Trainee Award
The Section of Neuropsychiatry (SoN) has
established an annual award for trainees. This award is given for
the best original research, audit, literature review or clinically
focused essay in the field of neuropsychiatry.
Aim: To promote the highest
standards of critical thinking and communication by psychiatry
trainees in the field of neuropsychiatry.
Prize: £500 and a
certificate
Frequency: Annual
Eligible: The Award is
open to all Psychiatry trainees (CT1-3 and ST4-6) working in the
United Kingdom. Any trainee can win this prize only once during
their career.
Where presented: Work
presented at SoN Annual Meeting, September each year and winner
announced during the SoN Annual Meeting as well. Prize and
certificate will be posted after the conference.
Regulations:
Applications for the award will be invited at
least four months before the annual AGM of SoN.
I. The spirit of the
award is to recognise the excellence of the trainee’s work. The
award is intended for those who have taken the lead in the work
that has resulted in the submission, as well as for the submission
itself.
II. In the first stage, the
judges will independently rate all submissions and shortlist a
maximum of 3 potential candidates for the award by weighing the
merits of each submission.
III. Shortlisted applicants will
be invited to present their work during the SoN annual
conference.
IV. The judging panel
will individually mark the candidates’ presentations and will
subsequently meet to decide the winner.
V. The
award-winner will be announced during the annual conference.
I.
The award-winner will be expected to provide a summary article for
the SoN newsletter. Work may later on be submitted for publication
to a Journal.
II. In
the absence of a suitable application, SoN may decide not to give
the award at all for that year.
III. The decision
of the SoN judges will be final and binding on all concerned. No
appeals will be allowed.
Application procedure:
- Candidates are asked to submit a covering letter application by
email explaining clearly in maximum 300 words the reason for their
application and its suitability for this award. They should clearly
specify their role in any collaborative projects.
- Along with this they should submit a description of a research
or audit project, a review article or an essay. The total length
excluding references should not exceed 5000 words.
- The application should be accompanied by a letter from their
educational / research supervisor supporting their application and
highlighting the trainee’s contribution to the project.
- Failure to follow the procedure will automatically disqualify
the candidate and no resubmissions will be allowed for that
year.
Closing date: end of June
each year
Submissions to:
Vice-Chair, Section of Neuropsychiatry, The Royal College of
Psychiatrists, c/o Committee Manager 0207 235 2351 Ext 6299
Email: kkottasz@rcpsych.ac.uk