Prizes and Competitions

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This page contains a list of the academic competitions, prizes and awards available to students at City St George's. These competitions are run by leading medical organisations across the country and overseas. Visit their websites to find more information about their competitions and how to apply.

• Association for Palliative Medicine:  undergraduate students are invited to submit reports of a clinical audit, or an essay on palliative medicine to win prizes worth up to £250.
• British Association of Dermatologists:  various prizes available for an essay competition, a thesis competition (for Masters or PhD theses) and an elective prize/project grant for work relating to dermatology. Also offer a grant of £3000 for medical students undertaking an Intercalated degree relevant to dermatology or skin biology.
• The British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology: essay competition open to medical students on the topics of neurophysiology or neuroscience, with a prize of up to £500
• The British Geriatrics Society: grants, prizes and awards to encourage high-quality research and professional development for those interested in older people's healthcare.
• The British Holistic Medical Association: an annual essay competition looking for innovative ideas from medical students, with a prize of up to £250.
• British Society for Haematology: annual essay competition that centres on haematology.
• ENT UK undergraduate essay prize: annual essay competition focused on ENT, as well as an elective prize available to medical students.
• Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships—Harvard University: pays full Harvard University tuition and provides a stipend to cover living expenses for a single fellow for the academic year.
• Guts UK Charity—Dr Falk Awards: Various prizes including an essay competition on gastroenterology and a prize for medical students undertaking a science degree focusing on gastroenterology.
• HealthWatch student prize: a competition that asks students to provide a critical appraisal of hypothetical research protocols.
• The Marfan Trust studentships :  offer two studentship opportunities involving work in the Sonalee Laboratory, one focused on Marfan syndrome. They also offer a competition for the participants in the studentships for outstanding project and contribution to research.
• The Medical Council on Alcohol: an essay competition run every year and a design competition held every two years, both open to medical students.
• Medical Women's Federation: travel funds, student grants, elective bursaries and an essay competition.
• MRC London Intervollrgiate Doctoral Partnership Studentships: The Doctoral Training Partnership, between St George's and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, offer studentships, which includes tuition fees, an annual stipend and additional support for research and training.
• National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia: award for outstanding achievement  for postgraduate medical students and an undergraduate research award presented by the Royal College of Anaesthetists' president.
• Pain Relief Foundation: an essay competition focused on an aspect of chronic pain.
• The Pathological Society: an essay competition for undergraduates.
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: awards, grants and prizes handed out to medical students working to improve women's health care.
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists—Duke Elder Examination: the candidate with the highest mark wins a visit to St John's Eye Hospital in Jerusalem, or a £400 cash prize.
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health—RCPCH Medical Student Prize: the prize entitles an MBBS student to attend the RCPCH Annual Conference as a guest of the RCPCH. You will need to submit a short CV and a personal statement highlighting why you think you should be nominated. To apply or for more information, email Vanessa Nsilu.
• Royal College of Physicians: offers a variety of awards, prizes and bursaries.
• Royal College of Psychiatrists: offers a variety of prizes and awards to support psychiatric studies.
• Royal College of Radiologists: prizes for undergraduates, elective bursaries, research prizes and an essay competition focused on clinical radiology.
• Royal College of Surgeons of England—Medical Student prizes: an annual national award open to all UK medical students.
• The Royal Society of Medicine: the Royal Society offers a wide range of prizes, awards, travel grants and bursaries.