Year 2 Academic Prizes

These prizes are available in Year 2 of the MBBS Programme.

The Middlesex Hospital Medical School Prize

The Middlesex Hospital Medical School Prizes were established in 2020 to enable the continuation of a number of awards for academic excellence bequeathed to the Middlesex Hospital Medical School prior to the merger with UCL Hospital Medical School in 1989 and whose funds had ceased to generate sufficient income to fund their prizes.

A Middlesex Hospital Medical School Prize is awarded to the top performing student in the MBBS examinations in each of year 1 and year 2 of the programme.

Continuation of the awards is made possible through a donation by Dr Arthur Miller, Chemical Pathologist from 1957-1998 and Sub Dean of the Middlesex Hospital Medical School and University College and Middlesex School of Medicine and author of ‘The Middlesex: Two Hundred and Fifty Years 1745-1995’.

The original prizes were bequeathed by or in memory of:  

  • Sir Charles Bell Prize was founded in memory of Sir Charles Bell, a surgeon at The Middlesex Hospital and Professor of Surgery at University College, and was originally awarded in Anatomy.  
  • Dr F. E. De W. Cayley, a benefactor of The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, instituted in 1961. 
  • Frank Scott, a prize endowed in 1938 by the late Dr A. T. Scott to perpetuate the memory of his brother, a student of The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, who died in his first year.
  • Mr. Sydney James Kaye, a prize awarded in memory of a past student of The Middlesex Hospital Medical School. 
  • Thomas Yeates Prize, a bequest. 
  • Windham Baring Prize, a bequest. 
  • John Murray, prize founded in connection with the University of Aberdeen in memory of the late Dr John Murray (died 1873), Assistant Physician to the Middlesex Hospital and originally awarded as a prize for Clinical Pharmacology.
  • The Kingston Fowler Prize in Pathology was founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School in memory of the late Professor James McIntosh. 
  • Edward Hart, prize in Paediatrics founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
  • Temple Frere, prize founded at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
  • Broderip Scholarship, prize founded by the Governors of the Middlesex Hospital (1872) with a view to the encouragement of study in Medicine and Surgery in memory of the late Francis Broderip, a munificent benefactor of the Hospital.  Awarded to top performing student in finals at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. 
  • James McIntosh, prize in Pathology founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School in memory of the late Professor James McIntosh. 
  • Douglas Cree, prize in Medicine founded at The Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
  • Leopold Hudson, prize in Surgery was founded in memory of the late C Leopold Hudson (1897), Assistant Surgeon to The Middlesex Hospital. 
  1. One award may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 2.  
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £1000.  
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

The Cluff Memorial Prize

The Cluff Memorial Prize was founded in 1871 for a prize in the Medical Faculty by friends of James Stanton Cluff, a former student of University College and Demonstrator in Anatomy.  

The prize has been awarded for overall performance in year 2 since the introduction of the integrated medical curriculum in 2000. Additionally a prize for an IBSc in Physiology was awarded from 2000 to 2020.  

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the second highest score in the MBBS examination in Year 2.
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £600. 
  6. The award will be accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

Mrs George M Smith Prize

Mrs George Smith prizes were founded under a bequest to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1917 by Elizabeth Alexandria Murray Thompson, Ethel Murray Smith, George Murray Smith, Isabel Marion Smith and Alexander Murray Smith in memory of their mother.

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the third highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 2.
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £500.
  6. The award will be accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

Charlotte Dixon Memorial Prize

The Charlotte Dixon Memorial Prize was founded in 1978 in memory of Charlotte Dixon, who entered the Middlesex Hospital Medical School as a student in October 1976 and died in June 1978.

The endowment was for performance in Neurology and funds two prizes: overall performance in MBBS Year 2 in which Neurology has been examined since the introduction of the 2000 integrated curriculum and a prize for an IBSc in Neurosciences.

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the fourth highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 2. 
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £300. 
  6. The award will be accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

Prankerd Jones Memorial Prize

The Prankerd-Jones Memorial Prize and bursaries were founded in 1983 by the subscribers to the Prankerd-Jones Memorial Fund, in memory of Nicola Prankerd (a former student of University College Hospital School of Medicine, 1976-1982), her brother, Richard Prankerd, and Alison Jones (a former student of the Slade School of Fine Art, 1976-1980), all of whom were murdered in Zimbabwe in 1982.  

The fund was subscribed to by their families and relatives, the Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust, the “Friends of University College” and many other benefactors. The annual income on the account is shared 50:50 between the Slade and the Medical School and funds an academic prize in year 2 and financial assistance bursaries for overseas students.

  1. One prize may be awarded in each session.
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the fifth highest score in the MBBS examinations in Year 2. 
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £250. 
  6. The award will be accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The award is announced in June.

Kershaw Prize

The Kershaw Prize were established by an endowment to fund prizes in clinical science.  

  1. One prize known as the Kershaw Prize may be awarded in each session.  
  2. The prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The prize is awarded to the student who shows the greatest proficiency overall in the clinical and practical section of the MBBS examination. 
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of the prize is £750. 
  6. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The Prize will normally be awarded in June.

  1. One award may be made in each session to assist with the costs of the IBSc year. 
  2. The bursary is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The bursary is awarded to the student who shows the greatest proficiency overall in physiology in the MBBS Year 2 examination who is not in receipt of a Scholarship for Years 1 and 2. 
  4. Overall marks in the examination may be used in the event of a tie. 
  5. No application is necessary.
  6. The value of the award is £1,250. 
  7. The award is accompanied by a certificate.
  8. The award will normally be awarded in June.

The Meyerstein Scholarships

The Meyerstein Scholarships were founded under an endowment to The Middlesex Hospital Medical School by the late Sir Edward Meyerstein. The fund was originally paid in equal instalments over the three clinical years and is now paid in a single sum. 

  1. Three awards may be awarded in each session.
  2. The Prizes are awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The Prizes are awarded for best aggregate performance in Years 1 and 2 of the MBBS course.   
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of each prize is £3000. 
  6. Each award will be accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The awards are announced in June.

Webb and Bird Scholarship 

The Webb and Bird Scholarship was founded to fund research. 

  1. One award may be awarded in each session.
  2. The Prize is awarded by the Medical School on the recommendation of the MBBS Board of Examiners.
  3. The Prize is awarded to the 4th highest scoring candidate in the Year 1 and Year 2 examinations of the MBBS course to fund research in the IBSc year.   
  4. No application is necessary.
  5. The value of each prize is £400. 
  6. Each award will be accompanied by a certificate.
  7. The awards are announced in June.

UCL Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship for Excellence

Awarded by the Faculty of Medical Sciences to the academically most outstanding first year and second year undergraduate students within the Faculty each year.

Regulations at: FMS Faculty Prizes