Grants and Competitions
We offer a range of grants including intercalated scholarships, elective bursaries, as well as conference and institutional grants. In view of COVID-19, virtual activities will also be considered for the award of a grant. You do not need to be an IME member to apply for one of our grants, unless otherwise stated.
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Conference Grants
Conference grants are awarded to UK based undergraduate medical students, postgraduate students studying for their MA, MPhil, or PhD in medical ethics or bioethics (and includes F1 & F2 doctors) and early career academics/clinicians to support attendance at meetings or conferences of which medical ethics is a substantial and explicit component.
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Intercalated Scholarships
Scholarships worth up to £4,000 each are available to support students who wish to do an intercalated degree in medical ethics, or a related subject with a significant ethics component.
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National Essay Competition for FY Doctors
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Institutional Grants
Grants of up to £500 will be considered to support meetings or other activities of which medical ethics is a substantial component and which promote understanding of ethical issues related to healthcare. Institutional grants are available year round.
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Elective Bursaries
Bursaries worth up to £1,000 each are available to support Medical Student Electives, or exceptionally Special Study Modules, on issues in medical ethics, in the UK or overseas.
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The Mark Brennan Poster Prize
All those awarded IME bursaries in the current year and those awarded IME scholarships in the previous year are invited to present a poster of their project at an IME national conference. The Mark Brennan Prize is awarded annually for the best poster in each category.
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Previous recipients
Our previous successful grant recipients
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Medical Student Essay Competition
'The medical student response to the Covid-19 pandemic’ - now closed. See winning essays below
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Research Funding in Medical Ethics
The 2024 round is now open
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Research in Clinical Ethics Small Grant Competition 2024
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