The Diploma of Fellowship, designated by the letters FRCVS, is the highest award of the RCVS, and is seen by many as the ultimate goal of their career.
The key difference between the RCVS Diploma and the Fellowship is that whereas Diplomates show the highest ability in demonstrating academic and clinical skills to critical examiners, Fellows, through their research, push frontiers by creating new knowledge in a wide range of subject areas.
Only Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons are entitled to apply.
There are two routes by which a Fellowship can be obtained:
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by the submission of a thesis
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for meritorious contributions to learning where the applicant has been a member, or has held a registerable qualification for a period of not less than 20 years. (To be reduced to 15 years subject to agreement on revised bye-laws as at April 2006).
To download the information pack on Fellowships, please see the 'Related documents' box - top right.
Download the application forms for submission by thesis.
Download the application forms for submission by Meritorious Contributions to Learning.
The Fellowship Board normally meets once annually in August or September. Items for consideration at the meeting must be submitted by 1 August.
For further information about the Fellowship, please contact Janet Etheridge in the Education Department on 020 7202 0701.