TRAVEL BURSARIES & AWARDS
Members of the BSID receive reduced registration rates for the annual meeting. Members are also eligible to apply for a number of prizes/travel awards.
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Travel Bursaries (Sponsored by BSID) & Specialist Registrar Bursaries (Sponsored by BAD)
Up to twelve bursaries are awarded each year to enable young undergraduate and postgraduate scientists, who are engaged in dermatological research in the UK, to attend the annual BSID meeting.
APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL AWARDS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING 2026 ARE BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL Monday 15th December 2025 by 11.59 PM (GMT)
Applications should comprise:
- 250 word summary of current research and significance
- One page CV
- Accompanying letter from the Head of Department, confirming that the applicant is engaged in skin research
Preference is given to applicants who have submitted an abstract, are the presenting author and have not previously received a Travel Award.
Applicants must be members of the BSID (or have applied to join)
Please submit your application to conference@bad.org.uk by 11.59 pm on Monday 15th of December
APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP
Members can apply for Travel Bursaries and can win poster and oral presentation prizes at the Annual Meeting.
BSID Early Career Awards
THE CALL IS OPEN TO APPLICATIONS UNTIL Monday 15th December 2025 by 11.59 PM (GMT)
The BSID Early Career Award is for early career investigators who are ratified BSID members and have made a significant contribution to the BSID and to UK dermatological research. Early career investigators must have completed a PhD or equivalent higher research degree and not established as independent researcher (with a faculty position).
Important Note: Applicants must be ratified members of the BSID in order to be eligible and for your application to be considered. Ratification of BSID members occurs at the BSID Annual General Meeting. If you are uncertain about whether you are eligible, please contact ukbsid@gmail.com
To apply for this award, please submit your application via the form which can be found below:
Download the ECR Award application Form
Please return the completed application form and a letter of support from your Head of Department to conference@bad.org.uk by 11.59 pm on Monday 15th December 2025
Prizes
The BSID awards several presentation prizes at the annual meeting:
Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Prize
Awarded to the best oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society by a PhD student. Presentations are judged by the BSID committee and the award is announced at the end of the meeting.
Best PostDoc Oral Presentation Prize
Awarded to the best oral presentation by a post doctoral fellow at the annual meeting of the Society. The award is announced at the end of the meeting.
Poster Prize
Awarded to the best poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society. Presentations will be judged by the BSID committee and the award will be announced at the end of the meeting.
BSID Medal
The BSID Medal for Contributions to Dermatological Research is awarded every year by the BSID Committee and presented at the Annual Meeting.
Notices
BSID 2026 Call For Abstracts
October 2, 2025
Highlights from the BSID @ BAD2025
August 8, 2025
Save the Date for the BSID Annual Meeting 2026
June 10, 2025
The 2026 BSID Meeting will be held in Manchester from the 20th to the 21st of April 2026
Meet the recipient of the 2025 BSID UG Research Experience Scholarship Anya Sharma
June 10, 2025
The BSID Undergraduate Research Experience offers one BSc undergraduate student interested in skin research the possibility to spend 6 weeks…
The BSID Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor John McGrath!
April 3, 2025
The 2025 BSID Medal ceremony will be held during the BSID Annual Dinner in London on Tuesday 29th April 2025. The citation will…
Highlights from the BAD-BSID Research Techniques Course 2024
November 18, 2024
New tiered membership structure from 2025
October 24, 2024
Meet the recipient of the 2024 BSID UG Research Experience Scholarship Kalsuma Rahamn
October 24, 2024
The BSID Undergraduate Research Experience offers one BSc undergraduate student interested in skin research the possibility to spend 6 weeks…
Best of BSID at BAD 2024
July 4, 2024
Save the Date for the BSID Annual Meeting 2025
April 24, 2024
Highlights from the BSID Annual Meeting 2024 in Southampton
April 24, 2024
British College of Dermatology launches the BCD Education Hub
April 18, 2024
The British College of Dermatology, the educational arm of the British Association of Dermatologists, has launched an online educational platform…
The BSID Medal 2024 is awarded to Prof. Eugene Healy!
March 6, 2024
The BSID Medal for Contributions to Dermatological Research in 2024 is awarded to Prof. Eugene Healy! Eugene is Professor…
BSID Research Mobility Award Fellowship 2024
August 22, 2023
The BSID is pleased to invite Early Career Researchers (ECR) to apply for the newly launched BSID Research Mobility Award…
BSID Undergraduate Research Experience Scholarship in Summer 2024
August 22, 2023
After a succesful first iteration in 2022/23, the BSID is pleased once again to offer undergraduate students the opportunity to…
Meet the recipient of the First BSID Undergraduate Research Experience Scholarship
August 10, 2023
In 2022 the BSID launched the BSID Undergraduate Research Experience initiative offering one BSc undergraduate student interested in skin research…
The best of BSID2023 at the BAD 2023 Annual Meeting
June 29, 2023
BSID 2023 Prize Winners and ECR Awardees travelled to Liverpool to showcase the best of our Society…
The BSID 2023 Medal is awarded to Prof. Jonathan Barker!
February 2, 2023
The BSID Medal for Contributions to Dermatological Research in 2023 is awarded to Prof. Jonathan Barker! Jonathan is Professor…
BSID Research Mobility Award Fellowship 2023
November 2, 2022
The BSID is pleased to invite Early Career Researchers (ECR) to apply for the newly launched BSID Research Mobility Award…
Previous Medal Winners
April 30, 2021
2023 Glasgow: Professor Jonathan Barker 2022 Newcastle: Professor Edel O’Toole 2021 Virtual: Professor Ronnie Marks 2019 Bradford: Professor Christopher Griffiths…
Previous Prize Winners
March 30, 2020
PRIZE WINNERS AT BSID Southampton 2024 Oral Presentation Prize Winners Best Presentation by a PhD Student, Joint Winners: Simranpreet Summan…
Previous BSID Early Career Awards Awardees
March 30, 2020
2023 (Glasgow) Dr Emanuel Rognoni, Queen Mary University of London Dr Chester Lai, University of Southampton 2022 (Newcastle) Dr Satveer…
Previous Travel Bursaries (Sponsored by BSID) & Specialist Registrar Bursaries (Sponsored by BAD) Awardees
March 30, 2020
2017 (Manchester) Ana Catarina Laly Aguedo Florence Enjalbert Jian Tan John Lee Lisa Aston McGinty Martina Ghetti Specialist Registrar Bursaries…