The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries is delighted to invite applications from UK medical students for sponsorship to support electives undertaken abroad between March 2025 and February 2026. Applications open on Monday 16th September 2024.
More information about the Society is available at https://www.apothecaries.org/awards/.
In December 2017 the Society celebrated the 400th Anniversary of the granting of its Charter by King James I. To mark this occasion, it launched the Rhino Electives, offering grants to medical students to support their electives. In line with the 400th theme, the awards are worth £400 each. These grants are called “Rhino Electives” to reflect the Society’s close association with the rhinoceros, in particular its use as the crest in our coat of arms. There is no longer any requirement for an elective supported by the Society to be undertaken in a country where there are or were rhino populations. Candidates who propose electives in other countries will not be disadvantaged. However recipients who have seen or had contact with local rhino populations during their electives may wish to refer to this when writing their post-elective reports.
The Society encourages imaginative and original Elective placements.
Note: We expect there to be arrangements for supervising elective students.
The deadline for applications will be: Friday 3rd January 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Applicants must be:
- within the three final years of their medical student training.
- undertaking their electives between March 2025 and February 2026.
Those eligible to apply can do so via this link: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/HaesZu
TIMELINE
September 2024 – Applications open
Friday 3rd January 2025 at 23:59 GMT – Applications close
End of January 2025 – Candidates notified
February 2025 – Grants given
Within 6 weeks of the elective finishing – Submission of report
February 2026 – Post-elective report prize awarded
