When will attending international courses and conferences be allowed?

Modified on Mon, 25 Sep, 2023 at 9:02 AM

International, for the purposes of study leave, is defined as those events taking place outside the United Kingdom. Joint societies with a UK and Ireland remit for these purposes are considered as UK, but all other events taking place in Ireland will be considered international.

Applications to consider attendance at overseas study courses/conferences will only be considered in very exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances include:

for the presentation of significant research findings from within an NIHR recognised academic clinical fellowship or clinical lectureship
for the presentation of research undertaken as part of a clinical training programme
where the training course is not available in the UK
where the course or activity is part of the college curriculum or guidelines on required training
where the course is set out as a mandatory requirement of college training to reach the required qualification to practice.

For international study leave requests where the individual will be presenting, such applications should take priority.

Any international conferences attended prior to August 2019 will be taken into consideration when assessing applications for discretionary international funding.

All international events must be applied for through the discretionary study leave process.

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