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Scholarships

SAGES offers two research scholarships in Gastrointestinal diseases.

Applicants should read the below instructions carefully prior to submission.

Only proposals pertaining to disorders of the Gastrointestinal tract (including pancreatic and hepatobiliary pathology) will be considered
Only paid-up and active SAGES members will be eligible for consideration.
Proposals must be written by the applicants themselves, and a substantial portion if not all of the research must be performed by the applicant themselves. Where there is collaboration this must be clearly stated and documented what the applicant’s involvement with the research will be.
Funds will only be released once SAGES is provided with proof of Ethics approval in the name of the Scholarship applicant. If the Ethics approval was not applied for by the applicant a letter addressed to SAGES Council must be furnished by the holder of the Ethics approval clearly stating they are aware of the applicant’s protocol, and that the applicant wrote the research protocol themselves and will be conducting the research themselves.
Annual updates must be provide
Data must be presented at a SAGES congress.
SAGES must be acknowledged when research data are published.

The scholarships are:

The Solly Marks Scholarship
Value up to R100 000
Only applications where the entire study budget falls within R100 000 will be considered. This scholarship cannot be used to top up additional funding

ELIGIBILITY

Proposals will only be accepted from members who are in good standing with SAGES.
Proposals from trainees/ fellows in formal GIT fellowship posts will be given preference. In the absence of these, a proposal will be considered if the remaining eligibility criteria are fulfilled.
Only researchers/ basic scientists in the field of gastroenterology or hepatology are eligible.

Deadline date: end June 2025

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