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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
