Discovery Travel Award

Info about the Discovery Travel Award and how to apply.

Applications are not being accepted for this award at the moment but when they are an application form can be found on this page or by emailing [email protected] . Calls for are usually sent out from DCAT via the Postgraduate Medical Office (NES).

The Discovery Travel Award scheme offers funding for junior doctors working in Tayside to present research findings at national and international scientific meetings.

Travel Awards of up to £300 each are advertised three times a year.  Approximately 10 awards will be offered each year, and award winners are invited to present their work at an annual symposium.

If you are interested in applying for a Discovery Travel Award please complete the application form, attach your abstract and CV and send to [email protected]. Please read the eligibility criteria below carefully.

Eligibility criteria and regulations

  • Applicants must either by employed by the University of Dundee or working in the placement Board of NHS Tayside in a junior doctor training post, and should be working in this area at the time of submitting their application.
  • Applicants may be from any specialty, and the scheme is not restricted to academic trainees.
  • Preference will be given to early stage trainees (usually foundation year doctors, core trainees, or specialty trainees who have not commenced work for a higher degree).
  • We are particularly keen to support research that benefits patients.
  • Applicants should submit evidence that they will be presenting their own research, either as an oral or poster presentation at the meeting.  This will normally be an abstract.
  • The work presented may relate to any area of medicine, including medical education.
  • Awards are not intended to cover the full costs of the proposed meeting, and applicants are encouraged to seek support from other sources.
  • An individual may submit only one application for each round.
  • Award recipients who do not attend the proposed event will be required to repay the award in full.
  • Award recipients must present evidence of abstract acceptance before claiming their award, but this does not have to be included at the time of application.
  • Retrospective applications will be considered for conferences in the preceding eight weeks.
  • You must have the support of your training programme director to submit an application.
  • Winners of Discovery Travel Awards will be expected to present at our Annual Symposium.