provides opportunities for surgical trainees with a demonstrable commitment to global health to actively contribute, learn from and participate in global surgery outreach initiatives.

The College partners with a diverse range of organisations to advance and improve access to safe, high quality, accessible and affordable surgery through its Partnerships for Surgical Systems Strengthening (PaSSS) framework. Organisations include ministries of health, national and regional teaching hospitals, surgical societies and the wider surgical care team (nurses, midwives, anaesthetists and junior doctors).

Fellowships awarded by this scheme are unique in that they are aligned with the College’s global health partnership development goals, adding value to the College’s partnerships and ensuring that the impact of the fellowship is evaluated and sustained.

The Fellowship Award

Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to 12 months and are attached to a UK or overseas partner institution within the College’s network. The maximum award provided to each fellow is £5,000.

The award will provide each fellow with an opportunity to travel overseas to undertake teaching, training and/or research activities which help to build local surgical capacity and improve access.