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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Abstract submission opportunity for RCPCH Conference 2027, inviting research, quality improvement and other child health projects for oral or ePoster presentation.
British Geriatrics Society
G4T abstract submission stream linked to BGS Autumn Meeting 2026.
British Paediatric Neurology Association
The BPNA is accepting abstracts for its hybrid 2027 Annual Conference in Birmingham. Accepted abstracts are published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, and selected presenters must present in person.
Diabetes UK
Verified opportunity from Diabetes UK. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Pharmacological Society
An abstract submission opportunity for Pharmacology 2026, the Society's annual meeting bringing together pharmacology research and education in Manchester.
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Two competitive funding routes for UK-based medical students planning an overseas surgical elective during the 2026/27 academic year: RCS England Elective Prizes for surgery abroad and PKK & SK Elective Fellowships specifically for surgery electives in India.
Royal Society of Medicine
A free hybrid panel on GLP-1 drugs, obesity care, metabolic health, cardiovascular health and the impact of weight-loss medicines on clinical practice.
British Trauma Society
Abstract submissions are invited for the British Trauma Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Birmingham. Eligible work includes original research, audit or quality improvement, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case series and innovative reports; presentation prizes are available.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Two medical-student opportunities in perinatal psychiatry: an essay prize and a project prize for original research, service evaluation or audit.
Royal Society of Medicine
A renal-haematology summit exploring blood disorders, kidney disease, precision medicine and collaborative haemato-renal care.
Royal Society of Medicine
A cardiology webinar on coronary artery disease, coronary revascularisation, heart team decision-making and secondary mitral regurgitation.
Pain Relief Foundation
A student essay competition for medical and health professional students interested in pain medicine.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
A national multi-stage surgical skills competition beginning with registration and an online quiz, followed by regional heats and an Edinburgh Grand Final on 13 March 2027.
Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
A distinct £250 bursary for a UK-based medical student undertaking an eligible international pre-hospital elective, applied for alongside the Faculty’s elective programme.
Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
A facilitated pre-hospital emergency medicine elective programme offering eligible UK medical students access to placements including helicopter emergency medical services and related services.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
A regional psychiatry poster prize for a written abstract and poster, with selected work displayed at the RCPsych South West Autumn Conference on 13 November 2026. Eligibility is restricted to entrants working or studying within the South West Division.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Medical students and trainees can submit case reports or quality-improvement abstracts for poster presentation at the RCPE regional conference in Newcastle, with first- and second-place poster prizes.
British Thoracic Society
BTS Winter Meeting covering respiratory medicine, science and research.
Royal College of Anaesthetists / Anaesthetic Research Society
The Anaesthetic Research Society invites research and robust quality-improvement abstracts for Anaesthesia Research 2026 in Southampton. Accepted presented abstracts are offered publication in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Royal Society of Medicine
The George Adams Prize invites medical students to submit an essay through the RSM Palliative Care Section.
Association for the Study of Medical Education / JASME
A group prize recognising a medical-education innovation designed, implemented and evaluated by a team that includes medical students.
Association for the Study of Medical Education / JASME
An individual prize for a medical-education innovation that the applicant has designed, implemented and evaluated.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
A North West regional recognition award with a dedicated Medical Student of the Year category. This is nomination-based rather than a conventional self-entry essay or research prize.
British Infection Association
A British Infection Association bursary supporting registration and travel to the FIS Conference for eligible applicants who already have an accepted oral or poster abstract. Up to eight places are available, with one ring-fenced for an undergraduate applicant.
General Medical Council / Medical Schools Council
A competition to create online content that helps medical students understand and practise active bystander behaviour, with individual and team entries accepted.
King’s College London
A four-week clinical medicine elective at King’s College London and its partner hospitals for external medical students, with the March 2027 intake beginning on 1 March.
King’s College London / Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience / South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
A clinical psychiatry and mental-health elective delivered through King’s IoPPN and South London and Maudsley, with the March 2027 placement cycle opening on 31 August 2026.
Royal Society of Medicine
A one-day hybrid educational meeting on urological trauma, emergencies and on-call care, available in person at the Royal Society of Medicine in London or virtually. In-person booking closes on 15 October 2026; virtual booking remains available until 16 October 2026.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
A poster competition at the Eastern Division Autumn Conference with a dedicated Medical Students / FY Trainees category and eligibility for case reports, research, audits, literature reviews and other clinically significant work.
Balint Society
The Balint Society’s annual essay and creative-writing award includes a separate medical-student category for writing connected with Balint experience and the clinician–patient relationship.
British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis
An abstract call for original clinical or discovery-science work in haemostasis and thrombosis for presentation at the Society's 2027 annual scientific meeting.
Royal College of General Practitioners Republic of Ireland Faculty
An essay competition open to undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors within five years of completing general practice training.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
A £250 essay prize for medical students in the RCPsych Eastern Division, inviting an original essay of up to 5,000 words on any aspect of psychiatry illustrated by a relevant clinical example.
The Pathological Society / Jean Shanks Foundation
A summer studentship scheme supporting early-year medical or dental students to undertake a pathology-related research project under an eligible supervisor.
The Pathological Society
Funding for medical, dental or veterinary undergraduates undertaking a pathology-focused intercalated degree in the UK or Ireland.
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Infection 2026 is a hybrid infection conference in London and online on 9–10 December 2026. Oral abstracts close at 17:00 GMT on 16 October; poster abstracts close at 17:00 GMT on 6 November. Accepted abstracts are published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, and presenting authors receive a 50% registration discount.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
An annual essay prize for UK undergraduate medical students reflecting on direct contact with a person or people with a learning disability during their studies.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
An annual £250 essay prize encouraging UK medical students to explore old age psychiatry through an original essay linked to a relevant clinical example.
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
Bursary support for medical students undertaking plastic-surgery-related research, travel or an elective.
Association for the Study of Medical Education / JASME
An undergraduate medical-education communication prize entered through the ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting 2027 abstract process. Eligible entrants submit an abstract, opt into the prize and, if accepted, present an e-poster.
British Neuroscience Association
Travel and accommodation grants supporting attendance at the BNA2027 International Festival of Neuroscience in Belfast.
British Association of Dermatologists
Two funding routes for UK and Irish medical students: intercalated-degree awards for dermatology or skin-biology projects and smaller medical-student research awards.
Microbiology Society
A funded six-to-eight-week research placement enabling an undergraduate student to gain microbiology research experience during the vacation period.
Society of British Neurological Surgeons
Awards supporting short neurosurgical electives for UK undergraduate medical students at recognised neurosurgical centres.
British Pharmacological Society
A funded vacation research project of up to eight weeks in exploratory or applied pharmacology, experimental or translational medicine, or clinical research.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Emergency medicine clinical skills event on nerve blocks.
British Sociological Association
Annual medical sociology conference relevant to students interested in health systems, medical sociology and social medicine.
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Society for Endocrinology
Verified opportunity from Society for Endocrinology. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
An online flagship webinar exploring biological ageing, diagnostics, therapeutic innovation and research shaping future care for older adults.
Society for Social Medicine and Population Health
Annual conference held jointly with the European Congress of Epidemiology.
Royal Society of Medicine
A one-day meeting on infection prevention, vaccination strategy, antimicrobial prophylaxis and practical UK guidance for immunocompromised patients.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
RCEM event on environmental sustainability in emergency departments.
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Annual lifestyle medicine conference at Warwick Arts Centre.
Royal Society of Medicine
A two-day psychiatry conference on differential diagnosis, biopsychosocial formulation and clinical frameworks for understanding the whole person.
Royal Society of Medicine
A weekend visit exploring Oxford's role in medical history, medical knowledge, research approaches, oral history, commemoration and conservation.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / Surgeons’ Hall Museums
An undergraduate medical-student and surgical-careers event listed by RCSEd and Surgeons’ Hall Museums for 19 September 2026.
Society of British Neurological Surgeons / RISE-UK
A two-day national conference on surgical robotics, digital innovation, AI, simulation and implementation of next-generation surgical technologies.
British Orthopaedic Association
Verified opportunity from British Orthopaedic Association. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Clinical skills course on chest drain insertion.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
A three-day hybrid anaesthesia conference covering key issues in best anaesthetic practice.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
A career and training event for acute care common stem trainer leads, relevant to students exploring acute care, anaesthetics, emergency medicine and intensive care training structures.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Geriatrics Society
BGS event on perioperative care of older people.
Society for Endocrinology
Verified opportunity from Society for Endocrinology. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Medical Association
A hybrid conference on physician and medical student health, wellbeing, system-level change and sustainable medical careers.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
RCEM clinical toxicology event.
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
A Glasgow ophthalmology review and careers day for clinical-year medical students and Foundation doctors.
British Geriatrics Society
BGS Scotland Autumn Meeting.
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
A consolidated listing for the practical Introduction to Ophthalmic Surgery course sessions in London on 5 and 6 October, 12 and 13 November, and 7 and 8 December 2026. The course includes more than five hours of simulated surgical practice.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
South East Coast Emergency Medicine conference listed by RCEM.
British Geriatrics Society
BGS Wales Autumn Meeting.
Society of British Neurological Surgeons
The 100th Anniversary Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, covering neurosurgery, neuroscience, training and research across the wider neuro community.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
An online anaesthetic updates meeting with The British Journal of Anaesthesia and BJA Education, focused on current research and advances in anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain medicine.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
An in-person Edinburgh course focused on preparation and practice for Core Surgical Training interviews.
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
A one-day life-drawing workshop in London designed to develop visual observation skills relevant to surgery, with a limited number of medical-student places.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
A London School of Paediatrics day focused on paediatric emergency medicine, clinical learning and specialty development.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
An online career event for medical students and foundation year doctors considering anaesthesia, covering training pathways, recruitment and career insights.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Geriatrics Society
Annual BGS Autumn Meeting covering scientific research and clinical practice in older people's healthcare.
British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
Verified opportunity from British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Association of British Neurologists and NANSIG
Free online neurology student day for medical students interested in neurology.
Royal Society of Medicine / PSIRTI Events
A symposium on patient-specific implants, surgical innovation, clinical implementation and translational technology in operative care.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Verified opportunity from British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
A two-day anaesthetists-as-educators workshop focused on workplace teaching and training practice.
Edinburgh School of Surgery / Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
A free morning symposium at RCSEd where medical students and Foundation doctors can hear short presentations on undergraduate laboratory research, clinical research and audit, alongside a guest lecture. The official page says abstract submissions will be accepted shortly but does not yet show an open call or deadline.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Neuro-Oncology Society
A BNOS-listed event on prehabilitation principles and practice for supporting patients to get fit for cancer treatment.
British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery / BOA
Verified opportunity from British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery / BOA. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
Verified opportunity from Royal Society of Medicine. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
A practical one-day surgical-skills course in Edinburgh covering core techniques for students and early-career doctors, with 20 places listed.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Verified opportunity from British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Physicians
Verified opportunity from Royal College of Physicians. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal Society of Medicine
A dermatology clinical cases meeting including trainee research prize presentations, suitable for students interested in dermatology research and academic medicine.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Rolling educational bursaries supporting activity linked to neuropsychiatry, such as conference attendance, subject to the Faculty’s application criteria and annual funding limit.
British Orthopaedic Trainees Association
A rolling opportunity for medical students to help run BOTA’s annual national congress, gain conference experience and receive a certificate of appreciation.
British Medical Association
Rolling expressions of interest for currently vacant BMA Medical Students Committee representative or deputy representative seats at selected UK medical schools.
Association of Clinical Pathologists
Funding for undergraduate medical students to undertake pathology or laboratory-medicine research, including small projects and intercalated-degree work.
British Society for Haematology
A scholarship supporting an elective project connected with haematology, available through funding rounds released at the start of January and July while funds remain.
Medical Women's Federation
An abstract prize open across medical grades, including medical students, with selected work presented at a Medical Women's Federation conference.
The Pathological Society
A bursary supporting established student societies to run pathology-related educational activities and events.
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
Verified opportunity from British Society for Surgery of the Hand. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
British Society of Gastroenterology
Verified opportunity from British Society of Gastroenterology. Check the official source for full details before applying or attending.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
An annual prize recognising outstanding medical students, including RCPCH Conference registration, attendance at the prize ceremony, travel and accommodation support.
Royal College of Radiologists
Bursaries supporting UK clinical undergraduate medical students undertaking an elective period of study in clinical radiology in the UK or abroad.
Royal College of Radiologists
A summer research fellowship scheme giving medical students the opportunity to undertake an eight-week academic clinical oncology research project.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
An annual medical student essay prize in rehabilitation and social psychiatry, with prize, publication and conference-related benefits.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
An annual essay prize encouraging medical students to explore medical psychotherapy, mind-body integration and clinical experience.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Abstract submission opportunity for the South East Coast Emergency Medicine conference.
