Edward Boyle Medical Elective Bursaries

The Edward Boyle Medical Elective Bursaries offer financial support to medical students from the UK wishing to spend an elective period benefitting from practical experience in a low or middle income country within the Commonwealth.

About the bursaries

The bursaries have a value of £500 and may be taken any time between January and August in the elective year. Six bursaries are awarded each year.

• Read about the experiences of two students who carried out their electives in South Africa and India here

The bursaries are intended as a contribution to the student’s travel, subsistence and local costs, and payment will be made directly to the successful candidates.

How to apply

Applications opened on 6 September 2019.

The application form can be downloaded here.

The applicant must complete Section B and return the form to the Medical Elective Coordinator of their institution. Please note that medical schools will have different internal deadlines for receipt of the form, so please check this with your Medical Elective Coordinator. Applications submitted directly to the ACU will not be considered.

Medical schools will carry out an internal selection process and nominate one candidate per institution to the ACU by Wednesday 23 October. Successful applicants will be notified by the ACU by the end of November.