Awards and Prizes

The BOA gives the following prizes and awards each year:

 

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Medical Student Elective Bursaries

Medical students from the UK and Republic of Ireland are invited to apply for up to £500 bursary for an elective placement in the field of Trauma & Orthopaedics

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Medical Student Prize

The Medical Student Prize 2025 is now open for submissions! Medical students from the UK and Republic of Ireland are invited to submit an written work, no longer than 1000 words, set by the BOA Education and Careers Committee.

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Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize

The BOA offers a prize of £500 and a gold medal in memory of Sir Robert Jones through an annual essay competition, in which BOA members can submit an essay on a subject of orthopaedic interest. The Robert Jones Medal and Association Prize opens for submissions each year on 1st January and closes 31st January.

Other prizes that specifically relate to our Congress are applicable to Congress delegates/exhibitors only and are advertised specifically to those groups.