International Congress 2024 Bursary Information

There are a limited number of International, Divisions and Devolved Nations bursaries available for medical students, foundation doctors and trainees based in each region.

These are allocated to the presenting authors only. You can apply for these as part of the abstract submission process as long as the presenting author has met the criteria below.

Division bursaries

There are a number of bursaries available from the various divisions across the UK. You must be based within the division to be eligible.

Applicants needs to be student associates or PMPT members and be a member of the corresponding Division to be eligible. Bursaries will be allocated to top scoring poster(s) in the grades listed below.

Eastern Division

  • 1 x Medical Student
  • 1 x Trainee

London Division (Bursaries of up to £300 available to cover registration, accommodation and travel)

  • 2 x Medical Students/FY
  • 2 x Core Trainees
  • 1 x Higher Trainee

North West Division (Bursaries of up to £300 available to cover registration, accommodation and travel)

  • 1 x Medical Student/FY1 Doctor
  • 1 x FY2 Doctor/Trainee

Northern and Yorkshire Division

  • 1 x Medical Student/FY1 Doctor
  • 1 x FY2 Doctor/Trainee

South East Division (Bursaries of up to £200 available to cover registration, accommodation and travel)

  • 2 x Medical Students/FY
  • 2 x Core Trainees
  • 1 x Higher Trainee

South West Division (Bursaries of up to £500 to cover registration fee, subsistence, accommodation and travel expenses)

  • 4 x Medical Students and Doctors in training (including all foundation doctors and trainees)

Trent Division (Bursaries of up to £300 available to cover registration, accommodation and travel)

  • 1 x Medical Student
  • 1 x FY Doctor

West Midlands Division (Bursaries of up to £300 available to cover registration, accommodation and travel)

  • 1 x Medical Student
  • 1 x FY Doctor

International bursaries

Top scoring trainee or early career psychiatrist posters will be awarded a bursary. Applicants need to be an international PMPT, MRCPsych or International Associate member of the corresponding International Division to be eligible.

Each Division will offer free registration to the Congress, £500 towards accommodation/travel and an invitation to the International Strategy Breakfast.

  • African Division – 1 bursary
  • European Division – 1 bursary
  • Middle Eastern Division – 1 bursary
  • Pan American Division – 1 bursary
  • South Asian Division – 1 bursary
  • Western Pacific Division – 1 bursary

Awards and prizes

We also have the following prizes available for abstracts presented at Congress:

  • Best rapid fire poster presentation
  • Best Psychopharmacology poster presentation
  • RCPsych Student/Foundation doctor of the year – Student poster prize
  • RCPsych Trainee of the year – Junior/Trainee of the poster prize

Please be aware that the following two prizes are only available for those based in the UK:

  • RCPsych Student/Foundation doctor of the year – Student poster prize
  • RCPsych Trainee of the year – Junior/Trainee of the poster prize

Contact Us

If you have any problems with your submission please get in touch:
E: congress.posters@rcpsych.ac.uk 
T: 0208 618 4120

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