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AwardsThe Society presents the following awards each year:
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize (deadlines 1 July and 1st September) The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology, with object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000 together with a certificate (and the prize may be split if there are two winners). Eligibility: applicants much have been graduated not more than 10 years prior to the July deadline, and must present on their own behalf research work which hasan application to periodontology and must be unpublished (with the exception of conference abstracts). Joint authorship is not permitted. The Research Prize is open to members and non-members of the Society and to international competition. Registration fees for the meeting at which the research is presented will be waived but other expenses will not be paid. Prize winners are prohibited from applying in subsequent years. The Prize will be awarded for a presentation (maximum 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questionst) be delivered at the BSP Autumn Meeting . The presentations will be assessed by adjudicators appointed by the BSP Council and will be judged on research merit and the quality of the presentation. The presentation must contain details of which components of the research the applicant has undertaken personally, and must fully explain the contributions to the research of any other individuals. The winner(s) will be invited to attend an appropriate Meeting of the Society to collect their certificate(s) and, for this, reasonable expenses will be met by the Society. Deadlines: 1 July - the applicant should notify their intention to apply, the title of their presentation, and full contact details (including name, address, emailaddress and brief career history to determine eligibility) to the BSP Honorary Secretary. 1 September - the applicant should submit their abstract (max 200 words) electronically to the BSP Honorary Secretary . The British Society of Periodontology reserves the right to withhold the award of the Prize at the discretion of the adjudicators. See the bottom of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary. BSP Clinical Fellowship Awards (deadline 1 December) The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. The award replaces the Marsh Midda and George Cross Fellowship Awards. The award may be used for:
The focus of any application must be on the basis of the educational benefits that will be accrued if the award is received, and all applications must contain a clear focus in periodontology. Applications for funding to support events that have already taken place will not be considered. The awards may not be used for:
All applicants must be BSP members. Eligibility criteria include: 1. Junior hospital staff (e.g. GPTs, SHOs, SpRs, with or without honorary academic contracts). Applicants must normally have been qualified for <10 years at the time of application. 2. Junior academic staff (e.g. clinical fellows, lecturers etc, with or without NHS contract). Must normally have been qualified for <10 years at the time of application, and/or, if they are a university faculty member, must normally have been a faculty member for <10 years at the time of application. 3. Self-funding periodontology trainees (i.e. postgraduates undertaking periodontal specialist training). Applicants must normally be undergoing recognised postgraduate training leading to a specialist qualification in periodontology at a UK training institute recognised by the GDC. The maximum amount of any one award is £4,000. More than one award may be made each year, with all applications judged competitively. The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. The successful applicant(s) will be announced at the Society's Annual General meeting (though applicants will be notified of the outcome well before this). The recipient(s) will need to provide receipts to claim the support that they have been awarded. Documents that must be submitted as part of the application include:
Deadline: 1 December in the year of application. Successful applicants must submit a brief written report (max 2 pages) within 6 months of completion of the event, and may be asked to provide a brief communication to a meeting of the Society, and also for publication in the Society newsletter. In this case, appropriate expenses to attend the meeting would be provided by the Society. Successful Fellowship applicants are prohibited from applying in subsequent years. All documents should be submitted by email to the Honorary Secretary of the BSP. See the bottom of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary. BSP Research Grant (deadline 31 March) The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicant(s) to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology. Research Grants are available by competitive application. Applicants must be members of the British Society of Periodontology who will normally have been clinically qualified for < 10 years at the time of application. Documents that must be submitted as part of the application include:
Deadline: 31 March in the year of application. The maximum amount of any one award is £5,000, and a cheque will be made payable to the host institution in advance of the research commencing. Funding will only be provided on receipt of confirmation of regulatory clearance, such as ethics approval, where appropriate. More than one award may be made each year, with all applications judged competitively. The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. The successful applicant(s) will be announced at the Society's Annual General meeting (though applicants will be notified of the outcome before this). Successful applicants must submit a brief written report (max 2 pages) within 6 months of completion of the research, and may be asked to provide a brief communication to a meeting of the Society, and also for publication in the Society newsletter. In this case, appropriate expenses to attend the meeting would be provided by the Society. The Society must be acknowledged in any publications, presentations or reports arising from the funded work. Successful applicants are prohibited from applying in subsequent years. All documents should be submitted electronically to the Honorary Secretary of the BSP. See the bottom of this page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary. Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize (deadline 1 February) A maximum of two prizes of up to £500 each are offered annually by the British Society of Periodontology to encourage dental undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. This project must go above and beyond the normal course content of the undergraduate curriculum at the applicant's institution. The project may take several forms:
In all cases, there must be a clear focus in periodontology and clearly stated educational aims. Documents that must be submitted as part of the application include:
If the application is to support an elective, the award may be used for covering the costs of travel. The maximum amount of any one award is up to £500. The applicant must submit a report to the BSP (max 4 pages) within 3 months of completing the project. The successful applicant(s) will be announced at the Society.s Annual General meeting. A certificate will be presented to the successful applicant at one of the Society's meetings. Appropriate expenses to attend the meeting will be met by the Society. Successful applicants will be awarded student membership of the British Society of Periodontology for the remainder of their undergraduate career. Deadline: 1 February in the year of application. The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. All documents should be submitted by email to the Honorary Secretary of the BSP. See the bottom of this page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary. The British Society of Periodontology is committed to supporting audit proposals with funding of a maximum of £500 for each project. Proposals, which may be submitted at any time of year, will in the first instance be considered by a panel of referees before making recommendations to Council at its next meeting. Council normally meets in March, July, September and December. A maximum of 4 awards may be made annually. The award is open to any member of the British Society of Periodontology. Applications should contain full details of the proposed use of the funds together with a one-page CV of the lead applicant (including full contact details). All members of the project team must be clearly acknowledged. A full protocol for the project must be submitted electronically, together with details of where the project will be carried out, duration of the project, how the project specifically benefits the practice of periodontology, as well as details on how the data and outcomes are to be disseminated. Full justification for the funding requested must be provided. The proposal should also include details of: - The structure of the audit cycle; - How the audit is designed to produce information to inform delivery of best periodontal care; - How the service or intervention will be measured against a predetermined standard; - The details of any treatment, intervention or service involved; - Questionnaires or other evaluation tools. Applicants should acknowledge in their application any other sources of funding. Successful applicants will be expected to acknowledge the support of the Society in any subsequent publications or reports. Funding will only be provided on receipt of proof of any regulatory clearance, where appropriate. Successful applicants must submit a report within 6 months of completion of the project and may be asked to present a brief communication to a meeting of the Society, also for publication within the Society newsletter. Appropriate expenses to attend the meeting will be met by the Society. Successful applicants are prohibited from applying for 5 years. All documents must be submitted electronically, by email, to the Honorary Secretary of the British Society of Periodontology. See the bottom of this page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
TO CONTACT THE BSP HONORARY SECRETARY: Applicants should initially submit an email to the Honorary Secretary via the BSP website stating their intent to submit an application, following which they will be supplied with the correct email address to send their full application to. The email link for this initial contact can be found in the list of Council Members, which in turn can be found in the About Us section of the website. |
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