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Current prizes

Surgery

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

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Surgery Section: MIA Prize

Deadline: Thursday 21st May 2026

Open to: Surgical trainees, pre-doctoral surgical researchers and students

Prize: £250 

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Surgery Section: Adrian Tanner Prize

Deadline: Thursday 21st May 2026

Open to: All surgical trainees and foundation doctors

Prize: £250 

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Trainees

Students Section: Doubleday Prize 2026

Deadline: 16 May 2026

Open to: All trainees without dual qualification, including undergraduate students, as well as singly-qualified and second degree medical and dental students

1st Prize: £250 and a silver medal,

2nd Prize: £150,

3rd Prize: £100

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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section: UMAX Poster Prize

Deadline: 16 May 2026.

Open to: All trainees without dual qualification, including undergraduate students, as well as singly-qualified and second degree medical and dental students

Prize: 1 year's RSM membership

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Venous

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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About applying for our prizes and awards

  • Please send in your submission by 11.59pm on the stated deadline date.
  • Unless stated otherwise, prizes, awards or travel grants must be claimed before the end of the academic year in which they are gained (by 30 September).
  • For more information or help with applying, please contact us on info@rsm.ac.uk.