Thank you for your interest in the Professor Joan Bicknell Medical Student Essay Prize.
This prize is awarded annually for an essay written by a medical student about their contact with a person or people with a learning disability during the course of their studies.
Prize: £250
Submission deadline: 1 December 2026
Before completing this form, please ensure that:
- You are an undergraduate medical student studying in the UK.
- Your essay is no more than 3,000 words (excluding references and bibliography). Footnotes and appendices are included within the word count.
- Your essay focuses on how your training has been influenced through direct contact with a person or people with a learning disability.
- Your essay file is saved using your full name as the file name before uploading.
- Any use of AI has been declared within this application.