Prizes for students

Prize

• First prize: £500
• Second prize: £250

Submission deadline

Sunday 17 May 2020

Open to

Medical students at recognised teaching institutions in the UK.

Application guidelines

Submit an essay describing original research, audit or a case report that you have played an important part in. The paper must be anonymous; it should not include headings, acknowledgements, names or institutions.

Shortlisted finalists/candidates will be required to present their paper at the Student and trainee prize meeting via webinar on Friday 10 July 2020.

Prize

• A grant of £500-£1,000 to undertake a specific project on a medical or dental elective.

Submission deadline

Application deadlines are twice annually on 31 January and 31 July. Confirmation on if you have been successful will be announced no more than 10 weeks after the deadline date. Your elective must take place AFTER the deadline date. We cannot offer grants to electives which are taking place before the deadline date.

Open to

Medical and dental students in the UK and other EU medical and dental schools.

Application guidelines

Submit a 700-word proposal on your medical elective that includes the following information:

• The type of work involved (the scope is wide and includes any type of research)
• Its purpose (aims)
• The approach you intend to take to collecting information or data and to the analysis (methodology)
• The projected outcomes or potential impact of the research
• How this experience will help your career development

You will also need to attach the following documentation to your application:

• Letter/email  from your medical or dental school confirming that they support your elective
• Confirmation letter/email from your host institution if applicable
• Recommendation letter/email from your tutor/supervisor
• Confirmation that full consideration has been given to the ethics of the proposal
• Confirmation that full consideration has been given to health and safety of the student

Prize

• Oral presentation: One year’s free RSM membership and a bottle of champagne
• Poster presentation: One year’s free RSM membership and a bottle of wine

Submission deadline

25 September 2020

Open to

All pre-clinical and clinical cardiothoracic students and trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 250-word abstract on a case presentation. The abstract can include figures, diagrams and scans. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their paper at a Cardiothoracic meeting.

Prize: £250

Open To: Undergraduate students who have been working as part of courses leading to primary qualifications in Law or Medicine. 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, Saturday 24 October 2020.

All presenters will receive a certificate after the event.

Prize

• First prize: £300 
• Second prize: Two prizes of £100

Submission deadline 

Sunday 19 January 2020

Open to

Training grade doctors, young scientists and medical students (not above Specialist Registrar, Grade B Clinical Scientist or equivalent grade) with an immunological or allergy component of their clinical research.

Application guidelines 

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 supervisor.

Candidates will be expected to present their work at the 'AGM Presidential prize meeting and state of the art lecture'. 

Prize

• First prize: £100
• Second prize: £50

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

Medical students and trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 250-word abstract on a literature review or case study on urticaria. The abstracts should be clearly structured and should include the title of the poster; the presenting author's name, any other authors and their professional role and affiliation.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to print their presentation in A1 to present at a Clinical Immunology & Allergy meeting.

Prize 

First place: £300

Submission deadline 

Sunday 12 January 2020

Open to  

Students and trainees in neurosciences, including neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology, neuropathology or neuroradiology.

Application guidelines

Applicants are invited to submit no more than 500 word summaries of research which they have carried out. Those considered to be the best will be asked to give a 10 minute presentation (including 3 minutes discussion) at a meeting of the Section. Factors which will be taken into account in the assessment of the research will include the originality, the degree to which the research was carried by the presenter, the difficulty of the work and the extent to which it throws new light and understanding on any aspect of the aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, investigation, treatment or management of patients, and the importance and relevance in clinical practice, as well as the clarity of presentation. 

Prize 

• £750 to be used towards research or training in clinical immunology and allergy, and a year's free RSM membership

Submission deadline 

To be announced

Open to 

Medical students, trainees (up to ST3) and young scientists.

Application guidelines 

Submit a 750-word essay that highlights development and progression on any of the following topics: gut allergy, microbiotica, or food intolerance. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their essay at a Clinical Immunology & Allergy meeting.

Prize 

• Up to £1,000 and a year’s free RSM membership 

Submission deadline 

Monday 1 February 2021

Open to 

UK medical students undertaking an elective or overseas observership as a recognised course component of their final year MBBS/MBPhD studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Application guidelines 

Submit a 500-word statement outlining the purpose of the elective or observership and its relevance to critical care medicine. In addition, please provide:

• A letter of support from your current institution or a local placement
• A summary of where and when the placement will be taken
• Full details of any other scholarship awards, bursaries and financial support procured for the purpose of the placement

The winner will be required to give a 15-minute presentation at a Critical Care Medicine meeting.

Prize 

• First prize: £500 and a year’s free RSM membership

Submission deadline 

Tuesday 1 December 2020

Open to 

All RSM members and non-members, all grades including students

Application guidelines 

Submit a paper on a digital innovation project that applies a digital voice to improve healthcare or social care. The submission should not exceed 1500 words, but there is no minimum word count. The project should be currently underway or been completed in the past 12 months. Concept papers for projects that have not been started will not be accepted.

The top three submissions selected by the evaluation committee will be invited to present their paper at a Digital Health meeting, where the winner will be selected.

Prize 

• A single prize of £250 will be awarded to the best application.

Submission deadline 

2 April 2021

Meeting date

Friday 25 June 2021

Open to

Anyone carrying out original research or innovation in the field of Emergency Medicine

Application guidelines

Prize

One £250 prize will be awarded for an essay detailing an original research project relating to emergency medicine that has been carried out. Applicants should submit an essay summarising their research (max. 1500 words).

Submission deadline 

2 April 2021

Open to 

All medical practitioners below consultant grade.

Application guidelines 

This is awarded annually for distinguished research work in the specialty. 

Applicants will be judged on the applicability and/or originality of their project and it's relevance to emergency medicine. The quality of the data and its interest to emergency medicine physicians. As well as the prize money, the winning applicant will be invited to present their completed work at a future Emergency Medicine Section meeting.

Prize

• £100 will be awarded to the best three applications.

Submission deadline

2 April 2021

Open to

Students, nurses and doctors all grades working in Emergency Departments

Application guidelines

The aim of this prize is to recognise and promote educational initiatives in Emergency Departments.

The top 3 entrants will be invited to deliver a presentation on their initiative at a designated Emergency Medicine Section meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine. 

• Submissions should be no longer than 300 words. 
• The project should have been led or a substantial contribution to the project made by the entrant.

Entrants will submit the answers to the following three questions on their project/initiative.

1.      Describe the project, its implementation, and your role in that implementation.
2.      What were the barriers to implementation and how were these overcome?
3.      What impact has your project/initiative had on the department?

Prize

• £1 x £250 and one year's free RSM membership

Submission deadline

2 April 2021

Meeting date 

Friday 25 June 2021

Open to

Medical students

Application guidelines

Prize

Clinical case: First prize - £100 and a year’s free RSM membership, second prize: £50 and a year’s free RSM membership

Research prize: £100 and one year's free RSM membership

Submission deadline

Friday 1 May 2020 

Open to

Medical students and trainees.

Application guidelines

Abstracts should be no more than 300 words, on either an interesting/challenging clinical case or research on any aspect of gastroenterology or hepatology. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their abstract as a poster or oral presentation. All shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the meeting free of charge. Posters should be printed on A1 size for presentation.

Clinical cases: the abstract should describe the presentation, investigations and management of the clinical case. The author should discuss the significance or relevance of the case, and any take home messages.

Abstracts selected for oral presentation should be presented in ‘Grand Round’ style with multiple choice option Q&A during the presentation to allow audience participation.

Research abstracts: any original research including literature review is accepted. Abstracts should contain the title, introduction, method, results and discussion.

Prize

• First prize: £300

Submission deadline

Tuesday 23 June 2020

Open to

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.

Application guidelines

Submit an essay of up to 3,000 words on the following topic:

• An account of an audit or quality improvement project carried out by yourself in primary care

Prize

• First prize: £100
• Second prize: £50

Submission deadline

Tuesday 23 June 2020

Open to

Medical students and trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 250-word abstract describing the nature and purpose of your poster presentation, which should be relevant to a topic which would have been discussed at the 40th Primary Care Update. The abstract should be clearly structured and describe original research, a literature review or case studies.

Please include the title of the poster, the names of presenting and other authors and their professional role and affiliation.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to display their poster at a future meeting for which they will be given a free place to attend.

Prize

£100 Amazon voucher and a year's membership of the RSM

Submission deadline 

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Open to 

Pre-clinical, clinical medical and dental students. Please note that you must be a medical or dental undergraduate to be eligible to submit for this prize

Application guidelines 

Click here for prize guidelines and checklist

Prize 

• First prize: £200 and an RSM certificate 
• Second prize: £100 and an RSM certificate 
• Third prize: £50 and an RSM certificate 

Submission deadline 

Sunday 14 March 2021

Open to

Trainees in hypnosis (those who are undertaking a training course, and those who are within one year of completing their course)

• Clinical trainees in medicine, dentistry nursing or psychological fields
• Students enrolled in related graduate academic courses
• Those qualified in medicine, dentistry nursing or those in psychological fields

Shortlisted applicants must be available to attend the prize meeting and to present their submission on Monday 10 May 2021.     

Application guidelines

Entrants are invited to submit a case study or an essay of no more than 1000 - 1500 words in response to the following question: “Discuss the rationale for the use of the term hypnosis or hypnotherapy.”

Prize

• First prize: £200

Submission deadline

Monday 21 October

Open to

Any students in nephrology and wider specialties.

Application guidelines

The section invites medical students 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.

Submissions will be shortlisted for oral presentation at a Section meeting.  The prize of £200 will be awarded to the best 15 minute presentation, with an additional five minutes of discussion at the presentation meeting

Submission deadline:
Submission closed

Prize:
£200

Open to:
Undergraduate and postgraduate students, and trainees who have gained their qualification within the last 12 years (as at the date of presentation - September)

Application guidelines
This is awarded every three years. Candidates are invited to submit a clinical or research abstract of no more than 250 words on original work in dental science completed in a UK institution during the preceding five years.

Prizes:

• Winner of best abstract - £250 and invited for oral presentation
• Top 10 abstracts – poster presentation

Submission deadline: Sunday 27 June 2021

Open to:

• Any scientist or healthcare professional working in the field of global cancer control
• HICs and LMICs.

Abstract guidelines:

Submit an abstract of 400 words maximum, including background, methods, results and discussion. The abstract should be on collaborative research/service delivery in which the applicant has been significantly involved, in global cancer control, focusing on LMICs as defined by the world bank group. The project may be clinical or scientific and the work may have been published previously (but not before 2018).

Judging panel will include oncologists and experts in the field of global cancer care who will consider the originality and the impact of the research on the quality of care for patients with cancer in LMICs, within the context of the resources available to the host institution.

The winner must agree to attend the conference. Standard travel expenses will covered by the RSM Oncology Section.

Submission deadline:

To be announced

Posters should ideally focus on the theme of the day: Primary care ethics. They may also deal with any issues within the field of primary care ethics. They may focus on clinical practice, on teaching and personal development, or on research (empirical or philosophical) within this field. Posters focusing on the main theme of the day are also particularly welcome and these need not necessarily be restricted to primary healthcare though they should have implications that transcend professional boundaries.

Poster abstracts should be no more than 500 words and should include the title of the poster, the names of presenting and other authors, and their professional role and affiliation. They do not have to follow the traditional format of introduction, method, results, conclusions, but should make clear the issue or issues which will be considered, the approach to be taken, and the conclusions drawn from its study.

The best poster presenter will be invited to give a short oral presentation 

Posters should be A0 in size, portrait in orientation and should be printed. Poster presenters must be available on the day and are asked to ensure that their posters are in place as early as possible - no later than 12.30pm.

Prize

• First prize poster: £150
• First prize paper: £150 

In addition, the overall winner will receive the Dermot Pierse prize of one year’s subscription to the British Journal of Ophthalmology. 

Submission deadline

16 July 2020

Open to

Medical students and trainee doctors.

Application guidelines

Submit a 300-word abstract on research work or a case report in ophthalmology.

Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to present their work at an Ophthalmology meeting from which judges will select eight oral finalists and 24 poster finalists.

Submission deadline: Submission closed

Open to: All dental or medical graduates and students

Topic: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - (Audit, Cleft & Oral Surgery)

Size of the poster: A1 

Candidates will receive a certificate for being shortlisted and a winner will be commended for the best poster.

Prize

• First prize: £600
• Second prize: £400
• Third prize: £200

Submission deadline

Sunday 20 October 2019

Open to

Medical students and trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 300-word abstract describing original (not previously published) work exploring clinical case studies and case reports.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their work at an Orthopaedics meeting and attend the dinner following the event.

Prize

• First prize: £250
• Second prize: £150

Submission deadline

6 January 2021

Meeting date

Tuesday 16 March 2021

Open to

Students and paediatrics trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 750-word case summary related to the topic: "Paediatric emergency medicine".

Four case reports will be shortlisted to present their work at a Paediatrics & Child Health meeting, from which the winner will be selected.

We would like to invite submissions of abstracts for poster and/or oral presentations to showcase current research in palliative care (no more than 300 words)

Prize: 3 prizes for oral presentations and a poster prize.

•   1st prize £250 plus a year's free membership
•   2nd prize £100
•   3rd prize £50
•   Poster prize £50

Open to: All students either currently studying, or within eighteen months of completion of, an MSc or MA in palliative medicine or an allied discipline.  Healthcare students and healthcare professionals with research up to Masters level, quality improvement or audit in the field of palliative medicine.

Submission deadline: Submission closed

Submission deadline

Monday 15 July 2019

Meeting date

Submission closed

Application guidelines

Abstracts of no more than 250 words for oral and/or poster presentation are welcomed on research in palliative and end of life care. The submission must be anonymous; it should not include headings, acknowledgements, names or institutions.

Whilst abstracts relevant to the meeting topic are more likely to be chosen for oral presentation, we welcome submissions on any subject in palliative and end of life care.

Prize
RSM certificate

Submission deadline
Sunday 6 October 2019

Meeting date
Saturday 30 November 2019

Open to
Medical students and trainees.

Application guidelines
Applicants are invited to submit an abstract up to 250 words on all plastic surgery related topics. When submitting an abstract, please state whether you would like to be considered for a poster or oral presentation. Please note only one presenter can present for each oral presentation.

Prize

• First prize: A year's membership to the RSM and a cash prize for outstanding contributions.

Submission deadline
Sunday 12 July 2020

Open to
Medical students, foundation and specialist trainees.

Application guidelines

Prize

• First prize: £250 and a year's free RSM membership
• Second prize: A year's free RSM membership

Submission deadline
Sunday 30 August 2020

Open to
Medical students and trainee doctors within the field of sexual health and associated specialisms within GU/SRH.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus. HIV disease caused by infection with HIV-1 or HIV-2, which are retroviruses belong to the Retroviridae family, Lentivirus genus. Over the years we have more understanding of HIV disease with real advances in HIV treatment and prevention.

HIV can be transmitted in various ways like sexual intercourse, shared intravenous drug paraphernalia, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), which can occur during the birth process or during breastfeeding.

You have been appointed by the health secretory to work as a specialist in Public Health England. Your task is to advise health secretory about the strategies and interventions (including behaviour modification) to reduce HIV transmission in the UK.

Application guidelines:

• You should adhere to the 2000-word limit (excluding references)
• Your essay should have a structure: title, introduction, content and conclusion
• Epidemiology of HIV infection in the UK, with references to prevalence, incidence, modes of transmission, risks of acquisition and health promotion initiatives
• The various intervention packages to reduce HIV transmission, including behaviour modification, risk assessment of HIV acquisition and risk reduction
• The main challenges would be to implement these packages of services and how might these be addressed?

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their essay at the "HIV training day" section meeting on Tuesday 27 Oct 2020.

For any queries regarding the essay, please contact Dr Huda Taha- Consultant physician, huda.taha@covwarkpt.nhs.uk / sexmed@rsm.ac.uk

Prizes:

First prize: 300
Second prize: £200
Third prize: £100

Submission deadline: 

Sunday 27 October 2019

Meeting date:

4 February 2020

Open to:

Pre-clinical, clinical medical and dental undergraduate students

The title of the essay this year is 'Perils and pitfalls of sleep apps'

The aim of this prize is to promote discussion and understanding of sleep medicine and its relevance to current medical practice.

The three highest-scoring essays will be shortlisted for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively. The entrant awarded the 1st prize will be invited to deliver a presentation on the topic of their essay at a Sleep Section meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine.

• Essays should be no longer than 1000 words. The word count does not include the reference list
• References should be formatted in Harvard style. There is no limit for the number of references used
• There should be no more than 1 figure and 1 table
• The name of the author should not be included in the essay
• The essay should be entirely your own original work, and should not have been previously published

Prize

• RSM certificate

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

Students and trainees, allied health professionals and intercalated students.

Application guidelines

Submit a 250-word abstract describing your work on a subject relevant to sport and exercise medicine. The abstract should describe the background to the work, methods, results and conclusions, and be accompanied by a supporting letter from a consultant or supervisor. The work must not have been previously published.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to give a poster presentation at a Sport & Exercise meeting.

Prize

• First prize: £250
• Second prize: A year's free RSM membership

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

Medical and other healthcare students.

Application guidelines

The Sidney Linton Prize is an opportunity for students to explore novel ways to teach cardiology through peer-produced resources. For this prize we ask participants to take a pre-determined theme and identify different ways to convey the information in the form of an e-resource for a medical student audience.

Possible submission styles include (but are not limited to): Poster (A3), A4 leaflet, video submission, podcast, audio recording. It is designed to test the understanding of participants of core material as well as their ability to convey the information they decide to include.

The title for this year’s prize is: TBC

Prize

• First prize: £300
• Second prize: £150
• Third prize: £100

Submission deadline

To be announced

Open to

Medical and other healthcare students, and those within six months of graduating.

Application guidelines

Submit a 200-word abstract on original research undertaken during your undergraduate studies. The main author must be highlighted in the paper and only one submission per author can be submitted.

Please note this prize is not intended for research undertaken as part of a PhD degree.

Prize

£250

Submission deadline

Monday 1 June 2020

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at a Surgery Section meeting.

Open to

Medical students

Application guidelines

Candidates should submit clinical case reports detailing original work. The report should be no longer 500 words and have a maximum of 5 references.

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present their papers at the Surgery Section's 'President's Day' in September 2020. 

Prize

12-month free print and online subscription to the Journal of Clinical Urology and certificate

Submission deadline

TBC 

Open to

 Medical students and doctors not yet in core or specialist training    

Application guidelines

Medical students and foundation doctors are invited to submit an abstract no more than 250 words relating to the subject of urology. Successful applicants will then be selected to showcase their poster at the Career in Urology event, Saturday 11 January 2020, for the chance to win the prize.

Prize

• First prize: £250
• Second prize: £200
• Third prize: £150
• Poster prize: £200

Submission deadline

Monday 1 March 2021

Open to

Medical students and trainees

Application guidelines

Submit a 250-word abstract on a topic relating to the Venous Forum annual meeting. The abstract should be structured to include aims, methods, results and conclusions.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to present an oral presentation at a Venous Forum meeting. A selection of submissions that not shortlisted for oral presentation will be invited to present a poster at the meeting. All accepted abstracts will be published in Phlebology.

Prize

• First prize: Best Oral Presentation £100

Submission deadline 

7th February 2020

Open to  

Trainees & Students 

Application guidelines

Essays should be no longer than 1000 words.

The title of the essay this year is 'Surgical treatment of chronic pelvic pain' 

The will be expected to make a twenty minute presentation on the topic of their essay at the student and trainees prize meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine in March. Please include your essay under the abstract section on the submission form. 

Prize: £100 best oral presentation, £50 best poster presentation

Submission process: Abstract submissions of no more than 250 words on audit, clinical governance, quality improvement and research projects relevant to the care of older people

Open to: Trainees in geriatric medicine, old age psychiatry or social sciences

Deadline: 01/08/2020

Prize

• Oral presentation: A year’s free RSM membership
• Poster presentation: £50

Submission deadline 

Wednesday 16 September 2020

Meeting date

Wednesday 9 December 2020

Open to

All students and trainees.

Application guidelines

Submit a 250-word abstract defining a problem in a hospital or community setting related to patient safety and describe a solution for the problem stated. 

Submissions can be based on audits, quality improvement projects or prototypes of new devices or software that may be useful in patient safety.

Shortlisted submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentations. Abstracts that rate highly on originality, clarity, show significant improvement in patient safety and impact at a national or international level, will have a higher likelihood of selection for oral presentations.

Prize

• First prize: £150

Submission deadline

Monday 1 June 2020

Open to

Pre-qualifying students from all health care professions

Application guidelines

This annual essay award will be offered to a student who has been involved with interprofessional learning or working, within the community. The essay will reflect the experience and learning achieved. 

The award is being offered jointly by the General Practice with Primary Healthcare Section, RSM and the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education.

Applicants are asked to comply with the following

• Submit an essay of no more than 2000 words
• Essays should follow the set title Describe and discuss an example of inter-professional working or learning with which you have been involved
• Essays should include:
  • Description of the student's experience of interprofessional learning and collaborative working
  • Application of academic learning to the case described. References to the literature must be included
  • Degree of reflection on the student's experience
• Only one author per submission