Undergraduate prizes & bursaries
Radiology prizes for students and early career doctors
Every year there are a number of bursaries, prizes, and awards to undergraduate medical students and trainees relating to radiology. This page contains a list of the academic competitions, prizes and awards available by leading organisations across the country. Visit their websites for more information and how to apply.
RCR Steven Carstairs Essay Prize
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https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/awards-and-prizes/steven-carstairs-essay-prize
Steven Carstairs Essay Prize is awarded for an essay either on a topic relevant to clinical radiology or describing a personal experience of working in a department of clinical radiology during an elective period or vacation.
Prize: £200
Deadline: Opens in November; Closes in March
RCR Steven Carstairs Research Prize
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https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/awards-and-prizes/steven-carstairs-research-prize
Steven Carstairs Research Prize is awarded for an undergraduate student who conducts personal research on a clinical radiology topic.
Prize: £400
Deadline: Opens in November; Closes in March
RCR Undergraduate Radiology Society of the Year
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https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/awards-and-prizes/rcr-undergraduate-radiology-society-year
Undergraduate Radiology Society of the Year is awarded to an undergraduate radiology/imaging society at any UK medical school for demonstrating innovation in their activities in the past year.
Prize: £200
Deadline: Opens in November; Closes in March
RCR Undergraduate Education Innovation and Excellence Award
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Undergraduate Education Innovation and Excellence Award is to reward medical students, radiology trainees or consultants who have developed and implemented innovative projects in the field of undergraduate radiology education.
Prize: £250
Deadline: Opens in November; Closes in March
The SRT Essay Competition
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https://www.thesrt.co.uk/students/medical-student-essay-competition/
The SRT Essay Competition is for UK medical students and requires a 1500-word essay submission on a given essay title.
Prize: Free registration and funding for accommodation & travel to attend the BSIR AGM. The 2 best essays will also be published on the BSIR website.
Deadline: Varies each year
BSIR Essay Scholarship Award
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BSIR Essay Scholarship Award is open to UK medical students and foundation doctors and requires a 500-word essay submission on one of the given essay titles.
Prize: Free registration and funding for accommodation & travel to attend the BSIR AGM. The 2 best essays will also be published on the BSIR website.
Deadline: August
BIR Future of Radiology Essay Prize
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https://www.bir.org.uk/get-involved/prizes,-awards-and-bursaries/bir-future-of-radiology-essay-prize
UBIR Future of Radiology Essay Prize is open to all medical students, foundation doctors and core trainees and requires a 1000-word essay on a given title.
Prize: Free attendance at the BIR’s ‘Top Tips for Radiology Interviews’ and the winning essay will be published on the BIR’s website.
Deadline: Varies each year
RCR Undergraduate Elective Bursaries
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https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/awards-and-prizes/undergraduate-elective-bursaries
The Royal College of Radiologists annually funds five bursaries of £300 each to support UK medical students undertaking an elective in clinical radiology in the UK or abroad and should be used for travel/accommodation and subsistence costs.
Bursary: £300
Deadline: Closes in March each year