SOWRA Travel Bursary

SOWRA invites anaesthetic trainees within the peninsula deanery to apply for funds up to £600 to fund a venture to further develop training or experience in the field of regional anaesthesia.

The proposed activity must have a substantial RA component which must be the primary focus of the trip.

Applications where the RA exposure is incidental, e.g a non RA project in a developing country, will not be approved.

Example applications might be to attend an international meeting at which the applicant is presenting, or to assist in funding a regional anaesthetic secondment at another centre (either within the UK or overseas). 

We will not finance exam fees, exam preparation courses or related expenses (e.g EDRA diploma)

• There will be up to 2 bursaries awarded in each calendar year.
• Applications for funding must be made prospectively - retrospective applications will not normally be considered.
• Bursaries will be awarded on a case-by-case basis, following review by the SOWRA board. 
• Candidates will be notified of the result within 4 weeks of application.
• Candidates must be a SW Peninsula Deanery trainee at the time of attending the proposed event.
• Receipts will need to be forwarded to SOWRA as a condition of the award. 
• Payments are made retrospectively except in exceptional circumstances.
• A brief written report of the activity undertaken and the experience obtained should be submitted within 12 weeks of the event. This may be published on the SOWRA website.
• SOWRA reserves the right not to award funds if the quality of application is deemed inadequate or falls outside the terms of reference.