Elective Bursaries

Bursaries worth up to £1,000 each are available to support Medical Student Electives, or exceptionally Special Study Modules, on issues in medical ethics, in the UK or overseas.

The BMA website provides a toolkit that can be helpful for ethics and medical electives in resource-poor countries.

 

Elective Bursary Applications for 2027 are OPEN

Application Deadline: 23:59 Wednesday 11th November 2026

Research methods in medical ethics:

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IME guidance for Elective Bursary Projects (245.6KB pdf)

Guidelines

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IME Elective Bursary Guidelines 2026/2027 (377.1KB pdf)

Application Form

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Elective Bursary Application Form 2027 (Word file) (79.7KB)

Application Form

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Elective Bursary Application Form 2027 (PDF) (459.6KB pdf)