Bone Research Society

BRS Annual Meeting 2024


Wednesday 10 - Friday 12 July 2024

Sheffield, UK

Awards & Grants

 

Dent Lecture Nominations 2024

The BRS Dent Lecture is awarded to someone who has made a major scientific contribution to field of bone research, either within the UK or internationally. The recipient gives a plenary lecture at the BRS annual meeting.

You can download the nomination form HERE.

Please email the complete nomination form to info@boneresearchsociety.org by the advertised deadline.

Deadline for nominations is Friday 23rd February 2024.

 

New Investigator Awards 

For the top scoring abstracts from eligible authors. The award will consist of free registration to the annual conference.

To apply please tick the appropriate box during your abstract submission and upload the eligibility form that can be downloaded HERE.

NI Eligibility criteria: (you must meet all criteria 1 to 4)

  1. A Member of BRS (at the time of applying and during the annual meeting)
  2. In training or within 5 years of attainment of higher degree or completion of specialist training based on full time equivalent work (allowances can be made for career breaks e.g. parental leave/sickness/changing careers or for those working part time; please add details).
  3. You will be the presenting author of the abstract
  4. You will only be eligible for an award if you have not been awarded one in the previous two years.

 

Best Presentation Awards

Presentations will be judged during the meeting and prizes will be awarded as follows

  • Best oral (basic/clinical)
  • Best poster pitch
  • Best poster (basic/clinical)

 

Travel Bursaries

The Society also offers a limited number of travel bursaries of up to £150 towards the travel cost of attending the meeting to BRS members submitting abstracts as first authors.

To apply see application guidelines on the BRS website.

 

BRS Carers Allowance

We realise that attending meetings and being away from home may present difficulties for those with caring duties. A grant of up to £100 is available to members who incur additional childcare or other caring costs to attend the annual BRS meeting.

Please contact us for more information and an application form for the 2024 annual meeting at treasurer@boneresearchsociety.org.