FDS Pump-Priming Grants Scheme
FDS-ABAOMS (Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
Eligibility
Applicants need not be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of the stage 1 application. However, if successful in being invited to apply for stage 2, and not already a member or fellow of FDS RCS England, the applicant will be required to apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible, and take up FDS RCS England membership before submitting a stage 2 application. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership.
FDS-BISOM (British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine)
The FDS RCSEng-BISOM pump-priming grants will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research designed to benefit community or population oral health, and should be related to the field of Oral Medicine. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral) and not in receipt of a previous FDS RCSEng - British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine Pump-Priming Grant. Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members in good standing of BISOM.
Eligibility
Additionally, applicants must be a member or fellow of RCS England (see note1 below) unless they are dental care professionals who are not eligible for FDS membership.
Note 1
Those eligible for membership need not be need not be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of the stage 1 application. However, if successful in being invited to apply for stage 2, and not already a member or fellow of FDS RCS England, the applicant will be required to apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible, and take up FDS RCS England membership before submitting a stage 2 application. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant.
On completion of their research project, successful applicants will be expected to present their research at a BISOM conference.
FDS-BSP (British Society for Periodontology and Implant Dentistry)
The FDS-BSP Pump-Priming grant will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research into periodontal disease in the broadest sense. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral). Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members of BSP. Successful applicants may be expected to present their research at a BSP conference.
Eligibility
If eligible for FDS RCS England membership, applicants must be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of submitting a stage 2 application. Before submitting a stage 2 application, applicants not already a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England should apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership.The funding should be spent within 24 months of the grant being awarded to ensure that the research is completed in a timely and accountable manner. Any underspend of the grant at the end of the 24-month period must be returned to the funder, unless there are extenuating circumstances. A report detailing the project outcomes and expenditure is mandatory at the end of the 12-month funding period.
FDS-BSPD (British Society for Paediatric Dentistry)
The FDS-BSPD Pump-Priming grants will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research into the oral health of children in the broadest sense. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral). Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members of BSPD. Successful applicants are expected to remain members of BSPD for 3 years following the award of the grant. On completion of their research project, successful applicants will be expected to present their research at a BSPD or other relevant conference within 2 years.
Eligibility
Applicants need not be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of the stage 1 application. However, if successful in being invited to apply for stage 2, and not already a member or fellow of FDS RCS England, the applicant will be required to apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible, and take up FDS RCS England membership before submitting a stage 2 application. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership.
FDS-BOS (British Orthodontic Society)
The FDS-BOS Pump-Priming grants will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research into orthodontics. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral). Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members of BOS. Successful applicants are expected to remain members of BOS for 3 years following the award of the grant. On completion of their research project, successful applicants will be expected to present their research at a BOS conference within 2 years.
Eligibility
Applicants need not be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of the stage 1 application. However, if successful in being invited to apply for stage 2, and not already a member or fellow of FDS RCS England, the applicant will be required to apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible, and take up FDS RCS England membership before submitting a stage 2 application. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership.
FDS-BSOMP (British Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology)
The FDS RCSEng-BSOMP pump-priming grants will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research in oral and maxillofacial pathology. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral). Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members of BSOMP.
Eligibility
Applicants need not be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of the stage 1 application. However, if successful in being invited to apply for stage 2, and not already a member or fellow of FDS RCS England, the applicant will be required to apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible, and take up FDS RCS England membership before submitting a stage 2 application. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership.
Applicants need to be a trainee member of the BSOMP based in the UK and/or Ireland and undertaking training in diagnostic oral and maxillofacial pathology. OMFP Trainees who are out of programme and currently undertaking a PhD (not completed), are also eligible to apply.
FDS-BAOS (British Association of Oral Surgeons)
The FDS-BAOS Pump-Priming grants will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research into oral surgery in the broadest sense. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral). Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members of BAOS. Successful applicants are expected to remain members of BAOS for 3 years following the award of the grant. On completion of their research project, successful applicants will be expected to present their research at a BAOS conference within 2 years.
Eligibility
Applicants need not be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of the stage 1 application. However, if successful in being invited to apply for stage 2, and not already a member or fellow of FDS RCS England, the applicant will be required to apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible, and take up FDS RCS England membership before submitting a stage 2 application. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership.
FDS (Faculty of Dental Surgery)
The grant is worth a maximum of £10,000 and aims to support clinicians/researchers at the early stages of their career (e.g. pre-doctoral).
Eligibility
Applicants must be a fellow or member of FDS at the time of the second stage application unless they are dental care professionals who are not eligible. All fellows and members are required to pay an annual subscription to RCS England.