Society for Academic Primary CareDeadline 9th January 2022
he RCGP Research Paper of the Year (RPY) award gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general practice or primary care.
The call for nominating papers is now open.
The overall winner will be selected from category winning research papers.
The awards are split into three categories:
• Clinical research
We are offering a prize for Medical students which will enhance their CV - this award is open to Medical students and Foundation Year 1 doctors, and we would like students to submit a short essay (maximum 1000 words) on the topic 'a consultation in primary care that changed my practice'. (link for details) The winner will be awarded one year's free membership to SAPC and a (free) ticket for one day of the next SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting which will be in 2022. The prize will be presented at the AGM during the conference on 6th July.
The SAPC Doctoral prize is open to health service researchers and clinical academics, within 18 months of their PhD or Doctorate being awarded.
Judging criteria will include impact on primary care and implications for future research.
The prize is:
Call for grant applications now open: Apply for research grants of up to £30,000 from the RCGP
The RCGP Scientific Foundation Board (SFB) supports high quality primary care research studies, and awards grants for research projects where findings will be of direct relevance to the care of patients in the general practice setting.
Any GP, primary healthcare professional, or university-based health services researcher may apply for a SFB Annual Research Grant for scientific research to be undertaken in the UK.
Prize winners for the awards and prizes listed below are selected from presentations of abstracts submitted to the SAPC annual scientific meeting in July.
NAPCRG/SAPC travel award - senior prize
NAPCRG/SAPC travel award - junior/early career prize
AAAPC/SAPC travel award - senior prize
Bursaries for attendance at the virtual SAPC ASM 2021 (30th June and 1st July) are available from West Yorkshire R&D and SAPC:
We are delighted to announce that West Yorkshire Research & Development @NHSWYRD has agreed to provide bursaries to cover the registration fees for up to 10 delegates for the 2021 SAPC ASM.
Deadline: end of May each year
An annual prize of £500 is awarded for the best proposal by a medical student for an elective based in Primary Care/General Practice which includes a significant academic element. This may be in the form of research, audit or educational innovation on a student-led topic.
Find out more on this page - scroll down and click on "training prizes"
Deadline for nominations 11th February 2022
The John Fry Award is an award by nomination normally presented each year by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), in consultation with the Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC). SAPC recommendations must be sent to RCGP by the end of March.