Awards and Prizes Matrix

Awards that Anatomical Society members can apply for:

AWARD

FREQUENCY

DEADLINE

NATURE OF AWARD

Anatomy Research Development AwardAnnual31st DecemberFor 2023/24 two awards of up to £10,000 each

Anatomical Society Undergraduate Summer Vacation Research Scholarship

Annual

April


Up to £3,200 max bursary each (comprising £240/w and a bench fee of £800 (£80p/w))

Up to £4,200 max enhanced stipend bursary each (comprising £340/w and a bench fee of £800)) available for a widening participation/widening access student.




Anatomical Society
Training
Programme

Every two years but acceptance can be made mid-cycle

July or September

£350 per module

or £700 per year

Anatomical Society
Best Image Prize

Twice a Year

31st May for Summer Meeting.

31st October for Winter Meeting

£200 twice a year for both categories and certificate

Barclay Smith
Award
(for travel to attend
meetings
)

6 times/year

Council: February, March, May, July, September, and November

Deadline 2 weeks before Council

Up to £400

Anatomical Society Education Innovation AwardBiennial (normally – frequency under discussion) Council May

£200

 

 

Plus, Award certificate; one year’s free membership of the Society and funding to present work at the Summer Meeting of the Society.
 
Inaugural award 2021 to be presented at the Summer Meeting 2022
NB: An award will be made in 2022 to be presented at the Winter Meeting 2022

 

 

Fellowship of the Anatomical Society6 times/year

Council: February, March, May, July, September, and November

 

Deadline 2 weeks before Council

Elevation of status to Fellow, use of “FAS” after name.

Graduate Research
Studentship

Annual

August for November Council Meeting

ca. £20,000 per year

Public Engagement and Outreach Grants6 times/year

Council: February, March, May, July, September, and November

 

Deadline 2 weeks before Council

Up to £500

Departmental Seminar Grants

Annual

Council: February, March, May, July, September, and November

 

Deadline 2 weeks before the Council  

£300 allocated 6 times a year

Support for Student Societies

6 times/year

Council: February, March,
May, July, September, and November

 

Deadline 4 weeks before Council

£200 allocated 6 times a year

Symington
Bequest
(for Anatomical
Research
)

6 times/year

Council: Feb, March, May, July, September and November

Deadline 2 weeks before Council

Normally up to £500 per individual

 
Prizes – These prizes are awarded by the Anatomical Society:

AWARD

FREQUENCY

DEADLINE

NATURE OF AWARD

Aging Cell
Best Paper Prize
 

Annual

For May Council Meeting

Prize one sum of £1,000

Up to one sum of up to £1,000 traveling expenses

Certificate

Open Access Journal

The Anatomical Society Prize
(for distinguished morphological research
)

Every two years

 

Medal (awarded in odd years (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023...etc)

Anatomical Society Young Investigator Oral Presentation Prize

Annual

Winter Meeting Abstract
Deadline 

£200 and certificate

Cave Young Investigator Award
(Best Poster Award)

Annual

Summer Meeting Abstract
Deadline

£200 and certificate

Journal of Anatomy
Best Paper Prize

Annual

For May Council Meeting

Prize one sum of £1000

Up to one sum of £1,000 travel expenses

Free 1 year subscription to the electronic version of the JoA and certificate

New Fellow of the Year Award

Annual

Awarded at Winter Meeting

£500 and certificate

Dr Sophie Miller Memorial Prize LectureAnnual

For March Council Meeting

Deadline 2 weeks before Council Meeting

£300 and certificate

Lecture at Summer Meeting of Society 

Plus up to £400 towards Meeting Registration, appropriate Accommodation and Travel on application to the Barclay Smith Travelling Fund

Symington Memorial Prize
(for research programme
)

Every two years

Awarded at AGM

Usually £1,000. Certificate (awarded in even years 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022...)