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Coloproctology Section: Overseas meeting to Rijeka, Croatia - travelling fellows
Deadline: Tuesday 10 February 2026.
Open to: All coloproctology and surgery resident doctors.
Prize: Three travelling fellowships of £500 each to the overseas meeting to Croatia in June 2026. The prize winner is required to attend the overseas meeting in order to be able to claim the £500.
Meeting date: Wednesday 10 - Sat 13th June 2026.
Emergency Medicine Section: Innovation in ED Education
Deadline: Sunday 22 March 2026
Open to: Students, practitioners in emergency departments, nurses, and doctors of all grades working in emergency departments
Prize: £100
Endocrinology & Diabetes Section: Endocrinology Clinical Cases Submission
Deadline: Thursday 7 May 2026
Open to: Trainees and students
Endocrinology & Diabetes Section: Diabetes Clinical Cases Submission
Deadline: Thursday 7 May 2026
Open to: Trainees and students
Laryngology & Rhinology Section: Short Paper and Poster Prize
Deadline: Sunday 8 March 2026
Open to: All trainees and consultants within 2 years of appointment
Prize:
Ophthalmology Section: Students, Trainees and MDTs Prize
Deadline: Friday 8th May 2026 at 11:59pm
Open to: Medical students, doctors in training and MDT's (Multidisciplinary team)
Best Poster Prize: £150
Best Paper Prize: £150 and a one year's membership to the Royal Society of Medicine
Radiology Section: Finzi Prize
Deadline: Monday 2 February 2026
Open to: Practicing trainee radiologists or radiotherapist currently in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Eire.
1st Prize: £500
2nd Prize: £300
3rd Prize: £100
Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section: Barbara Ansell Prize
Deadline: Sunday 8 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Open to: Specialist registrars and research fellows in all specialties as long as the case pertains to rheumatology
Prize: Free access to the upcoming Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section event to present their work on a poster, and a certificate recognising their efforts in submitting the abstract.
Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section: Eric Bywaters Prize
Deadline: Sunday 8 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Open to: Specialist registrars, research fellows, and allied health professionals in all specialities as long as the research pertains to rheumatology
Prize: Free access to the upcoming Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section event to present their work on a poster, and a certificate recognising their efforts in submitting the abstract.
Surgery Section: Norman Tanner Prize and Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
Deadline: Thursday 21st May 2026
Open to: All surgical trainees (two winners)
Winner 1: £250 and the Norman Tanner Medal
Winner 2: £250 and the Glaxo Travelling Fellowship
Deadline: Thursday 21st May 2026
Open to: Surgical trainees, pre-doctoral surgical researchers and students
Prize: £250
Surgery Section: Adrian Tanner Prize
Deadline: Thursday 21st May 2026
Open to: All surgical trainees and foundation doctors
Prize: £250
Urology Section: Professor Geoffrey D Chisholm CBE communication prize
Deadline: Sunday 29 March 2026
Open to: All Urological Trainees
Prize: 1 year of RSM membership
Urology Section: Secretary's Prize
Deadline: Sunday 29 March 2026
Open to: All core surgical trainees, clinical fellows, CNS, and AHP's
Prize: A certificate
Venous Forum: Annual Meeting Prize
Deadline: Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Open to: Medical students, trainees, non-consultant doctors, specialist nurses and vascular scientists
Oral presentation first place prize: £250
Oral presentation second place prize: £200
Oral presentation third place prize: £150
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