British Geriatrics Society
Amulree Essay Prize

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An Essay Prize for Medical and Dental Students
Download Amulree Prize Poster (pdf)

Download prize winning essays:

2005: Lisa Quinn - Anaesthesia in the healthy elderly patient
2006: Ahmad Moola - Novel Antioxidant Agents to Combat Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease
2007: S Gill - The Journey from Diagnoses to Post-Bereavement of a spouse in old age: social perspective
2008: K Belfield (download essay) and M Khan (download essay)

The Prize commemorates the name of the late Lord Amulree, a founder member and former President of the British Geriatrics Society and was instituted in 1975.

The essay should be of up to 4,000 to 8,000 words in length and should be on a subject pertinent to ageing or old age, from a medical, biological or sociological point of view. It should include a review of relevant literature, but particular credit will be given for original thought and accounts of personal experience. Reports on ‘special study modes’ would be welcome.

The current value of the Prize is: First prize £450; Second prize £350; Third prize £250.

Marks are awarded for overall presentation, structure, strength of arguement, completeness of supporting literature, conclusions and relevance to geriatric medicine

Closing date: 31 July 2010

Essays to be submitted in MSWord format (please put your name and the name of your school in the header of each page) to the Grants and Prizes Manager of the BGS

Applicants must be medical or dental students on a full-time course or on secondment to a Medical or Dental School in the UK or Republic of Ireland .

No correspondence can be entered into concerning the judges' decision.

The Winner will be invited to attend one of the Society's dinners (held in conjunction with the Spring and Autumn Scientific Meetings) to receive their Prize and framed Certificate.

The winning essay will be published on the British Geriatrics Society website.