The Stephen Quinn Memorial Prize supports resident doctors working in obstetrics and gynaecology within the Imperial College Health NHS Trust and/or Imperial medical students with an interest in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Applications will be reviewed by Dr Lynne Sykes, Miss Melody Taheri, and Miss Asmaa Al-Kufaishi who will be looking for candidates that care passionately about women’s health and the field of obstetrics and gynaecology.

The Prize

The prize winner will receive:

→ A small cash prize of between £100 and £500

→ The chance to meet and chat to Professor Dame Lesley Regan

Examples of eligible costs include:

→ Travel costs and/or registration fees to attend a conference

→ Consumables funding for research projects

→ Costs for patient and public involvement and engagement in research, for example compensation for surveys or interviews

→ Childcare to undertake academic work. NB this funding cannot be used to pay for childcare you use regularly but rather for specific additional care

→Costs to hire a research assistant

→There are many other possible ways to use this funding, and we welcome innovative thinking

Please see full Guidance below.

Eligibility

→ The applicant must be a resident doctor working within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust or a medical student and/or intercalating BSc student at Imperial College London.

→ The prize must be for activities that have not yet been undertaken. Applicants cannot apply for retrospective funding.

→ Applications focussed on Stephen Quinn’s own areas of interest are particularly encouraged: benign gynaecology, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, recurrent miscarriage, and the potential for application of virtual reality headsets in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Please see Guidance for Applicants below for full eligibility criteria.

2026 Award Timeline

Call launch: February 6, 2026

Submission deadline: 1pm Friday March 13, 2026

Application Outcomes: April 2026

How to apply

Please download and read the full Guidance for Applicants before applying.

Stephen Quinn Memorial Award Guidance for Applicants 2026

Stephen Quinn Memorial Award Application Form 2026

Stephen Quinn Memorial Award Assessment Criteria

If you have any queries, please contact the Wellbeing of Women research team at research@wellbeingofwomen.org.uk or call 020 3697 6346.