Graphic highlighting area oral cancer can affect in the mouth

Ben Walton Scholarship and Development Grant

This grant was set up to raise awareness of oral cancer among the general public and health professionals and fund research.

Value

£3,000 every second year

Eligibility

All Members and Fellows of all faculties and the general public

Key dates

Closing 30 April 2027

The Ben Walton Trust was established in 1996 by Mr Mike Walton and commemorates his son, Ben Walton, and his year-long fight against oral cancer. 

Ben was born in Kittleyknowe, near Carlops in the Scottish Borders, and attended West Linton Primary School and Peebles High School. Ben attended the University of Aberdeen where he was studying Honours Psychology; in his final year, at the time of his death on 9 December 1995, he was 22 years old. 

This grant was set up to raise awareness of this disease among the general public and health professionals and fund research.

Why apply?

Advance your career
Develop professional skills
Receive funding support

Download and complete the below application form and return the completed form to the address given. Further requirements are listed on the application form.