Prizes, awards and grants

Our prizes, awards and grants recognise the contributions of our members to pharmacology in all its forms and throughout their careers.

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PhD Funding Programme

09 Jul 2025

Our PhD funding programme supports up to five students each year. It combines the AJ Clark Studentship and Sir David Jack PhD Scholarship.

Schachter Award

03 Feb 2025

Provides postgraduate students with an opportunity to visit an international laboratory to learn a new technique.

Bill Bowman Prize

06 Feb 2024

This biennial prize supports the professional development of early career, non-clinical members. Recipients are offered the opportunity to give a lecture and awarded up to £5,000 to support a research visit to Australasia - funded by BPS & ASCEPT.

Grahame-Smith Prize

06 Feb 2024

This biennial prize recognises outstanding contributions to clinical pharmacology. Winners will receive £1,000 and an invitation to give a lecture at a future meeting organised by the Society.

AJ Clark Studentship

This studentship enables scientists to carry out research in pharmacology leading to a PhD.

Ambassadors grant

This grant enables Society Ambassadors to promote pharmacology in their organisations.

Australasian Visitor

This lectureship gives pharmacologists the opportunity to give a lecture at the Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology annual meeting, as well as other lectures and seminars during the course of the visit.

Awards Terms & Conditions

Information for prospective applicants for prizes and awards:

BPS Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Prize, sponsored by AstraZeneca

This annual prize recognises members who champion Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. A generous donation of £1,000 from AstraZeneca will go to the winners, who will also have the opportunity to communicate their contribution.

Bülbring Award

This award supports members who have returned to work following a significant career break. Winners will receive up to £10,000.