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 | 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 2022 | March 2023 |
| 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 |
| Keith Durrant Memorial Fellowship | Senior registrars ST4 upwards and first year consultants | Up to £3,000 |
September 2022 | December 2022 |
| RCR-Cyclotron Trust Visiting Fellowships | Post-FRCR trainees and consultants | Up to £2,000 per visit | Annual | Annual |
| RCR Kay-Visiting Fellowships | Consultants | Up to £2,000 per visit | Annual | Annual |
| 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, oncology trainees, radiographers and physicists - a member of any profession may enter the competition providing the first or second named author is an RCR member/Fellow | 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 | January 2023 | April 2023 |
| 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 | 7 November | March 2023 |
| Clinical Oncology Undergraduate Essay Prize | UK medical students | £200 | 7 November | March 2023 |
| Elective Bursaries | UK medical students | £300 each | 7 November | March 2023 |
| Undergraduate Oncology Society of the Year | UK medical students | £200 | 7 November | March 2023 |
| Undergraduate Education Innovation and Excellence Award | UK medical students, trainees, consultants | £250 | 7 November | March 2023 |
| UK medical students | £1,940 | CLOSED | 31 March 2022 | |