Awards and prizes
The RCR offers a variety of funded opportunities to develop learning, research, travel and teaching, available at every stage of your medical career, whether you are still studying at university, in the midst of your specialty training or a fully qualified consultant. Over recent years, the College has given out nearly £2 million in grants and awards, and these opportunities have resulted in many success stories, including clinical developments both in the UK and overseas, rich academic research careers, broadened horizons, raised public profiles, and enhanced personal development. Information on past award schemes, Fellowships and eponymous lectures offered by the RCR is available.
Please see below for a full list of awards, prizes and bursaries:
| Award title | Who is eligible? | Funds available | Applications open | Applications close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Research awards | ||||
| Cancer Research UK/RCR Joint Clinical Research Training Fellowships | Members and Fellows | Visit Cancer Research UK website for more information | Rolling application process | Rolling application process |
| Dr Karol Sicher Cancer Research Fellowship | Members and Fellows | Up to £7,000 | August 2023 | November 2023 |
| Clinical Oncology Early Career Investigator Award | Trainee first authors of original research or reviews published in the Clinical Oncology journal | Three prizes available £250-£500 | January 2022 | March 2022 |
Educational travel opportunities | ||||
| Dr Prafulla Kumar Ganguli Professorship | Fellows in the UK and in active practice | Up to £6,000 | December 2023 | March 2024 |
| The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) International Travelling Fellowship | RCR Fellows and members (consultants and trainees) | £11,000 for two years (£5,500 per visit) | February 2021 | Every two years |
| RCR-Cyclotron Trust Visiting Fellowships | Consultants and post-FRCR Specialist Registrar Clinical Oncologists | Up to £3,000 per visit | Annual | Annual |
| Kay Durrant Visiting Fellowships | RCR Fellows and members (consultants, SAS-grade doctors and trainees) | Up to £3,000 per Fellowship | 1 February 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| Bursary for Attendance at the Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop | Fellows and Members who have passed Part II FRCR A | Registration and reasonable travel and accommodation costs | January 2023 | February 2023 |
Awards for achievement | ||||
| Audit and Quality Improvement ePoster Competition | Oncologists of any grade, oncology trainees, radiographers and physicists | First prize winner £280, second prize winner £70 | February | May |
| Frank Doyle Medal | Trainees: FRCR Part A | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Frank Ellis Medal | Trainees and consultants | n/a | Annual | Annual |
| Gold Award | Candidates taking Final Examination of the Fellowship | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oncology Registrars' Forum Trainer Award | Consultants | n/a | February 2024 | March 2024 |
| Ross Award | Trainees and new consultants | n/a | Annual | Annual |
| Wormald abstract competition | Trainees and consultants | n/a | February 2021 | April 2021 |
Undergraduate | ||||
| Clinical Oncology Undergraduate Research Prize | UK medical students | £400 | November 2023 | April 2024 |
| Clinical Oncology Undergraduate Essay Prize | UK medical students | £200 | November 2023 | April 2024 |
| Elective Bursaries | UK medical students | £300 each | November 2023 | April 2024 |
| Undergraduate Oncology Society of the Year | UK medical students | £200 | November 2023 | April 2024 |
| Undergraduate Education Innovation and Excellence Award | UK medical students, trainees, consultants | £250 | November 2023 | April 2024 |
| UK medical students | £1,940 | March 2023 | 2 May 2023 | |