Scholarships and Awards
Applications are invited for the following awards and scholarships:
The David Bromham Annual Memorial Award - Awarded for work, which through inspiration, innovation or energy has furthered the practice of sexual and reproductive healthcare in any way and any setting. Individuals or teams can be nominated. Closing date: 7th April annually.
Margaret Jackson Prize Essay - Awarded to undergraduates who write the 3 best essays on a topic related to contraceptive and sexual health care. The first prize is £300 followed by £100 each for 2 runners-up. Closing date: Entries must be received by the Faculty no later than the third Friday in March annually.
The 4-O-8 Sheffield Fund - Approximately £4000 annually divided between successful applicants. Applicants can be from any professional group working in the field of Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health within the UK. The awards are intended to help people to attend scientific meetings and other learning or updating events that the applicant would otherwise not be able to attend due to a lack of funding. Closing date: 2 weeks before Meetings Committee meetings.
The David Bromham Annual Memorial Award - Dynamic Doctors Deserve Recognition
David Bromham was the first Chairman of The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Sadly, halfway through his second term of office he became ill and in 1996 he died. His loss was tragic, not only for the Faculty, but also for the family planning movement in Britain and worldwide.
Through his life David was an energetic and inspirational man. Whilst in Leeds he set up an assisted conception programme which was and is one of the most successful in the world. In 1991 he set up a fertility control unit designed to provide a more accessible service for the termination of pregnancy. He also carried out an extensive programme of research and was closely involved with The British Journal of Family Planning (now The Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care).
The David Bromham Memorial Award
He would have said: "Just do it! You have an idea? Follow it up. Keep it simple, don't worry if it fails. Any and every effort aids progress." Although David was a man of action he also knew how difficult it is to make time to further a project in the middle of a busy life. Dynamic doctors therefore deserve recognition.
Award Criteria
The David Bromham Memorial Award is in remembrance of a man who was happiest when deeply immersed in all that was happening within his fields of interest and who never wasted any time.
The Award is not intended to be a prize for a long and distinguished service, rather for a piece of work which through inspiration, innovation or energy has furthered the practice of sexual and reproductive healthcare in any way and any setting. It is not a research grant. Younger health professionals sometimes undervalue their achievements but they are exactly the people that David Bromham would have wished to see encouraged as this award now acknowledges.
Nominations
The award will be made either to an individual (who must be a current Diplomate or Member of the Faculty), or to a team, which could be multi-disciplinary. In the latter case the lead doctor should be a current member of the Faculty. You may nominate yourself or your team or be nominated by someone else.
For a nomination form, click here.
Award
The award itself will comprise a monetary sum and inscribed memento.
Sponsors
The award is sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Contraceptive Group and its member companies: Hoechst Marion Roussel; Janssen-Cilag; Organon Laboratories; Pharmacia & Upjohn; Schering Health Care and Wyeth Laboratories, with contributions from the members of the Faculty, Affiliated Groups and other organisations with which David had links.
Margaret Jackson Prize Essay
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the RCOG will award a prize annually in memory of Dr Margaret Jackson, a distinguished pioneer in the field of Family Planning.
The prize is of the value of £300 for the winner and £100 each for two runners-up and will be awarded to 3 undergraduates who submit the most interesting and original essays on a topic related to contraceptive and sexual health care.
Entries should be submitted in the following format:- Essay style only i.e. literary composition on a single subject presenting the personal view of the author
(Submissions in the form of a report/paper are not acceptable - Word count should not exceed 2,000 words and should be shown at end of essay
- In addition there may be no more than 10 references (not included in word count)
- Text to be in double line spacing and printed single sided on A4 paper
- Title page with author details with no other identifiable details within the essay text (e.g. no name in headers)
- Illustrations to be in black and white
- Document to be unbound
The winning essay will be submitted to be considered for publication in 'The Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care'.
Essays should be submitted by post only (no electronic copies) to:
Chair of the Education Committee
Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the RCOG
27 Sussex Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4RG
Closing date: Entries must be received by the Faculty no later than the third Friday in March annually.
The 4-O-8 Sheffield Fund
In 2001 the Four-0-Eight Young People's Consultation Centre Ltd, Sheffield, made a significant donation to the FSRH for the purpose of funding training for healthcare professionals who had limited funding for attending training meetings. Any person working in the field of Reproductive and Sexual Healthcare within the UK may apply. Approximately £1000 will be allocated every 3 months either as a single award or divided between applicants.
For details on how to apply to the 4-0-8 Sheffield Fund, click here.
For an application form, click here.
Entries should be submitted to:
Chair of the Meetings Committee
Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the RCOG
27 Sussex Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4RG
2 weeks before Meetings Committee meetings. Please ring Meetings Committee Secretary on 020 7724 5620 for meeting dates.