Purpose
 Most medical students in the UK now have the opportunity to undertake an intercalated BSc, B Med Sci or MRes, with an integrated research project as part of the degree course. The BSCN Council has agreed to implement a bursary programme for the intercalated degree year, with the principal aims of supporting young people in neuroscience research, and to raise awareness of the specialty of Clinical Neurophysiology at a formative stage in medical student careers and academic opportunities in the field.
 
Bursaries
• One bursary will be offered by the BSCN per annum, with a value up to £5000* .
• The bursary must be used to support a full time research project of at least 6 months duration.
• The funds will be paid direct to the student.
• There is no stipulation as to how funds will be used by the student, but the expectation is that most of the bursary will be used to pay tuition fees.

* The Society will reserve the right not to award a bursary if applications are not deemed to be of sufficient calibre.

Operation & processing of applications
• A BSCN member must act as primary supervisor of the research project.
• Applications to be submitted to a scientific sponsorship sub-committee, with:
       - an application from the student outlining the research project (1 side of A4) and how it will fit into the programme of work in the host department
       -  previous experience of the supervisor in student supervision
       - a CV of the proposed student
• Applications for the next academic year to be received by 31st July - to louiseannjones@btinternet.com

• Students will be expected to submit an abstract of the completed project for presentation at one of the BSCN’s scientific meetings, held three times a year.
 

Further information (on the programme, UK Departments of Clinical Neurophysiology and possible supervisors) is available from the Hon. Secretary Dr Ronit Pressler (r.pressler@ucl.ac.uk)  

A flyer for the bursary for noticeboards etc can be downloaded