Prizes and awards

This is a complete list of awards and prizes open to both RSM Members and the public.

To view awards currently open for submissions select to view by submission date.

Anaesthesia Essay Prize - Students

The paper must avoid headings, acknowledgements, names or institutions or anything that may reveal the author's identity. Applicants must have played an important part in the relevant research and must have personally written the essay for submission. The papers will be judged by a panel of three assessors. Their decision is final. The winners will be invited to the presentation, followed by dinner.

The essay may describe original research, audit or a case report.

The essay prize attracts a sum of £200 and a certificate, and the winner will be invited to present their work and receive their prize at a meeting of the Section. There is no set word limit.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: anaesthesia@rsm.ac.uk

Anaesthesia Section Essay Prize - Trainees

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250
Open To: All doctors in training in anaesthesia, critical care or pain management at any grade. This includes veterinary anaesthesia. The prize is open to trainees in the UK and Eire only.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: anaesthesia@rsm.ac.uk

Cardiology Section President's Medal

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1st: Commemoration Medal and £1000, 2nd: £500
Open To: Cardiology trainees who have received all or part of their training at recognised centres in the UK are eligible.

The Cardiology Section would like to invite specialist registrars in cardiology to submit abstracts for the forthcoming prize meeting on the afternoon of 17 April 2013, following on from Cardiology General Day 6: Heart disease in pregnancy.

The President's Medal will be given for original research from specialist registrars in cardiology, with those shortlisted invited to orally present their abstracts during the meeting, chaired by Dr Andrew Deaner, President of the Cardiology Section at the Royal Society of Medicine.

If you would like to apply please submit an abstract of no more than 200 words, based on a subject which represents original work.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: cardiology@rsm.ac.uk

Cardiothoracic Section Case Presentations

Submission Deadline: 24 May 2013
Meeting Date: 28 June 2013
Prize: This prize has been divided into 2 categories: Oral prize and Poster prize
Open To: All Pre-clinical, clinical cardiothoracic trainees.

This prize will be awarded to the best oral and poster presentations with preference for topics related to the theme of surgery and cardiac imaging but not essential. To enter, submit your abstracts of no more than 250 words these may include any figures, diagrams, scans etc...

Abstracts will be judged by a small panel including the President and those shortlisted will be invited to present at the upcoming Cardiothoracic Section meeting on the 28 June 2013.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: cardiothoracic@rsm.ac.uk

Catastrophes & Conflict Forum Medical Student Essay Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250 plus encouragement and advice on submitting the essay for publication in the JRSM.
Open To: Applicants should be enrolled full-time at a UK medical school

Essays should be no longer than 1,500 words with references in the Vancouver style.

Entries will be judged on style, impact of subject and originality. Candidates may select from the titles below or choose their own:

1. The mental health effects of violent conflict: still neglected after all these years. Do you agree?

2. Climate change will be the greatest humanitarian challenge of the 21st century. Discuss

3. The only truly sustainable way to meet health needs in a humanitarian emergency is through the support of local, regional and national health services. Do you agree?

4. No country in the world is prepared for an humanitarian emergency that is caused by the release of radiation. Is this statement true?

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: catastrophes@rsm.ac.uk

Clinical Forensic & Legal Medicine Section undergraduate poster competition

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250
Open To: Undergraduate students who have been working as part of courses leading to primary qualifications such as Legal Medicine Special Study Modules and electives for MBBS. Students studying other specialities may submit their work to be considered for presentation purposes but are NOT eligible for the prize

Poster presentation: Poster designs should be submitted electronically for consideration. Posters accepted should be printed on A1 size for presentation on meeting date.

Please ensure your entry is anonymous - i.e. your name and the name of the institution are not mentioned or included in the text

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: forensic@rsm.ac.uk

Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine Section postgraduate oral presentation

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250
Open To: Postgraduate students who have been working for qualifications in forensic and legal medicine or medical law. Students studying other specialities may submit their work to be considered for presentation purposes but are NOT eligible for the prize

Abstracts of no more than 100 words should be submitted for shortlisting.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: forensic@rsm.ac.uk

Clinical Immunology & Allergy Medical Student Elective

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £600
Open To: Open to all student members

The prize is intended to help towards the cost of medical student electives for those intending to work in any area related to immunology. To apply, candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a summary of their proposed elective activity and a letter of support from their intended host institution.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: immunology@rsm.ac.uk

Clinical Immunology & Allergy Section President's Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1st: £300, 2nd: two prizes of £100
Open To: Training grade doctors and young scientists (not above Specialist Registrar, Grade B Clinical Scientist or equivalent grade) with an immunological or allergy component of their clinical research.

The work to be presented must be original and substantially the candidate's own. Abstracts (not exceeding 250 words) should be submitted along with a supporting letter from a Consultant.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: immunology@rsm.ac.uk

Clinical Neurosciences Section Gordon Holmes Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £300
Open To: Trainees in neurosciences, including neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology, neuropathology or neuroradiology

Please submit a one A4 page (up to 500 words) summary of a research paper. Please ensure your abstract is anonymous - i.e. your name and the name of the institution are not mentioned or included in the text.

A maximum of five papers will be selected for oral presentation at the meeting. Presentations will be 10 minutes long followed by a 5-minute discussion. A panel of judges will determine the best presentation and the Gordon Holmes Prize of will be awarded at the end of the meeting.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: cns@rsm.ac.uk

Clinical Neurosciences Section President's prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £300
Open To: Trainees in all areas of clinical neurosciences, including neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology, neuropathology or neuroradiology.

Please submit a one A4 page (up to 250 words) summary of a clinical paper on an interesting case or case series. Please ensure your abstract is anonymous - i.e. your name and the name of the institution are not mentioned or included in the text.

A maximum of five papers will be selected for oral presentation at the meeting. Presentations will be 10 minutes long followed by a 5-minute discussion. A panel of judges will determine the best presentation and the President's Prize of will be awarded at the end of the meeting.

All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.

Candidates can submit multiple abstracts but only the highest scoring abstract by any one author will be considered for the list of finalists.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: cns@rsm.ac.uk

Coloproctology Section and ACPGBI British Travelling Fellowship to and from the USA

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Travelling Fellowship to American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual meeting in Vancouver
Open To: Surgeons committed to a career in colorectal surgery who have obtained a CCST or equivalent within 5 years of deadline for applications and must be a member of the Association of Coloproctology of GB and Ireland

The ACPGBI and the RSM Section of Coloproctology funds a Travelling Fellowship for a member of the ACPGBI to attend the Annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

For more information please contact Anne O'Mara Tel: 020 7973 0373 email: acpgbi@asgbi.org.uk

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: coloproctology@rsm.ac.uk

Coloproctology Section John of Arderne Medal

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Best short paper of the year will win the John of Arderne Medal and a travelling fellowship to the following year's overseas meeting taking place 27th - 31st May in Israel.
Open To: All coloproctology/surgery trainees

This awards is made annually to recipients selected by the Council of the Section for the quality of presentation and the content of a paper delivered at a meeting of the Section during the session. There will be two opportunities to present at Section meetings on 28th November 2012 and 23rd January 2013. The deadline for the most immediate meeting is shown above. For details of how to submit an abstract for the short papers meeting, please read the instructions to typist and author.

Instructions to typist and author [PDF 12k]

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: coloproctology@rsm.ac.uk

Coloproctology Section Travelling Fellowship

A travelling fellowship will be provided to attend the Overseas meeting, an annual scientific and social Coloproctology Section meeting providing the opportunity for trainees to meet established consultants.

Instructions to typist and author [PDF 12k]

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: coloproctology@rsm.ac.uk

Comparative Medicine Section Young Fellows Award

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: One year's subscription to the Royal Society of Medicine at the Young Fellows' rate.
Open To: Members and non-Members of the RSM who are not older than 30 years of age.

The prize shall be awarded for the best verbal presentation on a topic relevant to the field of antimicrobial resistance; the current status of antimicrobial resistance primarily in food producing animals and the impact on health and the economy as a result. Interested trainees will be asked to submit a 250 word abstract. Abstracts presented previously should be declared.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: comparative@rsm.ac.uk

Dermatology Section Clinicopathological Meetings

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Entry to Hugh Wallace Registrar Prize - £150 for best presentations by a junior and senior registrar in the academic year
Open To: Trainee Dermatologists

Abstracts should be submitted on one side of A4 paper stating the names of the authors and the name and status of the person presenting the paper and should be accompanied by a letter giving the preferred date of presentation.

Deadline dates are listed on the Dermatology Section events page and is normally the 3 weeks before the meeting.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: dermatology@rsm.ac.uk

Dermatology Section Hugh Wallace Registrars Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: N/A
Prize: £150
Open To: Dermatology Registrars who present at the meetings

Two prizes are awarded to dermatologists of registrar/senior registrar grade (or equivalent academic status) considered to have made the most outstanding contributions at the Section's meetings during the session preceding the year of award.

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: dermatology@rsm.ac.uk

Dermatology Section Louis Forman Scholarship

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £400
Open To: Trainee Dermatologist (SpR or similar)

The prize shall be awarded to help fund their travel to present a research paper at an International Dermatological meeting. The result will be announced at the first (October) meeting of the Section each year. Award of the Prize shall remain the responsibility of the Dermatology Council of the Society.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: dermatology@rsm.ac.uk

Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship

Submission Deadline: 1 October 2013
Meeting Date: N/A
Prize: £15,000
Open To: Fellows of the Royal Society of Medicine working in the UK or Ireland who are of specialist registrar or lecturer grade or equivalent or who are consultants within 3 years of their first consultant appointment.

The award is intended to cover expenses for travel abroad, to one or two centres, for a period of not less than 6 months, in pursuit of further study, research or clinical training relevant to the applicant's current interests. Candidates will be expected to take up the Fellowship between 1 January and 31 December 2014 .

Applicants should submit the following:

1. A completed summary sheet

2. Curriculum vitae

3. Statement of current interests

4. Detailed proposal as to how the time abroad will be spent and where

5. Analysis of likely costs of period abroad, and statement of need for funding.

6. Names of two referees

7. Supporting statement(s) from the proposed host centre(s)

The candidate should confirm that their employing authority will grant study leave if the application is successful.

Interviews will be held on Monday 9 December 2013.

The candidate awarded the Fellowship will be expected to provide a written report no later than 30 June 2014 about the work undertaken during the tenure of the Fellowship and to present at an appropriate RSM educational meeting.

Click here to download an application form

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: joanna.rose@rsm.ac.uk

Emergency Medicine Section Essay Prize

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2013
Meeting Date: 27 June 2014
Prize: £750 & 1 year's RSM Membership
Open To: All Medical Practitioners below Consultant

Essay Prize Paper Award is awarded annually for distinguished research work in the specialty. The previously unpublished research will be presented at a clinical meeting of the Section. Submissions must include a summary of the work (not more than 3000 words) as well as the applicant's curriculum vitae

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: emergency@rsm.ac.uk

Emergency Medicine Section Students' Prize

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2013
Meeting Date: 27 June 2014
Prize: £500 & 1 year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Medical Students

This prize is to contribute towards the cost of an elective abroad, with the intention of gaining experience in the practice of emergency medicine.

Applications should provide details of the proposed elective abroad in no more than 1000 words. They should also provide a current curriculum vitae. After returning from the elective, the winner will be invited to give a presentation at one of the meetings of the Section.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: emergency@rsm.ac.uk

Epidemiology & Public Health Section Brooke Bursary Award

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 2 prizes of £800
Open To: Undergraduate students of a UK university going on an elective module abroad related to public health or epidemiology or students taking a postgraduate degree such as an MSc in Public Health or similar at a UK university who plan to travel abroad on an elective module as part of that degree (This award is not open to PhD students).

Applications should be no longer than 750 words

Applications should be for visits abroad to be made within twelve months of the closing date.

Submissions will be marked on the basis of (i) public health relevance of the project (ii) the methodology of the proposed project and (iii) evidence of Supervisory input"

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: epidemiology@rsm.ac.uk

Epidemiology & Public Health Section Young Epidemiologists Prize

You must submit a short paper of no more than 1,000 words addressing a public health issue relating to a project you have conducted, preferably using Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion headings

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: epidemiology@rsm.ac.uk

General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section John Fry Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 10 July 2013
Prize: £300
Open To: Submissions are open to the following: GP registrars, postgraduate students based in primary care, medical students and other undergraduates from professional groups involved in primary care, and patients with experiences from primary care

The submission should be between 2500 and 3000 words and be well referenced.

The submission should be one of the following:

1. An account of an audit or research project carried out in primary care.

2. A reflective account of a health consultation in your primary care practice.

3. A reflective account of an example of team working in primary care.

The submission will be judged on the following criteria:

Does the paper, in the spirit of John Fry, positively inform best practice involving members of the primary health and social care community, with reference to:

Accessibility, clarity, cogency and relevance

Rigour, reliability and replicability- if quantitative research

Transferability, confirmability and dependability- if qualitative research

Clarification of relevant issues, development of alternative approaches, informing future practice - if reflective account

Improving practice

Contributing to evidence based practice within and between professions

Lessons learned enhancing understanding of team roles and relationships in research and practice

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: gp@rsm.ac.uk

Geriatrics & Gerontology Section A C Comfort Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £300
Open To: Open to: Medical Students (pre-clinical and clinical) and medical graduates within 5 years since qualification

This prize will be awarded to the best 5000 word essay on any aspect of ageing.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: geriatrics@rsm.ac.uk

Geriatrics & Gerontology Section Trainees' Prize Evening: Audit, Quality Improvement Projects, Research

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 20 June 2013
Prize: The prizes are £100 for best oral presentation and £50 for best poster.
Open To: Trainees in Geriatric Medicine, Social Science and Old Age Psychiatry

Share your findings with colleagues! Opportunities to present at a national meeting!

Abstract submissions of no more than 250 words are invited for this meeting which will feature audit/ quality improvement projects, and research work by trainees. Entries should feature work relevant to the care of older people. Abstracts will be shortlisted for poster or short oral presentations at the RSM at this meeting."

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: geriatrics@rsm.ac.uk

Global Health Elective Report Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £200
Open To: All medical students at recognised teaching institutions within the UK or Republic of Ireland, and foundation year doctors

Have you recently undertaken a medical elective in the UK or overseas?

Or if you are going on an elective shortly then, this is a great opportunity for you to win £200 and enhance your CV.

For more information and to enter the competition please visit the RSM Global Health Website: www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: global.health@rsm.ac.uk

Global Health Young Leaders Award

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 2 grants of £700 to take an elective in Harare, Zimbabwe
Open To: All medical, midwifery or nursing students in his/her 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th year at recognised teaching institutions within the UK or Republic of Ireland, and with a minimum of 1 year clinical training at the time of application.

Entrants must:

1. Submit an essay of 1,500 words (+/-10%) on the given topic via our dedicated page: www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth/award.php.

Topic of the essay: 'Managing patients with HIV in communities with severely limited resources'

2. Submit an abstract between 150 and 250 words on the given topic via our dedicated page: www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth/award.php.

The award ceremony will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine on 28th March 2012, the last day of the RSM Global Health Conference.

Registration is based on the following information being provided: title, name, telephone number, email address, year of study, university, RSM member status and submission of the essay which includes a) title; b) abstract and c) main text.

Visit the RSM Global Health website for terms and conditions. www.rsm.ac.uk/globalhealth/terms.php.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: global.health@rsm.ac.uk

Helal and Harries prize

Submission Deadline: 31 May 2013
Meeting Date: 22 June 2013
Prize: TBC
Open To: Doctors in training, allied health professionals, medical students and intercalated students

Abstracts should describe the applicant's own work on a subject relevant to Sport and Exercise Medicine. The prize is open to doctors in training, allied health professionals, medical students and intercalated students and will be awarded for presentations of original work. The work must not have been previously published. Short-listed candidates will be required to present their work at the Royal Society of Medicine on Saturday 22 June 2013. The prize will be awarded for the best presentation on the day and will be accompanied by a certificate.

Abstracts (not exceeding 250 words) should describe the background to the work, methods, results and conclusions. They should be accompanied by a supporting letter from a consultant or supervisor and sent to sport@rsm.ac.uk

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: sports@rsm.ac.uk

History of Medicine Section Norah Schuster Essay Prize

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2013
Meeting Date: 1 May 2014
Prize: £100 book token and one year's membership of the RSM
Open To: Undergraduate medical and dental students, either pre-clinical or clinical

This prize will be awarded for the best essay or essays submitted on any subject related to the history of medicine, including medical science. Essays should be no longer than 5,000 words and the standard should be comparable to a third year dissertation. A 500-word summary should also be submitted along with the full essay. This should not merely be an abstract: It should outline not only the topic under discussion, the aims and principal conclusions of your research, but also the sources you have consulted. Preliminary short-listing of the essays will be performed on the basis of these summaries.

Entries that do not follow these instructions will not be considered.

All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS word Format and a second set signed and faxed or posted to the Academic Department of the RSM.

The winners will be asked to present a 15 minute summary of their essay at the Norah Schuster Prize evening, usually in March.

Check list for applicants:

>Separate title page with author's name

>Essay, with word count (max. 5,000 words)

>Summary of the essay, no longer than 500 words

>Completed application form

>Submission of title page, essay, summary and application form by email

>Signed submission of title page, essay, summary and application form by post or fax

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: history@rsm.ac.uk

Intellectual Disability Forum Junior Professional Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: One year's subscription to the RSM
Open To: Practising junior doctors, or junior members of any other health care profession within 3 years of postgraduate qualification, working in the UK or the Republic of Eire. The candidate need not be a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.

The prize is awarded for the best essay, project report or other piece of work concerned with furthering the welfare of children or adults with intellectual disability.

Submissions should not be more than 3000 words.

Submissions must also be accompanied by a letter from the author's supervisor or line manager, confirming that the author fulfils the criteria for entry. Only one paper may be submitted by any candidate in one year.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: intellectual.disability@rsm.ac.uk

Intellectual Disability Forum Student Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £125 book token and one year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Medical or dental student in the UK or the Republic of Eire. The candidate need not be a member of the Royal Society of Medicine.

This prize will be awarded for the best essay, project report or other piece of work concerned with furthering the welfare of children or adults with intellectual disability. Submissions should not be more than 1500 words.

A letter from the student's academic institution must accompany all submissions, confirming that the author is a medical student. Only one paper may be submitted by any candidate in one year.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: intellectual.disability@rsm.ac.uk

Laryngology & Rhinology Section Ian Mackay Essay Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £1000
Open To: All trainees and consultants within 1-2 years of appointment in the UK or Republic of Eire

This prize is to be awarded for an original essay on "The role of biofilms in rhinosinusitis", submissions should be no more than 2000 words in length. The essay should be anonymous with a covering letter supplied with contact details.

Only one paper may be submitted in any one year by any applicant.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk

Laryngology & Rhinology Section Research Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: The prize is worth up to £1250 and enables the winner to attend a meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in the USA.
Open To: UK registrars and senior registrars in otolaryngology and consultants within one year of appointment

To enter this prize please submit for assessment your three best publications from the last five years together with a CV.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk

Laryngology & Rhinology Section short paper prize

Short listed participants will be asked to present their abstract at a meeting of the Section. The prize is awarded to the best presentation. The winner will be asked to write a report outlining how the prize has been used. Abstracts should be submitted to the co-ordinator by email on one side of A4 paper and should be anonymous ie. Your name and institution should not be mentioned in the text. This should be accompanied by a separate letter giving the names of the authors and the name and contact details of the person presenting the paper. Abstracts will not be considered unless all of the authors of the paper have signed their consent that the paper will be presented by the named person.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk

Laryngology & Rhinology Section Travel and Equipment Grants

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Each award will be up to £1000
Open To: Trainees and consultants

Applicants are asked to provide a current CV and details of the centre to be visited or the equipment required. The travel awards are for short-term visits only and confirmation that the centre you are visiting would be willing to participate is also required.. For both travel and equipment awards the selection committee will be looking for 'originality of purpose'.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk

Medical Genetics Section The Alan Emery Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £500 for current RSM members (or £300 and 1 year free membership to the RSM for non-members)
Open To: Open to all individuals in accredited training or research posts in the UK.

The prize is to be awarded for a published research article in medical genetics. The article should have been published in a peer reviewed journal in the last 2 years and the applicant should be the principal author. Entry is invited from all individuals in accredited training or research posts in the UK. Entries should consist of a full copy of the published article and the applicant's C.V. with a covering letter explaining, in their own words, the significance of the publication.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: genetics@rsm.ac.uk

Military Medicine Section Colt Foundation Research Prize

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2013
Meeting Date: 12 December 2013
Prize: 1st: £200, 2nd: £100 (x5)
Open To: Serving military Medical Officers of a training grade in general practice, a hospital or other specialty and are Fellows of the RSM

Submissions must be in the form of an abstract which should identify the author(s), unit or affiliation and the title of the presentation. The substance of the abstract (max 250 words) should reflect the principal sections of the proposed presentation ie: background, hypothesis, materials and methods, results and discussion. Abstracts must be typed in English in double line spacing using 12 point font size. Electronic submissions by email only.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: military.medicine@rsm.ac.uk

Nephrology Section Rosemarie Baillod Clinical Award

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £200
Open To: All doctors in training in nephrology and renal medicine at any grade

The section invites Trainees and Research Fellows to submit clinical abstracts in the area of clinical research, case series or individual case histories. Clinical cases or pedigrees should demonstrate novel clinical findings, illustrate classic conditions in new or unusual ways, and illuminate or expand knowledge concerning physiology, cell biology, genetics, radiology, or molecular mechanisms. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words. The prize of £200 will be awarded to the best 15 minute presentation, with an additional five minutes of discussion at the presentation meeting

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: nephrology@rsm.ac.uk

Nephrology Section Stewart Cameron Science Award

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £200
Open To: All doctors in training in nephrology and renal medicine at any grade

Abstract submissions are invited from Specialist Registrars and Research Fellows for the Stuart Cameron Award 2012-2013 in Nephrology. The prize is for the best presentation of a research project in clinical or basic science. The abstract should be no more than 300 words and concern a recent or current research project. Presentations are for 15 minutes with an additional five minutes for discussion

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: nephrology@rsm.ac.uk

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Dame Josephine Barnes Award

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £100
Open To: All Medical Students

The title of the essay this year is 'Low risk obstetrics can only be achieved by banning forceps, ventouse and syntocinon' and essays should be no longer than 1000 words.

Submissions from medical undergraduates are invited for the Dame Josephine Barnes essay prize in obstetrics and gynaecology. The winner of the prize will receive £100 and will be invited to make an eight minute presentation on the topic of their essay at the trainees meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine on Friday 22nd March 2013.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: obstetrics@rsm.ac.uk

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Section Herbert Reiss Trainees Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Short papers - 1st: £150, 2nd: £100. Posters - 1st: £100, 2nd: £75
Open To: SpRs in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Abstracts of no more than 300 words will be accepted. Submitted abstracts will be short listed to poster and oral presentations for the meeting.

Submitters of the six best abstracts will be asked to give an eight minute scientific presentation relating to our specialty (plus three minutes for questions). We will be awarding a first prize of £150 and the runner-up will be awarded a prize of £100. In addition, studies submitted but not selected for oral presentation will be eligible to be presented as posters, with a prize of £100 for the best poster and £75 for the runner-up.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: og@rsm.ac.uk

Occupational Medicine Section Malcolm Harrington Prize

Abstracts of no more than 200 words are to be submitted. The prize will be awarded for the presentation that best describes work that is most likely to advance the study of occupational medicine in its broadest sense.

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Email: occupational@rsm.ac.uk

Odontology Section President's Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Best Research paper: £100 and one year's membership to the RSM. Best Clinical Paper: £100 and one year's membership to the RSM
Open To: Trainees who have gained their qualification within the last 12 years of the date of the presentation

Abstracts of no more than 250 words are invited to present a short scientific paper or case report.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: odontology@rsm.ac.uk

Oncology Section Sylvia Lawler Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 5 June 2013
Prize: Two prizes of £500 to oral presenters and one prize of £50 voucher to poster presenter
Open To: All scientists and clinicians in training

Abstracts (200 word limit) are invited from scientists and clinicians in training, themed on a clinical or basic scientific research project. Two prizes will be awarded for the best scientific paper and the best clinical paper, in addition, one poster presenter will be awarded with a £50 voucher.

The top six abstracts will be selected for oral presentations; a panel of judges will determine the best oral presentation and two applicants will be awarded the Sylvia Lawler Prize at the end of the meeting. Additionally, high quality abstracts not selected for oral presentation will be invited for poster presentations during the meeting.

A panel of judges will determine the best oral presentation and Sylvia Lawler Prizes will be awarded at the end of the meeting.

High quality abstracts will also be selected for poster presentations and one winner will be nominated to enter the Wesleyan Young Trainee of the Year Award 2012-2013, to have the opportunity to win up to £3000.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: oncology@rsm.ac.uk

Ophthalmology Section Students and Trainees Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 13 June 2013
Prize: Best Poster: £150, Best Paper: £150
plus the Dermot Pierse prize of one years subscription to the British Journal of Ophthalmology to the overall winner
Open To: Doctors in ophthalmic training

Opportunity to present research work and case reports to a knowledgeable and critical audience at a Section meeting. Papers accepted would be considered for publication in the JRSM. Abstracts should be sent of a maximum 300 words.

Abstracts should be sent by 5pm on the submission deadline

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: ophthalmology@rsm.ac.uk

Ophthalmology Section Travelling Fellowships

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Total fund available £1000, each prize will be between £500 and £1000
Open To: British based Ophthalmologists travelling abroad and foreign Ophthalmologists travelling to the UK

Travelling fellowships are offered for British-based ophthalmologists travelling abroad to further the study or advancement of ophthalmology or for foreign ophthalmologists visiting the UK for the same purpose. Applications are considered twice a year, in December and in May.

Travelling Fellows may be required by the Council of the Section to lecture at a meeting of the Section on their experiences during the period of the award.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: ophthalmology@rsm.ac.uk

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section short paper prize

Papers should be a case report on the topic related to minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches in craniomaxillofacial surgery.

Abstracts should be no more than 200 words (excluding title and authors) and should clearly state the title of paper; names of authors and affiliations. The best abstracts will be chosen for presentation at the meeting on 15 May 2013.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: omfs@rsm.ac.uk

Orthopaedics Section President's Prize Papers

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Clinical paper prize: 1st £300.00, 2nd £200.00
Open To: Orthopaedic Students and Trainees

Papers describing original (not previously published) work will be judged by a small panel including the President. Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted.

Shortlisted papers will be picked based on the 250 abstract, the top selection of these will be asked to give a presentation at the event on the 4th of December 2013. The winner and runner up of the prize will be judged on their presentation.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: orthopaedics@rsm.ac.uk

Otology Section ENTEX Short Papers Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £1000. The winners will receive the ENTEX Short Papers Prize to be used in support of travel to centres of otology overseas
Open To: All Trainees and Consultants within 2 years of appointment.

Abstracts should be submitted on one side of A4 paper. Submissions must include consenting signatures of all authors. Short listed participants will be asked to present their abstract at the Short Papers meeting.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk

Otology Section Norman Gamble Prize

This prize shall be awarded to the best original work in otology in the preceding four years as evidenced by published papers. Copies of these papers, along with a supporting letter from a proposer, or the researcher themselves, will constitute a submission for consideration.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk

Otology Section temporal bone competition

Submission Deadline: 17 June 2013
Meeting Date: 2 September 2013
Prize: A place on the 2014 Cambridge Advance Otology course (normally costing £1000). Sponsored by Medtronic
Open To: All Trainees

The aim of the competition is to provide an opportunity for mainly senior trainees to compete in temporal bone dissection in preparation for the FRCS clinical exam. Participants have a half day sitting in which they are asked to carry out set dissections. Drilling techniques and progress through dissections are critiqued by experts in the field of otology. Trainees will be asked questions during the dissection in order to simulate the temporal bone drilling station in the FRCS examination. The competition is FREE to all RSM members and is also open to non-RSM members at a cost of £150. There are places for 16 participants. Although priority is given to those that are approaching the FRCS exam, the competition is open to trainees at all stages. In order to register an interest in the competition, please download and complete the application form and return it to Charlie Huins at charlie@huins.co.uk

Download Application Form

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk

Otology Section Training Scholarships

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Up to £1,000
Open To: Trainees of the Section of Otology

Applicants are expected to forward a covering letter (of up to 2 A4 pages) to include the costs of the centre to be visited, a current CV (of no more than 2 pages in length) and a reference from their Training Programme Director. A sub-committee will consider applications received.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk

Otology Section Travel Grants

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: On each application
Open To: Trainee members of the Section of Otology who live more than 50 miles from the RSM

Travel grant to attend RSM Otology Section meetings. Applicants should submit a letter of no more than 2 A4 pages in length detailing their expenses and which meeting they would like to attend and why. Applications will be accepted up to 2 weeks before each Section meeting.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: otology@rsm.ac.uk

Paediatrics & Child Health Alex Russell Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: The best oral presentation will be awarded the Alex Russell Prize - £150.00
Open To: Trainees in paediatric or adolescent endocrinology

A case summary on the topic of paediatric or adolescent endocrinology, no longer than two A4 sides of paper with the title of the presentation, the name of the person presenting the paper, the names of the authors, and the hospital clearly marked.

All submissions and submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format, and a second copy faxed or posted with signatures if necessary.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: paediatrics@rsm.ac.uk

Paediatrics & Child Health Section Sam Tucker Fellowship

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: The Section will finance RSM Trainees membership fees for a period of up to 6 years for individuals with an academic record of achievement.

A maximum of 2 Fellowships will be awarded each year.
Open To: * Individuals for whom less than ten years have elapsed since they obtained their primary medical qualification.

* Doctors who can demonstrate firm evidence of a commitment to a career in Paediatrics and Child Health. Should have MRCPCH be on ST programme and have an academic record (higher degree eg MD, PhD or peer reviewed paper(s)).

* Candidates should be proposed by a section member. Any trainee not having a proposer could approach the RSM Paediatric Council.

The Section of Paediatrics & Child Health are keen to promote academic paediatrics and so have created this new award for young doctors who are less than 10 years post graduation.

The successful candidate(s) will become Member/s of Council of the Section for 2 years. They will be expected to attend council meetings and submit a paper at 1 meeting (either an RSM meeting or meeting approved by the section) every 2 years.

How to apply

Please send your curriculum vitae and a signed covering letter from the proposer to the Section of Paediatrics & Child Health Council, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE no later than 22 April 2013.

Selection process

The Council of Paediatrics & Child Health Section will select the winning candidate(s) from a list of eligible trainees. The selection committee will comprise of the President Elect, Secretary Elect and Treasurer.

The name of successful applicant(s) will be presented to council at the AGM on 18 June 2013 for approval.

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: paediatrics@rsm.ac.uk

Paediatrics & Child Health Section Trainees Tim David Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 18 June 2013
Prize: First prize: £150.00, one year's subscription to the RSM (worth up to around £200.00) and membership of the Council of the Section of Paediatrics & Child Health for one year. There will also be a second prize of £100.00
Open To: Paediatric trainees

A case summary, no longer than two sides of A4, relevant to the topic of the day "Respiratory paediatrics and allergy" should be submitted by email to Andrea Török.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: paediatrics@rsm.ac.uk

Palliative Care Section MSc/MA research prize

Submission Deadline: 17 September 2013
Meeting Date: 16 December 2013
Prize: There will be 3 prizes for oral presentations and a poster prize. 1st prize £250 plus a years free membership, 2nd prize £100 and 3rd prize £50. Poster prize £50
Open To: All students either currently studying, or within 18 months of completion, of MSc or MA in Palliative Medicine or an allied discipline, are eligible to apply. Applications will be anonymised and peer reviewed on merit to select abstracts for oral presentation

Abstracts should be structured with a maximum 300 word limit. Please include title, author, institution, contact details together with name and contact email for supervisor who should have approved submission.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: palliative@rsm.ac.uk

Pathology Section Presidents' Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1st: £500, 2nd: £250
Open To: Junior pathologists and young scientists in the field of pathology (not above Senior Registrar, Grade B Clinical Scientists or equivalent grade) who are members of the Section or who are sponsored by a member of the Section

Abstracts (not exceeding 250 words) along with a supporting letter from the sponsor should be submitted.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: pathology@rsm.ac.uk

Pathology Section Student Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1st: £250

2nd: £100
Open To: All undergraduate medical, dental and veterinary students

Please submit an abstract of no more 250 words on any topic including research, audit projects, suitably anonymised case presentations, or work undertaken during elective period. The work must feature laboratory medicine or science as the main subject matter.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: pathology@rsm.ac.uk

Psychiatry Section Mental Health Foundation Research Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £750 and £100
Open To: Open to all psychiatrists in accredited training or research posts in the UK at the time of publication

This prize is to be awarded for the most outstanding published paper reporting original research work by the principal author in the last year.

Entries should consist of a full copy of the published article or the article and letter of acceptance from the publisher and the applicant's C.V. with a covering letter explaining, in their own words, the significance of the publication.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: psychiatry@rsm.ac.uk

Psychiatry Section Student and Trainee Awards

Submission Deadline: 30 June 2013
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1 year of membership to the RSM and a cash award for outstanding contributions
Open To: Medical Students and Foundation and Specialist Trainees

Show your potential as an outstanding psychiatrist for the future.

Submissions should consist of an anonymised case history or series, a research report, an essay or elective report of up to 3000 words; reflecting your experience and interests in psychiatry. Your career stage will be taken into consideration when judging. Submissions should also include a summary CV and covering letter.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: psychiatry@rsm.ac.uk

Quality in Healthcare Section Quality Improvement Travelling Fellowship

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £1500 to enable the recipient to travel internationally to a host organisation as organised by the Council. This year we are offering a split two-week attachment to South Africa that will be spent at COHSASA in Cape Town and The Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine in Durban.

The winner will be invited to return at the 2012 Pioneer lecture to present their perspectives on their fellowship.
Open To: Anyone working in healthcare in the UK: There is no requirement to be a member of any particular profession or organisation

Applicants are asked to provide a curriculum vitae which highlights their work on or contribution to quality improvement, and a statement of up to 600 words outlining how they would propose to use the travel fellowship to further both their own personal development and their work on and contribution to quality improvement in the UK.

The recipient will be encouraged to write a paper for a suitable journal which draws on his or her experiences and shares the learning he/she has gained with a wider audience.

The ideal candidate will have specific interests in quality in health care and will be able to clearly benefit from understanding quality improvement in the South African health system.

During the two weeks the fellow will be participating in the educational activities of the centre and will be a part of accreditation survey/s in South African hospital/s.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: quality@rsm.ac.uk

Radiology Section Finzi Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1st: £600, 2nd £300 and 3rd £150.
Open To: All SpRs Radiologists and Radiotherapists training in the UK and Northern Ireland with a limit of one paper from each hospital.

Applicants are invited to submit an abstract of their work, which must be no longer than 250 words in length. Short-listed applicants will be invited to give a 10-minute presentation of their work at an RSM Radiology Section meeting.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: radiology@rsm.ac.uk

Radiology/Urology prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize:
Open To:

Please see the Urology Section prizes to enter an abstract for the Clinical Uro- Radiological prize.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: radiology@rsm.ac.uk

Respiratory Medicine Section Medical Student Elective Bursary

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: N/A
Prize: £500 and a certificate
Open To: To be eligible for the bursary, candidates must be undergraduates from a recognised medical school within the United Kingdom who intend to go on an elective module related to Respiratory Medicine during the year 2010-11. The application must not be retrospective.

A description of the elective module should be made in less than 500 words must be submitted.

Judging will be anonymous and will be made by a panel of Respiratory physicians nominated by the council. Their deliberations are confidential and the decision final.

The judging will be based on the contribution of the student to the project, the originality of the work and the feasibility of the project. The project should have relevance to the development and future career of the applicant.

The author of the two best abstract will be expected to give a short presentation, relating to their elective experiences to the Section council.

Download application form [Word 128k]

Email: respiratory@rsm.ac.uk

Respiratory Medicine Section Young Respiratory Investigator Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250 (trainee award) £100 (student award) + 1 year RSM membership
Open To: Both Medical Students and SpR/ST trainees will be eligible for this award.

Applicants are invited to submit abstracts of clinical or scientific research in which they are involved. Selected abstracts will be presented at the RSM to the Respiratory Section council.

There will be one prize each for a medical student and a respiratory trainee. The student must be still studying and the trainee still in training at the time of application for the prize. Judging will be anonymous and will be made by a panel of Respiratory physicians nominated by the council. Their deliberations are confidential and the decision final. The judging will be based on the contribution of the applicant, the originality, quality and scientific basis of the work.

Abstracts must be less than 500 words.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: respiratory@rsm.ac.uk

Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section Barbara Ansell Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 12 June 2013
Prize: 1st: £200, 2nd: £100
Open To: Rheumatology Specialist Registrars and Research Fellows

Subject matter may include case series, or individual case reports and should be no more than 300 words in length (excluding title and affiliations).

Up to 4 abstracts will be selected, each for a 15 minute presentation.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: rheumatology@rsm.ac.uk

Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section Eric Bywaters Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 12 June 2013
Prize: £200
Open To: Rheumatology Specialist Registrars and Research Fellows

Up to four of the best abstracts will be selected for a ten-minute oral presentation with an additional five minutes for discussion.

The abstract should be no more than 300 words relating to the subject of clinical or laboratory research.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: rheumatology@rsm.ac.uk

SMG Research Presentation Prize

Submission Deadline: 9 August 2013
Meeting Date: 27 September 2013
Prize: Oral: 1st: £300, 2nd: £150, 3rd: £100. Poster: 1st: £150, 2nd: £100
Open To: RSM Student Members only, and those within six months of qualifying.

Abstracts of original research undertaken during undergraduate studies will be considered. The research studies may be basic science or clinical projects. The prize is not intended for research undertaken as part of a PhD degree.

Abstracts of no more than 200 words, underlining the main author who must be the person presenting the paper. Only one presenter will be accepted for each paper. Only one submission per main author. Please note: Upto six papers will be selected for oral presentation; and up to fifteen papers will be selected for poster presentations; dimensions of posters will be given to those who are selected.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: students@rsm.ac.uk

Surgery Section Adrian Tanner Prize

Clinical case reports should be submitted for this prize. Short listed candidates will be expected to present their papers at the President's Day in Bristol on Friday 21 June 2013

The report should indicate the multidisciplinary nature of the care of a surgical patient and should not be more than 500 words with a maximum of 5 references.

Abstracts previously presented at another meeting should be declared. Please note the deadline is 5pm, Monday 29 April 2013.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk

Surgery Section John Dawson Medical Student Prize

Candidates should submit case reports in the form of an abstract of no more than 500 words. Abstracts are short listed and the best presentation is awarded the prize and will be required to present their paper at the annual President's Day in June or another meeting of the Section's choosing.

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Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk

Surgery Section MIA Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250 (to enable the recipient to attend the annual "Out-of Town" meeting of the Section of Surgery, in either the UK or overseas)
Open To: Surgical registrars

Please submit laboratory based research papers. Abstracts are short listed and will be invited to present at this year's joint meeting between the Section of Surgery of the RSM and SARS in January. The best presentation at the conference will be awarded the prize.

Click here to view the call for abstracts for all prizes

Click here to view the guidelines for abstract preparation

The closing date is 10am GMT on Monday 10 September 2012 and abstracts should be submitted online

Please do not use the abstract submission form below to submit your prize.

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Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk

Surgery Section Norman Tanner Prize and Glaxo Travelling Fellowship

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £250 plus the Norman Tanner Medal. Runner up - £250 Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
Open To: Surgeons in training

Please submit clinically oriented papers. Abstracts are short listed and the best presentation is awarded the Norman Tanner medal plus prize money. The runner-up will receive the Glaxo Travelling Fellowship of £250.

The prize money awarded to the winning Norman Tanner and Glaxo Traveling Fellowship presenters will enable the recipients to attend the annual "Out-of-Town" meeting of the Section of Surgery in either the UK or overseas.

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Email: surgery@rsm.ac.uk

The Harvey prize

Submission Deadline: 17 July 2013
Meeting Date: 11 September 2013
Prize: First prize; £150 plus one year's membership of the RSM: Second prize; £100
Open To: Trainees

Abstracts are invited for The Harvey Prize of The Royal Society of Medicine Vascular Section.

Abstracts from those of a trainee grade only of clinical cases pertaining to vascular medicine, vascular and endovascular surgery should be submitted. Those invited to present must also register to attend the meeting at a subsidised rate.

Only one paper per person can be submitted.

Short listed candidates will be invited to give an oral presentation at the above meeting at 4.00pm on Wednesday 11 September 2013.

Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.

All submission forms must be sent electronically in MS Word format.

Abstract submission forms can be downloaded from our website at www.rsm.ac.uk/awards.

Please send abstracts to the Vascular Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine by email only: vascular@rsm.ac.uk

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: vascular@rsm.ac.uk

Trainees' Committee Medical Authors Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: 4 June 2013
Prize: Mentoring from OUP editorial team to help you develop your idea into a fully worked proposal as well as an introduction to the publication process.

£100 book vouchers

Signed copies of OHCM and Clinical Medicine.
Open To: All trainees and students

Applicants should submit a brief outline (no more than 1 side of A4) of their idea for a book proposal to be presented at the meeting's Dragon Den by the deadline. The idea will be shortlisted by the meeting organizing committee and the top 4 applicants will selected to pitch their proposal ideas within a 5 minute window to the Dragons, who will be an expert panel from the UK.

The Dragons will know nothing of the idea until it is presented to them on the day. They will be under no obligation to officially represent their publishing house or to accept the proposal officially.

Dragon's will vote on whether to accept or decline the proposal. There will also be an audience vote on whether they would like to see the idea published. A weighted score from the Dragons and the audience will decide the overall winner.

All applicants for the prize must register for the Medical Authors meeting to be held on the 4th June 2013, which will guarantee their proposal being reviewed for advice and guidance by a publishing house.

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: trainees@rsm.ac.uk

Trainees' Committee The John Glyn Trainees' Prize

Submission Deadline: 19 July 2013
Meeting Date: 19 September 2013
Prize: £250
Open To: Trainees from any hospital or primary care specialty

Abstracts must be of no more than 200 words including Objective, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. All submissions must be submitted via email in MS Word format. Applicants must be the primary authors of the original project. Successful applicants will present a poster or oral presentation.

Full names must be submitted by all co-authors of the paper

A previous relevant presentation at a recent scientific meeting/ publication of this abstract shall not inevitably preclude the entrant'(s) but must be declared"

SUBMISSION REGULATIONS

I. The John Glyn Prize is awarded for an audit project undertaken during training. Entries are welcomed from trainees from any Medical, Dental, Veterinary, hospital or primary care specialty (under the age of 40). Entries accepted will be from trainees within the tenth anniversary of the date of their primary professional qualification. We welcome entries from non-RSM trainees

II. We reserve the right to extend the submission deadline to a later date should the necessity arise

III. Entrants must indicate a 'principal' author on their initial submission form who must be the presenter of the work if the entry is successful. Principal authors must have done at least 50% of the work.

IV. Abstracts of no more than 200 words including Objective, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion must be submitted. More than one abstract per 'principal' author is allowed

V. All submissions must be the original work of the authors. A previous relevant presentation at a recent scientific meeting/ publication of this abstract shall not necessarily preclude the entrant(s) but must be declared

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Email: trainees@rsm.ac.uk

Urology Section Prize 1 - Winter short papers prize (Clinical Uro- Radiological meeting)

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: The best paper wins a fully funded RSM travelling fellowship to the Urology Section's overseas winter scientific meeting. As well as generous Runner-up prizes of a bursary towards the RSM overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session.
Open To: Urological and radiological trainees

The Section of Urology invites urological/radiological trainees to submit abstracts for this meeting. Abstracts should be the applicant's own work. It must not have been presented this work at a national or international meetings previously. The abstract word count must not be longer than 200 words in length. All subjects will be considered including interesting cases, clinical studies and high quality audit leading to organisational or clinical improvement . At the meeting there will be a mixture of posters with a single slide presentation summarising the poster and podium presentations on subjects that warrant a fuller explanation. Trainees should state which format best suits their submission and whether they are a member of The Urology Section (RSM), The Radiology section (RSM) or neither. Non members are still welcome to apply.

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Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk

Urology Section Prize 2 - Spring short papers prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: The best paper wins a fully funded RSM travelling fellowship to the Urology Section's overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session. Runner up prizes of a bursary towards the RSM overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session
Open To: Urological trainees

Abstracts should be the applicant's own work, and must not be longer than 200 words in length. All subjects will be considered. This award is sponsored by the Malcolm Coptcoat Memorial Trust

Download application form [Word 127k]

Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk

Urology Section Prize 3 - Professor Geoffrey D Chisholm CBE Communication Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: First prize of a fully funded RSM travelling fellowship to the Urology Section's overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session. The winners name will also be engraved on a silver jug specially commissioned by Mrs Angela Chisholm, Geoffrey Chisholm's widow and held for one year by the winner. A presentation of personalised silver paper knife will also be awarded at the Presidential Address in October. Runner up prizes of a bursary towards the RSM overseas winter scientific meeting in the next academic session.
Open To: Urological trainees

The Geoffrey Chisholm Communication Prize is awarded in memory of Geoffrey Chisholm who was elected President of the Section but who was prevented by illness from taking up the post.

The Section of Urology invites abstracts, limited to no more than 200 words, for this prestigious award. The abstract must be on a urological topic. It does not have to be on original research but has to be on something that you have had a personal contribution in.

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Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk

Urology Section Professor John Blandy Essay Prize for Medical Students

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: A bursary of £1,000 and an RSM award certificate
Open To: Medical students

Prizes are sponsored by the J and S Katz Charitable Trust. Professor John Blandy was an exceptional teacher and innovative urological surgeon. This prize is a memorial to him kindly donated by the J and S Katz Charitable Trust to inspire medical students to consider urology within the busy curriculum of modern medical training. The first prize will be judged on an essay of 1,500 words in length.This year the title is "Why knowledge of urology is important in primary care" The prize will be awarded at the Presidents Day Meeting in London on May 17th and includes a bursary of £1,000 and an RSM award certificate. Proxime Accessit will also receive a certificate.

Non-RSM members are welcome to apply.

Short-listed applicants will be invited to give a 10-15 minute presentation of their work at an RSM Urology Section meeting.

Please note: You must be available on the 16 May for presentation your short paper to be eligible for this prize

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Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk

Urology Section Secretary's Prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: £200 plus an RSM award certificate
Open To: The Secretary's prize is open to all pre-SpR training grades.

The prize will be given for a high quality Urological audit or novel work on service improvement or organisational change within Urology. The best abstracts will be presented as posters at the Spring Meeting, with the best 2 applicants being invited to give a short podium presentation, on the day. Abstracts should be 200 words in length. The prize, an RSM award certificate plus £200 will be awarded at the Presidents Day meeting. Non-RSM members are welcome to apply.

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Email: urology@rsm.ac.uk

Venous Forum prize (Vascular Society)

For more information please go to http://www.annualmeeting.vascularsociety.org.uk

or contact:

Vascular Society Office

at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields

London WC2A 3PE

Tel: 020 7973 0306

Fax:020 7430 9235

Chief Executive: Jeanette Robey

Email: jeanette@vascularsociety.org.uk

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk

Venous Forum PUMP Priming Grant

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: TBA
Open To: Trainee/specialists under 40 years of age at time of application

To apply, the candidate needs to supply:

a) Up to a 1000 word application outlining the research costs and aim of the potential benefit of the research to the phlebology and endovenous world.

b) Curriculum Vitae.

c) Letter from their Head of Department and/or a senior colleague/specialist, supporting the application.

d) Completed RSM bursary form.

The successful candidate will be announced during the Annual Spring meeting of the Venous Forum in April 2012. The winner will be expected to attend the 2014 Spring meeting and present their work in a 10 minute presentation.

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Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk

Venous Forum Spring meeting prize

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: Oral: 1st: £250; 2nd: £200; 3rd: £150

Poster: £200
Open To: Non Consultants

Abstracts should be structured (Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions) and be a maximum 250 words. Candidates short-listed will be asked to present an oral presentation at the Annual Spring meeting 2013. Candidates not selected for an oral presentation will be invited to present a poster at the meeting. Posters will be presented in an exhibition at the Annual Spring meeting 2013 and all accepted abstracts will be published in PHLEBOLOGY.

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Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk

Venous Forum Travelling Fellowship

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: TBA
Open To: All trainees

To apply, the candidate needs to supply:

a) Up to a 1000 word application outlining the trip, costs and aim of the potential benefit of their subsequent professional development.

b) Curriculum Vitae.

c) Letter from their Head of Department and/or a senior colleague/specialist supporting their application.

d) Letter accepting the candidate in the centre/centres to be visited.

e) Completed RSM bursary form.

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Email: venous@rsm.ac.uk

Wesleyan RSM Trainee Prize Winners Reception and Young Trainee Final

Submission Deadline: The deadline for this academic year has now passed, next year's deadline will be advertised when available
Meeting Date: tba
Prize: 1st - £3000 plus year's RSM Membership.

2nd - £1000 plus year's RSM Membership.
Open To: Automatic entrance to all those who win first prize in any of the RSM's prizes from October 2011 to September 2012. All Sections may put in one entry to the Wesleyan Assurance prize. If the Section only has one trainee prize then this can go through automatically, unless the Section prefers not to put the prize winner forward. Sections that hold more than one trainee prize will be asked to put forward one entry only.

All entrants will be required to produce a structured abstract of 500 words. This must include a short paragraph explaining the specialty area.

The abstracts will be judged on:

Originality

Clinical importance

Scientific content

Clarity of presentation

A prize meeting will be held with 5 presentations. The presenters will be asked to dedicate time at the beginning of the presentation to explain the specialty area and equate a general, medical audience with any specific terms. The judges will mark the presenters on their ability to present to a non-specialist audience.

All submissions must be sent electronically in MS Word format.

For more information please contact the coordinator

Email: rachel.gofton@rsm.ac.uk