Inspirational Public Engagement Award
This award will recognise individuals or teams who have demonstrated impactful public engagement with endocrinology research and/or with hormones more generally. This could be local community projects, outreach in schools, broadcasting, media engagement, digital projects, exhibitions, theatre or something else entirely.
We are looking for initiatives that have a defined audience and clear intent, good execution and evidence of impact within the time/budget resources available. Efforts to ensure accessibility/inclusivity will also be taken into account.
The award winner will receive an honorarium of £750 (only if the winner is an Early-Career or Student Member of The Society) and free travel, registration and accommodation to attend the Society for Endocrinology BES conference, where they will share their achievement via a presentation. Runners up may also be asked to share their achievements with the Society membership.
Marking assessment to be based around:
- Clear aims/objectives
- Quality of initiative (taking into account scientific integrity, clarity, reach, alignment with aims/objectives, use of time/budget)
- Evidence of measuring impact (short/long term, qualitative/quantitative evaluation as appropriate, did initiative meet aims/objectives?)
- Evidence of consideration of accessibility and inclusion
- How much of the work was done by applicant (individual or team) vs. Other collaborating individuals or organisations
Deadline
The deadline has now passed.
Value
An honorarium of £1,000 (only paid if the winner is an Early-Career or Student Member of The Society)
Eligibility
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- Must be a current member, open to all career stages and member categories
- Work must have been carried out over the 24 months prior to application
- Topic upon which public engagement has been conducted must be within endocrinology
- Anyone working in outreach and engagement at 0.5 FTE or higher is not eligible
- Please ensure you refer to the eligibility criteria and career guidance for the award before completing the application form.
How to apply
Please complete the application form online. If you have any questions please contact: [email protected].
- Applicants must be qualified nurses working in endocrinology and registered to practise
- The award is open to all endocrine nurses who are members of the Society and who are involved in the care of patients with endocrine disorders, either working individually or as part of a team
- Applications will be judged/reviewed by the Nurse Committee and the recommendations presented to the Nominations Committee
- The medallist will be invited to the Society’s Endocrine Nurse Update to receive their medal and to deliver a plenary lecture on the project. They will also be asked to write an article for The Endocrinologist
- The decision of the judges/Nominations Committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Candidates may not be Officers, Officers-elect or members of the Awards and Prizes Committee at the time of application or at the time of delivery of the lecture. Council members, as Trustees, are not able to receive the personal honorarium associated with the medal if they are in post at the time the lecture is given.
- Clinical Endocrinology Journal Foundation and British Thyroid Association Pitt-Rivers Award winners are not eligible to be awarded a Society Medal in the same year.
- Candidates cannot be awarded more than one of the Society awards per year.
- Medallists should not be invited within 5 years of receiving another medal unless there are exceptional circumstances.
- Check the membership requirements for each award.
