Both MeDUSA and the School of Medicine appreciate the benefit of conference attendance for professional and personal development, networking and growth in the areas of academia and leadership. The Travel and Conference Support Scheme (TCSS), initiated in 2013, helps provide financial support for students to attend conferences that will enhance their experience at medical school and into their career. The policy for travel and conference support has been derived in consultation with the School of Medicine to provide subsidies in a fair and equitable manner.
Application Dates
Application Dates
- Round 1: Conferences occurring 1st November (preceding year) - 30th April
- Round 1 applications open at 9am 1st February and close at 11:59pm 14th February
- Round 2: Conferences occurring 1st February - 31st July
- Round 2 applications open at 9am 1st May and close at 11:59pm 14th May
- Round 3: Conferences occurring 1st May - 31st October
- Round 3 applications open at 9am 1st August and close 11:59pm 14th August
- Round 4: Conferences occurring 1st August - 31st January (subsequent year)
- Round 4 applications open at 9am 1st November and close 11:59pm 14th November
How to Apply
- Find a conference you want to attend
- Complete the application form
Successful applicants:
- Fill out the Payment Request Form for the approved amount of funding after attending the conference to receive the grant
- Submit a conference report of your experience attending the conference (approximately 300 words)
- Completed form and report sent to tcss@medusa.org.au
Important Information
- To apply for TCSS funding, you must be a member of MeDUSA
- The MeDUSA TCSS will provide funding for 50% of your registration, travel and accommodation costs (maximum subsidy of $50 per night), up to a maximum of $500.
- Conferences must be of relevance to the study and/or practice of medicine
- Successful applicants must provide receipts for all relevant expenses, and write a 300 word report on the conference they attend +/- pictures
- Students may apply for more than one TCSS grant throughout the year, but will only be approved for one TCSS grant per calendar year
- Grants will not be provided for attendance at AMSA National Convention, unless a student has been accepted to present original research as part of the Academic Program
Please see the TCSS Policy for full details.
Elective Reports
Electives attended in 2016
- Galle, Sri Lanka - General Surgery, Neurosurgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Pokhara, Nepal - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Conference Reports
Conferences attended in 2017
- iDEA17 Conference - Doctors for the Environment Australia (Melbourne, Australia)
- Pathology Update 2017 (Sydney, Australia)
- AMSA National Leadership Development Seminar (Canberra)
- Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference (Adelaide)
- Developing a Career and Skills in Academic Surgery Course (DCAS) (Adelaide)
- Australia New Zealand Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting (Gold Coast)
- Resus @ The Park (Sydney)
- Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference (Adelaide)
Conferences attended in 2016
- Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 20th Annual Conference (Townsville, Australia)
- Developing a Career and Skills in Academic Surgery (Brisbane, Australia)
- National Leadership Development Seminar (Canberra, Australia)
- Emergency Medicine Core Knowledge (EMCORE) Conference (Melbourne, Australia)
- Aboriginal Health Conference (Perth, Australia)
- Asian Medical Students Conference (Philippines)
- European Atherosclerosis Society Congress (Austria)
- Global Health Conference (Newcastle)
- The Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference (Spain)
- Ramesh Nagappan Acute Care Medicine Course (Melbourne)
- Sports Medicine Australia (Melbourne)
- 15th Asian Pacific Conference of Nephrology (APCN)
- Children’s Healthcare Australasia Conference
- Sports Medicine Australia (Melbourne)
- Victorian Annual Surgical Meeting (Melbourne)
- Australasian Lifestyle Medicine (Melbourne)
Conferences attended in 2015
- The Future of General Practice (Melbourne, Australia)
- Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference (Perth, Australia)
- EMCORE (Melbourne, Australia)
- Asian Medical Students' Conference (Singapore)
- Association of Medical Education in Europe (Glascow, Scotland)
- AMSA National Leadership Development Seminar (Canberra, Australia)
- Joint European Neonatal Societies Congress (Budapest, Hungary)
- IMSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting (Gold Coast, Australia)
- WGO International Congress (Brisbane, Australia)
- Australian Palliative Care Conference (Melbourne, Australia)
Conferences attended in 2014
- Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting (Adelaide, Australia)
- SMACC Gold Emergency and Critical Care Conference (Gold Coast, Australia)
- EMCORE Conference (Melbourne, Australia)
- International Federation of Medical Student’s Association (IFMSA) General Meeting (Taipei, Taiwan)
- AMSA Global Health Conference (Sydney, Australia)
- East Asian Medical Student’s Conference (Seoul, South Korea)
- SMA NSW Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (Sydney, Australia)
- Global Ideas Forum (Melbourne, Australia)
- Emergency Trauma Management Course (Melbourne, Australia)
Conferences attended in 2013
- Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting (Gold Coast, Australia)
- International Surfing Doctors Conference (South East Java, Indonesia)
- Rural Medicine Australia Conference (ACRRM) 2013 (Cairns, Australia)
- Asian Medical Students Conference 2013 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- The 2nd International Emergency Care Symposium (Melbourne, Australia)
- 2nd Australasian Refugee Health Conference (Perth, Australia)
- National Rural Health Conference (Adelaide, Australia)
- Emergency Medicine Core Knowledge Conference (Melbourne, Australia)
- National Leadership Development Seminar (Canberra, Australia)
