The British Geriatrics Society invites entries for the 41st award of the Amulree Prize.
The Prize commemorates the name of the late Lord Amulree, a founder member and former President of the British Geriatrics Society and was instituted in 1975.
The essay should be of up to 4,000 to 8,000 words in length and should be on a subject pertinent to ageing or old age, from a medical, biological or sociological point of view. It should include a review of relevant literature, but particular credit will be given for original thought and accounts of personal experience. Reports on ‘special study modes’ would be welcome.
The current value of the Prize is: First prize £450; Second prize £350; Third prize £250.
Marks are awarded for overall presentation, structure, strength of arguement, completeness of supporting literature, conclusions and relevance to geriatric medicine
Closing date: 31 July 2018
Essays to be submitted in MSWord format (please put your name and the name of your school in the header of each page) to the Grants/Prizes Manager () of the BGS. Examples of prize winning essay may be downloaded here.
Applicants must be medical or dental students on a full-time course or on secondment to a Medical or Dental School in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
No correspondence can be entered into concerning the judges' decision.
The winning essay will be published on the British Geriatrics Society website.
The 2017 winning essays were:
2017 First Prize: Keiron Jankowski, University of Sheffield - What factors affect survival in critically ill older people?
Second Prize: Avinash Harinarayanan, Manchester University - Vascular Parkinsonism and the ageing brain
Third Prize: Joint winners: Sarah Alexis Gritis, University of St Andrews Medical School - The pain of Parkinson's Disease and Natasha Povey, Lancaster Medical School - Immunosenescence - can it be reversed?
For examples of other winning essays, click here
BGS Cardiovascular Section - Bulpitt Undergraduate Scholarship
The Cardiovascular Section of the British Geriatrics Society invites applications for the 10th Bulpitt Undergraduate Scholarship.
Two awards of £400 each will be made.
Candidates to write a 150 word statement as to why they should be given the scholarship and how the elective will help to further their interest in geriatric medicine.
Scholarship holders will be expected to write a report following the elective.
Entries to be submitted by email to: scientificofficer@bgs.org.uk. Put '2018 Bulpitt Scholarship Entry' into the subject line.
Closing date: 31 July 2018
British Geriatrics Society Movement Disorders Section Travel Grants
General Information
Download this information and application procedure (MSWord format)
The British Geriatrics Society Movement Disorders Section is offering a limited number of grants of up to £500 to:
a) support attendance of meetings in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, by Specialist Registrars, other trainee doctors and allied health professionals, if the applicant’s study leave allowance is unavailable or insufficient to meet expenses to attend such meetings.
b) To support Specialist Registrars, other trainee doctors and allied health professionals who have been accepted to present work relating to Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders at scientific meetings, where the applicant’s study leave allowance is unavailable or insufficient to meet expenses to attend the meeting and Central BGS office have not already funded the applicant once within the last two years.
c) In exceptional cases, to support international medical graduates from developing countries (as defined by the World Health Organisation), who have been accepted to present work at Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders Scientific Meetings, where the applicant is unable to raise sufficient finance to meet the expenses to attend the meeting.
Eligibility
• Where applicants are applying to attend a meeting abroad, the applicants must be a member of the British Geriatrics Society, and depending on their year of training, have attended at least one BGS Scientific Meeting in the last two years.
• Priority will be given to applicants presenting papers (posters or platform communications).
• At the discretion of the BGSMDS, travel grants may also be used to help a few International Medical Graduates with insufficient funding to attend and present at meetings in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders.
How to Apply
Ensure that you can comply with all the conditions of award set out below. Complete the application form which forms part of this document. Decisions are usually made within five to six weeks. Where possible, applicants should submit their application well in advance of the proposed date of travel. Enquiries and requests for the ‘Applications procedures’ document and Conditions of Award should be directed to Joanna Gough the scientific officer at the BGS, scientificofficer@bgs.org.uk or 0207 608 8574.