Guts UK/Dr Falk Essay Prize

Guts UK/Dr Falk 2025 Essay Prize Application Form

Dr Falk Pharma and Guts UK invite applications for a £1,000 prize for the best essay on research in an area relevant to gastroenterology (including hepatology and pancreatology) that was personally undertaken by medical students who were on an intercalated BSc/MRes/MSc/MD/MPH/MBPhD course during the previous academic year (2023-24). PhD students may apply for the medical student bursary only once during their three-year studentship and may apply for this essay prize when their PhD has been completed. The application must be written as an essay, not as a paper/project report.

Applications should be completed through the form below. A PDF version of your application will be sent to your email address after you submit the form (check your spam/junk folder if you have not received it and ensure you use an email account that will allow the delivery of the PDF attachment). Please print this off, obtain all relevant signatures and email a scanned signed full application to [email protected] by 17 February 2025 at 5pm. The application will only be considered complete once we receive the signed version. Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Please do not exceed the word limits set in the application form and ensure all rich text formatted sections use 11 size font.

If there are any issues, please contact [email protected]

  • Tick box to confirm this is the award you want to apply for.
  • Please provide details of your degree
  • Maximum 2,000 words. References can be included if needed - maximum 20 (not included in the word count).
  • Please use this section to upload any tables or images to support your essay. Upload a single file of maximum 2 pages length. Ensure tables and images are referenced clearly in the essay.
    Max. file size: 50 MB.
  • Scan and upload a single file of maximum 1 page length. Please make sure the endorsement includes the following statement and information:

    I confirm that the applicant has undertaken the relevant degree and confirm to the best of my knowledge that this is their work.

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  • Tick the box to indicate that relevant staff at the applicant’s institution have been informed about the data protection information set out below.
  • Dr Falk would like to liaise with the successful applicant to publicise the award and the project. Please check the box below to indicate you agree to be contacted by Dr Falk about this.
  • Add your full name in the online form and then sign and date here when preparing the scanned signed version of the application.