Following the amalgamation of UKADIS with BASEM at the end of 2005, the former board and membership of UKADIS generously decided that left over UKADIS funds be invested in the form of an annual professional development scholarship.

In honour of Malcolm’s outstanding contribution to Sport and Exercise Medicine, an annual scholarship has been established in his name.  The award will provide financial assistance to support BASEM members who wish to undertake professional development of overseas centres of excellence.  The idea is to reward work by a clinician, who, in the tradition of Malcolm Read, contributes to the practice of Sport and Exercise medicine by using practical/clinical experience to shape thinking within the field.  The award is intended to be accessible to relatively small projects and studies which would not otherwise attract funding or a large audience. For example, it may be used for funding international travel for further study at a Centre of Excellence, providing medical cover for touring with international sports teams, clinically based research projects within the UK, educational projects within the UK, and other projects which fall into the general category of Clinical Sport and Exercise medicine.
 

Judging Panel for Submissions
BASEM have set up a sub-committee, led by Dr Charlotte Cowie, who now invite applications for the 2010 award.  It is proposed that the fund will support an annual award of £1,500, with emphasis being placed on prospective clinical work within the field of SEM.
 

Application Criteria

1.  The applicant must be a member of BASEM.

2.  The application should include:-

• An introductory letter explaining the purpose and nature of the applicant’s body of work and their intended use of the UKADIS/Malcolm Read award money.
• A brief up-to-date curriculum vitae, including all necessary contact details (postal address, telephone number and e-mail address).
• Documentation presenting and explaining the applicant’s body of work, sufficient that the committee do not require further verbal or written explanation in order to assess its merits.

3.  The application must be sent by e-mail to the BASEM Central Office – basemadmin@basem.co.uk by the following closing date:-

12.00 noon on Friday 29th October 2010
 

Results Notification Criteria
 

1. The successful and unsuccessful applicants will be informed by e-mail and letter.
2. The successful applicant will be asked to present the findings of their work at the 2011 BASEM Annual Conference and also to submit a final report and receipts on the subsequent use of their award money.
    

E-mail your application to:-
basemadmin@basem.co.uk
By 12.00 noon on Friday 29th October 2010


Winners of the 2008 and 2009 UKADIS Malcolm Read Scholarship in Sport and Exercise Medicine Awards can be viewed in the member’s area of the BASEM website.