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#RGPAS25Conference information for students

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS:

We are delighted to offer 20 places on a scholarship basis. These are: 10 x Full conference WITH accommodation and 10 x full conference WITHOUT accommodation. Tickets will only be offered to those students who are awarded a scholarship.
To obtain a scholarship place: You must select the student ticket option on Eventbrite and complete the form. Unfortunately, in the interests of fairness, we are unable to offer scholarships for more than two years in a row.
There is a poster competition and an exceptional poster may contribute favourably towards your scholarship application. Send your entries in pdf format to: posters@ruralgp.scot. Closing date for both scholarships and posters is 31 August 2025.
If you have been successful, we will contact you by email early in October to confirm your place. You must reply to that email for your ticket to be activated. Successful scholarships will be requested to contribute £20 (25%) towards the cost of dinner and ceilidh.

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