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BFIRST Essay Prize 2026

29 September 2025 (Last updated: 1 Oct 2025 15:46)

BFIRST Essay Prize (£250.00) 2026

We are delighted to announce the 2026 BFIRST Essay Prize!
The title for this year’s contest is “How can harnessing AI transform surgical care in resource-poor countries – for better or worse?” 
 
We are looking forward to receiving your essay until 23.59 GMT, on 1 May 2026.
 
The winner will present their work in an upcoming BFIRST Overseas Day or session at the BAPRAS Winter meeting.
 
 

Submission

To submit your essay, please send it to info@bfirst.org.uk.
 
Please provide a separate note with your essay containing your name, grade and current hospital of work. This information will not be provided to your assessors and all essays will be graded anonymously.
 
 

Eligibility

  • Doctors at all stages of (non-)training and medical students in UK & Ireland are eligible to submit an essay to be considered for the prize.
  • Submissions made after the deadline has passed will not be taken into consideration.
  • Please refrain from using your own title and use the title provided above.
  • Please do not include your name in the text of the essay itself.
  • Multiple submissions of the same or different essays are not allowed, and only the first submitted essay will be graded.
     

Word count and document formatting

  • Maximum word count 1500 words. Any content beyond the word count will not be assessed.
  • Please submit in Word or PDF format.
  • Please use double spaced Calibri Font 12 for all content of your essay.
     
Any deviation from this will result in penalisation.
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