Grants and Research Overview

The ICF is committed to supporting and promoting research of young intensive care doctors early in their careers.

For queries relating to grants and prizes please contact grace@ics.ac.uk

Young Investigator Award:

The research grants of the ICF are aimed primarily at encouraging young research workers.

The definition of “young” is left intentionally open and generally means those either in training or soon after appointment to a substantive post.

The awards are intended to be pump-priming grants that will lead to further and more substantial support from other grant giving bodies. The grants are open to members and non-members of the Society.

For further details please visit the Young Investigator Award page.

Gold Medal Award:

The Intensive Care Foundation wishes to promote and encourage the presentation of the best critical care science in the UK. With this in mind the ICF Research Gold Medal is awarded annually to a young investigator who has shown excellence in science relevant to the intensive care practice.

The award process allows a number of finalists to achieve recognition through formal presentation at the ICS State of the Art meeting in front of their peers. The award is open to members and non-members.

For further details please see the Gold Medal Award page.

State of the Art Research and Clinical Practice Abstracts:

Each year the ICS offers young investigators the opportunity to present their work in either a poster or oral format at the State of the Art Meeting.

For more information please visit the State of the Art page.

Undergraduate Medical Student Essay Prize: 

The Intensive Care Foundation would like to invite UK undergraduate medical school students interested in critical care, to participate in the Undergraduate Medical Student Essay Prize.

A prize of £200 will be awarded to the successful candidate for submitting the best essay on a topic relevant to critical care. The applicant should be a medical student in a recognised UK medical school. Applications may also be submitted from students undergoing intercalated courses of study.

The winning essay will be considered for publication in the Journal of Intensive Care so the student should take care to avoid copyright infringement in any figures used.

For more information please visit the Medical Student Essay page