Awards, Grants & Fellowships

The BRS invited its junior members to apply for an educational grant to attend one of the following conferences:

• IFOS Dubai (17-21 January 2023)
• BACO International 2023 (15-17 February 2023)

Each awarded grant had a value up to £1,000 to support attendance to one of the above events. The award could be utilised for conference fees, travel and/or subsistence. The grants were open to all BRS Junior members who had submitted abstracts for either oral or poster presentations to one of the above conferences.

Closed midday on 24 February 2023

The BRS is able to offer members funding towards research projects by way of a pump-priming grant. Grants are available on an annual basis and will be up to the value of £3,000. As the BRS is a recognised partner of the NIHR, the successful research project will be automatically considered for inclusion on the NIHR National Portfolio when the ethics and R&D submission process is initiated.

The BRS research group headed by Mr Neil Tan considered application forms, and the successful applicant(s) were invited to present their research proposal at the BRS meeting in Winchester in May, in a Dragon’s Den session.

Closed 30th June 2023

The BRS offers a travelling fellowship scheme to help fund a trainee to pursue academic activity anywhere in the world. The award is open to any Society member who is a trainee or a consultant within 2 years of qualification and has an interest in rhinology. There is an award of up to £1500 available and this award may be combined with other awards where applicable.

Rules and conditions of the British Rhinological Society Travelling Fellowship 2023

1. The choice of candidate for the fellowship is at the discretion of the British Rhinological Society Executive Council after consideration of all applications.

2. The fellowship award can be used to pursue an academic activity anywhere in the world (subject to the receipt of confirmation from the department to be visited or evidence of the meetings to be attended).

3. Applicants must submit by 30th June a comprehensive statement of the cost and purpose of their request to the BRS secretary at mail@britishrhinologicalsociety.org.uk. Ordinarily the application must be made in advance of the fellowship being taken and should be for a fellowship being undertaken that year.

4. On completion of the fellowship, a report must be submitted to the British Rhinological Society and the candidate will be expected to give a short presentation at the next Annual Meeting.

The BRS Advanced Rhinology Programme is a training opportunity for ENT surgeons in their final years of training, offered by Olympus. The programme includes lectures, panel discussions, cadaveric training, peer-to-peer training, and a virtual presentation day. It is designed to provide intensive hands-on training, with a maximum of two delegates per faculty member. Participants must be BRS members and attend all modules. The programme took place in Newcastle and various locations.

View the 2023 fellowship page

Programme Director & Co-Directors: Mr Sean Carrie, Prof Claire Hopkins, Mr Rajiv Bhalla, Mr Russell Cathcart

Interview Method: Application Form

Sub-specialty Exposure: Rhinology and Skull base

Year Established: 2019

Requirement: ST6-ST8, evidence of commitment to rhinology, supporting statement from TPD or supervising Consultant ENT Surgeon

Sites: Guys and St Thomas’ Education and Training Centre; Newcastle Surgical Training Centre; NHS Teaching Hospitals; KeyMed House